What are Aussie words for cigarette?

Durry is the common Australian term for a cigarette. Among the younger generation, it is often called “ciggies” or “darts”. Both ways, stay away from smoking!

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What is the slang word for cigarettes?

cigarette
  • fag (British, slang) A woman on her doorstep asked if he could spare a fag.
  • smoke. Someone went out for a smoke.
  • gasper (slang)
  • ciggy (informal)
  • coffin nail (slang)
  • cancer stick (slang)

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What is a smoke Aussie slang?

Macquarie Dictionary defines smoko as (1) a break in the work of the morning or of the afternoon, originally to allow time for workers to smoke tobacco; (2) food or drink consumed at that time.

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Why do Aussies call cigarettes durries?

David Bradley, Australian Journal of Linguistics (1989) suggests that it may be derived from a widely used brand of loose tobacco used for roll-your-owns, Bull Durham, clipped and resuffixed with the most productive suffix for forming new colloquial words in Australian English.

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What is Aboriginal slang for cigarette?

a cigarette, a dhurrie: Hey mate can u spare a bulyu ? Contributor's comments: This is an Aboriginal word from northern and western South Australia, literally meaning "smoke", traditionally the smoke from a fire, but now used to refer to tobacco as in "gimme bulyu" "give me a cigarette".

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How to Say "Cigarette" | Australian Slang

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Why do Aussies say hooroo?

Broadcaster and wordsmith Kel Richards says the meaning of the Australian phrase “hoo roo” is simply “goodbye”. That is the Australian version – it doesn't exist anywhere else in the world – but it's descended from a group of English words like hoorah and hooray,” he told Sky News host Chris Smith.

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What is a funny name for a cigarette?

Street names for cigarettes

Ciggies, darts, durries, rollies, smokes, fags, butts, cancer sticks.

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What is a flake Aussie slang?

Flake is a term used in Australia to indicate the flesh of any of several species of shark, particularly the gummy shark. The term probably arose in the late 1920s when the large-scale commercial shark fishery off the coast of Victoria was established.

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What is a choof?

Cannabis is a depressant drug that can have hallucinogenic effects. Cannabis is also known as choof, grass, pot, weed, hash, reefer, dope, herb, mull, Buddha, ganja, joint, stick, buckets, cones, skunk, hydro, yarndi, smoke, hooch, or green.

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What is a cigarette girl called?

Another title for a cigarette girl is candy girl. Aside from serving cigarettes and other novelties, the attractive girls acted as eye candy and were often employed to flirt with male customers as well. Cigarette girls usually consented in the hopes of getting tips from wealthy businessmen.

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What is the NZ slang for cigarettes?

Durrie: Cigarette. “Hey bro, lend us a durrie!” Sweet as: Cool, awesome or no problem. “Can I borrow your wheels?” “Sweet as.”

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What is the word for begging a cigarette?

verb (used with object),scrounged, scroung·ing. to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette. to gather together by foraging; seek out: We'll try to scrounge enough food for supper from the neighbors.

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Is Dart slang for cigarette?

Durries and darts: the quintessentially Aussie slang for cigarettes.

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What do Aussies call beer holders?

A koozie ( /ˈkuːzi/ KOO-zee) (US) or stubby holder (Australian) is a fabric or foam sleeve that is designed to thermally insulate a beverage container, like a can or bottle.

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What are cockies Aussie slang?

Cocky may mean: boldly or brashly self-confident. Australian slang for cockatoo. Australian and New Zealand slang for farmer.

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What is a crack on Aussie slang?

Meaning: hitting on someone, flirting

Couldn't tell if he was cracking onto me or if he was just friendly.

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What is the Aussie word for kiss?

Pash (pash) / Kiss

An indelicate description of kissing passionately, hence the name. Pashing typically leads to two things: pash rash (red marks around the lips caused by excessive kissing), and/or rooting (the crass Australian term for the birds and the bees).

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Why do Aussies say easy?

Too easy means something along the lines of that is easy to do and no problem (also known as no wakkas!). Example: After ordering a coffee, the waiter tells you that it is “too easy”. This means it is dead or it has broken.

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How does an Aussie say no?

While some Australian speakers would pronounce “no” as a diphthong, starting on “oh” as in dog and ending on “oo” as in put, others begin with an unstressed “a” (the sound at the end of the word “sofa”), then move to the “oh” and then “oo”.

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What does Bong Bong mean in Aboriginal?

'Bong Bong' (also written as 'Toombong' and 'Boong Boong') is an Aboriginal word for the area said to mean "the seating part of the human anatomy" and also "many watercourses", "many frogs" and "out of sight" because the water of the river lost itself in the swamp in very dry weather.

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What is a durries cigarette?

Durry, a New Zealand or Australian slang term for cigarette.

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How do you ask to bum a cigarette?

Just walk up and say, with your best, humblest, nicest smile, the one that reads, Hey, I get that you actually pay for cigarettes and totally shoulder the burden of smoking in a way I refuse to, but I would like to partake in your vice without doing any such work, and say: Hey, excuse me, do you mind if I bum a smoke?

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What is British slang for cigarette?

Fag or FAG may refer to: FAG, a brand of the Schaeffler Group. Cigarette, in British and Australian slang. Fagging, in British public schools.

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