Aussie Speak Interpreter

[Antipodi]

Posted this on another thread for somebody who needed an interpreter on the good ol Aussie strine

GDay we're a wierd mob out here so I thought i would put together a few calloquialisms and their interpretations for you English speaking peoplez

GDay ...Hello

Bloke...a male person

Blue... a redhead person

Bludger...one who hates work

Bewt...extremly good

Bulldust....dry dust or crap from a bull

Cobber ...Friend

Cockey...a country cousin

Chooks...kentucky fried eats these and it could mean stupid persons

Damper...Bread cooked in a tin buried in a campfire under the coals, usually made of flour salt and beer

Dunney...a repositary for poo also know as a Thunderbox

Eureka...I found it!

Fella...me a male person

Jumbuk...stolen lamb

Lammington...Chocolate coated cake

Mexican...usually comes from south..ie Melbourne

POME..... Prisoner of Mother England

Slab... a carton of 24 cans (Beer)usually drank by one person

Shiela...a lady person

Tinnie... A can for beverages(Beer) amber

Walley...a stupid dopey person

Wakka...an even more stupid person affectionately of course

Warfie...Female muscular wrestler

Better than a poke in the eye with a burnt sick
A little good is better than nothin at all

within a Bulls roar....
Somewhere near here... close by

Back O Bourke...
Bloody miles away from anywhere mate

Its a Boomerang..
I'm lendin yah this mate but it comes back

She'll be right mate
Everythings gunna be alright especially for me

You bewty
Real good ...I totally agree lets go or do it


I got more

TBA:barmy::barmy::barmy::barmy::barmy::barmy::barm y::barmy::barmy::barmy:

[Henry P]

How did the whole strine accent/dialect arise? Oz has only been settled by the British for about 200 years, shorter than the USA.

[Antipodi]

Man we are the immortal Drovers of the southern plains and we speak the language of the stars ...no seriously its a mixture of cockney and Irish lingo and influenced by some indigenous language as well

[smorzando]

You spell some words differently from me. Out of curiousity, who asked for the list? lol

[k2hsharpe]

"I got more"

don't be shy !

[Antipodi]

thanx for your comments ...and in answer to yr question a friend on another site ..it is interesting how spelling and interpretations vary from country to country ...me suspects sometimes offense and even misunderstandings have occurred ...especially with the Aussie sense of humor which can be very very dry... somebody I know was banned purely because of his Aussie joking around(it wasn't me although a coupla times):barmy:

[k2hsharpe]

"especially with the Aussie sense of humor which can be very very dry..."

Which one of youse bastards called this bastard a 'Bastard'?
sort of thing???

[Antipodi]

Yep and try telling an English lady shes a silly ol cow yet to Us Auzzies this can be a term of endearment ....

Many others like you Wakka is also a term of endearment ..or me Wakka mate...

Bugga is term we use alot when we hurt ourselves or somethin goes wrong...spose its better than the alternative...

And speaking of alternatives how about Bulldust....

[Esko]

Ahaha, aussies are something very unique :D

[Esko]

I got this in email today :D

YOU KNOW UR IN AUSTRALIA WHEN......................................



a.. The best parking space is determined by shade instead of distance.

b.. Hot water comes out of both taps.

c.. You learn that a seat belt buckle makes a pretty good branding iron.

d.. The temperature drops below 32c and you feel a little chilly.

e.. You discover that in February it only takes two fingers to steer
your car.

f.. You discover that you can get sunburnt through your car window.

g.. You develop a fear of metal car door handles.

h.. You break a sweat the instant you step outside at 7:00am.

i.. Your biggest bicycle wreck fear is, "What if I get knocked out and
end up lying on the pavement and get cooked to death?"

j.. You realise that asphalt has a liquid state.

k.. Farmers are feeding their chickens crushed ice to prevent them from
laying hard-boiled eggs.

l.. The trees are whistling for the dogs.

m. while walking back barefoot to your car from the beach, you do a
tightrope act on the white lines in the carpark.

n. you catch a cold from having the aircon full blast while you sleep
during the night.

o. You learn that Casuarina Square isn't a shopping centre it's a temple
to worship air-conditioning.

p. Sticking your head into the freezer and taking deep breaths is perfectly normal behaviour.

q. A cup full of ice is considered a great snack.

r. An electricity black out is life threatening because your aircon and your fans no longer work and you are seriously going to be cooked!!

s. You no longer sit on a couch, why would you when you can settle down on the cooling tiles instead.

t. You need a stubby holder to keep the beer cold, not your hands warm

u. No one cares if you walk around with no shoes on.

v. You keep everthing in the fridge, including potatoes and bread etc....

w. people have enough left over beercans to make boats out of and have a whole regatta with...

x. The effort of toweling off after a shower means you need another one right away

y. standing naked under a ceiling fan is an acceptable way to pass time.

z. You wait till it starts raining to go for a run!