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    This document provides examples of Australian rhyming slang. Rhyming slang originated in London and was adopted in Australia due to convict origins. Many slang terms are uniquely Australian, referring to people and places like "Dad 'n' Dave" for shave and "Ned Kelly" for belly. The document lists over 50 common Australian rhyming slang terms and their meanings, such as "bag of fruit" for suit, "blood and blister" for sister, and "potato scallops" for wallet.

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    This document provides examples of Australian rhyming slang. Rhyming slang originated in London and was adopted in Australia due to convict origins. Many slang terms are uniquely Australian, referring to people and places like "Dad 'n' Dave" for shave and "Ned Kelly" for belly. The document lists over 50 common Australian rhyming slang terms and their meanings, such as "bag of fruit" for suit, "blood and blister" for sister, and "potato scallops" for wallet.

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    This document provides examples of Australian rhyming slang. Rhyming slang originated in London and was adopted in Australia due to convict origins. Many slang terms are uniquely Australian, referring to people and places like "Dad 'n' Dave" for shave and "Ned Kelly" for belly. The document lists over 50 common Australian rhyming slang terms and their meanings, such as "bag of fruit" for suit, "blood and blister" for sister, and "potato scallops" for wallet.

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    Rhyming Slang Dictionary

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    om prakash
    This document provides examples of Australian rhyming slang. Rhyming slang originated in London and was adopted in Australia due to convict origins. Many slang terms are uniquely Australian, referring to people and places like "Dad 'n' Dave" for shave and "Ned Kelly" for belly. The document lists over 50 common Australian rhyming slang terms and their meanings, such as "bag of fruit" for suit, "blood and blister" for sister, and "potato scallops" for wallet.

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    RHYMING

    SLANG DICTIONARY Slang - Rhyming Our national penchant for rhyming slang is shared by London's Cockneys, and no doubt goes right back to our convict origins. We may have borrowed some commonly used expressions directly from our English forebearers, but many others, such as Dad 'n' Dave and Ned Kelly are true blue Aussie. Some of our most popular examples of rhyming slang are included here. A after dark (shark) B bag of fruit (suit) Beecham's Pill (dill) billies/billy lids (kids) blood and blister (sister) butcher's/butcher's hook (look) C Captain Cook (look) cat's hiss (piss) china/china plate (mate) comic cuts (guts) country cousin (dozen) D Dad 'n' Dave (shave) dead horse (sauce) dog 'n' bone (telephone) dog's eye (meat pie) ducks and drakes (shakes) ducks and geese (police) E elephant's/elephant's trunk (drunk) F Farmer Giles (piles) frog and toad (road) G Ginger Meggs (legs) Gregory Peck (cheque) grin and chronic (gin and tonic) H ham and eggs (legs) Hawkesbury river (shiver) hey diddle diddle (middle, piddle) horse's hoof (poof, homosexual male) I irrit's (shit's) J Jimmies/Jimmy Brits (shits) Jimmy Dancer (cancer) Joe Blake (snake) K Khyber Pass (arse) L Lionel

    Rose (nose) M mallee root (prostitute) Mark Foy (boy) molly/molly the monk (drunk) mystery bag (snag, sausage) N Ned Kelly (belly) Noah's/Noah's Ark (shark) O on the Murray cod (on the nod) on your Pat Malone (on your own) onka/Onkaparinga (finger) optic nerve (perve) P plates of meat (feet) plum pud (good) R reg grundies (undies) S Sandy McNab (cab) septic tank (Yank, American) skin and blister (sister) squatter's daughter (water) Steak and Kidney (Sydney) Sydney Harbour (barber) T total wreck (cheque) trouble and strife (wife) W Wally Grout (shout) Williamstown piers (ears)

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