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#AUSSlang: Animals

December 7, 2014 EnglishTips4U 10 Comments

We have talked about some Australian slang words related to food some time ago. This time around, we’ll continue with some Australian slang words related to animals.

1. Boomer. Meaning: A large male kangaroo.

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2. Joey. Meaning: Baby kangaroo in its mother’s pouch.

3. Mob. Meaning: Group of kangaroo. (This is my fave thing about Australia: You could be sitting in a park then WOW).

In English, there are different ways to name a group of animals, depending on their species.

‘School’ is how a group of fish is called. “A school of fish.”

Interestingly, ‘murder’ is how a group of crow is called. “A murder of crow.”

‘Pack’ is for a group of lion or wolf. So “a pack of lion” is definitely not ‘sebungkus singa’. LOL.

4. Woofer. Meaning: dog.

5. Fruit salad. Meaning: dog/cat of mixed/unknown breeding. Interesting how Indonesians sometimes say ‘ras gado-gado’ for a cat or dog of mixed race.

6. Croc. Meaning: crocodile. Yes, like the shoes.

7. Brumby. Meaning: wild Australian horses.

8. Jumbuck. Meaning: Sheep.

9. Underground mutton. Meaning: Rabbit. Perhaps because we can also eat rabbit, just the way we eat mutton?

I was shocked when I first heard of this, but some kangaroos are allowed to be eaten in Australia. Eating kangaroos is a form of population control. Some species are protected, but some are so overpopulated they are allowed to be hunted.

10. Budgie. Meaning: budgerigar, parkeet.

11. Chook. Meaning: chicken.

12. Flutterby. Meaning: Butterfly.

13. Mozzie. Meaning: Mosquito.

14. White ants. Meaning: Termite. ‘Rayap.’

15. Cockie. Meaning: Cockroach or cockatoo. I’m sure you don’t want pics of the first one.

Source: alldownunder.com

Compiled by @animenur for @EnglishTips4U on Sunday, December 7, 2014

#AUSSlang: Australian slang related to time

May 27, 2013 EnglishTips4U 8 Comments

Arvo. Meaning: afternoon.
- Example:
  - Let’s have a meeting in this arvo.
Evo. Meaning: evening.
- Example:
  - Naomi just got the news on her parents’ accident in this evo.
Satdee. Meaning: Saturday.
- Example:
  - Erin and Navid will have a lunch on Satdee.
Sundee. Meaning: Sunday.
- Example:
  - On this Sundee, Adrianna will come as a guest in Elen DeGeneres Show.
Yonks. Meaning: a long period of time.
- Example:
  - Annie and Dixon haven’t seen their parents in yonks.
Ron. Meaning: later on.
- Example:
  - Silver will turn off the phone and light the fireplace ron.
Smoko. Meaning: a break which include having something to eat and drink, and a cigarette if you are allowed to.
- Example:
  - In this meeting, smoko will be at 4 PM.
Sickie. Meaning: a day off work by calling in sick when you don’t feel like working and want to do other things.
- Example:
  - Ivy promises to her boss that she’ll never take another sickie from work.

Compiled and written by @fabfebby at @EnglishTips4U on Sunday, February 03, 2013

#AusSlang: Australian slang related to clothing

May 27, 2013 EnglishTips4U 2 Comments

Clobber. Meaning: clothing.
- Example:
  - “Jean Grey’s cabinet is filled with a load of new clobber.”
Cardie. Meaning: cardigan.
- Example:
  - “Ororo likes to wear cardie for her daily outfit.”
Tweeds or strides. Meaning: trousers, pants.
- Example:
  - “Logan was smartly dressed in a shirt, black tweeds, and boots.”
Stubbies. Meaning: shorts.
- Example:
  - “A pair of stubbies and T-shirt is Pyro’s favorite outfit in the summer time.”
Cozzie or togs. Meaning: swimsuit.
- Example:
  - “Rogue just has been told that she doesn’t need to pack a cozzie.”
Brolly. Meaning: umbrella.
- Example:
  - “Phoenix always brings brolly in her bag, even when the sun shines so bright.”
Sandshoes. Meaning: joggers, sneakers, trainers.
- Example:
  - “Magneto just bought two pairs of sandshoes, one in blue-white and one in black-red.”
Sunnies. Meaning: sunglasses.
- Example:
  - “One thing which Kitty never forgets to bring when she leaves the house is a pair of sunnies.”
Lippy. Meaning: lipstick.
- Example:
  - “Mystique’s favorite colour of lippy is blue.”
Tats. Meaning: tattoo.
- Example:
  - “Nightcrawler always has a tats made on his body right after he makes a mistake.”

Compiled and written by @fabfebby at @EnglishTips4U on Friday, January 27, 2013

#AUSSlang: Rhyming slang (2)

March 25, 2013 EnglishTips4U 4 Comments

A while back, we shared an article on some Australian rhyming slang. What’s rhyming slang? As previously mentioned in #AUSSlang: Rhyming slang, rhyming slang is a type of slang in which a word is replaced by words or phrases they rhyme with.

Let’s talk more about them in this article. Now, here are more examples of rhyming slang:

Johnny Horner. Meaning: corner.
- Example:
  - Betty is reading her new book on the Johnny Horner.
Dodge and shirk. Meaning: work.
- Example:
  - A: Hey, where is Amanda?
  - D: Amanda is off to dodge and shirk.
Frog and toad. Meaning: road.
- Example:
  - Wilhemina, you can meet Daniel tomorrow morning because he has to hit the frog and toad now.
Mud pies. Meaning: eyes.
- Example:
  - Alexis is beautiful because she has big mud pies.
Smash and grab. Meaning: cab.
- Example:
  - Would you mind calling the smash and grab, Justin?

Compiled and written by @fabfebby at @EnglishTips4U on Sunday, March 24 , 2013

#AUSSlang: Australian slang (4)

March 18, 2012 EnglishTips4U 5 Comments

Make a blue. Arti: merusak sesuatu, membuat kesalahan.
- Contoh:
  - I’m so sorry, I made a blue.
Emma chisit? Arti: slang dari “How much is it?”
- Contoh:
  - This bag is so damn cute. Emma chisit?
Cream puff. Arti: mudah dikalahkan (banyak digunakan di bidang olahraga).
- Contoh:
  - There are some teams that are cream puffs in the league.
Garbo. Arti: tukang sampah.
- Contoh:
  - The garbo collect the trash every Friday.
Croc. Arti: palsu, mengada-ada.
- Contoh:
  - Story about the haunted castle is a total croc.
Dob. Arti: mengadukan seseorang.
- Contoh:
  - I will dob on you if you cheat.
Dux. Arti: mengetuai/memimpin di kelas.
- Contoh:
  - Jerry duxed all of his classes this year.
Even-steven. Arti: imbang, seri.
- Contoh:
  - I’ve paid you back, so we are even-steven now.
Earbashing. Arti: omelan.
- Contoh:
  - My parents gave me an earbashing after for arriving home late last night.

Compiled by @ChatrineYK at @EnglishTips4U on Thursday, March 1, 2012

#AUSSlang: Australian slang (3)

February 16, 2012 EnglishTips4U 6 Comments

Come a gutser. Arti: jatuh tersandung, gagal dalam suatu hal.
- Contoh:
  - Please be careful and slow down or you’re going to come a gutser.
Flake out. Arti: ambruk/pingsan karena mabuk atau kelelahan.
- Contoh:
  - He got so drunk that he flaked out on the couch.
Eggbeater. Arti: helicopter.
- Contoh:
  - An eggbeater crashed into a mountain in eastern Indonesia last week.
Earwig. Arti: (verb) sengaja menguping pembicaraan, (noun) orang yang menguping.
- Contoh:
  - It’s pretty impolite to earwig your parents’ conversation.
Buster. Arti: angin kencang.
- Contoh:
  - Large parts of Australia have been battered by buster for 5 hours.
Ripper (adjective) Arti: ungkapan untuk mendeskripsikan sesuatu dengan makna positif.
- Contoh:
  - Wow, she won the competition! She’s such a ripper!
Heaps. Arti: banyak, slang untuk ‘plenty’, ‘a lot’.
- Contoh:
  - His job earns heaps of money.
Ivories. Arti: gigi.
- Contoh:
  - My mom went to dentist to have a treatment for her ivories.
Sprung. Arti: terpesona, terpikat, terobsesi karena cinta.
- Contoh:
  - Although Tom has only been talking to her for 2 hours, he’s so sprung on her.
Vejjo. Arti: sebutan untuk vegetarian.
- Contoh:
  - There are many good reasons for being a vejjo.
Eyes on, hands off. Arti: boleh dilihat, tidak boleh dipegang.
- Contoh:
  - Those sapphires look so beautiful. Unfortunately, they’re kept in that glass box. Eyes on hands off.
No drama. Arti: tak perlu khawatir/tidak apa-apa, sama seperti ungkapan ‘no worries’.
- Contoh:
  - Everything will be okay, no drama.