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And, over time, Aussie slang has become the subject of much entertainment online – with expressions often becoming TikTok trends ... Servo: Simply, a servo is a gas station. The word’s been ...
Sheila – slang for "woman", derived from the feminine Irish given name Síle (pronounced [ˈʃiːlʲə]), commonly anglicised Sheila). Yobbo – an Australian variation on the UK slang yob, meaning someone who is loud, rude and obnoxious, behaves badly, anti-social, and frequently drunk (and prefixed by "drunken").
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.
South Australian Railways 100/250/280 class country-lines diesel railcar, which had blue and stainless-steel sides and bore the names of birds [2] Bowser (SAR) Switchstand [2] Boxcar (SAR) Enclosed bogie vehicle (e.g. M, DW class etc boxcar) [2] Brass (SAR) Railway official [2] Brill (SAR) Model 55 or Model 75 Brill railcars [3]: 3‑473
The second more direct origin of the current usage comes from 1914 when James Joyce used the Irish slang gas to describe joking or frivolity. During the "Jazz Age," the expression was picked up by ...
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Australian slang (52 P) T. Australian English-language television shows (6 C, 1,456 P) Pages in category "Australian English" The following 80 pages are in this ...
The origin of the term bogan is unclear; both the Macquarie Dictionary and the Australian Oxford Dictionary cite the origin as unknown. [6] Some Sydney residents' recollection is that the term is based on the concept that residents of the western suburbs (stereotyped as "Westies") displayed what are now termed "bogan" characteristics and that an individual who displayed these characteristics ...