Ah yes, more than likely Sir Les' inimitable (some say 'merciful heaven!)‘ ‘A Traveller's Tool’. GDoS is proud to host 312 citations from that little ripper.
Fabulously written piece , yes Southgate is a dour-faced but seemingly very fine gentleman and Warne despite all his indiscipline was supposedly a really generous decent larrikin !
The mural's ‘VB’ made me think of GDoS' (exhaustive?) treatment of Aus. slang synonyms: Vaginal Backwash, Veeb, Veeber, Very Bad (Beer), Very Beautiful, Very Best, Victorian Bullshit, Victory Beer, Vile Brew, Violent Beer, Violent Bogan, Virgin Breaker, Visitor’s Beer, Vitamin B, Vomit Beer, Vomit Bomb + green, green can, green death, green demon, green one.
For what I am worth it still has me...so far. It's apples v. pears of course, but the wonders of Oz slang make it my favourite over its anglophone rivals. Now, work calls, or as some might put it: ‘pull out, digger, the dogs are pissing on your swag.’ (https://greensdictofslang.com/entry/lg43gzq#DjAlA60nQdp3f272m9wAAFUwV_s8cnou)
They are very good at it. Years ago I had a book by Les Patterson, the Barry Humphries character. I can't remember what it was called, but it was sheer filth and very funny. Every second line was an amazing colloquial phrase. My fave is still 'lay down misere' yelled by a commentator during a one horse race
Ah yes, more than likely Sir Les' inimitable (some say 'merciful heaven!)‘ ‘A Traveller's Tool’. GDoS is proud to host 312 citations from that little ripper.
That's the one! Very funny. 312 - epic!
Impenetrable? Not for one who has GDoS, dare I say. 17,346 terms in 22,082 senses. Just sayin’, mate.
This is why the world needs you, JG... When I first got there it was impossible to understand anything they said. Well not literally. But sort of...
Fabulously written piece , yes Southgate is a dour-faced but seemingly very fine gentleman and Warne despite all his indiscipline was supposedly a really generous decent larrikin !
Spot on, thanks!
The mural's ‘VB’ made me think of GDoS' (exhaustive?) treatment of Aus. slang synonyms: Vaginal Backwash, Veeb, Veeber, Very Bad (Beer), Very Beautiful, Very Best, Victorian Bullshit, Victory Beer, Vile Brew, Violent Beer, Violent Bogan, Virgin Breaker, Visitor’s Beer, Vitamin B, Vomit Beer, Vomit Bomb + green, green can, green death, green demon, green one.
The Australians are v good at slang, I think. Virtually impenetreble in places...
For what I am worth it still has me...so far. It's apples v. pears of course, but the wonders of Oz slang make it my favourite over its anglophone rivals. Now, work calls, or as some might put it: ‘pull out, digger, the dogs are pissing on your swag.’ (https://greensdictofslang.com/entry/lg43gzq#DjAlA60nQdp3f272m9wAAFUwV_s8cnou)
They are very good at it. Years ago I had a book by Les Patterson, the Barry Humphries character. I can't remember what it was called, but it was sheer filth and very funny. Every second line was an amazing colloquial phrase. My fave is still 'lay down misere' yelled by a commentator during a one horse race