Friday 26 August 2016

Bogans, branch stacking and battered savs: Australia's national dictionary updated for first time in 28 years

Bogans, branch stacking and battered savs: Australia's national dictionary updated for first time in 28 years

Bogans, bronzed Aussies and checkout chicks: snag yourself a battered sav and follow the wombat trail for some good old branch stacking. If that sentence made absolutely no sense, it might be time to reacquaint yourself with the Australian National Dictionary. Officially updated for the first time since 1988, the dictionary's second edition immortalises 6000 new Aussie words and phrases: from "dagwood dog" to "goon of fortune" and "rurosexual".
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/bogans-branch-stacking-and-battered-savs-australias-national-dictionary-updated-for-first-time-in-28-years-20160823-gqywtu.html?source=Snapzu

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