Skippy has a later meaning, 'kangaroo meat', first recorded in the early 1990s and derived from the same source.
(slang) A term of approval or excitement. (slang) An indication of agreement. (slang) A reference to immaturity.
noun. shei·la ˈshē-lə Australia and New Zealand. : a girl or young woman.
Hard yakka
“Hard yakka” means work hard. The word “yakka” – which first appeared in the 1840s – derives from the word for work (yaga). It comes from Yagara, an Indigenous language in Australia.
Aussie Word of the Week
This week, our word is tucker. This is some great Aussie slang for food that has been in constant use since the 1850s. The original meaning is of a meal, that is, something to be tucked away (in the stomach).
By 1845 immigration was well established in Australia and people began playing with the word immigrant. An immigrant, someone choosing Australia as a place to live, was playfully referred to as Jimmy Grant (or just jimmy).
Jumbuck is an Australian word for a 'sheep'. It is best known from Banjo Paterson's use of it in Waltzing Matilda.
In Australia and New Zealand, "soft drink" or "fizzy drink" is typically used. In South African English, "cool drink" is any soft drink. U.S. soft drinks 7-Up or Sprite are called "lemonade" in the UK.
Bluey is an Australian nickname for a person with red hair. As a nickname, Bluey may refer to: Frank 'Bluey' Adams (born 1935), former Australian rules football player.
5. Sheila = Girl. Yes, that is the Australian slang for girl.
It is a Utility type tracked vehicle from the M113 family of vehicles. It is used for carrying a wide variety of commodities ranging from fuel and water to rations, stores and ammunition. "Tilly" may have been extended from this use to include references to the common Utility.
German Baby Names Meaning:
Used in Australia as slang for a bushman's pack.
Australian Donna is an open-space for women of Italian origin in Australia. We aim to favour the exchange of information, knowledge and topics related to the world of women. Our space will grow and be enriched through the contribution of different realities and individual experiences of all participants.
But before we get into peanut butter, this story begins with comic strip creator, Percy L. Crosby. In 1923, he created “Skippy” for Life Magazine, a story about a scrappy kid who liked to paint fences. Two years later, in 1925, he trademarked the name.
Skippy was launched in 1933, five years after Peter Pan, amid the Great Depression. Skippy peanut butter was the brainchild of Joseph Rosefield (birth name Rosenfield), a native of Louisville, Kentucky. The Rosefield Packing Company would be the most successful business to come out of Alameda, California.
(Australia, slang, mildly vulgar) An extremely amusing person or thing.
Some of those words are among thousands of new terms added to the Australian National Dictionary. The updates include slang terms such as 'ranga' (someone with red hair) and 'bogan' (someone uncultured). Many of the phrases have been popularised by TV shows.
He is the first known character to be neurodivergent, in his case he has ADHD. In Explorers, it is revealed that Jack and his family are from Victoria. This can be shown on the number plate shown on his family's car.
Dougie is portrayed in exactly the same light as Bingo. His disability isn't mentioned or made a thing of. It's simply present - as it is in the homes, schools and social circles of the 350,000+ children with disability in Australia.
Sunnies - A term native to Australia and New Zealand to describe sunglasses.
Petty. This word is more common among younger people. So, after you go to the servo, you fill up your car with petty (petrol). Remember, petrol is what we call gasoline.
THE ''ute'' is to Australians what the pickup is to Americans: a blue-collar icon and a symbol of rugged independence. Utes are integral to everyday existence in the bush -- and, increasingly, to life in the city. What's a ute?
Blackfella (also blackfellah, blackfulla, black fella, or black fellah) is an informal term in Australian English to refer to Indigenous Australians, in particular Aboriginal Australians, most commonly among themselves.
Bum nut noun: an egg.
drongo. A fool, a simpleton, an idiot. There is also a bird called a drongo.