English
Etymology
From a poem by Barcroft Boake published in w:The Bulletin|The Bulletin magazine 7 May 1892 about a fictional Jimmy Wood from Britain who is determined to end the practice of shouting (buying rounds of drinks for one's group of mates).
Another possiblity is a derivation from Sydney slang Johnny Warder which meant a man who tried to cadge#Verb|cadge drinks (which in turn is from a Sydney publican John Ward).
(Reference: Bill Wannan, Australian Folklore, Lansdowne Press, 1970, reprint 1979 ISBN 0-7018-1309-1, under "Woodser, Jimmy", page 567.)
Alternative spellings
Jimmiwoodser
Noun
Jimmy Woodser
- AU colloquial A man who drinks alone; or the drink itself which is consumed alone.
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