Aussie English

EP037: Interview - John's Australia (Advanced Level)


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Vocab listed in order of appearance in the interview:G-rated – a rating for television programs or films. General audiences – all ages admitted.Frothies – beers, froth is the layer of bubbles on top.Sinking piss – to drink alcoholThe old veebs – VB or Victorian Bitter, a common brand of Australian beer.Hitting the turps – to drink alcoholBogan – a lower class Australian, often uncouth, rude, drinks and swears a lot.The bogan drawl – to slur your words together, mumble, speak with a thick accentTo mumble – to say something quietly or indistinctlyDumb as hell – to be incredibly stupidCluey – to be smart, to be clued-onA bad rap - unjustified criticismPiss – alcohol…and shit / …and stuff – …and things, “etc.”Not here to fuck spiders – not here to fuck around, not here to waste timeDry as a dead dingo’s donger – to be very dry, e.g. the desert is dry as a dead dingo’s donger (donger = slang term for penis).Flat out like a lizard drinking – to be doing something very quickly, trying to finish something fast.Sweet as mate – awesome, very good.No worries – no problemJesus Christ – said in emphasize shock at somethingPrawn / shrimp – a crustacean commonly eaten in Australia (shrimp is the American version of Prawn)Ethos – an ideologyLong winded answer – an answer that uses too many words or sentences (when spoken/written)A + “god damn fucking” + noun – swearing adds emphasis (very rude)Fucking oath – said in agreement (pretty rude)Fucking ey – said in agreement (pretty rude)Poorly thought out – something that wasn’t planned well.Holden – car manufacturing companyTo pull something out of your bum – to make upTo shit – that’s what shits me – that’s what annoys me (mildly rude)To shore up the numbers – to increase the numbersBooze – alcoholFucking retard – an idiot (very rude)Yeah nah - noNah yeah - yesChunk – part, bit, piece
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