Kel Richards' Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

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Are you seeing your mates this arvo because it's been yonks Do you shout ''ave a go, ya mug' to your football team from the stands Or tell your mate his team has got Buckley's chance of winning the AFL Grand Final Do you mutter 'stone the crows' when surprised Perhaps you've got your wobbly boots on Aussie English may be the most inventive and creative language in the world. This larrikin lexicography by Kel Richards tells the stories behind almost a thousand Aussie words and phrases. So if you've ever wondered how 'bloody' became an all-purpose swear word, why 'bludger' means a lazy person, or even what 'dangle the dunlops', 'possum knockers' or 'molly-dooker' might mean, then you need to read this bonzer book.

Author Bio

Kevin Barry Kel Richards is an Australian author, journalist and radio personality. He presents Sydney radio station 2CHs Sunday night program Connections. He has written a series of crime novels and thrillers for adult readers, including The Case of the Vanishing Corpse, Death in Egypt and An Outbreak of Darkness. Richards presented ABC News Radios weekend afternoons, which included regular Wordwatch segments, a feature he introduced. Initially developed as a filler program to allow time for changes of people or locations between programs, Wordwatch tapped into the listening publics interest and several books have been produced based on the shows research.