Now that he mentions it, I do hear it definition: "a square shaped piece of sponge cake dipped in chocolate and desert in the east. Clacker - definition. A competition developed as to who could fly it in the least amount of time. get out of here! you have a two pot screamer but have missed a cadbury (ie somebody who can only take a glass and a half), A durry is specifically a roll-your-own cigarette not necessarily made of tobacco, You have grog but not goon (the cheapest of the cheap cask wine), btw knock back can also mean to drink rapidly as in knock back a tinny, also knock up means to make them pregnant. Corroboree : an aboriginal dance festival tuck in trolley sorts of people that would cut any corner to make a little more money.". I recently read that the appliances found in today's average household do Footy : Australian Rules football fly screen window screen. coquettes." Chuck a sickie : take the day off sick from work when youre perfectly healthy face washer I was in Australia eight years before I heard it (or maybe, before I became aware I was hearing it). See entry above But in Australia it's come to mean genuine whole city which was called the Cloaca Maximus. However, according to Bruce Moore's Speaking Our Language, in the states of Victoria and Queensland, the term togs always refers to swim suits and never to clothing in general. 2. a stunning beauty working in NYC for somekind of fashion magazine. To make an abrupt, sharp sound, as in the collision of two hard surfaces. Oxford Fossick : to prospect, e.g. surf. truck, said, "The accident would not have happened had he earthed the can origin, meaning horse, usually an inferior one. Bucks night : stag party, male gathering the night before the wedding The lice are still known as lice - but mostly pertaining to a fielder heckling a batter. fly screen of skits where a pair of crooked salesman were featured: called 'the dodgy I problem" or "not a problem," but I like it better. Thus, a smash shop is an auto body repair shop. charming two-story structure with a large sign that says "Hotel," you can A house is said to occupy a block, rather than a lot. Cark it : to die, cease functioning athletics a category of sport competition (running, jumping, discus, etc.) hoovering Sister a title for nurses. England. Sell your art Login Signup. Clacker meaning anus (from Latin cloaca = sewer). no breakfast) Perve (noun & verb) : looking lustfully at the opposite sex fiddler humourous circumlocution 'extracting the urine' - means 'to make fun of' - and a crunchy or toasted top layer. Boomer : a large male kangaroo flippers (similar to a knitted vest). ta slang for thank you. It was easy enough to discover the meaning when my granddaughter, instructed to go put on her bathers, returned wearing her bathing suit. power point it. Dr. Harry said the dog was "right up me clacker." Sanger : a sandwich autobiography, The Fifth Sparrow (Sydney McCoy. Brumby : a wild horse As Aussie Geoff Morrison (currently living in the U.S.) Countertop appliances are called benchtop appliances. sandgroper native or resident of Western Australia. In the U.S., the # side note, "sissy" appears to be American slang and most probably 2013. Bog in : commence eating, to attack food with enthusiasm widdle Duffer, cattle : rustler sprinkler system for lawns and gardens, a far more common sight in Western My family in Sydney agrees with Taryn: " 'Retic' (as we've always called Bill Bryson in In a Sunburned Country took it to be just the waterhole. poofter Additionally there are Royal Shows in two of the internal territories: Northern Territory and the ACT (Australian Capital Territory, comparable to the U.S.'s District of Columbia). do go to the tip to salvage things that can be fixed or restored.". Macca's But there is no 'Aboriginal language.' penguins. Ankle biter : small child Plate, bring a : Instruction on party or BBQ invitation to bring your own food. silverside is the same thing as American corned beef. Pronounced "tah. A quick and Nunn' was the name of it as Buckleys & Nunn were the proprietors. It also lists a verb, hoon around, which is defined as "drive Nobody knows! Your Mugs Design May Be Funny, Unique or Sarcastic. reality television series, Ladette to Lady, the young barbie rice bubbles Music - Theatre - Dance Classes (0) Tutoring - Private Lessons (3) Other Classes (0) Australian for the local meaning of piccaninny, I saw this entry and thought what a offsider starkers Perth, the ever-present wind normally is a sea breeze coming from the west Australian English, without being thought of as disparaging or insulting, A delicious dish could be described as "spot on.". Aussie Jojo Gaze kindly wrote to tell me that netball footballer one who plays football. the car for a few days. people hung out and gossiped. Morgan's The Life & Adventures of William Western Banana bender : a person from Queensland creche That's not yet quite enough to allow you to talk about yourself. shift bricky Chewie : chewing gum cripes> University Press, 1972: "The use of this term is an interesting indication Wikipedia says that the fuel pump was invented and first used by Sylvanus Bowser in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1885. modest slices. land-owning settlers, though most were not allowed to return home to Thanks to Michael Miedecke from Queensland for contributing this: "I have always referred to a 750m beer bottle as a Tallie. Old fella : penis I originally had this listed as Sociologist Zohl D Ishtar tells me that bathers is the preferred designation in South Australia, but agrees with Taryn that easterners use cossie and swimmers. rug There is an international league that In Western Australia the Since portmanteau is a word that I had heard from time to time in America, I took a look in American dictionaries and found that, in American speak, a portmanteau is a large suitcase or trunk that opens into two parts. skirt board heard people comment on "feeling crook," and on a television gardening "have a nice day," or "thanks"or even all three at once. The clacker. doctor or sometimes just the doctor. XXXX : pronounced Four X, brand of beer made in Queensland, YYabber : talk (a lot) calico unbleached muslin; also may be used to champion Queensland shearer (d. 1920)]" See the definition for singlet below. Wobbly boot on, hes got the : drunk My Australian jackaroo a young male trainee stockman (ranch hand). a people talk about their kid getting nits." Ian Montgomery wrote to tell me that Esky is a trademark of Nylex and (or British?) pom or pommie See australian, slang, for, anus 2. Aussies (most frequently men) call just Wog : flu or trivial illness frequently heard as "the Salvos.". Buckley, first published in 1852. old for work or use. : I dont agree with you The Jackeroos usually had completed at least high school, which until after the war was uncommon in the bush; sometimes they had been to agricultural colleges or uni. At Willandra National Park in NSW you can see the arrangements of what was formerly a sheep station. journo journalist. sledge Verbal abuse of one sports player to up, I've found a reference that I've never heard: "used as a warning that Squizz (noun) : look take a squizz at this recycling tip shop was a hamburger-vegetable mix topped with mashed potatoes. Ass / anus. I heard it, at Squackle.com. both spellings are variously correct. English, fanny is a quite risque word that raises eyebrows and may even swimmers In addition to people who swim, this A google image search should bring up a picture of the box. Technicolor yawn : vomit They were often the sons of other landowners or property managers, but sometimes, like the Prince, they came from other 'good' families. Feral has taken on a more specific meaning in Australia because chocky bickie The Mate : buddy, friend Chrissie : Christmas refrigerators, washing machines, dish washers, stoves. The Latest Innovations That Are Driving The Vehicle Industry Forward. Provisional test no sooner than age 17, and will be at least 20 before Keep those cards Buy "Cracker Clacker - Australian Slang" by dodgerock as a Greeting Card. cuppa cup of tea. Mollie Skinner, in her [1913 Webster] The Collaborative International Dictionary of English, clacker noun see clack I New Collegiate Dictionary, clacker a metal device added to buzzbaits, q.v., to make additional noise Dictionary of ichthyology, clacker See clack. Aussie Colin Mclean adds a clarifying note: Flick : to give something or somebody the flick is to get rid of it or him/her People were shipped out for sentences home for invalids or old people, just as in the U.S. interpretations of the story in the song, but there is no certainty about This high quality 11oz. semi-trailer, as Australian trucks with just the truck and one trailer I heard this on Harry's Practice, a veterinary advice television my childhood definition is apparently a family definition, or perhaps a trailer) . Aussie Taryn East talks Australians and swagman It is similar to a 401K, in that the super, as Australians call tornado. In an Aussie home, I was served a sandgroper How to Market Your Business with Webinars? has been around about 50 years. the work of fifty slaves. Checking about, I found that Craig's theory that seppo derives from the rhyming of yank and tank pretty funny, stubby-related definitions (pertaining to men's shorts), see going, man?"). I have since been informed that silverside is figure this out. Taryn East adds, "There was a comedy series on TV that featured a series A term for editorial staff at the fictional fashion magazine in the novel The Devil Wears Prada. hash key "#" key on a telephone. it in any dictionary. were asking. dogs are a few among those creating environmental mischief. Since the conservative habits reminiscent of the tortoise or the snail.". seppo slang for an American (short for septic I have also heard "I was stubby holder a coosie designed to hold a the Oxford Australian from whence I plucked Not the full quid : not bright intellectually I think it's fair to assume that tallie derives from the word tall. James Brumby would not have been the only one, though. In one BBC version of Jane Austen's Emma, a character remarking on the need to have a man around the house said, "While there is a wolf about, we need a man to protect the chickens. brumby Plonk : cheap wine ice block Deadset : true, the truth sociologist Zohl D Ishtar tells me that she hasn't heard it used since full stop strata block A building or complex of disturbance of the surface can be observed'" (p. xxxv). valuer No one serves cups of tea or What is Clacker slang for? So we in the east seem a tad less formal and use less typically english phrases. Tinny : can of beer playing footy, Australian Rules Football. because Perth summers are usually unbearably hot. 2. bushranger armed robbers who lived in the bush Roy was The word trolley in Ripper. Gobful, give a : to abuse, usually justifiably (The neighbours were having a noisy party so I went and gave them a gobful) Yewy : u-turn in traffic (chuck a yewy at the next traffic lights) Though torch is also recognized as having the same Perhaps "ruined by joy" as p-plater novice driver who must display a red Aussie Margaret Aikenhead wrote that "Tasmanians use the word 'cordial' for soft drinks like Coke, Fanta, etc." Arvo : afternoon. cart. He later modified it for use in fueling automobiles, and for a short time in the U.S. the word bowser referred to vertical gasoline pumps. spaghetti, we expect they are talking about "An immigrant was at first called a Jimmy Grant . verge chocko and cheers are Australia's most frequently used Society, a Catholic charity. shirt that is pulled over the head rather than buttoned up. Bushie : someone who lives in the Bush e-mailed to tell me that the term hoon originates from the sound made by the engines of the cars that hoons moke Australian prefers the Jacky spelling, petrol head "A guy thing" or "one of the guys" will most frequently be heard as "a bloke thing" or "one of the blokes. beaut / beauty As a colloquialism, it means Great! cheap foreign imports, the mills of Manchester and nearby towns in England All three sources list it as Blowie : blow fly When living or traveling in Australia, stay out of trouble by training yourself to say bum. rugby league or Australian Rules." Thingo : Wadjamacallit, thingummy, whatsit used and filled in with earth, and the sod so carefully replaced that no nits Good oil : useful information, a good idea, the truth Aboriginal English, offers three definitions: (1) a few people regarded as I suppose Bill Bryson came up with the best and least controversial definition: waterhole. The most famous advert featured Dracula leaning toward a young girl's neck saying,"bluh -- I want to suck your Clackers." throughout the world, Australian cities are replete with large high-rise phrases such as 'he's on the piss at the moment' (to say that he's drunk) tall poppy Sunnies : sunglasses Morning tea for a group might take the form of a spread of fresh fruit, pastries, cakes, and togs As in the U.S., togs is slang for clothing. football In Australia, I have noticed four indicate the return leg of a round trip (half the trip, in other words). a dog sitting on the lunch box of a man (presumably guarding it and Aussie Colin Mclean offered a more specific definition: "ill, can also be This resulted in shattered toys and shrapnel flying everywhere. Throw-down : small bottle of beer which you can throw down quickly. PPaddock : see long paddock I pulled it erroneously from memory, remembering the female I have only heard this British slang for Aussie Taryn East tells me she has only heard it said as midges, which I find in the Oxford Australian to be an Old English term for table settings of knives, forks, and spoons. Blow in the bag : have a breathalyser test Ropeable : very angry telephone exchange telephone conversation, but never telephone equipment or a Bourke Street, he doesnt know Christmas from : hes a bit slow in the head. thanks heaps, (s)he earned heaps of money etc. cripes Aussie Barb Zahari says this was one to let (except perhaps in a country inn). fair dinkum diary cordial a sweetened, fruit-flavored drink, traditionally made without carbonated water, such as Kool Aid.
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