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Old 14-12-06, 02:43
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Default ASL or SSL ('Strine as a Second Language)

Here's a starting point for you, Carman.

Here's a sentence which the section below might help you to understand:

"Jif's a bonzer bloke, but you wouldn't want to blue with him; he's the boss cocky."

Here are a few from the "B" section:

"beyond the black stump. Back o' beyond. See above.

bickie, also bikkie. Biscuit.

big bickies. A lot of money. Also see motza on the M page.

biggie. Anything big or bigger than usual. This comes about as a result of a penchant to add -ie or -y to certain words in colloquial speech. Hence, footie or footy for football.

big smoke. The city.

billabong. A waterhole.

billy. Container for boiling tea.

bit o' all right. Bit o' understatement here, matey. The phrase actually means something or someone which, or who, is more than all right: lovely, eliciting admiration, beautiful even.

bizzo. Also bizo. Business.

bloke. Man.

bludger. Lazy person, usually applied to one who lives on the dole and who doesn't try finding work.

blue. A row, quarrel, fight, as in We had a blue.

Bluey. Nickname for a redhead. How about that?

bluey. Swag. (See swag on the S page.) Also blue heeler, a breed of dog.

bob's your uncle. Surprisingly this statement can have one of two diffferent, almost opposite, meanings: in expressing agreement, meaning right you are, or in response to a statement proving nothing as an expression of doubt.

bonzer. Excellent, attractive, really great.

boss cocky. The big boss. Usually used for farmer who employs workers."

And there'a another site which explains our swearwords and terms of abuse, most of which are far to unruly to post on this delicate site:

"bugger me! = I'm surprised (ns)

bugger me, dead! = I'm very surprised (ns)

to bugger off = to leave (ns)

bugger off! = leave! leave me alone! (ns)

to bugger up = to damage, ruin (ns)

I'm buggered = I'm tired (ns)"
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