Aussie Speak
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Barbie - A cook out.
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Black Stump - Out towards the horizon. A long way away.
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Bloke - A person - usually a male.
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Blue - A fight or the nickname of someone with red hair.
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Bush - Bush refers to somewhere in the country or away from the city.
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Conk - To hit someone.
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Crook - Not feeling well or not going well.
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Dinkum - Genuine or honest.
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Dunny - A toilet.
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Fair Go - Give someone a chance or an opportunity to do something.
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Galah - A fool or a silly person.
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Gidday - A greeting. It is the Aussie way of saying good day.
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Hooly-Dooly - An expression of surprise.
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Kick - To share or join in.
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Lollies - Candy or sweets.
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Mate - This usually means a friend but it can be used to talk about or to anyone - even a total stranger.
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Owyergoin - A greeting. How are you going? Often used with 'Gidday' and 'Mate'.
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Pub - Any hotel. A favorite meeting place of many Australians.
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Ratbag - Someone who does not behave properly.
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Raw Prawn - A lie or a con job.
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Sack - To be fired from a job.
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Shiela - Female
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Shoot Through - To leave or disappear.
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Strewth - An exclamation, often of surprise.
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Thongs - Rubber sandals.
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Togs - A set of clothes.
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Tucker - Food. Australian schools call their canteens a 'tuckshop.'
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Winge - Complain and carry on unnecessarily.
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Wog - An illness such as the flu.
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Yakker - Work - usually hard work.
[ Author Unknown -- from 'Buffalos Chips' (buffalos-g-jokes.yahoogroups.com) ]
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