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by mathew.barley
Thu Oct 03, 2013 3:51 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Goon
Replies: 4
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Re: Goon

In Australian "goon" is also used to mean cheap wine. It is a contraction of "flagon", being a large glass bottle (about 2 litres) in which cheap wine used to be sold. Also "goon bag", which is cheap wine sold in cartons that contain the wine in a shiny metallised plast...
by mathew.barley
Mon Jul 09, 2012 9:29 pm
Forum: Good Word Suggestions
Topic: Populism
Replies: 2
Views: 4639

Populism

"Populism" can refer to politics associated with identifying the less well off and uncorrupted masses as a group distinct from the wealthy elite, and policy designed to be "popul-ar" with this larger part of the "popul-ation". It can also refer more broadly to politics ...

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