A Dictionary of Epithets and Terms of Address
A synonym of football-player, used by a wife to her husband in A Salute to the Great McCarthy, by Barry Oakley. During an argument she calls him ‘creep’, ‘leatherkicker’, ‘peasant’. The man concerned is from a small town in the bush, now living in the city and working as a professional footballer. See also Football-player.
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