10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE JOE BLAKES»
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the Joe Blakes in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Wordbook of Australian Idiom: Aussie Slang
... blake Many species of Australian snakes are highly venomous— 'Aussie joe
blakes are deadly little buggars' joe blakes The shakes, generally caused by
excessive drinking of alcohol (delirium tremens, dt's)— 'This coot has the joe
blakes, ...
2
The Rolando Hinojosa Reader
This state of affairs can produce what the late Walt Kelly, the creator of Pogo,
once called 'the joe blakes'. Now, one of the consequences of the 'joe blakes' is
constant worry, another is frustration, and this, at times, can lead to the kicking of
...
3
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Perhaps ex the Joe Blakes, q.v.—2. Hence, (a state of) nerves: Aus.: since ca.
1925. Vance Palmer, Seedtime, 1957, 'What I saw in the sugar country gave me
the joes'. Joey or Joey (capital where appropriate). A fourpenny piece: from ca.
4
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
... the Joe Blakes, the goannas, the flies, and 4000 skinnyjumbucks (1970). Joe
Bloggs noun BritAhypothetical average man. 1969–. DAILY TELEGRAPH In too
many cases these forms arrive on the desk of a busy executive who concludes ...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
Those who can stilftalk the next day can admit to a hangover with symptoms
described as the horrors , the Joe Blakes (shakes), the DTs , blue devils , pink
elephants and dingbats • Th's isnt to say that the sufferer is a heavy drinker or a:
booze ...
6
Australian Language and Culture
Those who can still talk the next day can admit to a hangover with symptoms
described as blue devils, the DTs, the horrors, the Joe Blakes (shakes) and pink
elephants and dingbats. This isn't necessarily to say that the sufferer is a heavy ...
7
Oxford Thesaurus of English
... the (screaming) abdabs; Austral. rhyming slang the Joe Blakes; N. Amer.
archaic worriment; rare inquietude. wANTONYMS calmness; confidence. 2 she
sought help to overcome her fears: phobia, aversion, antipathy, dread, bugbear,
bogey, ...
8
Australian words and their origins
[N.Z. 1942 2nd N.Z Exped Force Times (Johnny En led) 41/6 The Joe Blakes.)
1944 A. Marshall These are my People 1 55 You feel nothin' when you're on a
bender. . . You get the Joe Blakes bad after a few weeks. 1971 W.G. How- croft
This ...
9
Chambers Pardon My English!
... if you have 'the Joe Blakes', you have delirium tremens ('Joe Blakes' is rhyming
slang for 'shakes') juice a US term for alcoholic drink juiced drunk jungle juice
alcoholic liquor, especially if very strong, of poor quality or home-made lager lout
...
10
Under
the Iron Rainbow: Northwest Australia Today
It's the electricity in the air that gives a man the joe-blakes* just before the Wet.
Perhaps there is something in this folksy explanation. Whirlwinds known as willy-
willies herald the coming of the first thunderstorms. The boisterous birth, short life
...
