From ronena@ccsg.tau.ac.il Wed Jan 22 15:05:21 1992 Return-Path: Received: from ccsg.tau.ac.il by math.tau.ac.il (4.1/TAU-4.8) id AA09640; Wed, 22 Jan 92 15:05:18+020 Date: Wed, 22 Jan 92 14:59:45 +0200 From: Ronen Altman Message-Id: <9201221259.AA03801@ccsg.tau.ac.il> To: s2507558@techst02.technion.ac.il, elharrar@bimacs.cs.biu.ac.il, s2500510@techst02.technion.ac.il, kobi@bimacs.cs.biu.ac.il, schachar@chemsg1, zeev@ccsg.tau.ac.il, levton@bimacs.cs.biu.ac.il, cohengal@bimacs.cs.biu.ac.il, sion@math.tau.ac.il, goldberg@math.tau.ac.il, zeev@ccsg.tau.ac.il, holland@math.tau.ac.il, katia@math.tau.ac.il, englandr@bimacs.cs.biu.ac.il, s2859892@techst02.technion.ac.il Status: RO This is a dictionary of Australian speak, which i got from an oz friend of mine.... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want to get my intermittent updates, mail me back with the subject header "dictionary update". If you have any additions, suggestions, or improvements, just mail me back with your ideas. -PP ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUS-SPEAK ========= Version : 1.60 Date : 7 Jan 1992 --------------- ----------------- AGRO Anger; angry APPLE ISLE Another name for Tasmania ARKAROO An aboriginal word for snake ARVO Afternoon AUSSIE (pronounced Ozzy) Australian AVAGOODWEEGEND Enjoy your weekend. BACK OF BEYOND Refers to any place that is really far away, especially places far away in the outback BANANA BENDER Queenslander (A person from the state of Queensland) BANANALAND Queensland BEAUT Applied to something which is exceptional in its class BEWDY Expression of full agreement and approval BICKIE A dollar BIKKIE Biscuit BILLABONG Waterhole; backwater; pond BILLMAREE A sickness an aborigine can get from breaking a dreamtime law or command BILLY Tin container for boiling water to make tea BITSER Mongrel dog BLOKE Man BLOODY All-purpose semi-profanity BOBOKA Aborigine word for frog BOOMA Wonderful ; "It was a booma of a day" BOOMER Used to describe anything large BOONGAREE Aborigine word for tree kangaroo BO PEEP, TO TAKE A A quick look around BREKKY Breakfast BRISSIE Brisbane, or someone who comes from Brisbane (Pronounced Brizzy) BRUCE A man BRUMBY Wild horse BUDGIE Budgerigar; Native Australian bird; member of the parrot family {also called Grass Parakeet} BULULKIYA Aborigine term used to describe any place inhabited by unseen spirits or supernatural creatures BUNYIP Mythical creature inhabiting billabongs CHOOK Chicken COBBER Friend COME A GUTSER Making a bad mistake COOLABAH A type of box eucalyptus tree CORROBOREE An aborigine word for a ceremonial dance, now used to describe any get together CRASH HOT Very good ; "He didn't do too crash hot in the game" [Western Australia] CROOK Something broken, sick, or no good CROW-EATER South Australian CUPPA Short for a cup of tea DAG Idiot DILL Anyother term for somebody who is a fool or does something foolish DINKI DI Unmistakably Australian; also the whole truth : "yeah! It was a dinky di gold nugget!" DINKUM Genuine or honest (Also Fair Dinkum) DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT THAT Don't worry, (I'll get off this charge) [Queensland] DRONGO A born loser DUFFER A cattle thief or rustler FAIR GO A reasonable chance FLAMING Another all-purpose semi-profanity FLAT OUT To go as fast as possible FOOTY Short for Football (Australian Rules Football) FOSSICK To go prospecting or exploring for valuables G'DAY Greeting; hello GOODONYA Congratulations; well done. GRIZZLE To complain GROG Alcoholic beverages GROUSE Brilliant; excellent. [Victoria] GURRIDA Aborignal word for the dead HOOROO Farewell; goodbye JACKEROO Outback cowboy JILLEROO Outback cowgirl JOEY Baby kangaroo JUMBUCK Sheep KANGAROOS IN ONE'S TOP PADDOCK, TO HAVE To show signs of mental weakness KIWI New Zealander LARRAKIN Mischievous person MATE Friend MATILDA Parcel made by wrapping one's belongings inside a blanket MEAT PIE, AS AUSTRALIAN AS Unmistakably Australian MINT Brilliant; excellent. Also, MINTER, MINTEST [Western Australia] MINTOX Even better than mint. [Western Australia] MOB A group NEVER NEVER The desert of the far outback or just anyplace very remote NICK To steal something NO WORRIES All purpose phrase, usually a response when someone asks how things are going OCKER Country bumpkin or someone ignorant (Also refer's to 'blue collar' workers, with a particular strain of accent) OTHER SIDE OF THE BLACK STUMP Way outback, even further than never never or back of beyond OUTBACK The bush or the wilderness OWERYAGOINGMATORRIGHT? How are you? POINT THE BONE AT, TO To blame POM British person (also Pommy) PRANG An accident QUAKY ISLES New Zealand RAPT Very happy with; "He's rapt!" RAW PRAWN, TO COME THE To try to deceive someone RAZOO OR BRASS RAZOO an Australian coin; also an expression of ignorance "he couldn't give a brass razoo about it" RIPPER Something really good ROO Kangaroo RUM No good SANDGROPER West Australian SHE'S COOL Everything is fine; everything is alright SHEILA a woman SHOOT THROUGH To leave quickly SHOUT To buy something for someone, usually a drink SILK SHIRT ON A PIG A waste or something useless SQUATTER Someone who occupies owned land illegally STATION Large farm or ranch STREWTH! All purpose abbreviation for "it's the truth"; also expression of surprise SUNBURNT COUNTRY, THE Australia SUNDOWNER Wanderer or tramp SWAG Bedroll and all the worldly goods of the swagman SWAGMAN Vagabond, tramp TA Thankyou TASSIE Tasmania TASWEGIAN A person from Tasmania (Also Tasmanian) TELLY Television TERRITORIAN One from the Northern Territory TRUE BLUE DINKI DI Unmistakably Australian TUCKER Food TYKE Dog UP A GUMTREE State of confusion WALKABOUT To take a hike in the outback, sometimes for a very long time WEAGLE A player/supporter of the West Coast Eagles football team WESTRALIA Western Australia WESTRALIAN Someone from Western Australia WHACK, TO GET A To get a fair share WILLY WILLY Natural whirlwind or dust twister WOOP WOOP Imaginary place which is a byword for backwardness and remote-ness WURLEY An aboriginal temporary shelter YABBER To talk YAKKA Work YARRA Insane YOBBO Idiot; Larrakin YONKS A long time; "Haven't seen you in yonks" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- email: vad285f@lindblat.cc.monash.edu.au pratap@gus.bf.rmit.oz.au z9042547@eng2.eng.monash.edu.au ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- I would like to express my thanks to C.Carletti, for giving me the idea for this in the first place, and to the following people for their valuable input/ideas : H.Fairfa, C.Carletti, B.Tolero, M.Ramey If I have forgotten anyone, remind me please! My memory isn't the best! :-) -Pratap ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@"Well, I didn't expect the Spanish Inquistion" - [Monty Python's Flying Circus] "Hope for the best, expect the worse, and you'll be disappointed" - [Owenism] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< (c) 1991 Schroedinger Enterprizes >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------