The Dinkum Dictionary

The Dinkum Dictionary
Author: Susan Butler
Publisher: Text Publishing
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2009
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1921351985

Do you know what a Vic-wit is? Have you ever had a nibble pie? Now in it's third edition, The Dinkum Dictionary, is even better than ever. This fascinating book describes the origins and usage of words ranging from 'mulga' to 'anzac', from 'furphy' to 'blue', and this edition includes even more words and terms. Butler reveals little-known facts about our ways of communicating with each other. She examines the diverse range of influences that have coloured our language, indigenous & non-indigenous, revealing the richness of Australia's culture.

The Dinkum Dictionary

The Dinkum Dictionary
Author: Susan Butler
Publisher:
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2003
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

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The Penguin Book of Australian Slang

The Penguin Book of Australian Slang
Author: Lenie Johansen
Publisher: Penguin Books
Total Pages: 536
Release: 1996-01
Genre: Australianisms
ISBN: 9780140255737

The Penguin Book of Australian Slang scales the heights - and plumbs the depths - of the Australian language. For twenty years Lenie Johansen has been tuning in to and recording what Australians really say on the streets, in the pubs and to their family and mates. In this remarkable collection of classic and current colloquialisms she displays for readers all the inventiveness with words and the love of colourful expressions that have made Oz English unique.

The New Dinkum Aussie Dictionary

The New Dinkum Aussie Dictionary
Author: Richard Beckett
Publisher: New Holland Australia(AU)
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2000
Genre: Australianisms
ISBN: 9781864366457

Packed with classic lines of vernacular humour and incisive observations, The New Dinkum Aussie Dictionary will open your eyes to the strangeness and the poetry of Australian lingo.Because Aussies speak like nobody else on this great, wide planet, you need to read this book to really understand what's going on Down Under. The New Dinkum Aussie Dictionary is a completely revised and expanded edition of this perennial favourite.