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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