trav·els (trăv'uls)- v.intr. - To go from one place to another, as on a trip. Ki·la - (kE-la)- n. slang - A word deriving from south Texas meaning Tia Kelly.

3.20.2005

Vocabulary

The Classics
g'day, mate : good day
no worries : no problem
she'll be right : no probs
sheila : woman
mate : man
barbie : barbecue

Vocabulary
arvo : afternoon
aussie : australian
banana bender: resident of Queensland
barbie : barbecue
bathers or swimmers: swimsuit
beaut : great, fantastic
bewdy : great, fantastic
bikie : motorcyclist
bikkie : biscuit
billabong : cut off ox-bow bend
bloke : guy
bloody : very
brekkie : breakfast
bush : country
chockie : chocolate
chuck : to throw
click : kilometer
footy : football i.e. in this part of the world, rugby
joey : baby kangaroo
lift: elevator

lollies : sweets or candy
loo : toilets
Outback : Australian bush
Oz : Australia
pissed: drunk

postie : postman
reckon : think
rego : registration
roo : kangaroo
sickie : day off work (not necessarily because of sickness)
snag : sausage
spunk - spunky : good looking
strine : Australian language
sunbake : sunbathe
takeaway. Take out, to go.

Tassie : Tasmania
telly : television
truckie : trucker
tucker : food
undies : underwear
uni : university
veggies : vegetables


http://www.amazingaustralia.com.au/language.htm

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