rubbedy, rubberdy, rubbidy Austral.
(ˈrʌbədɪ)
Altered f. rub-a-dub n. 2. Cf. rubbity.
| 1941 Baker Dict. Austral. Slang 62 Rubberdy.., a public house. Rhyming slang on ‘rub-a-dub-dub’ for ‘pub’. 1957 D. Niland Call me when Cross turns Over iv. 101 How about a gargle? Down to the rubberdy, come on. 1962 ‘D. Forrest’ Hollow Woodheap i. 11 ‘Where..is {oqq}The Eagle on the Hill{cqq}?’ ‘A rubbedy in South Australia.’ 1969 Melbourne Herald 8 May 15, I was having a gargle with a cobber in a Fleet St. rubbedy. 1970 K. Giles Murder Pluperfect ii. 46, I met another of the Fennels down at the rubbidy. 1971 Australian Post 8 Apr. 40/5 There's the story of the barman in the rubbedy. |