English

Adjective

dry as a dead dingo's donger ‎(comparative drier than a dead dingo’s donger, superlative)

1. (Australia, simile, informal) Very dry, extremely dry.
   • 2008, Di Morrissey, Heart of the Dreaming, page 376,

     ‘Not on a Sunday, mate. Town's as dry as a dead dingo′s donger. This is Queensland,’ explained one of the station hands.

   • 2010, Jessica Rudd, Campaign Ruby, page 181,

     ‘It′s been an absolute bloody stinker today, hasn′t it?’ said the tanned octogenarian in an almost indecipherable Australian accent. ‘Dry as a dead dingo′s donger.’

   • 2010, Peter FitzSimons, Tobruk, eBook, unnumbered page,

     Not a blade of anything seemed to grow in those parts; the whole place was as dry as a dead dingo′s donger, and yet, somehow, just, the local population seemed to hang on.

2. (Australia, simile, informal) Very thirsty.
   • 2001, David Franklin, Looking for Sarah Jane Smith, unnumbered page,

     ‘No worries,’ Frank said, paying for his drink. ‘Boy, I need this. I′m drier than a dead dingo′s donger.’

   • 2005, Patrick Taylor, Now and in the Hour of Our Death, page 70,

     “Let′s have a bottle.” Tim leant across and whispered, “I′m as dry as a dead dingo′s donger.”

   • 2010, Gabrielle Lord, The Sharp End, unnumbered page,

     ‘Christ, I need a beer,’ Brennan muttered. ‘I'm dry as a dead dingo′s donger.’

Synonyms

• dry as a nun's nasty