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  1. Throw a shrimp on the Barbie

    Throw a shrimp on the Barbie

    "Barbie" is Australian slang for barbecue and the phrase "slip a shrimp on the barbie", for Americans, often evokes images of a fun social gathering under the sun. Australians, however, invariably use the word prawn rather than shrimp. On the pantheon of Australian expressions, “shrimp on the...
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