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Garry Gillard | Waltzing Mathilda Aussie Slang Words (44) | RE: Help: Waltzing Mathilda Aussie Slang Words | 02 Jul 01 |
I'm grateful to Rollo for the German cultural information. I've assumed for a long time that "Matilda" was a random common name (of the time) for anyone one was one imagining one was dancing (waltzing) with - as in Paterson's original idea of dancing with an imaginary woman while holding one's waterbag - or whatever. |