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[Aus] Broken-Hearted Shearer’ in Burrowa News (NSW) 1 Jan. 4: ‘Sold again and got the money,’ ‘Who struck Buckley such a rap!’ / She had all the slang and flash talk that was going round the town.
at who struck Buckley?, phr.
[Aus] Burrowa News (NSW) 7 Oct. 2/3: The district also boasts a resident 92 years of age [...] who can still swing Kelly and read the paper unaided by glasses.
at kelly, n.1
[Aus] Burrowa News (NSW) 24 June 7/4: ‘Angie,’ is the vernacular expression for ‘angel’s food,’ or ‘coke,’ which is cocaine. Taken in the powder form, one packet usually contains enough for four ‘sniffs,’ and costs 10/-.
at angel’s food (n.) under angel, n.
[Aus] Burrowa News (NSW) 24 June 7/4: ‘Angie,’ is the vernacular expression for ‘angel’s food,’ or ‘coke,’ which is cocaine. Taken in the powder form, one packet usually contains enough for four ‘sniffs,’ and costs 10/-.
at angie, n.
[Aus] Burrowa News (NSW) 24 June 7/4: ‘Angie,’ is the vernacular expression for ‘angel’s food,’ or ‘coke,’ which is cocaine. Taken in the powder form, one packet usually contains enough for four ‘sniffs,’ and costs 10/-.
at coke, n.1
[Aus] Burrowa News (NSW) 24 June 7/4: ‘Angie,’ is the vernacular expression for ‘angel’s food,’ or ‘coke,’ which is cocaine. Taken in the powder form, one packet usually contains enough for four ‘sniffs,’ and costs 10/-.
at sniff, n.
[Aus] Burrowa News (NSW) 24 June 7/4: Wild ‘snow’ parties are stated to be almost nightly occurrences in one block.
at snow party (n.) under snow, n.1
[Aus] Burrowa News (NSW) 24 June 7/4: She regained her senses, jumped out of the car, and cried, ‘Give me ‘snow’! For God’s sake give me ‘snow’! Oh, won’t you give me some!’.
at snow, n.1
[Aus] Burrowa News (NSW) 23 July 8/4: Cr. Hanley said he was now convinced that Mgr. Cahill had ‘lost his punch’.
at lose one’s punch (v.) under punch, n.
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