when you talk about Australia without the FACTS. Other people her have told you the same, but in your case it is "don't let the truth get in the way of what you think" as long as it sounds good to you. You have been advised before by others to talk about what you know, not the constant dribble you dish out. Advice: Take your onkapringa out of your lemonade and stop playing with you saladas.STRINE
A Dictionary Of Terms
A comprehensive wordlist of real Australian speech
"Curtsey O' the bloke onna street"
(The original Strine Online was compiled by Rick Schellen)
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A
Air: Strine expression of agreement or affirmation ("Dja getny b'tydas fer dinner t'noite, maam?" "Air Aw did")
Airpsly Fair-billis: Exceptionally good or pleasing ("Aw heddan Airpsly Fair-billis toime lar snoite")
Awmus: See "nilly" and "sawmus"
An archer mean: Strine expression of agreement and solidarity ("Thet blokes a dairm lunatic!" "Air! An archer mean")
Anks: Strine expression of appreciation ("Anks mite, yer a reel spawt!") Often heard as "ynks" in Southern Strine dialect.
A-queue stick: Strine musical expression ("Gona gidda brairn new a-queue stick ktar")
A'riddy: Before the expected time ("Aw wint ta peeker up but she wuz a'riddy gawn")
Ark Ellery: A room or building where paintings and sculptured works are displayed
Assprad: Obsessively preoccupied with tidiness around the home. An affliction predominantly affecting Strine women ("She's so assprad y'know. She keepsa Rome lookin grite!"). See also Gloria Soame
Augustra: A group of Strine classical musical players ("It san's grite win the Augustra comes in, plyin' thet cleskal music")
Awelesh: Part of the anatomy of the eye. Most frequently used in plural ("She jiss fludders er aweleshes et innybody")
Awl: Petroleum product used in cars ("Y'godda hev awl in the ingine fya wannut ta run prop'ly")
B
Baandry: The edge ("He got ta the baandry 'n di'n know wut ta do")
Baked Necks: Popular Strine breakfast dish, as are Emma Necks, Scremblex, and Fright Chops
Bare-jet: Strine expression of surprise, used primarily by mothers ("C'mon you lazy goofer nuffin. Ain-choo owta bare-jet?")
Bay paan?: Strine expression of apology, often used when a sentence has not been understood ("Hey, queue doosa fiver?" "Bay paan? I din ear ya!" "Oz askin' if yikkud doosa fiver")
B'cuya: Odd, bizarre ("Looks priddy b'cuya t'me!")
Beards: Popular Strine game, often played in "pubs" and "tevvens" ("Cown mite, Aw gi' y'a ghyme o' beards")
Beeg: Opposite of "smool" ("Jeez ut's bloody beeg!")
Beeyon: A "meeyon meeyon" ("The wuz beeyons o' the baastuds!")
Berra: A handcart for conveying things, materials ("Fill the berra with sment pleece mite")
Betchry: Strine power unit ("Guessa cupla betchries f'me rydio, pleece maam")
Bewful: Strine word used to express the beauty of something ("Ut wuz jiss bewful!")
Bim-bye: A form of attack ("Arm! Arm! I bin bim-bye a bloody Mozzie")
B'jamas: Special clothing used when sleeping, also known by some as "jaamies" or "peejyes" ("Cown kids! Gitcha b'jamas on!")
Boll; Boller: Strine drinks container ("Gissa boller rum pleece mite?; Less creka boll t'noite")
Borra, Burra: To obtain something on the premise of returning it at a later date ("Cobburra yer Pearl Jairm CD?")
Bran: A colour, ranging from light oatmeal to dark chocolate - 'Pline rairping piper' is often Bran
Breeyant: Wonderful, Clever, Exceptional ("Oy seen some smaat kids but thet kids jiss breeyant!")
B'teecular: Specific ("Woddaya hefta be so b'teecular a bed ut?")
B'tyda: Strine vegetable, also known as a "spad" ("Gdonya mum, the b'tydas a grite!")
Bynk: A Southern Strine dialectal pronunciation of "benk", a place that trades in money. ("Jeggoida the bynk, Frynk?" "Noy, Aw dingo that wye hoime")
C
Caan: Strine equivalent of "long live" used only at sporting ceremonies. ("Caan the kets!" "Caan the moddy Roos!")
Cancel: A group of people who meet to decide Strine future and policies. See also "Taan Cancel"
Cancelling: Unique Strine method of helping those with difficulties ("Jacko's awrot! He jiss needs a bidda cancelling!")
Carmen Seamy: Unusually helpful Strine character ("Carmen Seamy annile see what ic'n do")
Ceegrette: A "smoke". Also known as a "ceeghie" ("Godda ceegrette, mite?")
Chiggit aowt!: Strine expression of wonderment or awe. ("Chiggit aowt, maam!")
Choojern: Nippers ("Oola choojern god edda skewl early todye")
Civeeyan: Non-military person ("Inny civeeyan kesualdies?")
Coda: Half of a half ("She kyme beck 't coda ta four")
Colcha: The skills, arts and practices of a people ("Ool a nytion needs is a bidda colcha")
Commanytion: A combining ("Ut wuz a commanytion o' fectas thet cause' 'is death")
Congredulite, Congredulide (between vowels): Strine expression of approval ("I 'ed ta congredulide 'im on 'is tyste in music")
Corparse, Corpse: Expression of time with similar usage to "Hubbarse" ("----! Sorady corparse four!")
Cosha: Strine bargaining expression ("Yikkun 'ev ut bud ut scona cosha!")
Cossum: Strine request, usually as used by a child to a parent ("Cossum new shoes please maam?")
Covva: a request ("Covva lookatje new car?")
Cown!: Strine expression of impatience ("Cown! We 'evn' god ool dye!")
Cudav: Strine word to express something which might have happened ("Weel you Cudav nokme daahn wivva fevva!")
D
Deb-beat: A loser ("Inny deb-beat kid taya thet!")
Debt: Disbeleif ("Nah debt a baretit, you're a Jim!")
Deeshes: Items used for eating etc. ("Dja woish the deeshes yit?")
