(AU) Strong, rough tobacco of the kind issued to Aboriginal labourers on a rural property.
(AU) Strong, rough tobacco of the kind issued to Aboriginal labourers on a rural property.
‘Did you require much capital to start out here, Bob?’ I inquired. ‘Just on one hundred pounds, a couple of pack-mules, a saddle, a few old bags and a bit of wire, a case of nigger twist tobacco, an axe, - and a rifle thrown in.’
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(Australia) Chewing tobacco.
(Australia, informal) Tobacco that is produced and sold without excise (tax), and therefore cheap and illegal.
Niki-niki is Australian slang for chewing tobacco — the stuff you tuck into your cheek rather than light up. The term has an informal, bush-vernacular energy that fits neatly into the broader tradition of colourful Australian slang for vices. While chewing tobacco isn't as mainstream as it once was, niki-niki survives as a regional curiosity with a pleasantly rhythmic sound to it.
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang, vulgar) Extremely foolish or objectionable behaviour.
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(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang, vulgar) A fool; an extremely objectionable person.