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Words/things I learned watching BBAU from the US
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LovelyCoconuts
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Stuffed up
Doona
Doona
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wytcheewomyn
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Zoooper doopers!
*or zooper doopers. My O's got a little excited*
*or zooper doopers. My O's got a little excited*
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hoolagal
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using the word 'grub' to describe someone...
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Autumn
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I learned about the Min Min light. And the Nullarbor Nymph.
So strange to think they're the first time you've heard those words. Things like sook and whinge I pretty much thought as a part of the English language, and not exclusive to Australia.
Pash, bogan, footy are also quite common in Australia but I can see how they may not be known elsewhere.
Pash, bogan, footy are also quite common in Australia but I can see how they may not be known elsewhere.
cj93
Well-Known Member
pash
bogan
brekkie
chook
mince (as a noun)
rissole
footy
whinge
sook
chockie
sanger
Feel free to add your own
What do you call mince?
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Odd sox
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What do you call mince?
In the US they call it ground beef
Hekate
Junior Member
Or hamburger. Actually hamburger is used worldwide.In the US they call it ground beef
watermellie
New Member
You left out POM! We had a full on discussion about it one day in LF
Oh, and lollies.. sort of... I didn't realize that it reffered to pretty much any candy there, I thought they were just short for lolipop
Oh, and lollies.. sort of... I didn't realize that it reffered to pretty much any candy there, I thought they were just short for lolipop
nonieu
Freedom
using the word 'grub' to describe someone...
Yes it also funny cause we use Grub for food as well for example grubs ready and we know it means dinner , it sounds pretty normal to us until some one asks what we are talking about
LovelyCoconuts
Member
So strange to think they're the first time you've heard those words. Things like sook and whinge I pretty much thought as a part of the English language, and not exclusive to Australia.
Pash, bogan, footy are also quite common in Australia but I can see how they may not be known elsewhere.
I've heard sook a few times before, but whinge was definitely new. We use whine. Australian English seems more similar to UK English.
Yes it also funny cause we use Grub for food as well for example grubs ready and we know it means dinner , it sounds pretty normal to us until some one asks what we are talking about
I use grubby if something/someone is messy, but not just grub. Is that the same thing?
Another one is the term for 'popsicle' is an icy pole.
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Sweet_Geek
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Boog? To be fair, I think that's a new word for us all.
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Sairy.james
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A Grub is someone who is Grubby
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Curious
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Have no idea what any of the aussie slang mean in the OP, but I did pick up on the
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