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Tucker bag is a traditional Australian term for a storage bag used by travellers in the outback, typically a swagman or bushman, for carrying subsistence food (the term tucker being Australian and New Zealand slang for food). [1]
Australian slang terms every visitor should know. Antoinette Radford, CNN. August 21, 2024 at 11:43 AM ... And, over time, Aussie slang has become the subject of much entertainment online ...
"Waltzing Matilda" is a song developed in the Australian style of poetry and folk music called a bush ballad. It has been described as the country's "unofficial national anthem". [1] The title was Australian slang for travelling on foot (waltzing) with one's belongings in a "matilda" slung over one's back. [2]
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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").
Soon, they were teaching her Australian slang and asking for stories about Texas. Perhaps it was the happiness they could see on their father’s face, or more likely, it was the chocolate and ice ...
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