Australia's colourful bank notes are known by many colloquial names. The twenty-dollar note is referred to as a lobster, while the fifty-dollar note is called a pineapple, and don't we all want to get our hands on a few jolly green giants, that is, hundred-dollar notes?
Refers to the person of whom another is meant to be with forever. The term originated due to the fact that lobsters mate for life.
Did you know that pineapple is a slang word for the fifty dollar note? It's also the name for an opal cluster. So we could say that finding a pineapple could earn you a lot of pineapples, if you catch my drift.
Bludger. (Noun) A lazy person. “I'm running around like a headless chook organising this bloody barbie, and Johnno's just sitting there like a bludger!”
Ankle biter – small child • Apples, she'll be – it'll be all right • Arvo – afternoon • Aussie (pronounced 'Ozzie') –Australian • Aussie salute – brushing away flies with the hand • Back of Bourke – a very long way away • Barbie or BBQ – barbecue (noun) • Big smoke – a big city, especially Sydney or Melbourne • Bikkie ...
The middle finger emoji represents the physical act of raising one's middle finger—considered an obscene gesture in many cultures—and is used for offensive or humorous effect.
Sheila = Girl
Yes, that is the Australian slang for girl.
“Mate” is a popular word for friend. And while it's used in other English-speaking countries around the world, it has a special connection to Australia. In the past, mate has been used to address men, but it can be gender-neutral. In Australia, you'll also hear mate used in an ironic sense.
If you're feeling unwell, you could say you are crook. If someone is angry, you could say they've 'gone crook'.
'bit on the nose' - Smelly.
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.
If you cast your minds back, you may remember calling the humble banana a nana as a child. Originally an Australian toddler's word, dating back to the 1890s, this is now a very common term. So common in fact, that Australian Bananas uses it as well.
Aussie Word of the Week
This blog was inspired by the blue swimmer, which as well as being a kind of crab turns out to be a slang name for a ten-dollar note.
Hen: Female lobster.
The lobster emoji depicts the tasty marine crustacean in bright red, with its two large claws, ten legs, and delicious tail. It's used mostly in posts related to lobster and seafood, though it has recently taken on another meaning in the transgender community.
: an ill-tempered person : grouch.
To describe the temperature, when it is cold you can use words such as 'freezing', 'chilly' and 'nippy'. "I went to Melbourne for the weekend. It was freezing!" "It's a bit chilly outside."
While some Australian speakers would pronounce “no” as a diphthong, starting on “oh” as in dog and ending on “oo” as in put, others begin with an unstressed “a” (the sound at the end of the word “sofa”), then move to the “oh” and then “oo”.
Break 'cute' down into sounds: [KYOOT] - say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.
hottie (plural hotties) (slang, Australia, New Zealand, now rare) Synonym of hotshot. (slang, originally Australia) A physically or sexually attractive person.
BAE is an abbreviation for baby or babe. BAE refers to a person's significant other. It can be used as a term or endearment or as an adjective.
It is what it is" It's a modern, emoji take to ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ in these new and unusual times. " ??? means you feel helpless amidst the chaotic realities unfolding around us, but there is no escape." – @JoshConstine.
Who uses ? Vulcan Salute emoji? The Vulcan salute emoji is used anytime someone wants to flash the greeting and good wishes.