larry-dooley

Noun

(uncountable)

(Australia, slang) A beating, a hiding, a ticking-off; aggro.
(Australia, slang, colloquial, sports or other competitive activity) Extra effort; extra impetus; enthusiastic aggression.
As they came down the home straight, the jockey gave his horse Larry Dooley.
(Australia, slang) Pain, gyp.

Usage notes

In the sporting sense, one may give, or be exhorted to give, a horse or a car Larry Dooley to speed it up in a race.

Origin

After Larry Dooley, an otherwise forgotten early boxer, or possibly the better remembered Larry Foley. Popularised by cricket commentator Richie Benaud when describing aggressive batsmen.

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