10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GO BUNG»
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Hard to
Go Bung: World War 2 Soldier Settlement in Victoria, ...
The story of Australia's most successful scheme for settling returned soldiers on their own farms. The book includes the recollections of many of the 6000 families who gained a livelihood on farms across the state.
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The Chambers Dictionary
go bung to die; to fail, go bust; to go phut. [Aboriginal] bung9 (criminals ' slang)
n a bribe, tip. — vt to bribe, pay. [Hty unknown] bungalow bung'g»-lo, n a lightly-
built house, properly with a veranda and one storey; (loosely) a one-storey house
; ...
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Drunk; fuddled: Scots low coll.: C.18early 20. (Ramsay) ? 'bung-full'.—-2. In go
bung, to explode, go to smash: ca. 1860—1930.—3. Hence, mainly in Aus.,
slightly in NZ, go bung, to fail, esp. to go bankrupt: from ca. 1880: prob. influenced
by go ...
94, 485 Bung : Go bung, ix. 224 But and ben, i. 113 Cake : To take the cake, i. 69,
176, 864 ; ii. 215; iii. 234 Came in with the Conqueror, x. 456 ; xi. 251 Camel :
Last peppercorn breaks camel's hack, iii. 48, 118, 232, 271 Cast for death, xi. 168
...
William John Thomas, William White, Dr. Doran (John), 1898
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
Also in phr. to go bung, to die; to fail; to go bankrupt. 1882–. L. MACFARLANE
We were bung, completely down and out (1948). [From Aboriginal (Jagara) baN.]
bung-ho int Also bung-o. An exclamation used at parting or as a drinking toast.
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
1968 Adam DimentBang BangBirds I don't go a bundle on being told I'm a pro.
bung go bung 0 die. 9 fail or go bankrupt. Australian 8r New Zealand informal 0
In this sense bung comes from Yagara, an extinct Aboriginal language. 91951 J.
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What the Buddha Never Taught: 20th Anniversary Edition: A ...
“This bus go Bung Wai?” I tried again. The student looked back at me, polite but
puzzled. I unzipped the outer pocket of my pack and pulled out a small white
book. Finding the name I was looking for, I pronounced it several times in various
...
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The Odd Angry Shot: Text Classics
'Away you go, Bung,' says Harry and gives him a shove. Bung slides across the
dirt road like a snake, reaches the other side and rolls into the ditch leaving a
small cloud of red dust in his wake. I see his hand appear, thumbs up. Me next.
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The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
... of money on a horse. 1968 Adam DimentBang Bang Birds I don't go a bundle
on being told I'm a pro. bung. go bung die. fail or go bankrupt. Australian & New
Zealand informal In this sense bung comes from Yagara, an extinct Aboriginal
bung.
... to lose him, and the railways were going to go “ bung " if we did lose him, and
he was going to get so much more in Victoria, but if we would condescend to give
him about £500 a year more he would stay here. I remember saying then that in ...
New South Wales. Parliament, 1906
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GO BUNG»
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Iron ore hits tipping point
When sharemarkets go bung, there are always some speculators left in very urgent need of capital. That inevitability is rather amplified when a ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
Massive Solar Storm Has Hit The Earth This Weekend
The geomagnetic field caused power lines next to the Quebec-Canadian borderline to go bung and many transformers were completely ruined. «Apex Tribune, Jun 15»
Sausages are serious business
No butcher wants to see their sausage go bung. The state final of the Sausage King competiton will be held September 17. The winners of the ... «ABC Local, May 15»
Ol fis i kakaim plastik long Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Ol komputa wok ol i wokim i soim olsem olgeta pipia long dispela 2011 tsunami i go bung wantaim tu long dispela bikpela eria blong ol pipia. «Radio Australia, Jun 14»
Growers rally against 'weak' council
If we don't have water everything is going to go bung." The tractors left to meet growers from other points of the compass, on a paddock near ... «New Zealand Herald, Sep 13»
Critic's choice
There's lots of quite detailed information about different styles of pastry-making and the things that make promising pies go bung, and if ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 13»
Gas giants look at selling stakes in Curtis LNG projects
Our thoughts exactly Boofhead but lets hope they go bung before they get out. It was all a big greed rush so lets hope they pay the price and get ... «Gladstone Observer, Feb 13»
When bikes go bung
There's nothing worse than setting out for an event like the Great Victorian Bike Ride and then having your derailer fall off, or your handlebars ... «ABC Online, Nov 10»
Why the Doug Anthony Allstars really split
My leg would go bung, or my arm wouldn't lift. I figured, “It's just because I'm tired””. Eventually it was clear I couldn't remain a Doug Anthony ... «Chortle, Jun 10»
Heat of the moment
Million-dollar restaurants go bung all the time in this town." Indeed they do. Of the approximately 4000 restaurants in NSW, about 400 go out of ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 07»
