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holda


to carry out a task with gusto and fervour. I think it originated as a shortening of the phrase 'hold your foot on the accelerator of your car' while `bogans' are doing `burnouts'. It has since grown to cover all sorts of tasks: `Holda mate' when watching someone doing a `burnout'.