What is a Povo?

A people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity.

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What is a Povo 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 does POV mean poor?

pov (comparative more pov, superlative most pov) (colloquial, Australian slang) Poor; impoverished; cheap.

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What is a Drungo Aussie slang?

A fool, a simpleton, an idiot. There is also a bird called a drongo. The spangled drongo is found in northern and eastern Australia, as well as in the islands to the north of Australia, and further north to India and China.

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What is a yoni Australian slang?

noun a stone, especially one for throwing. Compare boondie2, brinnie, gibber, goolie, gonnie, ronnie. Contributor's comments: [from Brunswick, Victoria] "Yoni", maybe "yonee"; small stone. Teacher to child: Did you chuck [throw] that yoni that hit and hurt the boy over there?

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What is Australian slang for doing a poo?

1. to do a poop: I gotta goona. 2. gunna (pronounced 'goona') = manure: I stepped in dog gunna; That kid is in deep gunna.

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What is a fanny in New Zealand slang?

fanny, slang — a crude word for female genitals, as in the UK. Although, sometimes buttocks as in the USA. Words such as "Fanny Pack" should be avoided in New Zealand (the New Zealand term is "beltbag" or "bumbag").

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What is a dirty chook?

Chook: A chicken. In the show, it's wonderfully used in the phrase “made you look, you dirty chook.” See also: “Bin chicken,” an uncharitable name for the ibis, a bird whose long beak can make quick work of a rubbish bin. Dunny: A toilet, traditionally outdoors but more commonly now indoors.

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What is a sinker Australian slang?

A fruit square, otherwise known as a Chester Square. It is a fairly solid fruit square of about 7-8cm and about 2cm thick, which has flaky pastry on the top and bottom and is topped with (usually pink) icing: What did you have for lunch? I had a pie with sauce and a sinker for afters washed down with Sars.

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What is a yute Aussie slang?

A ute (/juːt/ YOOT), originally an abbreviation for "utility" or "coupé utility", is a term used in Australia and New Zealand to describe vehicles with a tonneau behind the passenger compartment, that can be driven with a regular driver's license.

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What does POV mean for girl?

The phrase "point of view" is used to expressed somebody's own opinion or perspective.

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What does bite your arm off mean?

Bite your arm off. New Word Suggestion. British slang meaning: overly excited to get something.

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What does Rellies mean in Australia?

/ (ˈrɛlɪz) / pl n. Australian and NZ informal relatives.

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What do Aussies call getting sick slang?

If you're feeling unwell, you could say you are crook. If someone is angry, you could say they've 'gone crook'.

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What does YEET mean in Australian slang?

As an exclamation, yeet broadly means "yes". But it can also be a greeting, or just an impassioned grunt, like a spoken dab.*

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What is a cup Australian slang?

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.

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What is Australian slang for diarrhea?

For instance, the Jim-brits or Jimmy Britts, shortened to “the jimmies,” is Australian rhyming slang for diarrhoea; “Jimmy” (or “Jimmy Grant”) is an immigrant, so not only is this a deft expression, it is also a neat insult of the Australians' traditional enemy.

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What is a banana bender?

B. banana bender. A Queenslander. The term derives from the joking notion (as perceived from the southern states of Australia) that Queenslanders spend their time putting bends into bananas.

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What is a wet chook?

“Dry” meats are coated with a dry spice rub before they're cooked, and often sprinkled with those seasonings when they come off the grill. “Wet” meats are slathered with barbecue sauce.

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What is a chook woman?

noun. Also called: chookie Australian informal a hen or chicken. Australian informal a woman, esp a more mature one.

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What does a mud chicken mean?

(419) 725-4367. A mud hen is a marsh bird with short wings and long legs that inhabits swamps or marshes. Such birds have been known as marsh hens, rails, coots, or mud hens. The American coot is a migratory bird that occupies most of North America.

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What do Kiwis call cigarettes?

Durrie: Cigarette. “Hey bro, lend us a durrie!” Sweet as: Cool, awesome or no problem.

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What is the Kiwi slang for drunk people?

Munted: When something is really broken or someone is highly intoxicated. As in “That fulla is munted!” Stoked: Pretty happy and chuffed about something.

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What does buggered mean in New Zealand?

"I'm buggered", "I'll be buggered" and "bugger me" are used colloquially in Great Britain (and often in New Zealand and Australia as well) to denote or feign surprise at an unexpected (or possibly unwanted) occurrence. "I'm buggered" can also be used to indicate a state of fatigue.

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What do Aussies call condoms?

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

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