I want to share another interesting Australian slang:
Fair dinkum, fair dinks
True, genuine
Fanny
Female genitals (American use means bottom)
Flog
1. Steal something. 2. A person who is not up to the job
Flugy
Extremely unattractive, combination of "fucking" and "ugly"
Full as a boot, a goog, a Catholic school
drunk
Funny farm
Psychiatric hospital
Ginormous
Incredibly huge, combination of 'gigantic' and 'enormous'
Gismo, gizmo
A gadget
Grey Nurse
A $100 note. Also, incidentally, a species of shark
Grumblebum
A person who habitually complains
Gyp
Swindle or cheat someone
Hairy eyeball
A disdainful or angry look
Hooley-dooley
An exclamation of surprise, amazement
Horizontal dancing, horizontal folk-dancing
Sexual intercouse
Irish curtains
Cobwebs
Jack
Nothing. He doesn't know Jack. Also Jack shit.
Kick
Wallet. Nothing in the kick
Knock, knocker
1. Criticise. 2. A critic
Lay-down misere
A certainty
Leg opener
An alcoholic drink offered during the seduction of a woman
Monkey suit
Dinner suit. Also penguin suit
Mystery bag
A sausage. It's a mystery because it's unclear what's in it.
Nong
A fool
Norks
Women's breasts
Onya, onya mate
Well done. From 'Good on you mate'
Owner operator
A euphemism for wanker
Perk
1. Vomit. 2. Fringe benefit
Prop
Stop suddenly
Quack
Doctor
Quoit
The anus, buttocks, arse. Also date, ring or freckle
Rag
A newspaper (used scornfully)
Railway tracks
Dental braces
Raincoat
A condom, Dunlop overcoat, franger
Razz
Tease
Root
Have sexual intercourse
Saturday, February 02, 2008
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7 comments:
Fanny is from here (UK), of course. Fanny for female's, manny's for male's.
We use some of these terms in the United States, too.
Hairy eyeball.. I like it!
I think funny farm and Ginormous are pretty much worldwide. I say fugly instead of flugy though.
Ecky....not commented on Ozzy's slang but out of my curiosity, what is actually cisayong girl means heheheheh....it's an unique name.
flugy.. hmm, looks like I'm going to say a lot of this from now on :D
Bloody oath!
eheehe
:)
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