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dry as a dead dingo's donger (not comparable)
- (Australia, simile, informal) Very dry, extremely dry.
2008, Di Morrissey, Heart of the Dreaming, page 376:‘Not on a Sunday, mate. Town's as dry as a dead dingo′s donger. This is Queensland,’ explained one of the station hands.
2010, Jessica Rudd, Campaign Ruby, page 181:‘It′s been an absolute bloody stinker today, hasn′t it?’ said the tanned octogenarian in an almost indecipherable Australian accent. ‘Dry as a dead dingo′s donger.’
- 2010, Peter FitzSimons, Tobruk, eBook, unnumbered page,
- Not a blade of anything seemed to grow in those parts; the whole place was as dry as a dead dingo′s donger, and yet, somehow, just, the local population seemed to hang on.
- (Australia, simile, informal) Very thirsty.
2001, David Franklin, Looking for Sarah Jane Smith, unnumbered page:‘No worries,’ Frank said, paying for his drink. ‘Boy, I need this. I′m drier than a dead dingo′s donger.’
2005, Patrick Taylor, Now and in the Hour of Our Death, page 70:“Let′s have a bottle.” Tim leant across and whispered, “I′m as dry as a dead dingo′s donger.”
2010, Gabrielle Lord, The Sharp End, unnumbered page:‘Christ, I need a beer,’ Brennan muttered. ‘I'm dry as a dead dingo′s donger.’
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