lughole en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From lug + hole.
Meanings
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(Australia, UK, slang) The human ear.
That way, you got the perfect four-in-one gauge every time. If you were caught doing it any other way, you got a larrup round the lughole or a kick up the khyber.
2013, Ken Sears, The Boy From Treacle Bumstead:Well a backhander under the lughole soon quietened me down[.]
1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 172:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lugholes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |