Hey, todays a holiday. At least for some people. Some people don't get today off. And then there's people like me. EVERY day's a holiday!! Or a Saturday, or whatever kind of day you want to call it.
So what to do on this special day. Same thing as yesterday. Get up, try and decide what to do. Sometimes it's tough. Sometimes I sit around all day and never come up with anything. I think those are the best days. ............... Sorry, drifted off there for a minute. Hey how about a joke. Just for fun. Well sort of a joke. I wonder if Amanda can verify most of these. Wake up Amanda. Come out of your 'newborn trance' for a little bit.
I'm really disappointed about one of the definitions. Reeeeeeeally.
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Aussie Speak
Barbie - A cook out.
Black Stump - Out towards the horizon. A long way away.
Bloke - A person - usually a male.
Blue - A fight or the nickname of someone with red hair.
Bush - Bush refers to somewhere in the country or away from the city.
Conk - To hit someone.
Crook - Not feeling well or not going well.
Dinkum - Genuine or honest.
Dunny - A toilet.
Fair Go - Give someone a chance or an opportunity to do something.
Galah - A fool or a silly person.
Gidday - A greeting. It is the Aussie way of saying good day.
Hooly-Dooly - An expression of surprise.
Kick - To share or join in.
Lollies - Candy or sweets.
Mate - This usually means a friend but it can be used to talk about or to anyone - even a total stranger.
Owyergoin - A greeting. How are you going? Often used with 'Gidday' and 'Mate'.
Pub - Any hotel. A favorite meeting place of many Australians.
Ratbag - Someone who does not behave properly.
Raw Prawn - A lie or a con job.
Sack - To be fired from a job.
Shiela - Female
Shoot Through - To leave or disappear.
Strewth - An exclamation, often of surprise.
Thongs - Rubber sandals.
Togs - A set of clothes.
Tucker - Food. Australian schools call their canteens a 'tuckshop.'
Winge - Complain and carry on unnecessarily.
Wog - An illness such as the flu.
Yakker - Work - usually hard work.
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3 comments:
Hey! I must have heard you because I did wake up from my trance today. I know what you mean about the holidays everyday. Its even more of a holiday when you get slack with the blogging like I have.
I'll stop bludging soon. Not sure but I think 'to bludge' can also go on your list of Australian words. It means to waste time or to get out of doing work.
I remember reading an interesting sentence in Aussie, and its translation into English, years ago: "Eye got a split nair dyke...smoreniken bear...I left a tiger nippy sea." Translation: I've got a splitting headache. It's more than I can bear. I'll have to take an APC (tablet)." And if you want ratbags, come to DC...we got 'em. Congress, DC city government, lobbyists, lawyers, you name it.
A - She's awake!!!!
B - What if I don't want ratbags? WHERE CAN GO?!!!!!
And the word meaning I want changed is 'thong'. I do not think of shoes when I hear the word thong.
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