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Aussie Slang Challenge


kevinlms

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8/10 for me and I'm only a Pom!

Never been there, not likely to as the missus don't like the creepy crawlies.

Bummer!

Creepy crawlies aren't my favourites either, nor snakes, sharks, croc's, did I leave any out?

 

But if you get the chance to go, GO! It's a fantastic country and the people are really friendly, even to Pom's.   :jester:

 

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8/10 - Wombat (whatever one of those is !!). Got the budgie smugglers (!!!!!) and ridgy didge wrong.

 

Been on Australia bound aircraft quite a number of times (Bangkok bound) - but never did the last bit !! Qantas crews are always great.

 

Must go one day. Like to do the Indian Pacific and see a couple of Ozz Rugby League games..

 

Budgie smugglers !!! - None of them in Wigan !!

 

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8/10 - Wombat (whatever one of those is !!). Got the budgie smugglers (!!!!!) and ridgy didge wrong.

 

Been on Australia bound aircraft quite a number of times (Bangkok bound) - but never did the last bit !! Qantas crews are always great.

 

Must go one day. Like to do the Indian Pacific and see a couple of Ozz Rugby League games..

 

Budgie smugglers !!! - None of them in Wigan !!

 

Brit15

 

 

Same as Apollo, 8/10, and the same ones wrong. Should really have worked out 'finch pinchers'.

 

Never, yet, been to Oz though we did have kangaroo steaks a couple of weeks back

8 out of 10, and the same two wrong as well, not bad for a pomm.

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10 out of 10..... probally from watching all those Paul Hogan shows on Channel 4 back here in England.

 

One interesting fact about Aussie wildlife..... Australia is home to all of the top 11 deadly snakes in the world (no anti-venom), both the world's deadliest spiders and a host of other creatures that can either give a nasty bite, sting, spray, spit, etc.

 

Meanwhile in New Zealand they just have a lot of sheep.....

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I had a good look at the slang dictionary which was a link there are a lot missing from the list. Where were "dry as a nun's" (thirsty), "floating on mi back teeth" (need a Pee), "she'll be right, No worries", "Wife Beater" (beer over 5%), "Thunder box" (Loo) or my particular favourite "wobbeler" a doggy red wine that comes in a box and is a cross between unleaded and bad claret. 

 

Just name a few

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I had a good look at the slang dictionary which was a link there are a lot missing from the list. Where were "dry as a nun's" (thirsty), "floating on mi back teeth" (need a Pee), "she'll be right, No worries", "Wife Beater" (beer over 5%), "Thunder box" (Loo) or my particular favourite "wobbeler" a doggy red wine that comes in a box and is a cross between unleaded and bad claret. 

 

Just name a few

More than a few missing.

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It's weird I'm 4th generation, never heard of finch pincher either. No wucca's

 

Now ask a Aussie what bathers are that will get multiple answers depending on the state generally. Any thing from cosie's, bathers, swimmers, trunks."...

 

Now remember Kev we all use shortenings of names unless it is already short Tim becomes Timbo...

 

Another one is chateau de cardboard

 

( wondering if "No wucca's" is perplexing any one... It's a shortening of no wuccen' furry's)

 

Happy Australia Day!

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It's weird I'm 4th generation, never heard of finch pincher either. No wucca's

 

Now ask a Aussie what bathers are that will get multiple answers depending on the state generally. Any thing from cosie's, bathers, swimmers, trunks."...

 

Now remember Kev we all use shortenings of names unless it is already short Tim becomes Timbo...

 

Another one is chateau de cardboard

 

( wondering if "No wucca's" is perplexing any one... It's a shortening of no wuccen' furry's)

 

Happy Australia Day!

Strange the Finch Pincher one. I wonder if that's localised to Sydney or some other weird place!. A quick search on Google suggests that a lot are failing on this question.

 

Google finds this too, which is what would occur to me.

 

http://businessnewsusa.org/new-york/jfk-airport-finch-pincher-6-months-prison-article-1.1318915

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10/10 for me so I won't be stripped of my citizenship just yet ;).

 

The whole spider thing is rubbish. Dunno about the funnel-web, but the legendary redback is about as lethal as a European wasp. ie unpleasant but won't kill you unless you're seriously unlucky. Nobody's been seriously unlucky since ~1954.

 

The snakes, on the other hand....

 

But the one to be really scared of is roadhouse food :D.

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