ANDC

@ozworders

The Australian National Dictionary Centre, ANU. For the dinkum oil on Australian English, historical lexicography, Australian Oxford Dictionaries.

Canberra
andc.anu.edu.au
Joined February 2012

Media

  1. 11h

    Quokka selfie, fidget spinner & haram dingo. Love 'em all.

  2. 11h

    We love quokka selfies, fidget spinners & haram dingos. Check out these recent terms.

  3. 12h

    The history of 'pop-up'. Amanda Laugesen looks at all things pop-up in Word Watch.

    3 retweets 3 likes
  4. 14h

    RompHims, TrousHers, Joques? We'll be wearing them in 2018!

    1 reply .
  5. May 24

    Fidget spinners, quokka selfies, haram dingos. Heard these recent terms?

    1 retweet 4 likes
  6. May 24

    BTW we heart you for giving us smashed avo, our Word of the Month!

  7. May 24

    Salt BTW we heart you for giving us smashed avo, now our Word of the Month!

  8. May 23

    Scholarly & surprisingly handsome! That's our dictionary, up for a design award. Sue Dani on the design process:

    6 retweets 10 likes
  9. May 16

    You can tweet your answer or DM if you're shy. You can also email us at the address on our profile page. 1st prize: $150 OUP book voucher.

    1 reply . 1 retweet
  10. May 16

    We'd still like to hear if anyone out there still 'chucks' anything, anymore. Perhaps these idioms are becoming dated.

    3 replies . 2 retweets 1 like
  11. May 15

    Still not many takers for our Ozwords competition. What about: 'The only two certainties in life are carking it and rorts'.

    4 replies . 12 retweets 12 likes
  12. May 15

    Have you ever chucked a berko, browneye, sickie, wobbly, or uey? What other Aussie idioms using 'chuck' do you know?

    2 replies . 3 retweets 2 likes
  13. May 11

    Alphabet biscuit survey - official results are out!

    2 retweets 3 likes
  14. May 11

    Ever wondered how many A or Z alphabet biscuits you get in a box from a Swedish flatpack company? We checked for you! No Q or Y, sadly.

    1 like
  15. May 11

    Trump disses FBI director as and . In Aust we have SHOW PONIES, MUG LAIRS and BIG-NOTERS.

    1 retweet 1 like
  16. May 8

    In memory of Aussie football great Lou Richards here is our entry for Colliwobbles from the Australian National Dictionary.

    2 retweets 2 likes
  17. May 7

    So is there a 'magic pudding' to save Australia's budget? Our Australian National Dictionary entry:

    1 reply . 4 retweets 1 like
  18. May 3

    Mates, Aussies, diggers, lend me your Germaine Greers. C'mon you can do better than that. Try our latest Ozwords competition.

    6 retweets 2 likes
  19. May 1

    Our for May is smashed avo. The meal holding back the home ownership aspirations of a generation😀

    6 retweets 8 likes
  20. Apr 30

    The claret ash - a dinky-di exotic. From the latest edition of our 'Ozwords' newsletter.

    3 retweets 2 likes

@ozworders hasn't sent any Tweets with photos or videos yet.

Loading seems to be taking a while.

Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

    You may also like

    ·