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? Posted by Athena K (Member # 33809) on :
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!
Posted by diamond johny (Member # 27586) on :
Arvo. I like that.
Posted by Spruce314 (Member # 35412) on :
Southern US.
Drawers = Underwear.
Posted by Keyfeet (Member # 27313) on :
when talking about television us - season uk - series
us - slut uk - slag
us - ass uk - arse
[ October 04, 2010, 07:56 PM: Message edited by: Keyfeet ]
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
quote:Originally posted by Keyfeet: when talking about television us - season uk - series
Nah, we use both (a lot of shows are American so the lingo kinda crosses over).
Posted by Athena K (Member # 33809) on :
basically anything we can reduce to one or two syllables ie. brekkie for breakfast, barbie for barbeque etc. We're a lazy bunch haha
Posted by FootLongSub Zero (Member # 19380) on :
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
quote:Originally posted by Athena K:
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
Posted by kingler (Member # 40920) on :
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.
Posted by The Lum (Member # 34830) on :
Aye - Yes Guff - Fart Dirty Guff - A young slutty girl Shag - Sex Baws - Testicles Yir baws - No way man. Maw - Mum Tights - Pantyhose
Probably more but thats all I can think of just now.
Posted by Jesi Jaymes (Member # 40911) on :
Moving up and down the west coast, the two that stand out the most in my mind are...
panties - chonies expensive - spendy
and then there's the never-ending soda/pop debate.
Posted by FootLongSub Zero (Member # 19380) on :
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.
Posted by Lord (Member # 2465) on :
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.
Posted by Toetapper (Member # 6473) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lord: the track and field broad jump was changed to the long jump c. 1967.
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