The Courier-Mail (Brisbane; 1933–).
The 553rd most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 841 quotations (about 0.02% of all OED quotations).
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| big box | A large chain store resembling a warehouse, usually located near a major road in a… | 1985 | Go To Quotation |
| kit-off | Nude; of, involving, or relating to nudity. | 1992 | Go To Quotation |
| Mad Max | attrib. Denoting situations and objects (such as vehicles, clothing, etc.) similar… | 1986 | Go To Quotation |
| motorkhana | A motoring competition designed to test a variety of driving skills, and often comprising a series of events. Cf. gymkhana n. | 1967 | Go To Quotation |
| mum and dad | attrib. Designating a business venture, esp. a small shop, of a type often run by a… | 1964 | Go To Quotation |
| Neutralysis | An industrial waste-disposal process in which waste is broken down, mixed with clay or… | 1989 | Go To Quotation |
| nuplex | A proposed type of combined agricultural and industrial complex, built around a… | 1968 | Go To Quotation |
| off-the-plan | = off-plan adv. | 1986 | Go To Quotation |
| paceway | A racecourse at which pacing or trotting races take place. | 1978 | Go To Quotation |
| petrolhead | A car enthusiast. | 1980 | Go To Quotation |
| power dress | intr. Esp. of a woman: to dress in such a way as to convey the impression of efficiency, self-confidence, and assertiveness. | 1987 | Go To Quotation |
| pretensioner | A mechanism on a seat belt which locks the belt in place an instant before impact in… | 1987 | Go To Quotation |
| purinergic | Of, relating to, or designating neurons and neural pathways that utilize a purine, esp.… | 1971 | Go To Quotation |
| rawk | Rock music, esp. that which is regarded as quintessentially representative of the… | 1987 | Go To Quotation |
| seajack | trans. To hijack (a ship) at sea. Also with the crew or passengers as obj. | 1975 | Go To Quotation |
| smoke-in | A gathering for the purpose of smoking or otherwise inhaling cannabis. | 1968 | Go To Quotation |
| tranny | Colloq. abbrev. of transistor radio n. at transistor n. 2. Also attrib. | 1969 | Go To Quotation |
| workshop | trans. To present a workshop performance of (a dramatic work), esp. in order to explore… | 1973 | Go To Quotation |
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