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I was sitting at the local Laundrymat and was puzzled a little by a sign under some dryers, "THESE MACHINES ARE SUITABLE FOR BLANKETS AND DOONAS". I thought to myself, 'what the hell is a doona'?. Came home and did a bit of research and.... 'OHHHHH' it's an Australian term/word for Duvet.
I learn along the way about the Auzzie lingo like Jandal/flip flop = Thongs, Duvet/Quilt = Doona
Are there common english variations/slag words that you commonly use in your country that you know of? Or others from other countries that have puzzled you or pissed you off?
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Haha I think on this site 'thongs' is very appropriate! Australian slang seems pretty different to other countries and there is quite a few times that Andrew and I have been talking and he's had to go ... what?
Pay Out = To insult Arvo = afternoon Chook = chickens/hens No wukkas = No wukking furries = No fucking worries
Thats all I can think of atm, but there's dozens!
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basically anything we can reduce to one or two syllables ie. brekkie for breakfast, barbie for barbeque etc. We're a lazy bunch haha
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Growing up in NZ I've also heard loo, bog, dunnie, shitter/shithouse used for toilet. swimsuit = togs Offer to buy something for someone else = shout
quote:Originally posted by Spruce314: Southern US.
Drawers = Underwear.
I've always wondered why they call em' 'drawers'... Maybe it's because that's where they're usually stored?
Underwear = Undies, Dacks, Gruts, Grundies
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basically anything we can reduce to one or two syllables ie. brekkie for breakfast, barbie for barbeque etc. We're a lazy bunch haha
Same or very similar to the kiwi lingo...
Also picked these Ozzy ones along the way
A Slab = Box of 24 beers Snazzie = Cool, calm, nice
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One thing I really hate when I watch US TV shows is how they call poo; poop. That's a terrible word! Granted it's probably okay for kids to use but when I hear it on Family Guy and the more older-aimed shows I die a little inside and I'm not entirely sure why.
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I've heard the word "BROAD" used for a woman in movies, but don't really understand the definition when it is used to refer to a lady.
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broad as refers to women may be suggestive of broad hips. Earliest use suggests immorality or coarse, low-class women. Because of this negative association, and the rise of women in athletics, the track and field broad jump was changed to the long jump c. 1967.
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