A species of gambling machine rumoured to exist west of the Nullarbor, but actually rarer than a FIFO bloke who doesn’t own a jet-ski. In Perth, the only “pokies” you’ll find are scratchies from the servo—tiny cardboard disappointment tiles you frantically scrape like a desperate tradie trying to remove evidence before the missus gets home.
Unlike the rest of Australia—where pubs are basically childcare centres for adults who love button-mashing—Perth bans pokies everywhere except the casino. So locals make do with scratchies
Unlike the rest of Australia—where pubs are basically childcare centres for adults who love button-mashing—Perth bans pokies everywhere except the casino. So locals make do with scratchies
“Due to financial hardship, Darren reports he spent his last $12 on Perth pokies—aka scratchies from the BP—stating that ‘if Centrelink won’t give me a bonus, maybe the cardboard will,’ which was assessed as not a valid income stream.”
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Means relaxing
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The act of mooching around walking slowly,
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can be descriptive of just chilling or hanging out.
Core meaning: slow or chill
Also:
The act of mooching around walking slowly,
Also:
can be descriptive of just chilling or hanging out.
Core meaning: slow or chill
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At the party, they were whispering about a pokie who kept trying to flirt with everyone, unaware of the shade being thrown her way.
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