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Kel Richards' dictionary of Australian phrase and fable /

Covering many unique, and sometimes peculiar, Australian slang phrases and words, this lighthearted guide shares the etymological history of almost 1,000 items from Australian-English lingo. The book includes how bloody became an all-purpose swear word, why bludger means a lazy person, the origin of...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Richards, Kel, 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sydney : NewSouth Pub., 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 8 |a EMILY BAY: Norfolk Island, New South WalesFINGAL BAY: New South Wales; FOUR MILE BEACH: Port Douglas, Queensland; FRANGIPANI BEACH: Cape York, Queensland; GIBSONS STEPS: Great Ocean Road, Victo ria; GLENELG: Adelaide, South Australia; GODFREYS BEACH: Tasmania; GREEN PATCH: Jervis Bay Territory; GREENLY BEACH: Eyre Peninsula, South Australia; GUNYAH BEACH: Eyre Peninsula, South Australia; HORSESHOE BAY: Magnetic Island, Queensland; JOHANNA BEACH: Great Ocean Road, Victoria; KALBARRI: Western Australia; KITTY MILLER BAY: Phillip Island, Victoria; LIPSON COVE: Eyre Peninsula, South Australia 
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