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  1. Ok.....here's todays Aussie Homework - ” ‘stralia” = the correct pronunciation of australia “aussie/ozzey” = spelled aussie but pronounced “ozzey” “g’day mate” = common greeting of hello “no dramas” = no worries/no big deal “how ya going” = how are you? (very common way people say when greeting you) “true blue aussie” = thorough australian person “pearla” = something really good “dunny” = bathroom “give it a red hot go” = try something with your all “ta” = thank you or “okay” “slab” = a case of beer “have a go ya mug” = try harder “crikey!” = surprise “pash” = a big long kiss “snogging” = kissing “maccas” = mcdonald’s “chockers” = very full “ute” = a utility vehicle “arvo” = afternoon “mate” = friend “sheila” = woman “bloke” = man “bathers” = swimming suit “thongs” = flip flops “frock” = dress “budgy smuggler” = a speedo! “glad rags” = your good clothes “queue” = a line “chook” = chicken “barbie” = barbecue “bickie” = a cookie (they call them biscuits here and shorten it to bickie” “cuppa” = cup of tea “sanger” = sandwich “brekkie” = breakfast “tucker” = food “paddock” = field “rug up” = to put a jacket on “ridgy-didge” = an original idea “fair dinkum” = being honest, genuine “cop shop” = a police station “smoko” = to take a break (originated from cigarette break but now used even when not smoking) “salvos” = salvation army “postie” = postal worker “bonza” = a great time “chemist” = pharmacist “park a curbside quiche” = vomit (this is my least favorite but i did laugh and now i can’t have quiche for a while) “that car is flash” = that car is fancy “crook as dog” or “feeling a bit crook” = feeling sick “stone the crows” = astonishment “like a possum up a gum tree” = moving fast “have tickets on yourself” = conceited “fair crack of the whip” = ease up “stone the faming crows!” = “i can’t believe it!” “no bloody way” = can’t believe it or won’t do it “she fell off the perch” = a way of saying someone died “thick as a brick” = stupid “as useless as an ashtray on a motorbike” = useless “few snags short of a barbie” = dumb “thick as two short planks” = stupid “chuck a wobbly” = go crazy “she’ll be right” = she OR he will be okay “she’ll be jake” = she OR he will be alright “he’s camp” = “he’s gay” “AC/DC sometimes pronounced ‘acca-dacca’ ” = reference to the band OR being bisexual “crooked as a dog’s hind leg” = a thief “dry as a dead dingo’s donger” = very hot and dry outside “more money than a bull can shit” = a lot, usually used in terms of money “wow they charged like a wounded bull!” = overcharging for something or expensive “gray ghost” = the parking meter inspector, who is always dressed in gray “gray nomad” = an older person who is retired and travels around “going on walkabout” = from what aboriginals do, means going to find yourself typically through traveling the bush in australia “don’t come the raw prawn with me” = don’t give me any BS! “piss off mate” = go away ya jerk “good on ya mate” = well done friend “thunder box” = an outhouse “ugly as a hat full of assholes” = not the prettiest “face like a dropped pie” = ugly “it’s your shout” = it’s your turn to buy a round of drinks “root” = sex (americans love to say “we are rooted in our values or root for our team!” don’t use this here) “furphy” = rumor “stoked” = excited “crack a sad” = get upset “i’ll put my skates on” = get somewhere fast “no wucking furries” = no worries “a kangaroo loose in the top paddock” = someone who is a little crazy or not all there in head
  2. "What a total boofhead I was not buying ABC"
  3. We would have had more chance in Air Pistol sending you and a FWB 65
  4. OMG why did Australia send a break dancer to Paris
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