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Australian Slang
A fun dictionary and funny gift idea for Aussies and visitors
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See moreThis dictionary brings together a colourful collection of colloquialisms from Down Under, including humorous rhyming slang, inventive insults and comical curses. Celebrating a distinctive and often irreverent language, Australian Slang is a ripper of a read that will delight visitors from OS, as well as true-blue Aussie blokes and sheilas.
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This dictionary brings together a colourful collection of colloquialisms from Down Under, including humorous rhyming slang, inventive insults, and comical curses.
Celebrating a distinctive and often irreverent language, Australian Slang is a ripper of a read that will delight visitors from OS, as well as true-blue Aussie blokes and sheilas.
Read this book to discover the meaning behind perplexing Australian discourses such as this one: "G'day mate! How've ya been, you old bastard? Take a butchers at that galah playing aerial ping-pong on the telly. He's about as useful as a one-legged man in an arse-kicking competition. The drongo'll get the spear if he doesn't pull his socks up."
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ISBN: 9780143009115
Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 June 2008
Country: Australia
Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 199.0mm
Weight: 206g
Pages: 272
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