What does cracker mean in Australian?

A Cracker, Australian slang

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Aussie is Australian slang for Australian, both the adjective and the noun, and less commonly, Australia.
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What is a cracker in Australian slang?

Jatz (crackers)

Rhyming slang for 'knackers', or male genitalia: He was really kicking goals until he copped one in the jatz and spent the third quarter on the bench.

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What does having a crack mean in Australia?

Crack (give it a): if you're giving something a crack, that means you're having a go. Crikey: an exclamation of surprise is the best way to describe the uniquely Aussie term that is crikey.

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What is Australian slang for girl?

5. Sheila = Girl. Yes, that is the Australian slang for girl.

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What is the slang word for Australia?

Aussie is Australian slang for Australian, both the adjective and the noun, and less commonly, Australia.

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How is Z said in Australia?

Zed is widely known to be used in British English. But it's also used in almost every English-speaking country. In England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Australia, India, Canada (usually), and New Zealand, Z is pronounced as zed. It's derived from the Greek letter zeta.

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What's the most Aussie thing to say?

Australian slang: 33 phrases to help you talk like an Aussie
  • Wrap your laughing gear 'round that.
  • Dog's breakfast. ...
  • Tell him he's dreaming. ...
  • A few stubbies short of a six-pack. ...
  • What's the John Dory? ...
  • Have a Captain Cook. ...
  • No worries, mate, she'll be right. ...
  • Fair go, mate. Fair suck of the sauce bottle. ...

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What do Aussies call cigarettes?

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

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Whats cracking meaning slang?

(slang) What's going on with you? ( as a greeting)

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What does being cracked mean in slang?

informal offensive. an offensive word to describe someone who has a mental health condition, or who does not behave in a reasonable way : The neighbours thought he was cracked. informal.

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What is the Australian slang for police?

traps, trappers or jacks – police. These Australianisms have been largely replaced by the international cops, coppers, pigs or bacon. However the older, more affectionate wallopers is also still used.

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What does crack a fat mean in Australia?

In Australian slang, to have an erection.

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What does chooky mean Australia?

A domestic fowl; a chicken. Chook comes from British dialect chuck(y) 'a chicken; a fowl' which is a variant of chick. Chook is the common term for the live bird, although chook raffles, held in Australian clubs and pubs, have ready-to-cook chooks as prizes.

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What do Aussies call condoms?

dinger (Australian slang) franger (Australian slang)

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What do Aussies call sandwiches?

Sanger is an alteration of the word sandwich. Sango appeared as a term for sandwich in the 1940s, but by the 1960s, sanger took over to describe this staple of Australian cuisine.

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What do Aussies call lollipops?

It is short for lollipop. Now that all seems fairly straight-forward, until we learn that lolly is actually the Australian word for sweets – i.e. British lollies but without the sticks. In other words, the correct translation for “Süßigkeiten” in Australia is “lollies”.

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How do Aussies say goodnight?

It's "good evening", or the non-time specific "g'day". Contributor's comments: I grew up in Brisbane, and have never, heard 'Goodnight' as a greeting.

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How do Aussies say goodbye?

Catch you later is an Australian slang form of saying 'goodbye'. A: Anyway, it's time for me to go home. Catch you later. If you do happen to talk to an Australian they may ask you if you are fair dinkum.

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Why do Aussies say mate?

The Australian National Dictionary explains that the Australian usages of mate derive from the British word 'mate' meaning 'a habitual companion, an associate, fellow, comrade; a fellow-worker or partner', and that in British English it is now only in working-class use.

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How do Aussie say nice?

Noice, or nice pronounced with an exaggerated Australian accent, is a synonym for awesome.

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How do Aussies say no worries?

The expression has been compared to the American English equivalent "no problem". In their book Australian Language & Culture: No Worries!, authors Vanessa Battersby, Paul Smitz and Barry Blake note: "No worries is a popular Australian response akin to 'no problems', 'that's OK' or 'sure thing'."

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How do Aussie say thank you?

'Ta' means 'thank you'. "A: Can you please pass me the sauce? B: Sure, here you go. A: Ta."

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How do Australian girls say no?

But when people began to realise that “naur” is actually the genuine way Australians pronounce “no”, it sent the world into a spin.

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