I'm reading this book and here are some slang that I found interesting:Bee's dick
A very small amount or distance. Thorpey beat Michael Phelps by a bee's dick
Bite your bum
An injunction to somebody to get lost
Blower
The telephone
Blow-in
A stranger in town
Bob's your uncle
Everything's okay, problem solved, job done
Boil the billy
Make a pot of tea, not necessarily with a billy
Bonza, bonzer
Good, excellent
Bum floss
G-string (thong) underpants. Also anal floss
But
Used at the end of a sentence with the sense of 'however'
Cactus
Useless, ruined. I'm cactus after that big night out
Chunder
Vomit
Cooee
Bush call or greeting to someone. Also a reference to distance between people in the bush. There are no pubs within cooee
Cop Shop
Police station
Date
Bottom, buttocks, anus
Drink with the flies
Drink alone
Drongo
A stupid person
Drop your guts
Fart
To be continued
6 comments:
When I was in Australia, I experienced some problems communicating with them because of the slangs that they used.
If only I had this book... :D
This post reminds me of my childhood experience in Melbourne years ago. Even kids use slangs at school. I actually hear the "drongo" word in grade 6, then "bum floss" for the first time when I was in year 7.
But then, those two slangs are all i know :p
Adit & Ichi: Keep coming to my blog, because I will post some interesting slangs from the book. Interesting means why the hell they came up with that word :))
wow...can't imagine if I don't understand that slang language...and talk with people hehe...thanks for the knowledge :)
No wonder I didn't fit in well when I was at school ...
Hey Ecky,
Doesn't sound so strange to me!!!
Maybe 'cause I'm a "blow-in" in your town.
cheers
GJ
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