Scandal rocks AFL's biggest rival

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Scandal rocks AFL's biggest rival

Authored by: David Verngren
on Friday, April 23 2010 @ 05:19 am ACST

Rort is a term used in Australia and New Zealand. It is commonly related to politics, or, more generally, a financial impropriety, particularly relating to a government programme. The term was first recorded in 1919 and is a derivative of the older "rorty" a 19th century London slang word—meaning “fine; splendid; jolly; or boisterous”.The term is also used as a verb to mean the action of defrauding, (e.g.: he rorted the system.).

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Scandal rocks AFL's biggest rival

Authored by: Troy Thompson
on Friday, April 23 2010 @ 06:04 am ACST

John, not sure if it is of Irish origin but the term "shenanigans" could approximate it.

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