Larry Dooley

English Alternative forms en larry-dooley Etymology 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.2004 September 10, Richie Benaud, The Guardian. Pronunciation en en-au-Larry Dooley.ogg AU Noun - en Australia slang A beating, a hiding, a ticking-off; aggro. en 1972 Ken Clift The Saga of a Sig: The Wartime Memories of Six Years Service in the Second A.I.F. 150 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=rrrkAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Larry+Dooley%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22Larry+Dooley%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ka2aT86EKtHmmAWf3uTLDg&redir_esc=y Meggsie and his crew gave the Japs some ‘Larry Dooley’ with a group of Brigade sigs who, galloping back and forth from the armourer′s position carried the bombs after they had been checked. en 2001 w:Alison Lester The Snow Pony 128 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=ufdKPC9K2-4C&pg=PA128&dq=%22Larry+Dooley%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=85OaT4nlEqPPmAXh79CmDg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Larry%20Dooley%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false She could hear her now, using her grannie′s voice, “You lose ninety per cent of your body heat through your head, young lady, so get that hat on before I give you Larry Dooley.” en Australia slang colloquial sport or other competitive activity Extra effort; extra impetus; enthusiastic aggression. en As they came down the home straight, the jockey gave his horse Larry Dooley. en 2006 w:Andrew Symonds; Steven Gray Roy: Going for Broke http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Up5n3bdmnOMC&pg=PA135&dq=%22Larry+Dooley%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=eW-aT_i_O-XRmAXG9tCbDg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Larry%20Dooley%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false 135 As Ian Harvey came in, my carefully considered words of advice were something like: ‘Have a look, get settled and then let′s give ′em a bit of Larry Dooley!’ en Australia slang Pain, gyp. en 1978 w:Hal Porter; Mary Lord Hal Porter http://books.google.com.au/books?id=kO9KAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Larry+Dooley%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22Larry+Dooley%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=S5uaT8MT4ueYBauK7YcO&redir_esc=y 316 Portable Australian Authors 1980 “Don't be euphemistic. I′m getting drunk. I intend to get drunker. My sciatica′s giving me Larry Dooley. From now on I′ll pour my own, thank you very much.″ en 1988 Alexandra Towle Mothers: A Celebration in Prose, Poetry, and Photographs of Mothers and Motherhood 178 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=IoKRAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Larry+Dooley%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22Larry+Dooley%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=S5uaT8MT4ueYBauK7YcO&redir_esc=y And, taking off her shoes new filmed with the dust of roads and adventure, “My corn is giving me Larry Dooley!” Usage notes In the sporting sense, one may give, or be exhorted to give, a horse or a car Larry Dooley to speed it up in a race. Derived terms en play Larry Dooley See also en give it some welly References en eponyms