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 paper patty cases, and bake in a moderate oven for three minutes. Take out, and leave to set. (Melbourne Argus, 13 July)
Read morenoun: 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 on the winners’ podium performed a shoey for the crowd, filling his shoe with champagne and drinking it. The international press were amused and horrified in equal measure.
Read morenoun: 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 […]
Read morenoun: (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 […]
Read morenoun: (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 […]
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