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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
26th April 1975 ▻ not worth a crumpet worthless Australia, 1944 • A bomb is
what his stable needs. None of his string is worth a crumpet. —Wilda Mouham.
The Apprentice, p. 79, 1969 crumpet man noun a womaniser uk • — David Powis,
The ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor,
2006
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Sugar and Spice... Exploring Food and Drink Idioms in English
... AS RED AS BEETROOT , AS BROWN AS A BERRY , AS RHEUMATICK AS
TWO DRY TOASTS , NOT WORTH A BEAN , NOT HAVE TWO BEANS TO RUB
TOGETHER , NOT WORTH A CRUMPET , NOT WORTH A FIG , NOT CARE A
FIG ...
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The Lingo Dictionary: Of Favourite Australian Words and Phrases
Also not the sharpest tool in the shed. not worth a cracker To be worth little or
nothing. Also not worth a bumper, not worth a crumpet, not worth a Mintie, not
worth a pinch of salt, not worth a brass razoo, not worth a two bob, not worth a
zack, ...
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The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and ...
a bit of crumpet sexual intercourse NEW ZEALAND, 1984. < bow the crumpet to
plead guilty. Formed on CRUMPET (the head); from bending the head in
unspoken affirmative AUSTRALIA, 1975 . < not worth a crumpet worthless
AUSTRALIA, ...
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell,
2007
'You'd be bonkers not to go via Honkers was an advertising phrase encouraging
Australians to have a holiday stopover in Hong Kong. more of something than
one could poke a stick at a very great deal of something not worth a crumpet; ...
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Australian Language and Culture
... not worth a brass razoo .........................112 not worth a crumpet .............................
..112 No worries .....................................................33 NRMA ............................................
................121 nulla-nulla ...
Not my bowl of rice: not my cup of tea; I don't like it Not worth a crumpet:
something is worthless No worries: don't worry about it Orright: All right! Oi! or Oy!:
Hey you! Pack your kit: pack all your belongings Piffle: nonsense Playing possum
: you ...
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The Cottage, the Spider Brooch, and the Second Wife: How to ...
Not me, lovey, I'm not worth a crumpet in the water." Mary Beth listened to the
grumbling sound of the idling outboard and looked at Judy, perched on the top of
the driver's seat, impassive behind large sunglasses, looking at Mary Beth like a
...
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Wordbook of Australian Idiom: Aussie Slang
... gone to gundy Shoddy, unrepairable, dilapidated, worthless— 'It's gone to
gundy; not worth a crumpet, too bloody old can't be fixed' gunk Dirt, filth or
rubbish— (1) 'Needs cleaning it is covered in gunk' (2) 'What nonsense he's
talking a load ...
They think that the problem is solved by physically preventing the suicide, and
then telling the person that everyone loves them ... from mum and dad to the
garbage man ... and that's not worth a crumpet when you want to die. The thing
that can ...