In Australia “Noahs Ark” is rhyming slang that means shark, and big Noah pictured here is one of the most formidable specimens of ultimate “sharkness” represented anywhere.
Sharks themselves have been dubbed 'Noah's arks', in an example of Australian rhyming slang (another import from our British origins), sometimes abbreviated to 'Noahs'.
The Australian Great White Shark manages to inspire an incredible amount of fear and loathing with the general public. Referred to locally as White Pointers. That intense reaction has developed because when a Great White does attack a swimmer, surfer, spear-fisher or a diver.
boardies – short for board shorts. cossie or cozzie – from "swimming costume"; usage of this name is generally restricted to New South Wales. speedos – generic term for men's swimming briefs which originated in Australia, from the brand name (see Speedo). Known colloquially as sluggos, budgie smugglers.
Ask an Aussie to name a truly Australian word, and they might yell "Bonzer!" Bonzer, sometimes also spelled bonza, means "first-rate" or "excellent," and it is the Australian equivalent of the American "awesome": "It's a good clean game ... and the standard is red hot," Thies said.
In Australia, "biscuits" are what Americans call "cookies," and these traditional treats date back to World War I.
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.
Sunnies - A term native to Australia and New Zealand to describe sunglasses.
The shoe known in Australia as a “thong” is one of the oldest styles of footwear in the world.
(ʃɑrk ) noun. 1. a person who victimizes others, as by swindling or cheating. US, Slang.
To Hawaiians, mano (Sharks) are considered ʻaumakua (family or personal gods.) Often, a departed ancestor took the form of a shark after death and appeared in dreams to living relatives. Hawaiians who had a shark as their ʻaumakua did not eat sharks, and provided food to a special shark thought to be the relative.
Hawaiʻi Sharks | Tiger shark (Hawaiian: niuhi)
Blue Heelers: This is a term used in Australian and is after a breed of dog, the Australian Cattle Dog. This term is use because it accurately describes the personality and appearance (blue uniform) of a police officer.
It is commonly claimed that New Zealanders say 'fush and chups' and Australians say 'feesh and cheeps'.
Australians have been using the word freely since its probable emergence in the late 19th century as a nickname for English immigrants, a short form of pomegranate, referring to their ruddy complexions.
The term "esky" is also commonly used in Australia to generically refer to portable coolers or ice boxes and is part of the Australian vernacular, in place of words like "cooler" or "cooler box" and the New Zealand "chilly bin". The term derives from the word "Eskimo".
Ute: From the word "utility," it's an Australian term for pickup truck. The cargo bed in a ute may also be referred to as a "tray."
Dunny diver noun: a plumber. Some of these names are jokes, but we have evidence for dunny diver from at least twenty years ago, and it may be much older still. In Australian English the word dunny is used informally for toilet.
Interjection. crikey. (UK, Ireland, Newfoundland, Australia, New Zealand) An exclamation of astonishment.
Now that all seems fairly straight-forward, until we learn that lolly is actually the Australian word for sweets – i.e. British lollies but without the sticks. In other words, the correct translation for “Süßigkeiten” in Australia is “lollies”.
Sanger is an alteration of the word sandwich. Sango appeared as a term for sandwich in the 1940s, but by the 1960s, sanger took over to describe this staple of Australian cuisine.
G'day. One of the first things you'll hear when in Australia, is the classic “G'day, mate”, which is basically the same as saying, “good day”, or “hello”. So feel free to use this one from day 1 and watch the smiles around you as people respond with, “g'day mate”, which means “hello, friend”.