02 Aug An enthusiastic importunate demand (particularly regarding a monetary or sexual nature)
The phrase try out of British dialect where it had some significance also 'abuse, scandal, relationships offer, refusal'. The latest Australian use was recorded on very early 20th 100 years.
1915 Cairns Article 30 July: Constable Geary is apparently a superb larger affable member of this new push, and as second Tuesday is pay-day, it is become expected he's going to maybe not put the 'hard word' towards too many of us.
2014 Australian Monetary Opinion (Sydney) 1 March: It had been at Australian Discover tennis in the January when i basic put the difficult term into the Seven Circle industrial manager Bruce McWilliam having food with me on the record.