noun, plural chip·pies. Also chippie. Slang. a promiscuous woman. a prostitute.
The term 'Chippy' is commonly used in Australia and the UK to refer to carpenters. The term is found as far back as the 16th century – no doubt in reference to the wood chips that flew as carpenters worked their magic. A proverb from 1770 states: 'A carpenter is known by his chips'.
A carpenter (also known as a chippy), at their core, is a tradesperson specialising in working with timber and any number of carpentry processes depending on their specific line of work.
chip·pie ˈchi-pē variants or less commonly chippy. plural chippies. : tramp, prostitute.
noun, plural chip·pies. Also chippie. Slang. a promiscuous woman. a prostitute.
chippy in British English
(ˈtʃɪpɪ ) adjectiveWord forms: -pier or -piest. belligerent or touchy. Word origin. C19: from chip (n), sense probably developing from: as dry as a chip of wood, hence irritable, touchy.
dunny – a toilet, the appliance or the room – especially one in a separate outside building. This word has the distinction of being the only word for a toilet which is not a euphemism of some kind. It is from the old English dunnykin: a container for dung. However Australians use the term toilet more often than dunny.
Aussie Word of the Week
A sheila is a woman. In use since the 1830s, sheila has its origin in a generic use of the common Irish girl's name. As pointed out by former Macquarie Chief Editor Sue Butler, sheila has many meanings that range from neutral to viewing woman as sexual objects or even prostitutes.
1. to convey a second person on a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle. --noun 2. a ride obtained from being pugged. Compare bar2, dink, dinky1, dinky-double, donkey1, double, dub.
dinky-di (not comparable) (Australian slang) Genuine, true. quotations ▼ (Australian slang, by extension) Authentically Australian.
“Barbie” is a short form of barbeque. In Australian English, “-ie” is also added to lots of abbreviated words. The word “selfie” is a good example of this; it was coined by an Australian man in 2002! How to use it: We're having a barbie tomorrow – do you want to come?
A: Ah, well, the main two players worldwide are “couch” and “sofa”. Sofa is more common in Britain, while couch is preferred in North America, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia. Q: Is there a difference?
Sunnies - A term native to Australia and New Zealand to describe sunglasses.
Durry is the spread Australian term for a cigarette. Among the younger generation, it is often called ciggies or darts.
(tʃɪpi ) also chippie. Word forms: plural chippies. countable noun. A chippy is the same as a chip shop.
Welcome to this episode of Aussie English. Today's obviously an expression episode, and the expression that I want to teach you guys today is, “To hit the sack”, “To hit the sack” or “To hit the hay”, “To hit the hay”. And both of these expressions just mean to go to bed, to go to sleep.
Australians have been using the word freely since its probable emergence in the late 19th century as a nickname for English immigrants, a short form of pomegranate, referring to their ruddy complexions.
The shoe known in Australia as a “thong” is one of the oldest styles of footwear in the world.
'bit on the nose' - Smelly.
Depending on which country you are from, you may use the term, woollen sweater, wool jumper, pullover or jersey – they can all be used when referring to a wool jumper, woollen jumper Australia, knitwear Australia or woollen sweaters. Woolen jumpers Australia are what we know as a woollen pullover.
Contributor's comments: The term sparrow fart is used in Nth S. A. to describe getting up early. If you had to get up very early it was described as getting up before sparrows fart.
noun. rat·bag ˈrat-ˌbag. chiefly Australia. : a stupid, eccentric, or disagreeable person.
Cuppa - a cup of tea or coffer 'Drop by this arvo for a cuppa' means please come and visit this afternoon for a cup of tea or coffee.
The billy is an Australian term for a metal container used for boiling water, making tea or cooking over a fire. By the end of the 19th century the billy had become as natural, widespread and symbolic of bush life as the gum tree, the kangaroo and the wattle.