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While many dialects of English make use of diminutives and hypocorisms, Australian English uses them more extensively than any other. [1] [2] Diminutives may be seen as slang, but many are used widely across the whole of society. [1] Some forms have also spread outside Australia to other English-speaking countries. [3]
The expression was first recorded as “chuckey” in 1855, according to the ANU and has since evolved to refer to other birds, and sometimes older women in the form “old chook.” ‘I didn’t ...
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").
Bible beater, Bible basher: North America: Evangelicals of Baptist, Methodist and Pentecostal denominations A dysphemism for evangelical Christians who believe in the inerrancy of the Bible, particularly those from Baptist, Methodist and Pentecostal denominations. [1] It is also a slang term for an evangelising Christian.
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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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Bloke as slang originated in early 19th-Century England, and means “fella.” “Telling porky pies” Another British expression, it means to lie about something.