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Ned Kelly
noun- a television; television UK
Rhyming slang for TELLY- [C]lustered round the Ned Kelly, or having a bit of a ding-dong [a song] round the old Joanna [a piano]. — Ronnie Barker, Fletcher’s Book of Rhyming Slang, p. 39, 1979
- the belly AUSTRALIA, 1945
Rhyming slang. - I’ve got a funny feeling deep down in me old Ned Kelly, that’s not the last time I’ll set me peepers on that pack of ratbags! — Barry Humphries, The Wonderful World of Barry McKenzie, p. 13, 1968
- Judging by the size of his Ned Kelly he’d have to be an acrobat to exercise the ferret [have sex]! — Barry Humphries, Bazza Pulls It Off!, 1971
- a thief AUSTRALIA
From Edward “Ned” Kelly, Australian bushranger and folk hero (c.1854–80), famed for wearing self-made armour during his final showdown with police. - Real old Ned Kelly, isn’t he? — John O’Grady, Gone Fishin’, p. 25, 1962
- NED KELLY: A toll attendant, a prime minister, a charity worker, a real estate man, a policeman, a crook: anybody who separates an Aussie from his Oscar is a Ned Kelly. — Arthur Chipper, The Aussie Swearer’s Guide, p. 67, 1972
▶ game as Ned Kelly
extremely game; courageous AUSTRALIA, 1938- Well, I hand it to you, Ern, you’re gamer than Australia’s patron saint, Ned Kelly. — Robert S. Close, Love Me Sailor, p. 68, 1945
- — Maurice Cavanough and Meurig Davies, Cup Day, p. 30, 1960
neediesnoun
gypsies UK
English gypsy use.- — Jimmy Stockin, On The Cobbles, p. 11, 2000
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