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Fun Trivia: A : Australian Lingo

Special Sub-Topic: Aussies Rule! Best Slang Ever


Arvo?

    Short for afternoon. It sounded like a car.

Oz?
    Short for Australia. Australia is one of the most beautiful nations in the world. Everyone should visit there once.

Wog?
    Flu or trivial illness or people of Greek descent. A good term to know if you get sick there.

Spewin'?
    Very angry. Doesn't it make you mad?

Boomer?
    A large kangaroo. Australia has many unusual animals, the kangaroo is but one.

Sunnies?
    Sunglasses. All of the TV programs I've seen, show beautiful beaches. An interesting note, the Great White Shark swims in the waters near Australia.

Joey?
    Baby kangaroo. The easiest question of all.

Barney?
    A fight. I wonder where this word comes from. A barroom fight maybe? Possibly it comes from rhyming slang, a "Barney Rubble" rhyming with trouble. Or, it may come from teh combatice Barney Google.

Reckon?
    Wow, are you sure?. Much the same as U.S. slang.

Earbasher?
    A talkative person. Much more colorful than gabby.


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