Did you know that today is Australia Day. Australia Day is a celebration that commemorates the landing of the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788, and the proclamation of British sovereignty over the eastern seaboard of Australia. So to celebrate Australia Day I am posting some common Australian phrases.
Surf Tucker - This describes the food you eat after you go surfing-
Ankle Biter- This is what Australians call a small child
Dinki Di - Something good from Australia
Grog - Alcohol
Lollies - Candies
Matilda - Sleeping bag or role
Fair dinkum - Someone or something genuine
Fairy Floss - Cotton candy
Icy pole - Popsicle
Nong - Idiot, "you nong!
Rellies - Relatives
My shout - I'll pay this time
Singlet - Undershirt or tank top
Stickybeak - Nosy person
Snag - Sausage
Shonky - A questionable deal
Swag - Canvas bag for your belongings
Woop Woop - A long way from civilisation
Yobbo - Redneck
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- Melina Antichevich
- I decided to start this blog at age 24 to just have a place to share all thats going on with me and all of my random thoughts. When I started this blog I was living in San Diego and loving life. I had been there for 7 wonderful years. I loved life and living in the moment I was so blessed to have a great community of friends. I have since moved to San Francisco the city by the Bay and have married the love of my life and my Partner In Crime (PIC) Tim. We are currently surviving grad students in a crazy wild city and although most days I feel like a stranger up here I am quickly getting the hang of city life. My outlook on life is that there is always an adventure around the corner. The fun never stops if you're ready for it when it comes knocking on your door and I will be sharing the fun with you!
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2 comments:
those are funny
I can only verify so many of those. You missed my personal favorite, though, which was "at a sparrow's fart" meaning "at dawn".
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