Lairise

Lairise
behave like a lair; show off; indulge in brash, vulgar exhibitionism

Dictionary of Australian slang . 2013.

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  • lairise — I Australian Slang behave like a lair; show off; indulge in brash, vulgar exhibitionism II Australian English To behave in a vulgar, flamboyant manner …   English dialects glossary

  • lairise — /ˈlɛəraɪz/ (say lairruyz) verb (i) (lairised, lairising) Colloquial to behave like a lair; to indulge in brash, vulgar exhibitionism. Also, lairize. {lair2 + ise1} …  

  • lairise — laiˈrize or laiˈrise intransitive verb To act the lair • • • Main Entry: ↑lair …   Useful english dictionary

  • lairy — is widely used in Australia to mean either flashily dressed, showy or socially unacceptable . Lairy is thought to have come into Australian English around the end of the nineteenth century from the British slang term leery, meaning wide awake,… …   Australian idioms

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