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metholated spirits
People of the Methodist religion. Used by school children Nth Qld particularly when there was still religious instruction in schools. Calling someone a cattle tick or press button could get the response, 'Ya, ya metholated spirits: He's a metholated spirits. Compare cattle tick, mickey drip, press button.
Contributor's comments: [Melbourne informant] Living next door to a Methodist church in the 60s, they were always referred to as the 'Metholated Spiritualists'