The female equivalent of a bloke is a sheila, though you would only use this word if you wanted to be self-consciously Austrayan (Australian). “Hey” is very commonly heard at the end of statements in South Australia.
The word "bloke" does not always mean exclusively male. The term "blokey" was added in 1997 to the Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary.
Oh man, is an exclamation not a form of address, however if you were to call a woman, man, then the answer is most definitely no! Roborto is right, generally women like to be addressed by their name, if you don't know it, use Miss or ma'am, don't call us things like,chick, bird etc either!
Buddy is not necessarily male, the word has no gender connotations of its own in present day usage. If feminine gender is to be expressly stated, then girl-pal/ gal-pal might work.
noun. shei·la ˈshē-lə Australia and New Zealand. : a girl or young woman.
Opposite of an adult person in general, typically male. lady. woman. chick. dame.
bloke (plural blokes) (Australia, New Zealand, UK, Ireland) An exemplar of a certain masculine, independent male archetype. quotations ▼ (Australia, Britain, New Zealand, Ireland, informal) A man who behaves in a particularly laddish or overtly heterosexual manner.
a tangle, knot (e.g. in hair) a complication, difficulty, problem.
Bloody has always been a very common part of Australian speech and has not been considered profane there for some time.
Barrie Brown, Gordon. "Bloke" is a slang term for "man," much like "guy" or "dude." It is primarily used in Britain, Australia and New Zealand, and is believed to derive from Shelta. Generally, the term bloke connotes an older age, so to refer to a younger male, one would qualify it as "young bloke" or similar.
No. It is a fairly common informal or slang term for a male adult. It has no offensive or negative connotations.
A bloke is a man.
Nouns referring to people do not have separate forms for men (male form) and women (female form).
It is a Utility type tracked vehicle from the M113 family of vehicles. It is used for carrying a wide variety of commodities ranging from fuel and water to rations, stores and ammunition. "Tilly" may have been extended from this use to include references to the common Utility.
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Used in Australia as slang for a bushman's pack.
This week we shine a spotlight on a quintessential piece of Aussie slang, a word famous the world over: sheila. A sheila is a woman. In use since the 1830s, sheila has its origin in a generic use of the common Irish girl's name.
Bloke. This widely used British slang terms is not only common in the United Kingdom, but also in Australia, New Zealand and Ireland. The American equivalent of “bloke” would be “guy” or “dude”, which is simply another word for “man”.
Bloke B-L-O-K-E is an extremely common term denoting a man. It is a noun used in reference to an ordinary man, with a similar meaning to “average joe” in America. Bloke is a slang term for a common man found used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
Bloody. Don't worry, it's not a violent word… it has nothing to do with “blood”.”Bloody” is a common word to give more emphasis to the sentence, mostly used as an exclamation of surprise. Something may be “bloody marvellous” or “bloody awful“. Having said that, British people do sometimes use it when expressing anger…
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. And that's it...
According to Oxford Dictionaries, we started using “prat” to mean idiot in 1960, but before that, it was a 16th century word for buttocks. So when you call someone a prat, you're also calling them an arse. This is another delightful description of someone who's painfully stupid.
If you describe a person or their behavior as cheeky, you think that they are slightly rude or disrespectful but in a charming or amusing way. [mainly British] The boy was cheeky and casual. Synonyms: impudent, rude, forward, fresh [informal] More Synonyms of cheeky.
Mate. “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.
30. What's the John Dory? John Dory is a fish found in Sydney Harbour and it's great grilled with lemon and pepper, or deep-fried. It also rhymes with story. So when people want to know what's going on, or they're requesting the “goss” (gossip), they ask what the John Dory is.