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Early documentation dates the phrase back to 1966 in Australian English. [10] According to author of When Cultures Collide: Leading Across Cultures, Richard D. Lewis, the phrase is a form of expression of the relaxed attitude in Australian culture. [11]
Numerous idiomatic phrases occur in Australian usage, some more historical than contemporary in usage. Send her down, Hughie is an example of surfie slang. Australian Football League spectators use the term "white maggot" (derived from their formerly white uniforms) towards umpires at games. [31]
Pages in category "Australian slang" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
This is a list of English words derived from Australian Aboriginal languages. Some are restricted to Australian English as a whole or to certain regions of the country. Others, such as kangaroo and boomerang , have become widely used in other varieties of English , and some have been borrowed into other languages beyond English.
Digger slang, also known as ANZAC slang or Australian military slang, is Australian English slang as employed by the various Australian armed forces throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. There have been four major sources of the slang: the First World War , the Second World War , the Korean War and the Vietnam War .
For most of the 21st century, conversation heart sayings had an annual theme. In 2023, for example, they contained pet-themed phrases like “big dog,” “purr fect,” and “beary cute.”
Our favorite candy heart sayings of the past 120 years. 1 4 3. FIRST KISS. HEY YOU. HOT STUFF. JUST DANCE. JE T’AIME. JUST ONE. LAUGH. LET’S KISS. NEW LOVE. YOU SHINE. Candy heart sayings for ...
W. H. Downing, in Digger Dialects, a glossary of words and phrases used by Australian personnel during the war, says that digger was first used in 1916 to mean a New Zealand or Australian soldier. It appears to have become popular among New Zealand troops before being adopted by Australians, and was not in wide use amongst soldiers until 1917.