Fair dinkum! : Aussie slang
2023
Book
Australian slang unites the true blue and the dinky-di and separates the cheeky little possums from the happy little Vegemites. In this attractive new pictorial guide, readers will learn to distinguish their drongos from their dropkicks and discover where our unique vernacular comes from. Discover the connection between bludgers and pimps, drongos and a winless horse. Aussie slang tells us much about our history; in this book are words that have evolved from Indigenous languages, the dialects of the British Isles and the names, catchphrases and peccadillos of Australian celebrities.
Main title:
Fair dinkum! : Aussie slang / introduction and commentary by H.G. Nelson.
Author:
Nelson, H. G., writer of introduction, writer of added commentaryNational Library of Australia, issuing body
Edition:
New edition, Second edition.
Imprint:
Canberra, ACT : NLA Publishing, 2023.©2023.
Collation:
ix, 113 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 17 cm.
Notes:
"Ripper new edition with even more you-beaut phrases!" -- Cover."Celebrating National Library of Australia Publishing 50 years" -- Title page.First published 2015.Includes index.
ISBN:
9781922507556 (paperback)
Dewey class:
427.994
Language:
English
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Subject:
BRN:
1943628