Drongos, dickheads and ning-nongs: Why Australia is a nation of nongs, but mightn’t be for long.
A study of the newspaper’s regular puzzles content reflects what the general public should recognise as common Australian slang terms.
One of the special things about Australian words is that they’re near and dear to who we are – and we take pleasure in confusing other people about them.
It’s so quintessential that it has a habit of slipping into nearly every other phrase without a thought. Yep, it’s …
An extensive study is underway to catalogue Australian slang, its origins, and why it’s such an important part of our language.
"Karen", the name that has become code for boorish, entitled behaviour, joins a long history of names being appropriated for various purposes – often unkindly.
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