The slouch hatâs mark in history is rooted in Australiaâs introduction to modern warfare at Gallipoli and the reputation established by the AIF on the Western Front. From that time the simple felt hat, with its side turned up, was an emblem of the courage of the Australian digger, and it became a national symbol.
Definition of stick for Students. 1  1 : a cut or broken branch or twig. 2  2 : a long thin piece of wood. 3  3 : walking stick 4  1. 4 : something like a stick in shape or use fish sticks a hockey stick.
The modern use of the phrase always exists as part of the extended and fixed phrase âmore ... than you can shake a stick atâ, meaning an abundance, plenty. The phrase without the âmore thanâ element is rather older, but not by much. Shaking a stick at somebody, of course, is a threatening gesture, or at least one of defiance. So to say that you have shaken a stick at somebody is to suggest that person is an opponent, perhaps a worthy one.