What are knackers Aussie slang?

"Knackers" is also a British/Australasian vulgar slang for testes, although this usage may be derived from nakers – small medieval kettle drums which were typically played in pairs suspended from a belt around the waist.

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What are knackers slang?

knackers in British English

(ˈnækəz ) plural noun. British vulgar, slang. testicles. He got kicked in the knackers.

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Does knackers mean balls?

Knackers = testicles.

In at least some parts of England (possibly all) and Scotland, testicles are often referred to as knackers, presumably because they hurt easily and "knack" is often used in the north in the sense of "ow, that knacked!" when people hurt themselves.

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What is the Australian slang for guy?

Bloke: another word for a man.

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Why is knackered a rude word?

It's a slang term used in the UK and Ireland to mean “exhausted”/”worn out”. The confusion may have arisen because the noun “knacker” is used as derogatory term for Travellers in Ireland (along with wider usage against folks seen as lower-class and criminally inclined - something like the UK's “chav”, I think).

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What does the British slang knackered mean?

/ˈnækərd/ (British English, slang) ​[not usually before noun] extremely tired synonym exhausted, worn out. I was knackered after the game.

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What is Cockney slang for knackered?

"Cream-crackered" is Cockney Rhyming Slang for "knackered" or tired, so if someone's feeling "cream-crackered," they're probably in need of a nap.

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What do Australians call a pretty girl?

Most commonly, stunner is used to describe a person—often not to their face. So, someone who is particularly attractive would be a stunner: “I met this total stunner the other night,” for example.

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What do Aussies call their girlfriends?

Australians more commonly refer to their girlfriends by the kind of generic slang you might hear elsewhere in the English speaking world, such as babe or sweetie. However, some specifically Australian examples of slang include the old classic “Sheila”, “missus” or just “love”.

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What is a hottie Australian slang?

hottie (plural hotties) (slang, Australia, New Zealand, now rare) Synonym of hotshot. (slang, originally Australia) A physically or sexually attractive person.

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What do Brits call balls?

Bollocks

Testicles. You can also “talk bollocks” (speak nonsense, or lie) and if something is a “load of bollocks”, it's not true.

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What is testicle slang for?

Synonyms. balls (taboo, slang) nuts (taboo, slang) bollocks or ballocks (taboo, slang) rocks (US, taboo, slang)

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Can children say knackered?

Its a fine word! I don't see it as swearing, but I wouldn't want to listen to a child saying it for some reason. It used to be seen as a 'bad' word - I think because it stems from 'knackers' which is a slang word for testicles! But hardly offensive in this day and age.

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What does Kipping mean slang?

to sleep or take a nap.

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What do Aussies call eggs?

Australians use a couple of other colloquial words for a hen's egg. The Australian English word googie or goog is an informal term that dates from the 1880s. It derives from British dialect goggy, a child's word for an egg. A closer parallel to the jocular bum nut, however, is the word cackleberry.

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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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How to flirt with an Aussie girl?

– Compliment them on their accent. This is sure to get their attention and will make them feel good about themselves. – Be direct. Australians are known for being direct, so if you want to get their attention, it's best just to come out and say what you're thinking.

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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 do Australians find attractive?

When it comes to sexual attraction, women rate age, education, intelligence, income, trust, and emotion connection higher than men who put a greater priority on attractiveness and physical build says new research from QUT.

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What is Cockney slang for fart?

The term "raspberry" derives from the Cockney rhyming slang "raspberry tart" for "fart" (that is, "blowing a fart").

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What is banana in Cockney slang?

Sometimes "Gertie Gitana" (a music hall entertainer) was substituted for the refrain, leading to "Gertie" becoming Cockney rhyming slang for banana the usage of which continues to the modern day.

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What is Cockney slang for balls?

It's Cockney rhyming slang for "a load of balls". "Balls" becomes "cobblers' awls" which becomes, in the usual way, simply "cobblers".

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What does knickers mean in England?

Knickers are underwear, especially women's underpants. Your little cousin's favorite knickers might be her blue and red Wonder Woman knickers. Knickers, meaning underpants, is primarily a British term, although Americans will usually know what you mean if you use it.

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