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Australian Word of the Year 2016
Democracy sausage has been named Australian Word of the Year 2016. Democracy sausage: A barbecued sausage served on a slice of bread, bought at a polling booth sausage sizzle on election day. The Australian National Dictionary Centre, based at The Australian National University, selected democracy sausage because of its increased prominence in Australia in a…
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Oxford Word of the Month – January: Fridging
Fridging – noun: the act of stealing from an outdoor refrigerator. In 2010 a number of newspaper reports from Western Australia and Queensland made reference to certain criminal activities described as fridging. The activity involves stealing items from outdoor refrigerators, and the word derives from fridge, an abbreviation of refrigerator. The first evidence for fridging…
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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,…