No - 'root rat' will do fine. A 'bit of Galah' is also useful for an
idiot - it's a particularly clownish cockatoo.
Andrew'F
On 18/06/2004, at 9:38 AM, Brian Swale wrote:
>
> So - - -
>
> If I get this right, in Australia, to call somebody a "bit of a
> wombat" could be
> a term of endearment, or praise?
>
> Would that be different from calling them a "wombat" without
> qualification?
>
> Brian.
>
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