How to survive the Australian Slang - 10 ways

How to survive the Australian Slang - 10 ways

Introduction

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Just yourself

Steps

1

Step One

Arvo means Afternoon

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Step Two

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

3

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

4

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