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25 Sep 2005 10:46:54 PM |
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THE BASICS OF AUSSIE SLANG....................... |
Gooday peoplez !! ;-)
Most on my fave peepz on this newsgroup *may* have notice that I speak
an unusal type of lingo called Aussie slang or strine & have a unique
vocabulary & variety of colorful phrases such as "couldn't give a
flying fart from a rat's a$$" or "we're all up sh!t creek without a
paddle"......
Well, peoplez, these are indeed expressions used "Down Under" but what
of the vocabulary ?!?!?!??!
Well, I did a little Google search & found the following website which
summarizes the basics of Aussie slang or "Strine" as it iz sometimes
refered to....
'Ave a little Captain Cook at this;
(cLICK ON THE LINKS ON THE WEBSITE FOR MORE AUSSIE VERNACULAR ;-)
HOOROO ;-)
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UNCLE WALLY ;-)
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http://www.aussieslang.com/features/australian-slang-basics.asp
The Basics of Aussie Slang
Australian culture and customs are unique, but not as unique as the
Australian language. Our own style of English is so full of colloquial
expressions, slang words and slang phrases it is enough to confuse
other speakers of English quite easily.
So just so you don't look like a complete drongo, here are enough
Aussie words to help you get by in Australian society! Now, the accent,
well thats another story...
The really basic basics.
G'day is hullo, pronounced Gidday which is a shortened form of Good
Day, and used mostly in informal situations. More formally we would say
Hullo, Good Morning, Good Afternoon, or the likes.
Goodbye is, um, er, Goodbye. Although some people say Hooroo,
pronounced 'ooroo.
Bloke is an Aussie male who generally is a hard worker and does the
right thing. Eg., "Bill's a Good Bloke".
Mate is Friend, mainly for males. Everyone in Australia is mate, so we
would often say "G'day mate" or "Thanks mate".
Onya means Well Done, a shortened form of Good On You. The best
"Aussieism" in my opinion.
Abbreviations
For some reason Australians shorten words wherever possible,
particularly peoples names. They are generally shortened to one
syllable if possible, and then have a suffix added to the end. Here are
a few examples:-
"a"
A Cup of Tea or Coffee becomes a Cuppa.
"ie"
Angela becomes Angie.
Australian becomes Aussie
Barbecue become Barbie
Elizabeth becomes Lizzie
Football becomes Footy, pronounced with a soft "T" somewhere between T
& D.
"o"
Burgess becomes Burgo
Johnathon becomes Johnno
Smoko means a break from work for a smoke, which now means a tea break
even if you don't smoke.
"zza" or just "z'
Marion become Mazza or Maz
Sharon become Shazza or Shaz
Warwick (me) becomes Wozza (which I hate) or Woz.
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Oh, and by the way, what's a drongo?
a stupid, inept, awkward or embarrassing person, a dimwit or
slow-witted person
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| Title: Re: THE BASICS OF AUSSIE SLANG....................... |
26 Sep 2005 04:59:40 PM |
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Arget.
@:}
LB
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| User: "=?iso-8859-1?q?Uncle_Wally_s_nice_n_comfy_cozy_HOOROO_corner_cabin__;-=99?=" |
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| Title: Re: THE BASICS OF AUSSIE SLANG....................... |
26 Sep 2005 10:32:43 PM |
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Well, what else can I say, Leigh ?!?!?
I'm bored without Susan on this newsgroup !!
HOOROO ;-)
UNCLE WALLY ;-)
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: THE BASICS OF AUSSIE SLANG....................... |
27 Sep 2005 04:25:07 AM |
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So are you then saying she is/was the only intelligent life form
posting here?
Yes we did appreciate her no nonsense posting style, that seemd to
really get to the Kooks.
She may come back, just give her time, where else in the universe can
one get to swat flies?
LB
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