(BTW, Aussie is pronounced ‘Ozzie’) Here is a list of the expressions and words we have heard \u00e2\u20ac\u201c I am sure we have left some out! <\/p>\n
How ya goin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122? \u00e2\u20ac\u201c most common greeting, along with G\u00e2\u20ac\u2122day (mate)!
\nHow ya goin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, not bad, alright? \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Marty does it all for you – question and answers!
\nShe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be right, mate! \u00e2\u20ac\u201c It will be okay
\nPinched \u00e2\u20ac\u201c stolen, taken
\nGobsmacked \u00e2\u20ac\u201c absolutely amazed
\nHaving a go \u00e2\u20ac\u201c teasing
\nFlat white \u00e2\u20ac\u201c latte
\nBrekky \u00e2\u20ac\u201c breakfast (this is even used on McDonald\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s and KFC signs)
\nMackers \u00e2\u20ac\u201c McDonald\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s, as in Big Mac
\nMozzies \u00e2\u20ac\u201c mosquitos (our favorite, and it is used all the time!)
\nRon \u00e2\u20ac\u201c short for \u00e2\u20ac\u02dclater on\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nSquiz \u00e2\u20ac\u201c have a look (like \u00e2\u20ac\u02dchave a sticky beak\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, which I learned from Phil in NZ)
\nNo, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m alright \u00e2\u20ac\u201c rather than \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcno thanks\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, or \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m fine\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nSnag \u00e2\u20ac\u201c sausage, hence \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcsnagman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nDip your bus pass (into the machine \u00e2\u20ac\u201c this is actually on the signs in the bus)
\nShe charges like a wounded bull
\nTinny \u00e2\u20ac\u201c a can of beer, or a skiff (small boat)
\nBee \u00e2\u20ac\u201c beer
\nYou\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got Buckley\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s! \u00e2\u20ac\u201c no chance in hell!
\nPosi \u00e2\u20ac\u201c position
\nDoona \u00e2\u20ac\u201c quilt (I never heard quilt or blanket, only doona)
\nApunyakupai \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Pitjantjatjara word for person who looks at rocks all the time (= Kathy Stolper!)
\nRS \u00e2\u20ac\u201c ratshit
\nBitumen \u00e2\u20ac\u201c paved road (always used \u00e2\u20ac\u201c they never say pavement)
\nChalk and cheese \u00e2\u20ac\u201c like mixing oil and water
\nGrid \u00e2\u20ac\u201c cattleguard on the road
\nRipper, beauty \u00e2\u20ac\u201c great, fantastic, sweet! (frequently used by Marty!)
\nPeckish \u00e2\u20ac\u201c a little hungry
\nThe Great Australian Wave \u00e2\u20ac\u201c swatting flies
\nSNAG \u00e2\u20ac\u201c sensitive new age guy
\nDINK \u00e2\u20ac\u201c double income, no kids
\nMob \u00e2\u20ac\u201c family, clan, tribe, group (frequently used in our group in the Outback)
\nStacked it \u00e2\u20ac\u201c to fall or trip (a lovely young lady bartender used this expression,
\n\ttelling Marty how she fell, while we were with him in a bar in Yulara)
\nSpat the dummy \u00e2\u20ac\u201c having a hissy fit or tantrum
\nDon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t piss on our fire \u00e2\u20ac\u201c don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t rain on our parade
\nTarred with the same brush \u00e2\u20ac\u201c all the same, all alike
\nThink outside the \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcsquare\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c instead of outside the \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcbox\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
(BTW, Aussie is pronounced ‘Ozzie’) Here is a list of the expressions and words we have heard \u00e2\u20ac\u201c I am sure we have left some out! How ya goin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122? \u00e2\u20ac\u201c most common greeting, along with G\u00e2\u20ac\u2122day (mate)! How ya goin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, not bad, alright? \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Marty does it all for you – question and answers! She\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australia-2007","category-travels"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lindystravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lindystravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lindystravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lindystravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lindystravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.lindystravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":564,"href":"https:\/\/www.lindystravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75\/revisions\/564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lindystravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lindystravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lindystravels.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}