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Oxford Word of the Month – March: Ned Kelly beard
Ned Kelly beard – noun: a full beard. Today many fashionable young men are sporting the latest trend in facial hair—the full beard, which has not had a fashion moment since the 1970s. In Australia, the association of Ned Kelly (arguably Australia’s most famous historical figure) with the style is an evocative way to describe…
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The Australian 2014 Word of the Year: ‘Shirtfront’
Each year the Australian National Dictionary Centre (ANDC) looks for a word that has come to prominence in the Australian social and cultural landscape; this year the ANDC Word of the Year is: shirtfront – in figurative use, to challenge or confront a person. It is transferred from a term used in Australian Rules football,…