We all hear these sayings (and use lots of them ourselves). Anyway, let me know what you think and if you get a laugh out of some of these (and come on Aussie girls, help me out with a few more you can think of)....
“She'll be Apples” ... everything will be all right
Thunderbox ... toilet
Barbie ... barbeque
“Fair crack of the whip!” ... come on, give me a fair chance
Bludge ... to be lazy
A bush pig ... an ugly woman
Chunder ... to vomit
Rat bag ... obnoxious person
Ring-in ... an imposter
Cobber... old friend or mate
Googie ... egg
Dead horse ... tomato sauce
“Happy as a pig in mud” ... very happy
Dilly-dally ... waste time
Dunny... toilet
Fair dinkum ... really, honestly?
“Flat out like a lizard drinking” ... to do something fast (one of my favs!!)
Grog ... alcohol
To come a gutzer / gutza ... to get hurt, have an accident
To be jack of something ... to be fed up with something
Pat Malone ...to do something on your own
Thongs ... rubber sandals, flip flops
Tucker... food
Ute ... utility, a type of motor vehicle (a pick up truck in USA
"In a Fortnight" ... fourteen nights away
10 comments:
LOL hilarious Katrina!
Don't forget SOOK = crybaby
I was reading over these, and a few are actually terms that are used in the USA, and or Canada as well. :-) I am an American living in Australia. :-)
"I could eat a horse" is universal, I think.
"Dilly dally" is used in the States, and the term fortnight is used in England and Canada, too.
Most of the rest are uniquely Aussie, and yes, they are hilarious. Haha :-)
Hi Katrina, 'a bush pig' that's too funny lmao...but you're right we have quite a few in common! I will be back to check on your cute site regularly.
Thanks for the mention and glad you enjoyed the site, please come back. Btw the link isn't working for some reason!
That was fun!
Manuela
Good'ay Katrina, that was a beaut post from a clever shiela, good on ya love!
How about "Fancy a root, darlin'?"
Thanks for popping over to my blog. I have just had a bit of a peep at yours. I just love all the home deco pics you have. I am really interested in decorating.
I will be back for a better look.
On ya Katrina that was hilarious, I also love the different names countries call things like thong in OZ is different in USA and in NZ they call them Gandles. BBQ is a grill in USA, Esky is a chilly bin in NZ etc Great post. Hope you are having a wonderful weekend.
Cheers Linda
Hi Katrina,
Loved this post, when we travelled to the UK, our relatives over there has no idea about some of the things that we say. Eg; slippery dip = slide in the UK. Hope you are having a great weekend, catch you soon.
Sarah xx
Oh lordy me how funny.
I tend to say 'Hit The Frog and Toad' (hit the road) and mum has a fav saying thats really so gross "Im so hungry i could eat the crutch out of a low flying duck"
isnt that yuk!
What about Strike me Pink! LOL
i could go on and on and on.....
Mind you i have NEVER in my life said G'day to someone.I rekn it sounds kinda dumb.
p.s LOVE Petas one..trust her!! LOL
Shann :)
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