Aussie word of the day: SHIRTFRONT

Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Kuranda, Queensland, Australia
as in news headline:

''Australian PM Tony Abbott vowed to 'shirt-front' Vladimir Putin...''

origin from the world of Australian Football or “Aussie Rules Football”, a sport more similar to rugby than football. Shirtfront’s meaning in the sport’s fan talk seems to mean:

-using your body to smash into someone who is not looking and not expecting to be smashed into, or

-to grab someone by the lapels and tell them off

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