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R"
.Thesecanbestbeillustratedwithexamplesofpronunciationssuchas"
eggnishner"
="
airconditioner"
"
G'
dye,myte"
Goodday,mate"
Strine"
Australian"
or"
Wynechevvacoldshare"
Whydon'
tyouhaveacoldshower."
(AmericanEnglishhassomesimilarexamples,asinthephrase"
Jeetjet?
"
Didyoueatyet?
)Ingeneral,thedifferencesinAustralianEnglisharemoreamusingthanirritating,despitetheoccasionalconfusionthatmayresult.Giveitaburl!
Strine(Australian)GlossaryfromAtoZed
A
∙Act:
Pretendingtobesomethingyou'
renot.
∙Aggro:
Aggressive.
∙Alf:
Stupidperson.
∙AmberorAmberfluid:
Beer.
∙AppleEater:
ResidentofTasmania.
∙Arvo:
Afternoon.
∙Aussie(pronounced"
Ozzie"
):
Australian.
∙Avagoyermug:
Traditionalrallyingcall,oftenheardatcricketmatches(contractionof"
Haveago,youmug!
)
∙Awardwage:
Minimumpayrate.
(Top)
B
∙Backofbeyond:
Farawayintheoutback.
∙BackofBourke:
Themiddleofnowhere.
∙Bag:
Ladywhoisnotparticularlypleasant.
∙Bailout:
Leave.
∙Bailup:
Holdup,rob,earbash.
∙BananaBender:
ResidentofQueensland.
∙Barbie(Barbecue):
Likeacookout.Manypeoplegettogetherfora'
Barbie'
inthewarmermonths.TheyareusuallyBYO(Bringyourown)meatanddrinks.
∙Barney:
Fightorscuffle.
∙Barrack:
Tocheeronateamatasportingevent.
∙Bastard:
Generalformofaddresswhichcanmeanpracticallyanythingfromhighestpraise("
agoodbastard"
)toworstinsult("
arottenbastard"
).Whenindoubt,don'
tuseit.
∙Bathers:
Swimmingcostume(VictoriaandSouthAustralia).
∙Battler:
Hardtrier,struggler.
∙Beaut,beauty,bewdie:
Verygood.Excellent.
∙Beltup!
:
Shutup!
∙Berko:
Angry.
∙Biblebasher:
Minister,oranyproselytisingChristian.
∙Bickie:
Dollar.
∙Bigmobs:
Largeamount,heaps.
∙Bikies:
Motorcyclists.
∙Billabong:
Waterholeinadryriverbed,ormorecorrectlyanox-bowbendcutoffinthedryseasonbyrecedingwaters.
∙Billy:
Usedformakingteain,usuallyoveracampfire.Thebestbilliesaretheoldones,whichmakebettertea.
∙Bitumen:
Surfacedroad.
∙BlackStump:
Outtowardsthehorizon.Alongwayaway.
∙Block:
BlockhasafewmeaningsbutthemoreAussieoneisyourhead.
∙Bloke:
Person,usuallyamale.
∙Bloody:
All-purposeintensifyingadjective.
∙Blowies:
Blowflies.
∙Bludge:
Notdoinganythingorgettingthingsfromothers.
∙Bludger:
Lazyperson.
∙Blue:
Afight.
∙Bluey:
Aswag;
orthenicknameofsomeonewithredhair.
∙Bonzer:
Great,ripper.
∙Boomer:
Verylarge;
aparticularlylargemalekangaroo.
∙Boomerang:
CurvedflatwoodeninstrumentusedbyAboriginesforhunting.Ifyourboomerangreturns,itmeansyouMISSED!
∙Booze:
Alcohol,usuallybeer.
∙Boozebus:
Policevanusedforrandombreathtestingforalcohol.
∙Bottleshop:
Liquorshop.
∙Buckley'
s:
Nochanceatall.
∙Bug(MoretonBaybug):
Smallcrab.
∙Bullamanka:
ImaginaryplaceevenbeyondbackofBourke,waybeyondtheblackstump.
∙Bulldust:
Fineandsometimesdeepdustonoutbackroads.Andapoliteversionofbullshit.
∙Buny
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