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Aussie Slang 101

livingoz.blogspot.com·Steve·7 months ago
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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.…

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