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Aussie Slang?
Back in the late 80's when Neighbours and H&A first appeared and we here in the UK were not so aware of Aussie culture, there were a few words/phrases that were often used.
rack off (get lost)
he's wrapped in you (ie: he fancies you)
grog (booze)
he's a dag (he's a dweeb/geek)
What happened to these phrases? Did they disappear from Aussie society altogether or did they just disappear from usage in these soaps?
Also, were there other examples people remember?
rack off (get lost)
he's wrapped in you (ie: he fancies you)
grog (booze)
he's a dag (he's a dweeb/geek)
What happened to these phrases? Did they disappear from Aussie society altogether or did they just disappear from usage in these soaps?
Also, were there other examples people remember?
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bewty
wog as in a flu or sickness
hoon
she's apples
bonza
you little ripper!
spunk
"cobber"
"strewth"
Alf Stewart had some great turns of phrase - I read an interview with Ray Meagher where he said that he'd picked them up from people he played rugby with in Brisbane years ago - so they're probably more regional phrases used by older generations rather than mainstream slang.
I think phrases like "rack off" and "dag" were substitutes for swear words and probably aren't used that much in real life (my experience of Aussies is that they swear a lot).
A more obvious one is "G'day" - I never realised that people actually said it until I heard it for myself.
I'm Australian and I don't think I've ever heard any one say 'rack off' in real life although it probably has been said occasionally. I think it was invented for radio/ television and thinking back the earliest usages of it I recall is by comedienne Noeline Brown in sketch comedy radio and television series 'The Naked Vicar Show'.
I mean, do people in the UK really say "flippin' 'eck"?
"Flamin'" is also a minced oath - more common on TV than in real life.
"Bonza" and "cobber" are never ever used anywhere by any Australian. I'm 40-odd and have never heard an Australian use these words in my life (we say "mate", not "cobber"). People in the UK, on the other hand, seem to like them a lot and repeat them a bit.
It is not "wrapped", it is "rapt", and "rapt" is not slang. As in "enrapture".
"doll" sounds to me like an old-fashioned term used by gay men in the 1970s.
"hoon" definitely still is common usage in 2011.
"spunk" more a 1970/80s term; it sounds very incongruous today and I expect would be rarely used.
My bad, I think now you have reminded me, I actually did know this at one time.
tinnies - tins of beer
throw a sickie - take a day off work
throw a trifecta - take 3 days off work
hooo rooo - bye
Drongo ~idiot
mozzies - mosquitos
dunny -toilet
rank - bad
back yard = back garden
bonza - great
how ya goin moit ~
How are'ya
budgie smugglers~speedos
skiddies ~mens undies
flip flops - / jandles ~summer rubber sandals
Doona = duvet
ute = utility car
roo bar ~ metal barrier to protect engine
fair go~really ?
being "rapt" in someone/something- was an expression often used in NZ
In the 1970s a 'tinnie' was a can of beer. Today a 'tinnie' is more commonly a small aluminium boat, and 'cans' are 'cans'.
Schoolies is when people who have just finished year 12 take a vacation with their friends before starting university, technical training or employment. They usually go to beach resorts or cities where there's a lot of nightlife and rent motel rooms and party. It's been going on since at least the early 1990s and probably earlier.
Chuck a snag on the barbie
Grab the Esky
Dont forget your thongs for the beach
Not really. It's rare to hear someone to say it.
I'm not 100% but i assumed it to be the aussie equivalent of calling someone trailer trash i.e. no class etc
I remember something like that! God, the day they left, that show went to hell.
Thanks for clearing that up. I have a aunt and cousins who live in Oz. But whenever I mention I watch Neighbours the proceed to moan how bad it is so I never asked them. So thanks for clearing that up. I do remember in the past, we have seen Neighbours kids take trips when their exams are done. But unlike EE I am more a casual viewer so I had never heard of schoolies before. Sounds like at the end of term we are going to have the kids head off somewhere. No doubt will end in some disaster.
'Bogan' is like 'chav' and means, essentially, uncultured. The term 'bogan' became popular during the 1980s and is still used.
'Crikey' is an old UK term - minced oath from Christ. Someone in urban dictionary said it was "strangely" adopted by Australians. Not sure why that is strange since our entire language was adopted from the UK (OK, with a few Americanisms thrown in).
Carked it = died
and friends often add "O" on the end of their mates names~
eg-Tom becomes Tommo
I was watching a bogan couple on cam 4. They were very proud.
You don't hear that term any more.