What does 'Romper Stomper' mean in Australia?
Australian slang 'Romper Stomper' meaning?
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'Romper Stomper' meaning
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1) A child’s toy which originated in Australia. They were plastic cups that you strapped to the bottom of your shoes, then walked around in and made annoying clacking sounds. 2) A nickname applied to platform boots (after the toy), which became popular with Australian skinhead culture in the 1970’s into the 1980’s. 3) A nickname applied to Australian skinheads, which referenced the platform boots many of them liked to wear. 4) The title of a 1992 movie about Australian skinhead culture and its destructiveness.
Example: 1) Take those damn romper stompers away from your kid, that sound is annoying, I've had all I can stands and I can't stands no more! 2) I got my girlfriend a pair of romper stompers for her birthday. 3) Get the bouncers to kick those romper stompers out of the club before they start a fight and kill someone. 4) Australian actor Daniel Pollock killed himself shortly after filming Romper Stomper by jumping in front of a train.
1) A child’s toy which originated in Australia. They were plastic cups that you strapped to the bottom of your shoes, then walked around in and made annoying clacking sounds. 2) A nickname applied to platform boots (after the toy), which became popular with Australian skinhead culture in the 1970’s into the 1980’s. 3) A nickname applied to Australian skinheads, which referenced the platform boots many of them liked to wear. 4) The title of a 1992 movie about Australian skinhead culture and its destructiveness.