In Australia, what is a common nickname for God in country regions?

JaneofGaunt

Hughie Hughie - Nickname for Supreme Being. Often used when asking for rain, "Send 'er down Hughie!" http://www.essortment.com/all/australianslang_rtdz.htm Jul 27 10, 8:08 PM

gtho4

Hughie or Huey AUSSIEISMS : SEND HER DOWN WHO-IE? by FREDERICK LUDOWYK The phrase Send her (or it) down Hughie! (or Huey!) is a prayer to our uniquely Aussie Rain God to send down rain a-plenty, and that prayer has been prayed, it seems, for a very long time. In 1922, for instance, the Bulletin reported: 'At the end of the dry, when the first few showers fall, "Send it down, Hughie!" is the heartfelt exclamation of every eager bush-watcher’. The "she" variation first appears in Katharine Susannah Prichard’s "Roaring Nineties" (1946): ‘Miners and prospectors would turn out and yell to a dull, dirty sky clouded with red dust: "Send her down! Send her down, Hughie!".’ By 1981 the phrase had been taken up, with a slight variation, by surfers, and this time the appeal to the weather God is for him to send down truly awesome waves: ‘Incoming waves may be assessed, and sometimes the ancient cry will rise during a lull: "Send ’em up Huey!" Meaning: push some waves in’ ("National Times" Sydney, 20 December). In surfing circles, Huey is often referred to without the Send ’em up tag-phrase: ‘Rabbit felt inclined to find out what was happening. He then broke out the old mobile and engaged in the task of communicating to Huey. "What’s going on?" he was heard saying here. "I asked for the swell to hit today, mate, not tomorrow. And I want it to be six foot and no less." Huey was quick to respond and sure enough by the arvo the six-footers were pumping through’ ("Tracks" August 1995). Or, more domestically: ‘Most surfers entertain the concept of having a special relationship with Huey’s missus, Ma Nature’ ("Tracks" February 1994). https://www.anu.edu.au/andc/pubs/ozwords/October_99/2._hughie.htm Jul 27 10, 8:16 PM

davejacobs

Is it a coincidence that Huey is also a euphemism for vomiting? Its onomatopaeic. Jul 28 10, 1:15 AM