that Australians use for food. You will hear this word used a lot in more in country towns compared to the city. “I'm really hungry, I can't wait to get some tucker.”
chow down (slang) dine. feed.
Bush tucker, also called bush food, is any food native to Australia and used as sustenance by Indigenous Australians, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, but it can also describe any native flora or fauna used for culinary or medicinal purposes, regardless of the continent or culture.
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).
"Bikie" is short for a motorcycle-gang member, "bangers" and "snags" are just two of the several terms for sausage, "ripper" means excellent, "snaffle" refers to quickly grabbing something, "titch" is a tiny amount, "chook" is chicken, and it goes on and on.
Workers' Compensation pay. Counter lunch / meal : pub lunch. Cozzie : swimming costume.
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.
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. Contributor's comments: Heard in Melbourne in early eighties: Meaning: eating voraciously.
Feeling peckish
You had breakfast at 8am, now you're at work and it's 11am. It's not quite lunch time but you're a little hungry – this is when you're feeling peckish. Peckish is a word you use when you feel like having something small to eat, a snack, or a 'nibble', rather than a full meal.
"Cannabis" is the most common definition for FOOD on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. FOOD. Definition: Cannabis.
KV(Ŋ)KV -Kinship Terms in the Australian Aboriginal Languages:First Part:Kaka 'Mother's Brother'
Aboriginal people refer to an Elder as 'Aunty' or 'Uncle'. However, it is recommended that non-Aboriginal people check the appropriateness of their use of these terms as referring to an Elder or leader as Aunty or Uncle may not be appropriate for an outsider unless a strong relationship has been established.
What does snacc mean? A snacc is internet slang for an extremely attractive or sexy person (i.e., you want to gobble them up like a snack). It's also internet slang used when cute animals are seeking or enjoying a snack.
eager, greedy, keen, ravenous, starved, athirst, avid, carnivorous, covetous, craving, edacious, empty, esurient, famished, hankering, hoggish, hollow, hungered, insatiate, omnivorous.
“Hank Marvin”: “Hank Marvin” is Cockney rhyming slang for “starving.” “I'm Hank Marvin” means “I'm hungry” or “I'm ravenous.” Hank Marvin is a British musician from the 1960s and 1970s, and is a pretty obscure reference nowadays.
Break 'snack' down into sounds: [SNAK] - say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.
(Koori for tummy) stomach: I ate so much McDonalds my binji is sore. Also, bingie.