![]() ![]() Just expect sideways glances if you mention the pigs on the clothes line. I eat brekkie every morning before sunup. The most important meal of the day, brekkie means breakfast. More westie phrases and old sayings……ponsy (posh), poxy (pathetic), Jaffa (Aucklander), scody (foul or unpleasant), westie, bogan or druff / scruff (westie), hardcore (hard-out), die-hard (something that has lasted a long time), try-hard (someone who tries too hard), staunch (describing tough person), straight-edge (describing person who doesn’t partake), wheels (vehicle), shades or sunnies (sunglasses), scholar (studious person), got the munchies (hungry), stunned mullet (surprised person), stoner (drug addict), piss-head or alki (alcoholic), oath! (agreed), “is THAT right?” (I’m listening), munter or bush pig (unattractive person), shame! no shame! or shame-ola! (you should be embarrassed), Get your A into G (get your ass into gear or get organised)…….Also if you are kiwi, be aware that pegs sounds like pigs to anyone from UK. 125 Common Australian Slang Words, Terms and Phrases. Had loads of fun reading all the comments…….thanks “Too Easy” (not hard to do) my plumber used that all the time…! “Brassed off”….(not happy about something) “Wondered what it was.” (said really quickly) I said this when I was living in Scotland, they had no idea what I was saying. A very common word (Maori word for Tummy) used through out my childhood 60’s – 90’s and all my family and friends “Puku” another great common word (pokoo, (not sure if I spelt that right) when referring to the kids tummy. Shes my Queen as well as yours, you know. After some time, there is several balls hanging down, and when the sheep runs, the balls (now hard) make a rattling sound…Hence ,”Rattle Ya dags”) That’s why farmers have a “dagging” session, when they trim/shear all the wool around the arse of a sheep, so to stop this Dag build up…and then flies…and then fly blown sheep get sick and die….not good. pommie (plural pommies) (colloquial, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, sometimes pejorative) An English immigrant a pom.1953, Nevil Shute, In the Wet, 2010, unnumbered page, Itll be a long time before I do that, the pilot said grimly. It actually comes from the fact that the shit from the sheep would get caught on the wool and dry in to ball like shapes called Dags. I am a kiwi living in Sydney.I use “rattle ya dags” to my kids all the time. Hundreds and thousands = sprinkles (for baking) RTD = alcohol coolers (stands for “ready to drink”) “Ahh, true?” = an expression like “Oh, really?” Skux = stud in the making, young potential hottie (haha) Whinge means to whine or to complain, a pommy or pommie is an Englishman, and bastard is just for emphasis. Gutted = defeated, disappointed, deflated, etc. Englishman that complains a lot or, an Englishman. Indicate = signal (in a car) – (“Be a mate, indicate!”) “You’re kidding!” – often preceded by “Ahh,” i.e. Sms = text message (stands for “short message service”) Oy/oi! = exclamation to get someone’s attention (like “Hey!”) I realize that some of it is British but all I knew is that it definitely wasn’t Canadian, so I wrote it down! □ Love your list! This was my list that I made after doing my Music Education internship in Lower Hutt in 2007. ![]()
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