Tag: ANDC
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Oxford Word of the Month: December – John Farnham
noun: used allusively of a comeback or reappearance, especially after a final performance or retirement. THE STORY BEHIND THE WORD OF THE MONTH John Farnham (‘Johnny’ in his early days) is a hugely successful Australian contemporary pop singer. His professional career spans fifty years from the 1960s until the present, and his 1986 album Whispering…
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Oxford Word of the Month: November – platypup
noun: a baby platypus. THE STORY BEHIND THE WORD OF THE MONTH There is some discussion on the Internet about the correct name for a baby platypus. Some commentators note that a baby platypus may be called a puggle, while others say that puggle refers only to a baby echidna. The following writer has an…
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Oxford Word of the Month: October – lady tradie
noun: a part of a family home organised or designed so that adult children can have privacy from their parents. THE STORY BEHIND THE WORD OF THE MONTH High rents in urban areas and the housing affordability crisis in Australia have given rise to a now familiar problem for parents: when will the kids leave…
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Oxford Word of the Month: September – cubby house
noun: a part of a family home organised or designed so that adult children can have privacy from their parents. THE STORY BEHIND THE WORD OF THE MONTH High rents in urban areas and the housing affordability crisis in Australia have given rise to a now familiar problem for parents: when will the kids leave…
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Oxford Word of the Month: August – honey joy
noun: a honey-flavoured biscuit containing cornflakes. THE STORY BEHIND THE WORD OF THE MONTH In 1938 a simple recipe for a crisp honey-flavoured biscuit appeared in a Victorian newspaper: Honey Joys … Five cups cornflakes, 3 dessert-spoons butter, 2 table-spoons castor sugar, 1 table-spoon honey. Melt butter, sugar, and honey; mix in the cornflakes, put into…
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Oxford Word of the Month: July – Shoey
noun: the act of drinking an alcoholic beverage out of a shoe, especially to celebrate a win. THE STORY BEHIND THE WORD OF THE MONTH The shoey is an Australian phenomenon that shot to international fame in 2016, thanks to Australian racing driver Daniel Ricciardo. He came second in the German Grand Prix in August and…
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Oxford Word of the Month: June – Kangatarian
noun: a person who eats kangaroo meat but avoids eating other meat. Also as adj. THE STORY BEHIND THE WORD OF THE MONTH In early 2010 a number of news organisations, both in Australia and internationally, reported on a new diet trend happening in Australia: There’s a new semi-vegetarian wave emerging in Australia: people who…
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Oxford Word of the Month: May – Smashed avo
noun: (also thongaphone, thong-o-phone) a percussive musical instrument formed by a series of hollow PVC pipes of varying lengths, the ends of which are struck with a rubber clapper such as a thong. THE STORY BEHIND THE WORD OF THE MONTH In a 2014 posting on the video-sharing website YouTube a man can be seen…