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English Down Under

This week, Martha and Grant discuss terms from Australia, including aerial ping-pong, pumpkin squatter, and…kangarooster? They explain the connection between stereotypes and stereos, and why we call the person clearing tables in a restaurant a...

nuff nuff

nuff nuff  n.— «You’d have to be a complete nuff nuff to put an unopened tin of baked beans in for 10 minutes, wouldn’t you? Everyone knows they’re done in two.» —“Boys in Bandland” by Andrew Daddo Courier...

Nork

Nork n. North Korea or a North Korean. Editorial Note: Not related to nork (sometimes spelled norg), which is British and Australian slang for “breast.” Etymological Note: North + Korea(n) (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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