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floury baker


noun a type of cicada, a larger one, which is a darkish colour with grey/white markings, often found in the Manly area of Sydney in the 1940s and 1950s. Compare black prince, brown baker, brown bomber2, cherrynose, greengrocer2, pisswhacker, tick tock, yellow Monday.

Contributor's comments: I would add "Floury Baker" - a cicada, usually a larger one, which is a darkish colour with grey/white markings, often found in the Manly area of Sydney in the 1940s and 1950s. Also the "Cherrynose" - a similar cicada with a red nose.