The New Dinkum Aussie Dictionary
- ISBN-10
- 1864366451
- ISBN-13
- 9781864366457
- Category
- Australianisms
- Pages
- 108
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- New Holland Australia(AU)
- Author
- Richard Beckett
Description
Packed with classic lines of vernacular humour and incisive observations, The New Dinkum Aussie Dictionary will open your eyes to the strangeness and the poetry of Australian lingo.Because Aussies speak like nobody else on this great, wide planet, you need to read this book to really understand what's going on Down Under. The New Dinkum Aussie Dictionary is a completely revised and expanded edition of this perennial favourite.
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