Sunday, November 15, 2009

Blurb

This entry is soley devoted to the lingo I have noticed here.

You can be in an english speaking country and sometimes have NO IDEA WHAT THEY'RE SAYING.

But you catch on, and some sticks :)

1. No worries.....this is seriously somehow in every conversation i have with someone out here.
2. Avro ..meaning afternoon such as "i'll see you tomorrow arvo"
3. Lets have a barbie! bring your eskie with stubbies....AKA lets have a barbeque and bring your cooler of beer
4. Bottle'o...meaning liquor store
5. "off his face" meaning very drunk
6. Goon...meaning box wine (not recommended)
7. Notes = paper money
8. fair dinkum = the real deal
9. HEAPS!...or bunches
10. "i reckon" ...which im surprised i hear it more here than in texas
11. Brekkie = breakfast
12. tomato sauce.... NOT ketchup here...and certainly doesnt taste as good
13. "out in the bush"...out in the boondocks
14. cotton candy here is Fairy floss?!
15. you call people from New Zealand a KIWI...still havent figured that one out
16. Prawns are Shrimp
17. Thongs are flip flops
18. and tim tams are the best cookie desert EVER. (not lingo but it MUST be said)
19. "how ya going?"...aka whats up, how are you
20.and one of my least favorite analogies.... "taking the piss out of you"...aka making fun of you or just messin with you

thats all. so to be continued!

4 comments:

  1. Ha. Yes... I've called flip flops thongs... and well, I would get strange looks.

    Very interesting post!!

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  2. Interesting! I like saying fairy floss instead of cotton candy. it's more whimsical.

    And I think they call New Zealanders Kiwis because they grow a lot of kiwi in New Zealand. That's what I've heard.

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  3. I loved reading this! Miss you lady!

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