Aussie Lingo Glossary
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Wednesday, 7 March 2007 |
arvo - Afternoon.
barney - Row, fight, argument.
bizo - Business.
bloke - Man.
blue - row, fight.
corker - Great.
crook. Mad. Also sick.
dunny - A more primitive type of toilet, usually locted outdoors.
fair dinkum - Genuine, real, really.
fair go - Fair chance.
grog - Beer, liquor.
half your luck - Congratulations.
lair - One of brash or vulgar behavior, usually flashily dressed as well.
loo - Toilet.
mate - Friend, pal, colleague.
middy - Middle-sized glass. A middy usually contains 285ml (of beer).
mug - Someone taken advantage of.
pissed - Drunk.
pissed off - Angry, mad.
plonk - Cheap liquor or wine.
rack off - Scram, get lost.
ripper - Great, something great.
schooner - A larger glass for beer, larger than a middy.
shout - pay for a round (of drinks).
sport - Something like mate, but sometimes said with some belligerence.
Strine - Australian as she's spoke.
ta - Thanks.
tucker - Food.
wowser - Prude, puritan.
yobbo - Someone a bit uncouth.Labels: Australian Lingo |
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