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- Village Rdshow/Working Dog/Kobal/Shutterstock This phrase comes from a classic Australian film, “The Castle,” where the main character, Daryl Kerrigan, fights for his home as the bank tries ...
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").
Used to describe: Little kid or a small dog. This is actually an Australian slang used for small children that are only floor tall . The first records of the term comes from around 1850.
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Linguist Anna Wierzbicka argues that Australians' use of diminutives reflects Australian cultural values of mateship, friendliness, informality, and solidarity, while downplaying formality and avoiding bragging associated with tall poppy syndrome. [1] Records of the use of diminutives in Australian English date back to the 1800s.
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.
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The 'baggy green' is a Myrtle green cap worn by Australian test cricketers. Aussies [2] Australian slang for 'an Australian person or thing'. Women's: Southern Stars [3] [4] [5] The team was formerly known as the Southern Stars.