What is the Aussie slang for fight?

A blue is a fight, dispute or row. You can bung on a blue, stack on a blue or turn on a blue. The slang word has been around since the 1940s and is used to refer to everything from fisticuffs at the pub to a brawl on the footy field.

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What is a slang word for to fight?

To-do, set to, scrap, stand-up fight, slugfest, free-for-all, punch-up, dust-up, fistfight, fisticuffs, shindig, mother of all battles, battle royal. The Irish use the word donnybrook, among others.

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What is Australian slang for aggressive?

Aggro: means angry, aggressive or something that may cause aggravation. “I hope my housemate cleaned up their dirty dishes because I don't want to get aggro.”

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What is Aussie slang for wicked?

Deadly (ded-lee) / Great

A term chiefly used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people meaning awesome or wicked. Other Australian (and perhaps slightly more bogan) colloquialisms that express the same sentiment include ripper, bonza, grouse and heaps good.

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Why is a fight called a blue in Australia?

The OED has the verb as Australian and New Zealand slang from 1955 (the quotations use blueing and blued), and a noun blue as Australian and New Zealand slang (an argument, quarrel, fight, brawl) from 1944 which they suggest may be from to turn the air blue, meaning to swear.

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How to understand Australians | Slang Words & Expressions

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What is a turps slang?

turps: on the turps

Drinking heavily. Turps is an abbreviation of turpentine, and is recorded in Australian English from the 1860s with the meaning 'alcoholic liquor'. It alludes to the use of spirits such as turps and methylated spirits by down-and-out alcoholics.

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What does Sooky La La mean?

Used to describe a person who is acting like a baby. Someone who is pouting with little reason. Additional Information. Stop acting like a "Sookie lala"

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What is a skippy Aussie slang?

Skip. Term of endearment used by Australians of European origin (chiefly Greek and Italian) referring to white Australians, based on Skippy the Bush Kangaroo.

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What is Australian slang for fired?

A phrase with a bit more of a fluid motion to it is to give someone the flick. This also means to dismiss, sack or send someone packing and has been Aussie slang since at least the 1980s.

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How do you say mad in Australia?

If someone is angry, you could say they've 'gone crook'. Crook can also be used to describe a criminal. Cuppa: if someone asks for a cuppa, they want a cup of tea. Cut snake (Mad as a): this is an extremely Australian way to say that someone is very angry.

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What is Australian slang for soldier?

Digger is a military slang term for primarily infantry soldiers from Australia and New Zealand.

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What is Australian slang for army?

'Digger' was a colloquial name applied to Australia and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) personnel that developed during the war (although the term was already applied to miners back in Australia and New Zealand).

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What is the slang for a big fight?

an angry, rough, noisy fight, especially one engaged in under the influence of alcohol: The wild, free-for-all western brawl in the saloon lasts two full minutes and constitutes the movie's opening scene. Slang.

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What is a childish word for fight?

A squabble is a fight but not necessarily a serious one. When we squabble, we have a little argument, probably about something not too important.

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What do you call a fist fight?

On this page you'll find 13 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to fistfight, such as: brawl, fisticuffs, run-in, scuffle, skirmish, and slugfest.

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What is Bunji Aussie slang?

Bunji: Aboriginal English for mate.

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How aussies say oh no?

If you say “no” with an extra syllable or two, chances are you are actually saying naur, an Australian-ism defined by its listeners, not its speakers, which continues to be one of the internet's favourite jokes.

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Why do Aussies say yeah nah?

Yeah nah is a commonly used Australian phrase and colloquialism. The phrase yeah nah means 'no', but it allows the speaker or writer to ease into their response so as to not come across as too outspoken, or brash.

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Is bloody a bad word in Australia?

Bloody has always been a very common part of Australian speech and has not been considered profane there for some time. The word was dubbed "the Australian adjective" by The Bulletin on 18 August 1894.

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What is Australian slang for girl?

Let's start with the most common, most well-known, and most quintessentially Australian slang term for girls: Sheila. While everywhere else in the English-speaking world, Sheila is a specific person's name, in Australia it can be used to refer to any woman or girl.

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What is La Di Da mean?

(lɑ di dɑ ) also lah-di-dah. adjective. If you describe someone as la-di-da, you mean that they have an upper-class way of behaving, which you think seems unnatural and is only done to impress people. [old-fashioned, disapproval]

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What does moo la la mean?

If you have a lot of moolah, you're rich — you have plenty of cash. Moolah is a slang term that means "money."

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What does Diggit mean in slang?

Term meaning: Do you get it or understand what I am saying.

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What is a Doris slang?

Doris (plural Dorises) (Britain, slang) One's girlfriend, wife or significant other.

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