Skase


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Skase

(ˈskeɪs)
n
do a Skase informal Austral to skip the country while owing a large amount of money
[C20: after the Australian businessman Christopher Skase (1948–2001), who fled Australia after the collapse of his business empire, owing millions of dollars]
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Skase became one of Australia's most wanted fugitives after his business empire (Seven Network, MGM) collapsed.
Skase, meanwhile, outbid none other than Rupert Murdoch in a manic campaign to acquire Kerkorian's holdings, only to confess that he never had the money to begin with (Murdoch stalked off in a rage).
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He joins there other such as Christopher Skase, whose lives have something of the abyss about them--devoid of concrete and lasting achievement aside from setting new standards for wasted potential and opportunity.
The individuals most consistently chosen as `UnAustralian' were Pauline Hanson and Christopher Skase. Those selected were living (except for the [gay] entertainer Peter Allen) and had an objective affiliation with Australia in terms of birth and/or prior/current residence.
It was faintly like making Christopher Skase our Ambassador to Spain.
Australia's most wanted fugitive, failed business tycoon Christopher Skase, has died in self-imposed exile on Majorca.
Professor Richard Skase from Kent University said our British neighbours have embraced the new celibacy with glee.
Confessing his shame yesterday Fletcher, 33, who played Sun Hill hard- man Rob Skase, told the Sunday People: "We were out of our minds.
Fletcher, who played tough-guy Rod Skase, left the show earlier this year, claiming it was bad for his health.
On Thursday the Sun Hill boys went even further with a 90-minute French special, as DCI Meadows (Simon Rouse) and DC Rod Skase (Iain Fletcher) tried to conduct a murder investigation in Normandy with barely a "oui" or "non" in their constabulary vocabulary.