On 2022 Jan 26 09:45:00, you wrote to me:

 ml>> true... in the case of "Ridgey Didge", i would probably hit up the
 ml>> Urban Dictionary first... if its explanation and examples didn't
 ml>> match the context i was seeing, i would likely look to other results
 ml>> before asking just like you did here... the urban dictionary results
 ml>> on that phrase are kinda funny, though :lol:

 DK> Indeed, but it wouldn't tell you why *I* and the people I know use it.

true...

 DK> Many don't use it anymore.  It was far more popular in the 80s (there
 DK> was a Kids TV show with that name).

i saw that as well as meat pies and even snowboards ;)

 DK> But most Australians today have forgotten about it, and are nostalgic
 DK> about different things from the 80s.  I and those I converse with
 DK> might have different memories, which is why we use it, and others
 DK> don't.

that's understandable... then there's also the various slang terms and phrases that are used in different locales which may come into play...

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