#straya mate

[franbarracartoons]

Artie the Ace Kangaroo!

[forseti-of-the-wind]

I'm so curious why ppl say aussies say no as "naur" where do you hear the r. We don't even pronounce r's

[internutter]

Ho boy. I love this one.

[oscarose]

My social media is super americanised and today it has really shown. It makes it hard to be online tbh. It’s very exhausting feeling like you need to fight a social war in a country you don’t even live in.

I’ve gotta fight here and I’m tired of feeling guilty for not being able to fight there

[bubblefarmer]

Australian Citizenship test.

Who is the prime-minister of Australia?

What about now?

And now?

And now?

[nerd2614]

Oz's guide to Aussie slang words/phrases that are actually used *

Aussie - an Australian person

Bird - a female

Bloke - a male. He's usually a good person. "Yeah, Jacko is a real bloke"

Bloody - used regularly for emphasis "bloody cops" "bloody hell" "that's a bloody big'n, eh?"

Bogan - someone who wears singlet, shorts & thongs all year round, can only speak "Australian" and is (stereotypically) not the sharpest tool in the shed

Cold one/ coldie - a beer, often enjoyed with "the boys"

Crack a shit - throw a tantrum

Crook - sick/ill OR a criminal/dodgy person

Doin' a Bradbury - winning because everyone else fails/ falls over

Dole bludger - someone who lives off of government money without working.

Egg on - encourage (Can be positive or negative)

Fair dinkum - honest/really true. Used as a question and an affirmative.

Few kangaroos loose in the top paddock - not all there upstairs... same meaning as "losing their marbles"

Flamin' galas! - an expression of surprise

Flogged / got a floggin' - lost badly / got yelled at

G'day - "good day" used by most ironically, but a few (especially in the country) use it normally

Gasbag - talk/ have a chat (also: chinwag)

Hoon - NOUN: hooligan VERB: driving fast (generally with loud music)

Iffy - not quite right e.g. that milk smells a bit iffy

I reckon... - I think... often followed with a bad idea and a "hold my beer" moment

Jack of - fed up/ sick of

Juice- petrol

Kip - a nap

Larrikin - someone who has lighthearted fun. Often used (in my family) as referencing the little kids or my Pa (How's the larrikin doin'?)

Mate - A word uses to describe anyone from family to your closest friend to your worst enemy or even a complete stranger.

Nah wackas - No worries

Oz - Australia

Pash - a passionate snogging session

Peakin' / absolutely peakin' - annoyed/freaking out

Pull ya head in - stop being an idiot/ start behaving. It's used by everyone from parents to your mates. (Often said about politics)

Quack - a doctor. Specifically one that gives out meds just a bit too quickly/eagerly

Queensland safety boots - thongs/flip flops

Red grungies - undies

Root - sex

Sheila - a female (also a name)

She'll be right - everything will be fine

Troppo/gone troppo - tropical cyclone level of anger/tantrum

True blue - honest / fair dinkum

Up the creek - in trouble

Vegemite kid- true blue Aussie child

Wanker - an idiot

Wombat - a bloke or sheila that eats, roots, and sleeps

Yakka - work

Zip - nothing

*Some words may be used ironically or not often but I have used every. Single. One. However they may not be used by anyone else anymore. Words/phrases may also be used in other countries... I dunno.

[k-rzy]

The teenager who smashed Fraser Anning with an egg is my hero.

[cmweller]

The survey leader folded hir forelimbs and radiated annoyance. "It is small, furry, and completely unarmed. The worst… by internutter

First rule of Deathworlder animals - there is no such thing as harmless.

First Invader G'thaz was among the first to discover that to hir detriment. The creature known to the natives as Possum, subclass Ringtail, focussed intently on G'Thaz's primary gripclaw and clambered up it, sniffing all the way.

"See?" said First Invader G'thaz, unaware that ze was moments away from impending disaster. "It doesn't even recognise us as a threat." Before G'thaz could take another breath, the possum clearly recognized hir as food by taking a huge chunk out of hir primary limb.

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