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| 'Team Mates' detail Jo-Ann Hunt© |
mate: slang for 'friend' used in New Zealand, Britain, Australia and Tasmania
mate: something Kiwis say when they want to be Australians
mate: though its origins are widely disputed, it is a British word ,
brought over to Australia by the convicts ( from "me ol' shipmate")
then some kiwi tourist stole it
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| 'Team Mates' Jo-Ann Hunt© 'The Child Within-Summer' Series H122x92cm H48x36ins Acrylic on Canvas 2012 sold |
all of the above 'pearls' are from the Urban Dictionary...as submitted by your fellow 'mates' in the general public....some being somewhat 'geographically challenged'!
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| 'Team Mates' detail Jo-Ann Hunt© |
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