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The derivative dinky-di means "true" or devoted: a "dinky-di Aussie" is a "true Australian". Australian poetry, such as "The Man from Snowy River", as well as folk songs such as "Waltzing Matilda", contain many historical Australian words and phrases that are understood by Australians even though some are not in common usage today. Australian English, in common with British English, uses the word mate. Several words used by Australians were at one time used in the United Kingdom but have since fallen out of usage or changed in meaning there.
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George G. Harrap & Company: London John Le Gay Brereton,Le Gay Brereton, John (2012) 73 Poems. PoemHunter.com – The World’s Poetry Archive: (NC) Leonard NelsonNelson, Leonard (1918) Dinky-Di Soldier and Other Jingles. Tyrrell’s Limited: Sydney and many more.
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George Selth Coppin, the 'father of Australian theatre', had an early hit with the songSong sheet and the farce.Coppin biography "Dinky di", a ballad sung by Australian soldiers in World War I, used the tune with new lyrics satirising non-combatant army staff.
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The popular website (and 2010 bestselling book) Things Bogans Like contains 250 articles on various things that bogans are claimed to like, and suggests that a "bogan today defies income, class, race, creed, gender and logic". In 2007 Microsoft deemed bogan to be one of twenty colloquialisms most relevant to Australian users when the word was added to the dictionary of Microsoft Office 2007.Press release: Strewth! Microsoft Office 2007 will recognise more dinky-di words, Microsoft Corporation, 15 May 2006.
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