lamington drive

English

Etymology

From lamington + drive (“fundraiser”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

lamington drive (plural lamington drives)

1. (Australia) A club or school fundraising event where volunteers make lamingtons for sale.
   • 1992, Robyn Rowland, Living Laboratories: Women and Reproductive Technologies, page 220:

     From a modest beginning, relying on ‘funds raised through lamington drives and the sale of home-made jams and cakes by a loyal and dedicated band of childless wives and would-be grandmothers’, Pivet Australia developed into a $5 million dollar complex with a team of scientists and technicians of international renown.

   • 2003, Rebecca Sparrow, The Girl Most Likely, University of Queensland Press, page 70:

     Jan and Fergus are recommending activities like raffles and lamington drives and car washes - which are all well and good but will raise the entrants hardly any money.

   • 2003, Mark Peel, The Lowest Rung: Voices of Australian Poverty, page 143:

     They did their best to protect their precious victories, found ways to qualify for a little federal funding, or went back to raffles and lamington drives.