CURRENT SLANG
"Slang Today and Yesterday" is by Mr; Eric Partridge. One of the most interesting features of the, vocabulary is the contribution, of the New Zealanders, a part of rwhich was shared! by the Australians. The. curiosities include "mad money," return.. fare (the "Fern-1 leaves"—i.e.,- New Zealanders —gener-.' ally believed that every English girl carried her -return.' fare in case her soldier'friend became ''mad," that is, too free'in his manner); "goori," a dogl, from, the Maori "kuri"; "blue duck," a. Tumour; "kidney pie," insincere praise;:' 'North: Sea rabbits,'' English, herrings; "shrapnel," French currency notes, which were often worn ana full.of holes; and;' 'hooray," the $few Zealander's ' word of farewell. "Hooray"'is an Australian slang word which has-,attained its jubilee. '• . L
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Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 23, 27 January 1934, Page 18
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120CURRENT SLANG Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 23, 27 January 1934, Page 18
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