| Main Title: |
What's their story? : a history of Australian words / Bruce Moore. |
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| Author: |
Moore, Bruce, 1947-
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| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press, 2010. |
| Collation: |
viii, 216 p. : notes, bib., index, pbk ; 20 cm. |
| Summary: |
Machine generated contents note: Anzac -- Aussie -- Barrack -- Battler -- Billy -- Bludger -- Bodgie -- Bogan -- Bonzer -- Brumby -- Buckley's -- Budgie smugglers -- Bush -- Chook -- Chunder -- Cobber -- Crook -- Dag -- Damper -- Digger -- Dinkum -- Dob -- Dunny -- Emu -- Fair Go -- Floater -- Fossick -- Furphy -- Gidgie -- Govie -- Grouse -- Hoon -- Jackeroo -- Jackie Howe -- Lamington -- Larrikin -- Light globe -- Mate -- Noah -- Ocker -- Phar Lap -- Plonk -- Pollie Talk -- Pom -- Port -- Quoll -- Rellie, rello -- Rogaining -- Rooned -- Rort -- Sheila -- Steak & kidney -- Strine -- Swag -- Tall poppy -- Territory rig -- Troppo -- True blue -- Two Bob -- Vegemite -- Wog -- Wombat -- Wowser -- Yaffler -- Yoe -- Yonnie -- Yous(e). |
| Subject: |
English language
Slang and colloquialisms
Australia
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| ISBN: |
9780195575002 (pbk.) |
| Notes: |
Table of contents and index are taken from the published work with the permission of the publisher.
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