Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Aussie-isms


Wobbly tooth (loose tooth - remind you of that Charlie & Lola episode?) 
Bee (gathering/party; ie: a Gardening Bee to clean up the school garden)
Collect (pick up)
Tip (dump)
Yukka (work)
Cinema (movie theater)
Vest (women's tank top, formerly listed as "singlet" but apparently that an "undershirt")
Wag (skip class)
Flat out (overwhelmed/ing)
Conserve (jelly)
Fire brigade (firemen)
Let me alone (leave me alone)
Rock melon (cantaloupe)
Beaut (good)
Biro (ball point pen)
Bloke (guy)
Mate (buddy)
Bush (countryside)
Fete (carnival)
Footpath (sidewalk)
Gaol (jail)
Little boys (little hotdogs/weiners/sausages)
Give it a miss (not interested)
Garden (lawn/yard)
It's not on (not allowed)
Loo (toilet)

1 comment:

  1. So similar to English, but with some distinct differences. You forgot Carcked it (broken/died) and Crook (ill). It's all of the Australian TV I watched as a youngster - the same Australian TV that Nnenna now loves.

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