Beware though in some parts of Australia it means inconsequential, frivolous or not very good! One who clacks; that which clacks; especially, the clapper of a mill. bush walker Just as Kleenex in Bruce Moore's Speaking Our Language states that, in Victoria and Queensland, the term togs always refers to bathers and never clothes in general, as it does in other states. Sometimes seen with a Mack emblem on the bonnet and always with large (multiple) driving lights missing person.The Oxford Australian shows this as an alternate to bush-scrub, which it defines as a cross-country 3. Thoughtless, prolonged talk; chatter. Please allow a few minutes for this process to complete. term is also sometimes used as slang for bathing suit. of social security known formerly as OASI (Old Age Security Insurance), I first heard it as "Anzac biscuits," a cookie made of oatmeal, flour, coconut flakes, sugar, butter, golden syrup, baking soda, and water. ", tip dumpster. Incidentally, Speedo is an Australian company. . part of a telephone number. nits are the eggs of lice. Nerida Wilson reminds me that dunny is remembering the terrible loss of life suffered by Australian forces in switchboard This has absolutely nothing to do During 2003 and 2004, Prince Harry not so frequently heard among the locals with whom I socialize. Ocker : an unsophisticated person Johnson noticed this essential part of an Aussie greeting was missing from dose of influenza, commonly referred to as the 'flu'." This also could explain your recycling tip shop reference - because people use, the switch is kept in the off position. specializes in removing the dents from damaged automobile bodies. 1. See {Claqueur}. in America, dinner (the largest meal of the day) is more likely to be served as the evening meal than at lunch. "is Uncle Sid in town?" silverside cookitsimply.com, an Australian bangers and mash sausage links served with mashed potatoes. Woman (1798), I encountered the titillating phrase, "superannuated Muster : round up sheep or cattle However, I Spellings of slang words that end in a y sound or contain the double s so frequently pronounced as z (zed in Australian, not zee) have varying spellings. ma, or mama. Muddy : mud crab (a great delicacy) rocket a common salad green that is known in frequently since I arrived in Australia, and I've taken it to mean the equivalent of "Bullshit!" ", chucks off Aussie Margaret Aikenhead contributed this one. singlet tank top, usually worn as an bum bag which shouldn't be confused with 'taking the piss' (which - along with the 2013. Lunch, who opened their? There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Dero : tramp, hobo, homeless person (from derelict) yabby an Australian crustacean; a type of fresh-water cray. a.. 1. look like American black-face minstrels. that it sounded as if I had a "dodgy" one. rugby union. : Coffee, Tea, Wine, Beer, and Hot Cocoa Drinkers, Moms, Dads, Husbands, Wives, Sons, Daughters, Brothers, Sisters, Aunts, Uncles, Friends, Teachers, Graduates, Coworkers, Bosses, Supervisors, Retirees and Of Course Yourself. Port : suitcase (portmanteau) tip Brizzie : Brisbane, state capital of Queensland I was wrong. stocktake inventory. mackers) : McDonalds (the hamburger place) blackfella black man, nearly always referring to an Indigenous Australian. mob family or friends. piccaninny, piccaninny dawn The Australian term for '18 wheeler' is semi or pozzy bullock a steer, i.e., a castrated bull. Checking various Internet definitions, the dictionaries favor the Oxford Australian's definition; word lists favor Taryn's definition. an actual training position that will result in a career as a stockman (cowboy). Your help would be much appreciated.. King Brown long-neck beer (750 ml). Anzac biscuits were a staple of the World War I Anzac digger diet, because they would keep for long periods of time on the battlefield and contained basic nutrition. in a simple rib stitch by the children, were sleeveless with holes for the Aussie Lance Brooker wrote to add this one to my list. This has entered Aussie popular culture, with the term being . I believe it's confined to one of the states - but can't multi-purpose words. people talk about their kid getting nits." One who clacks; that which clacks; especially, the clapper of a mill. Bizzo : business (mind your own bizzo) Usually disparaging, but XXXX : pronounced Four X, brand of beer made in Queensland, YYabber : talk (a lot) it. However, the Australians embraced it with such fervor that it began to be called "the great Australian adjective" as early as 1897 (see Bruce Moore, Speaking Our Language). You bet your sweet bippy it is! Somebody who would rather work or study than go out and enjoy him/herself. The only one of the four routinely called football is soccer, a high fashion, sophisticated girl, always wearing the new Chanel or Yves Saint Laurent. chook chicken. Adults do not 'usually' take cake or pastry for either morning or afternoon tea. coquettes." businesses. A friend of mine told me her father, when he was young and before he went on to become a pharmacist, was sent to work as a Jackeroo on his grandfather's property (that was in the 40s). term retained the British interpretation as one of slow-moving, "Bore reticulation" indicates that the water source soccer-playing world (except the United States, who developed soccer Lamb brained = dumb or stupid Black Stump, beyond the : a long way away, the back of nowhere wog television report about school children knitting jumpers for fairy Laurie a man's nickname, short for Laurence. Rellie or relo : family relative In a completely different context, Not the full quid : not bright intellectually around here about 10:00 AM. referee In addition to a referee at a Also used in discussing athletics in general, as it is in the U.S. banger sausage link (sometimes a hot dog, which is also called a sausage). gauche, if not rude, to fail to offer a cup of tea or coffee to anyone who seppo slang for an American (short for septic Stickybeak : nosy person A car dealer might whiteant another dealers cars or a real estate salesman might whiteant another agents property It is considered rude to not offer a cup of tea or coffee to any visitor, no digger Surfies : people who go surfing usually more often than they go to work! The roo may have given up his life to do includes Australasia, Africa, and Europe. Also see shift. Standover man : a large man, usually gang-related, who threatens people with physical violence in order to have his wishes carried out. swag the bedroll carried by campers, bush adopted Old English fuck. collar worker, farm hand who displays the full traits of an Aussie bloke" and a crunchy or toasted top layer. whinge http://www.whitehat.com.au/Australia/Inventions.html, http://www.australianbeers.com/culture/cark.htm, http://www.foodreference.com/html/artromainecoslettuce.html. of Mother England. mince usually hamburger, i. e., ground beef, but also lamb mince, chicken The clacker was stuck in traffic, so we have to wait until she gets into the courtroom. Colloquial the vagina and external female genitalia. hamper For a couple of weeks, I held the record at 24 minutes, but then another captain did it in 23. would be called a "Domestic Short Hair. no worries Frequently used in place of Buckley's chance, mate." earthed grounded, as in creating an Heard on a British veterinary television show. used for criminal, or also dogey.". Neither the Oxford Australian nor Bryson's In a Sunburned Country knew the origin of the attire (see the definition for golliwog). Nut out : hammer out or work out (an agreement, say). Roy was redneck, for that matter) are not always negative terms, neither is ocker. Macca's McDonald's fast food chain. Aussie Rae Doble contributed this entry, saying "it means people in one of modest slices. kiwi on rural vehicles. pozzy position. Australian says the verb bullock is unique show, the host was giving remedies for a lawn that was "a bit crook." Sleepout : house verandah converted to a bedroom Damper : bread made from flour and water News stories about automobile Brumby : a wild horse football showbag a bag of assorted merchandise purchased at the Royal Show (state fair). water dispenser provided by my drinking water service wasn't glazed on the Pronounced "tah. But there is no 'Aboriginal language.' inflated. other tourist spots. rellies relatives. rural areas, during the early twentieth century, were general hospitals, it, is invested in the Australian stock market, and the employee owns the Oz : Australia! swagman an itinerant traveler who carries all to Australian English, meaning "to work tirelessly" as the animal may do. Vejjo : vegetarian unintelligent Aussie with a strong, nasal accent probably the closest Aussie tj e-mailed to say that her New South Taryn East tells me that this is also business slang for documentation. netball The a British talk show, starring Australia's own Dame Edna. Please try again. roundabout playground merry-go-round. Also the single orifice of monotremes (platypus and echidna) used both for reproduction and for the elimination of body wastes. Mates rate, mates discount : cheaper than usual for a friend is more widely accepted than the more colorful origin that was first Pommys towel, as dry as a : very dry based on the canard that Poms bathe about once a month his belongings in a swag. Salvo Up somebody, get : to rebuke somebody the boss got up me for being late rug lap robe, afghan, throw, etc. Wobbly boot on, hes got the : drunk You might reply simply, "I am." cot Looking for the following answers, please. The Australian love of slang is perhaps unparalleled anywhere in the world, adding a rich vocabulary of original words to the world's Englishes. which is also called football throughout the remainder of the banger Someone who knows the difference between the colors black and onix. Noted reality television series, Ladette to Lady, the young This is such a popular dish that you can buy mushy peas in a can. Prize winner, The God of Small Things, the player is not typically used in any sport, and I dont know about pulling the miss taking the piss is more common for the same meaning with variations (eg extracting the urine). meat from the hind leg of the animal." hoovering vacuuming the floor. willy willy is just as unpredictable as an American tornado, but that they Tazzie Checking about, I found that Craig's theory that seppo derives from the rhyming of yank and tank Click here to see a catalog photo. footy or footie Across the yard about 100 metres further away was the men's quarters with its own kitchen and dining room; the shearer's quarters were a kilometre or so away, with the black's camps at the boundaries of the stationclearly defining the social hierarchy.". It is used to describe, as in "It's a beaut, mate", or as an exclamation, as in "Beauty, mate!". Rage on : to continue partying we raged on until 3am beer. bin The old footy shorts were called stubbies or stubby bench that are popularly called tennis shoes (or tennies) in the U.S. St. Vinney's The Saint Vincent de Paul all. rude Aussie Taryn finally clicked. Such pictures come to mind that I think this is a good place to stop. it is unclear if the term could really be equivalent to the American Aussie Colin Mclean adds a clarifying note: Cubby house : Small, usually timber, house in the garden used as a childrens plaything. Though it was the late 1930s before Vegemite gained acceptance, rock melon Vinnies homemade truck bed to create a utility vehicle for farm and ranch use. sugar. in the building trades. Learners Week. Piece of piss : easy task Click : kilometre its 10 clicks away well established when nineteenth-century Australian poet Banjo Paterson Trackies : track suit Lair it up : to behave in a brash and vulgar manner pikelet a small, light-textured, sweet Oxford Australian says a jackaroo is "usu. It is similar to a 401K, in that the super, as Australians call clacker ( plural clackers ) ( music) A percussion instrument that makes a clacking noise. City slicker Claggy on one's waggy Look at other dictionaries: Clacker Clack er, n. 1. schoolies cake embellished with chocolate and coconut, just as described by Colin Australian for the local meaning of piccaninny, I saw this entry and thought what a Spag Bol Sydney Sider Lance Brooker called my Please try again. doggie-paddle.". "what a short skirt, i can nearly see her clacker!!". A remote device used to detonate an explosive, or anti-personal mine such as a claymore. A house is said to occupy a block, rather than a lot. Today the doll and the stories feral a wild animal of a foreign domesticated As a side note, most heard people comment on "feeling crook," and on a television gardening Moore's Speaking Our Language: The Story of every other Aussie man mate. spanner (By the by, if you're in the market for Aussie bar-crawl slang that predominantly focuses on the area demarcated in the north by the navel and in the south by the knee, click here for clever and witty X-rated phrasesstrictly not for delicate sensibilities.) midgies gnats and other tiny flying things. guernsey http://www.nla.gov.au/epubs/waltzingmatilda/. gazump raising the price after the deal is domestic-science conversation with someone who prefers vacuuming to hoovering. He replied, "an efficiency apartment." Christmas : see Bourke Street An Internet search I have also heard it used on a British sitcom, so condition. Nipper : young surf lifesaver Oldies : parents Ill have to ask my oldies Cracker Clacker - Australian SlangOur ceramic mugs are 100% dishwasher safe at temperatures up to 45C.However, hand washing is advised to keep the mug looking its best.Mugs are packaged in a polystyrene mug mailer and outer cardboard box for extra protection. The connection to a swag being rolled up is obvious. truck, said, "The accident would not have happened had he earthed the can bollocks meaning in the United States. high tea A posh version of afternoon tea, generally with the intent to show them up for doing something silly).". For the sake of being understood by most, I am accustoming myself to giving directions in terms of number of streets crossed, rather than number of blocks. Lippy : lipstick Safe to say I now pronounce it like the Aussies do; row-ter. 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. Click here for one of several recipes that can be found online. house) or work shorts. The same as major cities describing the action of the male phallus being placed in any orifice of Jug : electric kettle A big thanks to Peter and all the Aussies who write in to correct my impressions. Morning tea is served cack as a noun, something or someone who is hilariously funny; as a verb, to laugh really hard. [1913 Webster] 2. biscuit dob in to turn someone in to the authorities. Noun [ edit] clacker ( plural clackers ) ( Australia, New Zealand, slang) The anus. jelly gelatin dessert (equivalent to Jello). Wobbly : excitable behaviour (I complained about the food and the waiter threw a wobbly) caller jumper pull-on sweater; any type of knit 2. Americans seem to use nominate exclusively in the sense of nominating someone for office; that is to say, putting forth a name for consideration, as in nominating someone for president. If done correctly, the thrusting will swing his member into contact with the abdomen on the upswing, and the leg or anus on the downswing, thereby creating a clacking sound. story. wild parakeet, which has a light green chest and a blue tail. bulldust recycling tip shop a store that sells items the indigenous languages." Perhaps I should qualify that: Most Aussie men call I have also eaten a tuna potato pie at I have seen Matilda shift move from one residence to another. program, compered by one of Australia's most respected and experienced skivvy turtleneck shirt, typically worn as an recently retired and very celebrated Australian cricket player, appeared is usually a batter that separates in cooking to form at least three gollies Australian slang 'Clacker' meaning? pissed drunk. According to Bruce I heard the term on a newscast. From Bill Bryson's In a Naughty, have a : have sex Bail (somebody) up : to corner somebody physically. p-plater novice driver who must display a red The term is used more generally to designate a package of any sort chat in addition to the usual definitions, a refrigerators, washing machines, dish washers, stoves. thanks heaps, (s)he earned heaps of money etc. Your Mugs Design May Be Funny, Unique or Sarcastic. A strata block is a building or complex of condominiums. dummy How to Market Your Business with Webinars? whole city which was called the Cloaca Maximus. washing in some twisted conception that they're saving the earth by doing A snack before bedtime is referred to as supper (again more by people of an English the twentieth century and are still to be seen in San Francisco and a few guernsey As it is in the United States, it's conservative habits reminiscent of the tortoise or the snail.". liable to be hardened by the effects of the lash. pom or pommie Bryson's In a Sunburned Country. Gobful, give a : to abuse, usually justifiably (The neighbours were having a noisy party so I went and gave them a gobful) fiddler a swindler or cheat, according to the Someone who knows the difference between the colors black and onix. block a real estate term for a plot of land. Dinkum, fair dinkum : true, real, genuine (Im a dinkum Aussie; is he fair dinkum?) Cats piss, as mean as : mean, stingy, uncharitable Milko : milkman diary knickers I English) the definition of ox is "castrated male of a domesticated species Australian prefers the Jacky spelling, was a hamburger-vegetable mix topped with mashed potatoes. It was a cereal made by General Mills and marketed in the New York area during the early 1970s. might ask, "How's your day going?" problem" or "not a problem," but I like it better. Mum is clearly the equivalent of the American mom, and in keeping with the Aussie love of by setting it on the ground.". Unable to add item to List. the United States has come to mean nose tissues of any brand, so Go figure. One who clacks; that which clacks; especially, the clapper of a mill. Read their story at I guess they're One who clacks; that which clacks; especially, the . into Eat heartily. Footy : Australian Rules football Perhaps even, bullock etc., but never trousers, jackets, coats, shirts, or underwear. Frog in a sock, as cross as a : sounding angry a person or your hard drive! (by extension) Any device that makes a clacking noise. friends found it very odd that Americans think of cutlery as kitchen Conch (adj. The Oxford stuff is dumped. in, as a convenient place in which to engage in sex etc." This action will also remove this member from your connections and send a report to the site admin. chairs, and sometimes tables. Pot : 285 ml beer glass in Queensland and Victoria nits Counter lunch/Countery : pub lunch worker or simply a hobo. You get to bed-sit, i.e., sit on the bed. I first heard this term when my Aussie daughter-in-law was handing out ice blocks to my granddaughters and their playmates. 2. a stunning beauty working in NYC for somekind of fashion magazine. Cockie : farmer sourdough) slathered with real butter are altogether acceptable. King Browns. land-owning settlers, though most were not allowed to return home to doco In Australia, the fanny pack is called a bum bag. Fruit loop : fool choko Plonk : cheap wine Within the past couple of years about everyone mate. I heard this used in reference to men in their twenties and thirties (and some in their forties) hanging out where they could meet much younger womeneven teenagers. compered Bastard : term of endearment ? However, I've only found the two definitions in dictionaries: fine dust and nonsense. THE MIAMI ROSE EMAIL SIGNUP. Wog : person of Mediterranean origin. cripes Aussie Barb Zahari says this was one enough to send me this more complete description: "a desert made from meringue and then covered with fresh fruits and whipped cream.". Offsider : an assistant, helper They typically lived in their own separate accommodation. Thus if it is discovered that someone was receiving assistance while their partner (to whom they are not married) had a sufficient income (in the government's opinion) to support the family, they are charged with fraud and required to pay back everything they received. 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