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kangaroo tail


noun the plant; grasstree; black boy.

Contributor's comments: More commonly a Yacka in SA, though Kangaroo Tail sometimes used.

Contributor's comments: [Sydney informant] When I was growing up this word was used to describe a whip you made from a diagonally rolled up towel ideally with the tip dipped in water. This 'kangaroo tail' was cracked like a whip with the aim of hitting the backside or legs of the other children at the pool or beach.

Contributor's comments: [ACT informant] I also know a 'kangaroo tail' as a damp beach towel rolled in a diagonal fashion to form a tapered end for use as a locker-room stockwhip.

Contributor's comments: Kangaroo tails were what we picked up off the ground from under the Norfolk Palm trees in Portland Vic., stuck them in the back of our pants and hopped around like kangaroos!

Contributor's comments: What you find in a toilet if someone is too lasy to flush, and wipe. Also as in I feel much better now I dropped that Roo Tail.