Ned Kelly
noun Australian informal
1A person of reckless courage.I'm not a Ned Kelly and probably no-one you know is that sort of character....
- At Glenferrie Oval, a record crowd of 36,000 shoehorned into the ground known as the Sardine Can to see Ron Barassi, a Ned Kelly figure after leaving Melbourne over summer, make his debut as Carlton's captain-coach.
2A person who shows a lack of scruples in business.
Phrases
as game as Ned Kelly
Origin
Late 19th century: from the name of Ned Kelly (see Kelly, Ned).
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