Billabong is a term that derives from the language of the Wiradjuri people in south western New South Wales, and describes a pond or pool of water that is left behind when a river alters course or after floodwaters recede3.
The word Billabong's origins
The term billabong comes from the Wiradjuri word 'bilabang' which translates to 'lake'. The Wiradjuri language is from the Aboriginal Wiradhuric tribe, located in New South Wales. The section bila translates to 'river', whereas the bang refers to 'continuing in time or space'.
Billabong is the name of an Australian brand of sportswear for surf, skateboard, and snowboard.
The Wiradjuri are a group of indigenous Australian Aboriginal people that live in central New South Wales. The language scientists stress that "billa" means "river," and "bong" or "bung" means "dead."
An oxbow (billabong) lake originates through the coupled influence of erosion and deposition in what are often wide, gently sloping floodplains. The general process, illustrated in Fig. 10, is one whereby a meandering loop in a river is eventually abandoned as the river cuts a newer, more direct path through the bank.
it would not be an attractive place to swim. The water is turbid, the edges are sticky mud. You may be able to walk in to the water easily, there won't be any creatures to harm you, but when you come out, you will be covered in mud. Don't even think about it.
Billabongs ebb and flow throughout the year, bursting with water and blooming lilies after the summer monsoonal rains and then gradually receding during the months-long dry season, when they serve as permanent water sources for people and wildlife.
billabong. An originally aboriginal word for a section of still water adjacent to a river, cut off by a change in the watercourse, cf. an oxbow lake. In the Australian outback, a billabong generally retains water longer than the watercourse itself, so it may be the only water for miles around. billy.
jumbuck. Jumbuck is an Australian word for a 'sheep'. It is best known from Banjo Paterson's use of it in Waltzing Matilda.
A jumbuck is a name for a sheep. Formerly quite common, now virtually obsolete except for its prominent placement in the national song Waltzing Matilda, jumbuck originated from Aboriginal Pidgin English, where it seems as though it might have related to the phrase jump up.
The bunyip is a creature from the aboriginal mythology of southeastern Australia, said to lurk in swamps, billabongs, creeks, riverbeds, and waterholes.
IT is camping weather and the good news is that billabongs have been producing some decent barramundi. The fishing however is not easy, you have to work the sonar to find where fish are holding, and then target them.
Aussie Slang Words For Women:
Chick. Woman. Lady. Bird.
dacks (daks) – trousers, most likely derived from the London clothier Daks (founded in 1894). Trackie dacks are tracksuit trousers, and underdacks are underpants or knickers.
What two letter word do Australians use to say thank you? And finally, ta, this is a fancy way of saying thank you. My auntie says ta all the time so I guess it's more of an older generation thing... Sorry Auntie Tan, but it's very common to hear ta in the streets.
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.
Bum nut noun: an egg.
Skippy has a later meaning, 'kangaroo meat', first recorded in the early 1990s and derived from the same source.
“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?
To carry a swag; to travel the road. A matilda is a swag, the roll or bundle of possessions carried by an itinerant worker or swagman.
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.
Conservation status. Billabong Zoo has a 'monster' saltwater crocodile, Shrek, now approaching 5m in length and weighing over 500 kilograms. He is approximately 50 years old.
Audience composition can reveal a site's current market share across various audiences. billabong.com's audience is 36.91% male and 63.09% female. The largest age group of visitors are 25 - 34 year olds (Desktop).
Australian Gangster is a four hour TV series about the life and death of a new breed of Sydney criminal.