"Ned Kelly" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Ned Kellys [plural]
Etymology: From the historical figure Ned Kelly. Head templates: {{en-noun|Ned Kellys}} Ned Kelly (plural Ned Kellys)
  1. (slang, chiefly Austrailian) A figure akin to Ned Kelly, typically denoting someone with audacious recklessness or morally questionable business dealings; (also) an instance of behavior that exemplifies such characteristics. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-Ned_Kelly-en-noun-f6lCRD3W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
  2. (Cockney rhyming slang) Belly. Often shortened to Ned. Tags: Cockney, slang
    Sense id: en-Ned_Kelly-en-noun-en:belly__in_Cockney_rhyming_slang Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
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          "text": "Mr. Bizzell said the council offered him £740 for 74 perches of land... 'They are just Ned Kellys,’ he said. 'They certainly won't put it back on the market without making a handsome profit.' (1974 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 20 August 12/5)"
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