Woolies

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Woolies

(Australia, British, slang) Woolworths, a well-known chain of shops selling confectionery, stationery, etc.
- 1977, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, James Leslie Mitchell, A Scots Quair:
  Running up through the crowds she looked at her watch and found she had still a half-hour to spare, saw her face as she whipped into Woolies […]
- 2003, Margo Daly et al., Australia:
  It's also possible to pop into Woolies and buy a pre-paid mobile phone for as little as $99 including a rechargeable SIM card […]
- 2004, Martin C Strong, The Great Rock Discography:
  Of course, the kids loved it, even toddlers were heard to garble "I'm a twisted firestarter" while dragging their hapless mums into Woolies to bag a copy.

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