Australian Lingo - Your Shout Mate!
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Barrack: To cheer on (football team) Bastard: Term of endearment Bities: Biting insects Boozer: A pub Chook: A chicken Coldie: A beer Dag: A funny person, drongo, nerd, goof Daks: Trousers Esky: What Saffies call a Heb cooler Full: Drunk Garbo: Municipal garbage collector Heaps: A lot, eg. thanks heaps Hoon: Hooligan Lollies: Sweets, candy Ocker: An unsophisticated person Oldies: Parents Rellie: Member of the family Ropeable: Very angry Schooner: Large beer glass in QLD; small beer glass in SA Shonky: Dubious, shaky Shout: Turn to buy a round of drinks Slab: A carton of 24 bottles or cans of beer Sook: Someone who is a softie or coward Snag: A sausage Spag bol: Spaghetti bolognese Stubby: A beer bottle Sunnies: Sunglasses Thongs: Sandals Tinny: Can of beer Togs: Swimming costume Uni: University Unit: Flat, apartment Ute: Utility vehicle
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