G'Day, and Merry Christmas Eve!
Aussies have some hilarious phrases, like the ones below.:
Bathers : swimsuit
Cat burying poo, as busy as a : busy
Chrissie : Christmas
Compo : Workers' Compensation pay
Cozzie : swimming costume
Bowl of rice, not my : not my cup of tea; I don't like it
Bottle shop : liquor shop
Billabong : an ox-bow river or watering hole
Ankle biter : small child
Dag : a funny person, nerd, goof
Gutful of piss : drunk, "he's got a gutful of piss"
Hooroo : goodbye
Kangaroos loose in the top paddock : Intellectually inadequate
Knocker : somebody who criticises
Outback : interior of Australia
Quid, make a : earn a living
Yabber : talk (a lot)
Stoked : very pleased
Sunbake : sunbathe I've applied my newfound knowledge to create the (extremely awkward) paragraph below. Phrases are in bold . It's kinda like Mad Libs, only awesomer.
So I'm off to Oz in less than a week.…