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Larry Dooley

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  • noun Australia, slang A beating, a hiding, a ticking-off; aggro.
  • noun Australia, slang, colloquial Extra effort; extra impetus; enthusiastic aggression.
  • noun Australia, slang Pain, gyp.

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After Larry Dooley, an otherwise forgotten early boxer, or possibly the better remembered Larry Foley. Popularised by cricket commentator Richie Benaud when describing aggressive batsmen.

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