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I'll pay that (v) i admit, you outsmarted me.
 
ice block (n) Popsicle, sometimes used for ice cube.
 
ice cream spider (n) soda float
Usually coke with ice cream on top, since root beer isn't generally available.
icy pole (n) Popsicle
 
identity (adj) person of note, celebrity
"Prominent Perth identity Joe Blow was arrested."
I'll be stuffed! expression of surprise
 
impact sprinkler (n) rainbird sprinkler
 
impost (n) customs duty; tax penalty; race horse handicap weight
 
imputation (adj) way of avoiding double taxation on dividends
See section on franking credits.
I'm stuffed (adj) I'm tired.
 
incursion (n) An exhibition that travels to a school
 
interval (n) intermission, as in a play or concert
"The band will return after the interval."
inverted commas (n) quotation marks
 
irrits (v) to irritate someone
 
it's a goer (adj) it will work
 
it's a take (adj) it's a fraud
 
it's gone missing (adj) it's disappeared
 
I-tie (n) Italian
 
it's gone walkabout (adj) it's missing
 
it's yum (adj) it's yummy
 
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