Let stalk Strine

Let stalk Strine
Let's talk Australian

Dictionary of Australian slang . 2013.

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  • Afferbeck Lauder — was the pseudonym used by Alastair Ardoch Morrison (born Melbourne 21 September 1911 died 15 March 1998), an Australian graphic artist and author who in the 1960s documented Strine in a series of books beginning with Let Stalk Strine (Ure Smith,… …   Wikipedia

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  • Morrison — /ˈmɒrəsən/ (say moruhsuhn) noun 1. A(listair) A(rdoch), 1911–98, Australian painter, graphic designer and author; works include Let Stalk Strine (1965), written under the pen name Afferbeck Lauder . See Strine (def. 2). 2. George Ernest ( Chinese …  

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