What does Fang mean in Australian slang?

hungry, craving: I'm fanging for a steak. Contributor's comments: I've also heard the term "I'm hanging for a fanging" to mean hungry - or more correctly "hangin' for a fangin'". Good on the fang means having a good appetite.

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What is Australian slang for aggressive?

Australian slang for emotions:

Aggro: means angry, aggressive or something that may cause aggravation. “I hope my housemate cleaned up their dirty dishes because I don't want to get aggro.”

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What does Fang mean slang?

The word fang came into English from the Old Norse word fang, meaning “capture, grasp.” It was originally used to describe something that was seized or captured, like loot taken after a battle.

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What does Fang it mean in Mad Max Fury Road?

You can probably piece the rest together. Elsewhere, both Furiosa (Charlize Theron) and one of the War Boys use the term "fang it" to describe driving full throttle.

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What is Aussie slang for mouth?

'Gob 'is the word for mouth, it belongs to slang language, it is a bit rude to use the word, like' Shut your gob'! Gob means mouth here in Australia, the UK, and NZ. It's a bit rude to say, and would be used in a phrase such as 'shut your gob!

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How to understand Australians | Slang Words & Expressions

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What do Aussies call condoms?

/ (ˈfræŋə) / noun. Australian slang a condom.

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What do Australians call a 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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Where does the term Fang it come from?

'Fang it' owes it origin to the Australian car culture. It loosely means something like 'Full Throttle'.

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Why do they spray their mouths in Mad Max: Fury Road?

Most prominently, near death War Boys will huff chrome spray paint in their final moments to enter into a dissociative high that will lead them on the road to Valhalla, and give them cool chrome coloured teeth and mouth.

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Why doesn t Max speak in Fury Road?

In Fury Road, he doesn't know how to speak from years of solitude (which was wrongly attributed to Tom Hardy's inability to portray an Australian accent), he has severe PTSD, he has frequent audio and visual hallucinations, and acts more like a caged animal than a person.

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How do you use Fang in a sentence?

a long, sharp tooth: The dog growled and bared its fangs. Want to learn more?

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Why does white fang mean?

The process of “natural selection” means that only the strongest, brightest, and most adaptable elements of a species will survive. This idea is embodied by the character, White Fang. From the onset, he is the strongest wolf-cub, the only one of the litter to survive the famine.

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What does the White Fang mean?

White Fang is the story of a wolf dog that is rescued from its brutal owner and gradually becomes domesticated through the patience and kindness of its new owner, Weedon Scott. White Fang eventually defends Scott's father from attack by an escaped convict.

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What is poor Aussie slang?

noun 1. a person who is poor: They can't afford to go - they're real povos. --adjective 2. poor, or befitting a poor person: povo clothes.

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What is the Aussie slang for fight?

Aussie Word of the Week

A blue is a fight, dispute or row. You can bung on a blue, stack on a blue or turn on a blue. The slang word has been around since the 1940s and is used to refer to everything from fisticuffs at the pub to a brawl on the footy field.

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What is the Australian slang for girl?

Aussie Slang Words For Women:

Chick. Woman. Lady. Bird.

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Why does furiosa put grease on her forehead?

THE GREASE-PAINT EYES

The highlight really enhanced her cheekbones and made the eyes pop. Furiosa probably would have used a bit of grease or oil to get that sheen, and Charlize [Theron] thought for her character, she'd reapply it like war paint.”

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What does Schlanger mean?

Schlanger Name Meaning

Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Schlange 'snake' + the agent suffix -er. Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022.

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Why do War Boys spray their teeth?

Before death, a war boy will apply chrome spray paint to there open mouths to look like there made from metal, much like their deity the V8.

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What is a mango in Australian slang?

I'm not kidding, this is a word. It means 'authentic'. For example, “was $3.49 really the price of that mango?” “Fairdinkum!” 2.

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What does mango mean in Australia?

mango. derogatory term for someone in the army.

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What is a Bundy and Coke slang?

Bundy / Bundy & Coke – Traditional rum drink, from the Bundaberg region of Queensland. Generally drunk by Bogans. Blue – a fight. “Did you see big naughty Charles trying to have a blue with the bouncers at Cheeky Monkeys last night?

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What is an Australian hug?

Hug an Australian Day is an international holiday celebrated every year on April 26. The idea is really simple; share a hug with an Australian friend. A hug is a physical display of affection.

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How do you say yes in Aussie slang?

Yeah nah yeah = yes.

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What is Australian slang for cuddle?

Verb. (Australia, slang, dated) To kiss and cuddle; to canoodle.

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