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Words/things I learned watching BBAU from the US

Furfy is a lie or a made up or highly exaggerated story.
Eg. That story sounds like a bit of a furfy

Ocker = bogan
 
Badlands said:
Another new one to me from yesterday's live feed text: arvo

I assume arvo means afternoon.
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Yep arvo is afternoon.

[MENTION=37149]San Antonio[/MENTION] a furphy is a water tank that was drawn by horses, but "telling a furphy" means telling a lie or a fake story. Furphy water tanks were used to cart water for troops in WW1 and the soldiers would gather around the water cart in the old days and tell rumours of what was happening in the war, and false rumours or stories became associated with the water tanks and that's how they became known as furphies.
 
nonieu said:
after reading this thread I became curious and looked up our slang language and words and found this site and was blown away so many I was amazed at how many I knew and took them for granted as just normal. a good read and a good laugh and now I will continue to check in for new installments

http://www.australiannaturaladventures.com/australia/ausdictionary.htm
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I found another one but will stop now but will say I am a very proud Aussie and love our slang :D

http://www.koalanet.com.au/australian-slang.html
 
San Antonio said:
American biscuits are not like scones except that you can pick them up. Scones are dense, heavy, and can have fruit in them. Biscuits are made from flour, salt, baking powder, and very cold butter cut in small pieces. You put these in a bowl and mix them quickly with your fingers, trying to get a thick cornmeal consistency before the butter gets too soft. Then on a floured surface, you roll the dough out to about 1/4" depth and cut circles...can do it with a glass whose edge has been dipped in flour, or a biscuit cutter, etc. Biscuits are placed on a baking sheet with either sides touching or an inch apart. They are baked until they rise and are golden brown. Unless you handle the dough too much, they come out flaky and light. Delish with butter. Many add jam or jelly too.
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What you just described as a biscuit is much more like a scone, almost exactly how we make them. In Aus if your scone is dense and heavy then you've failed at making scones, they should rise high, be super light and fluffy. The only fruit usually put in a scone here are sultanas/raisins or dates. Pumpkin or cheese scones are common too.
 
Illabeth said:
What you just described as a biscuit is much more like a scone, almost exactly how we make them. In Aus if your scone is dense and heavy then you've failed at making scones, they should rise high, be super light and fluffy. The only fruit usually put in a scone here are sultanas/raisins or dates. Pumpkin or cheese scones are common too.
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That reminds me of something else I had to look up when it was mentioned in the house: Sultana Bran

I googled it and found it it's the same thing as our Raisin Bran. All dried grapes in the US are called "raisins."
 
This is probably the best illustration of the use of 'bloody.'


The Integrated Adjective


I was down on Riverina, knockin' round the towns a bit,
An' occasionally restin', with a schooner in me mitt;
An' on one o' these occasions, when the bar was pretty full
an' the local blokes were arguin' assorted kinds o' bull,
I heard a conversation, most peculiar in its way,
Because only in Australia would you hear a joker say,
"Where yer bloody been, yer drongo? 'Aven't seen yer fer a week;
"An' yer mate was lookin' for yer when 'e come in from the Creek;
"'E was lookin' up at Ryan's, an' around at bloody Joe's,
"An' even at the Royal where 'e bloody never goes."
An' the other bloke said "Seen 'im. Owed 'im 'alf a bloody quid,
"Forgot ter give ut back to 'im; but now I bloody did.
"Coulda used the thing me-bloody-self; been orf the bloody booze,
"Up at Tumba-bloody-rumba shootin' kanga-bloody-roos."



Now their voices were a little loud, an' everybody heard
The peculiar integration of this adjectival word.
But no one there was laughin', an' me I wasn't game,
So I stood around an' let 'em think I spoke the bloody same.
An' one of 'em was interested to ask 'im what he'd got-
How many kanga-bloody-roos he bloody went and shot-
An' the shootin' bloke said, "Things are crook; the drought's too bloody tough;
"I got forty-bloody-seven, an' that's good e'-bloody-nough."
An' this polite rejoinder seemed to satisfy the mob,
An' everyone stopped listenin' an' got on with the job,
Which was drinkin' beer and arguin' an' talkin' of the heat,
An' stickin' in the bitumen in the middle of the street;
But as for me, I'm here to say the interestin' news
Was "Tumba-bloody-rumba shootin' kanga-bloody-roos."

John O'Grady
 
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Winterbourne said:
This is probably the best illustration of the use of 'bloody.'


The Integrated Adjective


I was down on Riverina, knockin' round the towns a bit,
An' occasionally restin', with a schooner in me mitt;
An' on one o' these occasions, when the bar was pretty full
an' the local blokes were arguin' assorted kinds o' bull,
I heard a conversation, most peculiar in its way,
Because only in Australia would you hear a joker say,
"Where yer bloody been, yer drongo? 'Aven't seen yer fer a week;
"An' yer mate was lookin' for yer when 'e come in from the Creek;
"'E was lookin' up at Ryan's, an' around at bloody Joe's,
"An' even at the Royal where 'e bloody never goes."
An' the other bloke said "Seen 'im. Owed 'im 'alf a bloody quid,
"Forgot ter give ut back to 'im; but now I bloody did.
"Coulda used the thing me-bloody-self; been orf the bloody booze,
"Up at Tumba-bloody-rumba shootin' kanga-bloody-roos."



Now their voices were a little loud, an' everybody heard
The peculiar integration of this adjectival word.
But no one there was laughin', an' me I wasn't game,
So I stood around an' let 'em think I spoke the bloody same.
An' one of 'em was interested to ask 'im what he'd got-
How many kanga-bloody-roos he bloody went and shot-
An' the shootin' bloke said, "Things are crook; the drought's too bloody tough;
"I got forty-bloody-seven, an' that's good e'-bloody-nough."
An' this polite rejoinder seemed to satisfy the mob,
An' everyone stopped listenin' an' got on with the job,
Which was drinkin' beer and arguin' an' talkin' of the heat,
An' stickin' in the bitumen in the middle of the street;
But as for me, I'm here to say the interestin' news
Was "Tumba-bloody-rumba shootin' kanga-bloody-roos."

John O'Grady
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;) great love it
 
LovelyCoconuts said:
A question based from 'Flight of the Conchords,' do Australians and People from New Zealand get along?
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Kiwis (New Zealanders) are like our sad cousins. We share a lot of history both being British colonies and all. At one stage New Zealand was even going to be a state of Australia when we federated in 1901. In fact I believe they're still mentioned in our constitution. On the whole we do get along, we just love to take the piss (mock) out of each other. I'd say it's similar to the relationship between the US and Canada.
 
LovelyCoconuts said:
A question based from 'Flight of the Conchords,' do Australians and People from New Zealand get along?
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Consuela said:
Kiwis (New Zealanders) are like our sad cousins. We share a lot of history both being British colonies and all. At one stage New Zealand was even going to be a state of Australia when we federated in 1901. In fact I believe they're still mentioned in our constitution. On the whole we do get along, we just love to take the piss (mock) out of each other. I'd say it's similar to the relationship between the US and Canada.
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I always see it as a bit of a sibling like relationship. We certainly have a sibling like rivalry (especially in sport), we can bag on each other all we want, but beware! As soon as anyone else has a go at the other we'll be the first to jump in and defend them, we can shit all over each other all we want, but noone else can. We're ANZACs in the end and we have their backs, especially since they have shit all in the way of armed forces.
 
I did an exchange program in Seattle last year, and the first thing I said that made people scratch their heads was suggesting we 'Grab something to eat from Maccas'. That's our shortened name for McDonalds, in case you guys were wondering :P

It's really strange to hear people say that we've got accents for different states, though. To me, the differences are barely noticeable (except for West Australian diction being a little sharper, and South Australians saying they are going to catch the "Trum" (tram)).
 
A while ago I read in a book that this couple were at a fair and they went and bought a ??? (rosti/?robi? bogie? - now I can't remember the name - and it is bugging me big time) I googled it and it turns out it is what we call in Australia a subway sandwich. Since I can't remember the name I have googled any name I can think of but no luck.

To our US friends - Help?!! I know you have subway in US - but these sort of rolls/sandwiches also have another name.!
 
pjac said:
A while ago I read in a book that this couple were at a fair and they went and bought a ??? (rosti/?robi? bogie? - now I can't remember the name - and it is bugging me big time) I googled it and it turns out it is what we call in Australia a subway sandwich.
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Are you thinking hoagie? This one has stumped me when american use it too !
 
Consuela said:
Kiwis (New Zealanders) are like our sad cousins. We share a lot of history both being British colonies and all. At one stage New Zealand was even going to be a state of Australia when we federated in 1901. In fact I believe they're still mentioned in our constitution. On the whole we do get along, we just love to take the piss (mock) out of each other. I'd say it's similar to the relationship between the US and Canada.
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Yeah, we Aussies are like the big bad USA in this picture, and NZ is our pissy closest little neighbour - they really can't compete mostly due to population, but they are tough & talented.
We share heaps, music/tv/movies/actors, the stupid queen, cricket.

We can go live there easy as pie, there are only about 30,000 aussies over there - we have made it harder for Kiwis/NZers to live here as for a while they just kept coming and supposedly sucking up our welfare. I think there about 300,000 kiwis living here.
(figures are only rough from memory)

Good place to ski cheaply.
I love NZ tv, what was that show about the crime family with Grant Bowler (who is also in True Blood, and that shitty Liz movie with Lilo)
We are jealous of the haika.
 
Another phrase I keep hearing on the feeds that I've never heard before is "crack it" or "cracking it." I couldn't find anything in a google search, but I assume it means losing it.
 
Consuela said:
Kiwis (New Zealanders) are like our sad cousins. We share a lot of history both being British colonies and all. At one stage New Zealand was even going to be a state of Australia when we federated in 1901. In fact I believe they're still mentioned in our constitution. On the whole we do get along, we just love to take the piss (mock) out of each other. I'd say it's similar to the relationship between the US and Canada.
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I really don't see much of a rivalry between the US and Canada. In sports, there was the gold medal hockey game in the 2010 Winter Olympics. But even that was a much bigger deal in Canada, as much of the US doesn't follow hockey.
 
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