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chrise

5th October 2026, 16:13
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Australian slang, introduced to Brirtain by Barry Humphries. I think:
"calling for Ralph and Hughey on the big white telephone"
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pamd

6th October 2026, 06:33
Thanks, @Chrise, but OED says: "slang (originally and chiefly U.S.)." and its first citation is from 1966. It may well have reached the UK via Oz!
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