Getting it right...

Just so we don't get confused.. You're Poo and I'm Parsley :D I'm starting this blog or watchamacallit just so we can put in random thoughts and rants. I prefer to call it bubbles and squeaks, so it doesn't sound too depressing...

Ok.. So our holiday to sunny down-under is almost all planned. Which means.. it's time for us to brush up on our accents, you flamin' gallah! Thanks to Wikipedia, think we're gonna fit right in!

 

Greetings

• Cheers mate
  Thanks

• No worries / No drama
  You're welcome (in response to thank you)

• Oi.
  Way to get attention

• She'll be apples / It'll be right
  Everything will be ok / go to plan

• Hoo roo
  Goodbye

• Take it easy
  it's not goodbye it's 'take it easy'

Time

• Arvo
  afternoon, eg "Let's meet for a schooner this arvo".

• Yonks
  commonly used to convey an exaggerated view of time, eg "I haven't seen you in yonks".

• Ron
  Shorter for later on, eg "I'll save it for ron".

Cursing

(Note that seemingly uniquely, Australians use insults affectionately as well. It is commonplace to greet one's closest friends with the foulest combination expletives and slurs as possible, preferably creatively arranged.)

• Bugger
  Damn - a common expression of disappointment, not offensive to most.

• Drongo
  an idiot or a fool.

• Bloody Bastard
  very commonly used for an idiot.

• Wanker
  Someone who is egotistical and likes to stir trouble, a generally dislikeable person.

• Knob
  A cokey idiot.

Eating and Drinking

• Grab a feed
  Get something to eat

• Middy, Pot, Schooner, Handle
  Various sizes of glass (usually used for beer)

• Nosebag
  Takeaway from a restaurant

• Scab
  To scrounge off a friend, as in scab a feed.
  To scrounge through the local rubbish tip / local council clean up piles

• Bludge
  To be lazy, or to scab, as in bludge a feed.

• Grog
  alcoholic drink, likely beer.

• Plonk
  Cheap low-quality wine.

• Goon
  Plonk in a cask.

People

• Relo
  Relative, as in member of the family.

• Youse
  Plural of you - pronounced Yooz. Only used by "bogans" (see below).

• Bogan
  An uneducated person; (similar to the British 'chav') favoured expression outside of Sydney to describe Westies.

• Westie
  A person from the western suburbs of Sydney or Melbourne. (both being working-class neighbourhoods)

• Brickie
  Bricklayer

• Sparkie
  Electrician

• Chippie
  Carpenter

• Bikie
  Biker

• Smackie
  Smackhead, as in, a heroin addict

• Ocker
  A crude, uncultured Aussie.

• Banana Benders
  Queenslanders

• Sandgropers
  Western Australians

• Mexicans
  Anyone from the next state south (not often used) Is used by people that live in New South Wales when referring to someone that lives in Victoria.

• Seppo
  An American (pejorative). Abbreviated form of rhyming slang, Septic Tank = Yank.

• Pom/Pommy
  An Englishman (Is an insult if used by anyone but an Aussie)

• Dole Bludger
  Someone who is on the Dole (employment benefits) and not actively looking for a job.

• Scabber
  Someone who scabs

• Ranga
  Person with red hair. Derived from Orangutan.

Geography

• The bush
  areas outside of major cities and towns.

• The outback
  the deserts of inland Australia

• Bushfire
  wildfire

• Whoop Whoop
  The middle of nowhere (eg: So I was stuck out whoop whoop...) It is a short 'oo' sound, like in 'pull', not long like in 'choose'.

• Beyond the black stump
  An imaginary point beyond which the country is considered remote or uncivilised

• Back of Beyond
  Even further than beyond the black stump. Really far.

• Scrub
  Thick, snotty bush

Places

• Servo
  Service Station (Petrol Station)

• Bottle-O
  Bottle Shop (Liquor Store)

• Chemist
  Pharmacy (also used), Drug Store
  
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   Parsley