Having a Barry Crocker? ANU wordsmiths want to hear about it

Image by Prawny from Pixabay
Image by Prawny from Pixabay
Image by Prawny from Pixabay - If you know what it means to 'have a Barry Crocker' or 'do the Harold Holt', wordsmiths at The Australian National University (ANU) want to hear from you. The Australian National Dictionary Centre (ANDC) is looking for new contributions for the Australian National Dictionary , with a focus on rhyming slang. Rhyming slang substitutes words with rhyming words, names or phrases - 'shocker' becomes 'Barry Crocker', 'undies' becomes 'Reg Grundies' and 'goal' becomes 'sausage roll'.
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