Dirty Politics

A-Z of Trickery, Treachery and Other Tasty Treats

Macquarie Dictionary

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Macquarie Library
25 November 2025

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Macquarie Dictionary has drawn upon its vast resources to bring together an up-to-date, readers-must of bad behaviours, dodgy practices, audacious insults and other tidbits of interest. A tongue-in-cheek look at how politics can shape our language and be wielded for power and influence.

Dirty Politics: A - Z of trickery, treachery and other tasty treats includes:

- simple, explanatory entries with a splash of humour

- sledges and slip-ups from our politicians' very own mouths

- close to two decades of political winners and contenders from the annual Macquarie Word of the Year, from bonk ban and broligarchy through to the virtue signalling soy cap intelligentsia

- real-life citations from Australian publications to illustrate usage

*Language warning: Please note that this title contains potentially offensive language.

By: Macquarie Dictionary
Imprint: Macquarie Library
ISBN: 9781761773952
ISBN 10: 176177395X
Publication Date: 25 November 2025
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

The Macquarie Dictionary was first published in print in 1981 and has been online since 2003. It contains the complete record of English as it is used in Australia, and is nationally and internationally regarded as the standard reference on Australian English.