Larry Dooley

Larry Dooley was an Australian boxer; however his name is best known as a popular colloquial term. It is usually used as a verb at the end of a sentence such as to give it a bit of a Larry Dooley, meaning to exert extra effort. The term is often used by Australian cricket commentator Richie Benaud when describing an aggressive batsman. After hitting a six to reach his century in the 2006 Boxing Day Test Match, Andrew Symonds said in a press confe... more

Larry Dooley was an Australian boxer; however his name is best known as a popular colloquial term. It is usually used as a verb at the end of a sentence such as to give it a bit of a Larry Dooley, meaning to exert extra effort. The term is often used by Australian cricket commentator Richie Benaud when describing an aggressive batsman. After hitting a six to reach his century in the 2006 Boxing Day Test Match, Andrew Symonds said in a press conference: less