Australish

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Australian online dictionary is letting users vote for new words. See

http://www.news.com/Voting-'Austral...8_3-6225570.html?part=dtx&tag=nhl&tag=nl.e703

James P. Cottingham
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[Michael52x]

You can hardly get what they say now as it is, so they get to add stuff that only they know the meaning of?
Bob's yer uncle!

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[RCorrigan]

A5$£ Antlers" --- Pure Class

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[SantaMufasa]

Huh?


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[dwarfthrower]

You can hardly get what they say now as it is

Fair suck of the sauce-bottle cobber, our vernacular is pretty easy on the Williamstown Piers.

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[RCorrigan]

Santa
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......but what about "arse antlers" ......Well, according to Macquarie these are "a tattoo just above the buttocks, having a central section and curving extensions on each side".....

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[xwb]

Will they bring out a Kiwish dictionary too or will Australish become Anzish.

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

I think I prefer the more descriptive versions;
US ... Tramp Stamp
UK ... Slag Tag

[Cheers]

 

[ChrisHunt]

Surely the native language of Australia is Strine?

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[ascotta]

Sabit like parliamo gelsca. Which taken with our, (and I use the word accurately) sense of humour, certain phrases and words are jut "Pyoor dead brulyant" or "fair dinkim".

For example hoodjathinkyerlookinatpal translates easily to a de Niro'ism. "Are you lookin at me?".

It reminds me of a classic Stanley Baxter sketch where an "academic glaswegian" gives an excellent translation from english to gelsca.

I think the Aussies have a very colourfull use of the language, and I for one like it. I suppose I had better had eh?

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Cheers
Scott