How to survive the Australian Slang - 10 ways

Posted by Anonymous , 9/5/2007 Tags:surviveAustralianSlangways

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Introduction 10 ways to survive the Australian Slang Instructions Difficulty: EasyThings You'll

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Introduction

10 ways to survive the Australian Slang

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You'll Need

  • Just yourself

Steps

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Step One

Arvo means Afternoon
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Step Two

A Barbie is not an unnatural looking baby doll it is a barbeque
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Step Three

To Chuck a Sickie is not to throw a sick person of board - but to have the day off sick even though you are perfectly healty
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Step Four

Divvy van is police vehicle transporting criminals - no personal experience
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Step Five

Grog - liquor, beer - now a lot of personal experience with this one
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Step Six

The Lucky Country is Australia, where else?
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Step Seven

Mongrel is a despicable person - usually used for the Footy umpires
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Step Eight

By the way Footy is Australian Rules
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Step Nine

Spit the dummy is to get very upset at something
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Step Ten

Bring a plate means bring your own food to a barbie (see point 2). It does not mean they are short on crockery
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