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Moore, Bruce

 
9781922669421: Come in Spinner: A History of Two-up and Its Language
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1922669423 ISBN 13 : 9781922669421
Editeur : Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2022

Synopsis

The game of two-up has found its place at the heart of Australia's cultural history - and the ANZAC legend.

Bruce Moore describes how the Australian concept of the 'fair go' had its origins in two-up, and how working-class tenacity saved the game from the efforts of authorities and wowsers to wipe it out. He explains that 'come in spinner' is just one of the more than 140 Australian words and phrases that originated in the gambling game, and he provides new evidence that aspects of the game and its terminology have their origins in Ireland.

This is your chance to learn about 'alley loafers', 'baldies', 'bastards on bikes', 'boxers', 'butterflies', 'cockatoos', 'floaters', 'grouter bettors', 'headies', 'kips', 'nit-keepers', 'nobs', 'ringmasters', and 'two-uppians'!

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À propos de l'auteur

Bruce Moore, lexicographer and author, is the chief editor of the Australian National Dictionary (OUP 2016) and the author of several books on Australian English.

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Éditeur
Australian Scholarly Publishing
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1922669423
ISBN 13 
9781922669421
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
176
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Personne responsable
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