"Rough Stuff"

English translation: An undisciplined, reckless, indecent, disorderly person

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English term or phrase:"Rough Stuff"
Selected answer:An undisciplined, reckless, indecent, disorderly person
Entered by: airmailrpl

00:20 Nov 2, 2005
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Slang / Austrailian language and colloquailisms
English term or phrase: "Rough Stuff"
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In Austrailian slang, does "rough stuff" mean someone rough or tough?
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Rough Stuff An undisciplined, reckless, indecent, disorderly person
Explanation:
ANDC - Glossary of WWI Slang
*Rough Stuff An undisciplined, reckless, indecent, disorderly person or thing. General. From 1915 (OED). *Rough Up (1) A brawl; horseplay. ...
www.anu.edu.au/andc/res/aehist/wwi/R.php

The West Australian
Stamp out the rough stuff STEVE BUTLER West Coast coach John Worsfold lost his customary cool during the exhibition derby against Fremantle in London on ...
www.thewestaustralian.com.au/20051011/sport/tw-sport-home-s...

forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/409085.html - 29k - Cached - Similar pages

leyland | car review
The Range Rover is a thoroughbred with a taste for the rough stuff. more. Sat Jan 24 2004 David Morley. History lessons &ndash is retro going nowhere? ...
www.drive.com.au/leyland-articles/@spg501/results.html
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airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 03:40
Grading comment
Thank you. Is this a military term only?
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +1Rough Stuff An undisciplined, reckless, indecent, disorderly person
airmailrpl
3 +1depends
Allesklar


  

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Rough Stuff
Rough Stuff An undisciplined, reckless, indecent, disorderly person


Explanation:
ANDC - Glossary of WWI Slang
*Rough Stuff An undisciplined, reckless, indecent, disorderly person or thing. General. From 1915 (OED). *Rough Up (1) A brawl; horseplay. ...
www.anu.edu.au/andc/res/aehist/wwi/R.php

The West Australian
Stamp out the rough stuff STEVE BUTLER West Coast coach John Worsfold lost his customary cool during the exhibition derby against Fremantle in London on ...
www.thewestaustralian.com.au/20051011/sport/tw-sport-home-s...

forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/409085.html - 29k - Cached - Similar pages

leyland | car review
The Range Rover is a thoroughbred with a taste for the rough stuff. more. Sat Jan 24 2004 David Morley. History lessons &ndash is retro going nowhere? ...
www.drive.com.au/leyland-articles/@spg501/results.html

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 03:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Thank you. Is this a military term only?

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agree  Veronica Prpic Uhing
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
rough stuff
depends


Explanation:
never heard it used in conjuction with persons, generally I would say that it means difficult or harsh conditions ("The Range Rover is a thoroughbred with a taste for the rough stuff"; "Time now to get sweaty and slam the bike into some rough stuff"...)

Allesklar
Australia
Local time: 16:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: German

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agree  Jonathan MacKerron: exactly
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