Aussie Slang and What's Been Happening

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Aussie Slang

It has been a very hectic few weeks at work as today was a major deadline with tax return lodgements.  You could say that I was as flat out as a lizard drinking:D I am very relieved that it is over and I can now relax a bit.

As you have probably noticed Sydney is in the middle of a Luminous Festival and I have been into the city a few times to capture images of Sydney under very different light.  There are plenty of photos of the festival in my gallery however you should also check out :iconsun-seeker: and :iconbarmat:'s galleries as they also has some great images on display.

:iconsun-seeker: is also approaching the magical 100,000 pageview mark as is :icondavincipoppalag:  The two Daves are both great guys and are neck and neck in the race to reach 100,000 pageviews so visit their pages and help them along.

I picked up my new car last Wednesday and can't wait to take it out for long drive over the weekend, that's if I can get Danni out of it as she seems to really enjoy driving it:D

We were talking about Aussie slang at work today and I thought that I would list a few of the more common and some not so common terms that are unique to Australia.  Any Aussies out there can add to the list and for those overseas you can let me know which ones you have never heard of before.  If you have any slang unique to your country I would be interested in you telling me about it.

Aussie Slang  -         Meaning
Bitzer -                                Mongrel Dog
Dunny  -                               Lavatory, toilet
Bog In  -                               Start Eating
Mozzie                                Mosquito
Flat Out Like a Lizard Drinking -        Very Busy
Have a Smoko -                         Take a Break
Tecnicolour Yawn -                    To be Sick, Vomit
Yakka -                               Work
Booze Bus -                             Police Van for Breathalysing
Chunder -                               Vomit
Clobber -                               Clothes
Cozzie -                                 Swimming Costume
Esky -                                   Coolbox - great for keeping beer cold
Grundies -                               Underwear
Lemon -                                  Faulty Product
Pav -                                    Pavlova
Plonk -                                  Cheap Wine
Sanger -                                 Sandwich
Thongs -                                 Flip Flops
Stubby Holder -                          Beer Bottle Cooler
Tinny -                                  Small Aluminium Baot
Tucker -                                 Food
Ankle Biter -                            Small Child
Blow In -                                Stranger
Cobber -                                 Friend
Drongo -                                 Stupid Person
Not The Full Quid -                     Not Bright Intellectually
Rapt -                                   Delighted
Spunk -                                 Good Looking Person
Useless as Tits on a Bull -              Incompetent or unhelpful
Useless as an Ashtray on a Motor Bike -  Incompetent or unhelpful
Yobbo -                                  Ignorant Person
Cactus -                                 Dead or Broken
Come a Gutser -                          Have an accident
No Worries -                             No Problem/It's OK
Sparrows Fart -                          Dawn

And to finish off here are few recent favourites

:thumb124763920: Be Careful..... by AussieSteve1961 Ghost Gumtree by Wytch1 Rapture by Misty2007:thumb124447642: My Special Kind of Rain by WildRainOfIceAndFire:thumb124251894: Punk Monkey by Haufschild
Bad Paint Job by barmat Eruption by Inebriantia Everywhich way u CAN by Aussie-Blonde Wild Flowers by Forestina-Fotos:thumb123548562:

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