jl wrote:
> Toosmoky wrote:
>> jl wrote:
>>
>>> Toosmoky wrote:
>>
>>> -> I'll go he. <-
>>
>>> Say what ?
>>
>> From http://tinyurl.com/bwj6f9
>>
>> "Go he
>
>> "Go he" appears NOT to be in the Oxford, Websters, Macquarie -- or
>> even in the "Macquarie Dictionary of Slang" or June Factor's excellent
>> "Kidspeak"
>
> So it's obscure NT slang, well there ya go
>
>
> JL
It's a not very obscure Victorian expression as well. I've heard it on
and off for fifty years, in the context of childhood games as well as
Doug's expression of confidence. I don't recall ever seeing it written
down, so it took me by surprise for a moment.

Moike