Come in Spinner: A History of Two-Up and Its Language (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781922669421)

Two-up, a famous Australian soldiers' gambling game, has given Australian English many unique words and phrases. The game is significant in Australia's cultural history. This book is the essential guide to the language and history of the "national game".

Bruce Moore explains Two-up's role in the development of the ANZAC legend and provides new evidence that aspects of the game and its terminology have their origins in Ireland. He shows us how the Australian concept of the "fair go" had its origins in Two-up, and how working-class tenacity saved the game from the efforts of authorities and wowsers to wipe it out.

The well-known phrase "come in spinner" is just one of the more than 140 Australian words and phrases that have their origin in the game of Two-up. This is the reader's chance to learn about "alley loafers," "baldie's," "bastards on bikes," "boxer's," "butterflies," "cockatoos," "floaters," "grouter bettors," "headies," "kips," "nit-keepers," "nobs," "ringmasters," and "two-uppians".

Author: Bruce Moore
ISBN-10: 1922669423
ISBN-13: 9781922669421
Publisher: Australian Scholarly Publishing
Language: English
Published: 05/31/2024
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d