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Title: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Barry_T_Coles on May 21st, 2008, 9:49pm We Aussies especially in the bush have a language of our own & are quite often not understood by them folks in the Big Smoke (City dwellers) even in our own country. In another thread I posted an Aussie saying that required a little explanation as to its meaning & it prompted me to wonder just how people in other counties expressed themselves, so I’ve started this thread with some Ausie’isms & their meanings. a bit more choke and you would have started - statement to somebody who has just farted loudly in public. A over T - (arse over tit), fall heavily all alone like a country dunny - without company; alone been sucking lemons - sour faced bee's dick - anything small or insignificant bloody galah - silly person; fool carpet grubs – children chuck a leftie - turn left dark as three feet up a cow's arsehole - extremely dark dog's eye – pie every bastard and his dog - the general public ears flapping - listening with great interest fair dinkum - genuine; true flap your gums - talk a lot give birth to a politician - to defecate go like a shower of shit - with extreme speed have a gander - have a look haven't had this much fun since Granny got her tits caught in the wringer - alot of fun Joe Blake - snake jumbuck - a sheep kisser - the mouth knuckle sandwich - a punch in the mouth laughing gear - the mouth like a cut snake - extremely active make a proper galah of - make a complete fool of mate - friend; pal; buddy http://www.7perth.net/whitefella.gif Cheers Cobber’s Barry ;;D |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Jonny on May 21st, 2008, 9:53pm Oh, you will know what im talking about, bro......LOL ;) |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Brew on May 21st, 2008, 9:54pm Quote:
Yes. No. Wait. I didn't go yet. |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Jimi on May 21st, 2008, 9:55pm Some of those were hilarious! I even knew about 50% of them. Between you and Helen, my vocabulary is grown tremendously. ;;D |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Charlotte on May 21st, 2008, 10:10pm I like them - I will try to memorize them. Charlotte |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by barry_sword on May 21st, 2008, 10:12pm Barry, thanks for sharing that. I think your name is very cool also! [smiley=cool2.gif] The other Barry. 8) |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Linda_Howell on May 21st, 2008, 10:39pm Barry, thank you for that. Fair dinkum mate. From California... I wish you good surf...and Kyabunga! |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Barry_T_Coles on May 21st, 2008, 11:59pm on 05/21/08 at 22:39:03, Linda_Howell wrote:
You say Kyabunga, we say Kowabunga. Cheers Barry |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Linda_Howell on May 22nd, 2008, 12:13am and you say potatoes and we say kelp. you say put another shrimp on the Bar-bee...and we say surfs up and where's my Martini.? You talk about 'Joeys'....and we talk about Brad Pitts. Its just semantics my friend. Only words... ;) But then again I'm from the coast that matters. ;;DThe "Other" coast is full of their own sayings. |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by AussieBrian on May 22nd, 2008, 12:27am on 05/22/08 at 00:13:49, Linda_Howell wrote:
Truth is, we don't say that at all. It was used by Paul Hogan in an ad for the Australian Tourist Commission and we shrank in embarressment. You see, what others call a shrimp is known here as a prawn and we never put them on the barby, either. (Though we do now and they're terrific so at least some good came from it.) |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Barry_T_Coles on May 22nd, 2008, 2:18am on 05/22/08 at 00:13:49, Linda_Howell wrote:
That's what we on the west coast call tother siders, cept for Queenslanders who are a national icon in thier own state. Cheers Barry |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Linda_Howell on May 22nd, 2008, 2:31am Hmmm. All ya gotta do is hear someone from Boston(Baston) speak you and you'll know exactly what I am referring to. All "Coasts" are not created equal. |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Paul98 on May 22nd, 2008, 5:13am You forgot one Barry. He's a real Wambat. Thankfully I have never been accused of being one ;) -P. |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by sandie99 on May 22nd, 2008, 5:47am So, shall I start teaching you guys Finnish one day soon...? ;) Sanna |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by debOUCH on May 22nd, 2008, 7:21am that was great barry! I also knew a few, and as Jimi said, learned alot from you and helen..............i just love reading helen's posts! Plan on throwing some out at work today, just for "shits & giggles" ................ deb |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by debOUCH on May 22nd, 2008, 7:23am would love 2 learn some Finnish, Sanna!!!! deb ;;D |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by BarbaraD on May 22nd, 2008, 7:39am Great Barry. We all have our "language". Down here in Texas we talk "real" slow so everyone can "understand" what we "mean" and ya know, people still think we're retarded. :D Like when I'm really ticked at someone, I just hug their neck and say, "Well, bless your little heart honey." Now if they're from the North, they think I don't understand enough to be ticked off - BUT if they're from the south they know I just called them a slimy bastard/bitch. ;) This thread is good -- we all need to learn new languages and maybe we could communicate better (still have my doubts about learning Californian but..... ;;D - ok Linda I'm open game now :-* :-* ) Hugs BD |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by AussieBrian on May 22nd, 2008, 7:58am on 05/22/08 at 05:13:56, Paul98 wrote:
C'mon, Barry. You started this. Explain the the real reason to our good friend Paul. Just remember that children read this site, too. |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Paul98 on May 22nd, 2008, 8:31am on 05/22/08 at 07:58:57, AussieBrian wrote:
Well, I might be 1/2 Wombat; I eats...roots, but not leaves. ;) You are lucky Helen [smiley=laugh.gif] -P. |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by LeLimey on May 22nd, 2008, 8:33am on 05/22/08 at 08:31:29, Paul98 wrote:
Okay boys - which of you are going to tell him what a root is?! LMAO |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Mosaicwench on May 22nd, 2008, 8:44am I used to know an Aussie woman. What happened to "gone beyond the black stump" (which I took to mean gone over the edge) and "Cooey Cobber" - which I believe is like hello??? Add Midwestern speak to the coastal speak and we'll confuse everyone. The old-timers here add "aina" to the end of every sentence. "Nice Day, aina?" "Gonna eat that last brat, aina?" Aina fills in alternately for "isn't it" and "ok". A lot of sentence structure is weird because they structure their English as they would their original German or Polish. "Want to come with?" is a complete sentence here. "Throw the cow over the fence some hay once" quite literally means give the cow some hay. And the ultimate "Wisconsin-speak" sentence I've ever heard: "Come over by my house and whistle me out so my mother can see who I hang by." Translation: When you reach my house, whistle for me so my mother can meet you. |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Kevin_M on May 22nd, 2008, 9:34am In a poem full of the polysemy of color words, red for going in the Sun, coupled with a flag that has black above and red below the horizon of the Sun, the symbolism of red would seem similar to speaker and spoken to. Being the flag is Aboriginal though, we'll probably never know the true meaning of it. |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Paul98 on May 22nd, 2008, 9:39am on 05/22/08 at 08:33:02, LeLimey wrote:
I was using root as a verb! Sheesh!!! -P. |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by George_J on May 22nd, 2008, 10:01am on 05/22/08 at 09:39:52, Paul98 wrote:
Even worse, probably. :P Best, George |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Charlie on May 22nd, 2008, 10:48am Thanks Barry. I leaarned a lot. 8) I hate you because now you've got Helen chomping at the bit with her list. Can't wait. http://www.netsync.net/users/charlies/gifs/clobber.gif Charlie |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Linda_Howell on May 22nd, 2008, 3:21pm Here ya go Barb. Please note that California speak does not include all of the West Coast. Oregon and Washington have their own "speak" http://www.caldrive.com/words.html |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by deltadarlin on May 22nd, 2008, 7:54pm Here's a bit of *Southernese* (and damned near each *area* (I do not speak *Alabamian*) has it's own particular *accent*. Howdy - A warm and friendly informal salutation. Short for “how are you doing”. “Howdy, ya’ll from around here.” It doesn't get any better than that for inquiring in a non-threatening manner. Ain’t - Although this word is used all over the US it is particularly prevalent in the South. However, this isn’t proper English. Ya’ll - short for “you all” or “all of you”. Its use is appropriate when addressing more than one person, but southerners use it all the time. Let’s face it, this is a great word. It rolls off the tongue and immediately identifies the speaker as a southerner, or a user of southern vocabulary. Reckon - to regard or think of. Yonder - over there. Young'uns - children. 'uns can be added as a suffix to many adjectives such as “big’uns”. It means “ones”. Towhead - small blond child. Smack dab - directly. Mess - a lot. (We caught a mess of fish.) Bread basket - stomach. Hunkey Dorey - great! Tarnation - used to indicate surprise. Red-bugs - chiggers. Fixin’ to - getting ready to. Hissy fit - temper tantrum. hankering-desire I'll swanny-I'm surprised Sumb!tch 'mater or 'tater-tomato or potato as in "want sum 'maters fer supper?" ignernt-ignorant Sugar-endearment as in , sugar, come here* Catty wampus-crooked, not level. Colloquialisms Full as a tick- He was full as a tick after eating that meal. Crooked as a dog's hind leg (self explanatory) Like a milk bucket under a bull-useless Gully Washer-lots of rain Fit to be tied-aggravated Scarce as a hen's teeth (ever look in a hen's mouth?) Make hay while the sun shines (self-explanatory) lord willin and the creek dont rise (self-explanatory) fiddle fartin around-wasting time Get off your high horse-quit being so snotty. She/he's gettin' to big for her/his britches-kid acting up Bless your little peapicking heart-usually used to thank someone when they've gone out of their way to do something for someone. |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by KJ on May 22nd, 2008, 8:35pm on 05/21/08 at 21:49:23, Barry_T_Coles wrote:
Man, I love a lot of these. I use a lot of the ones from the USA. But I'm stuck on this one. What happened to poor Granny? Was she doing wash? Or, did she get caught in a sticky situation? Maybe she is a know it all, and we're glad she got in trouble? I just don't know.....but it makes me laugh anyway ;;D |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Charlie on May 22nd, 2008, 8:47pm Funny stuff kids. It's not fair. Western New Yorkers sound like Weather Channel personalities and y'all have hit every oddball thing I know of. New York State has some different accents but only the City seems fun to me. Parts of Buffalo can sound a bit like Brooklyn now and then but not like it used to. Charlie |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Barry_T_Coles on May 22nd, 2008, 9:12pm Interesting! We are thousands of Kilometers apart & can still use the same abbreviated words that mean the same thing or have saying that are very close. Ain’t - Although this word is used all over the US it is particularly prevalent in the South. However, this isn’t proper English. Reckon - to regard or think of. Young'uns - children. 'uns can be added as a suffix to many adjectives such as “big’uns”. It means “ones”. Used in Oz for children along with Rug rats & ankle biters. Smack dab - directly. Bread basket - stomach. Hunkey Dorey - great! Colloquialisms Full as a tick- He was full as a tick after eating that meal. That’s one we use plus he’s as full as a bull – blind rotten drunk. Crooked as a dog's hind leg (self explanatory) Like a milk bucket under a bull-useless We use – about as usefull as tits on a bull Fit to be tied-aggravated Scarce as a hen's teeth (ever look in a hen's mouth?) And scarce as rocking horse shit. Make hay while the sun shines (self-explanatory) lord willin and the creek dont rise (self-explanatory) fiddle fartin around-wasting time Get off your high horse-quit being so snotty. She/he's gettin' to big for her/his britches-kid acting up. We also tend to take small words and rime slang them like: China plate – Mate. Dogs eye – small meat pie eaten at the football game. And you couldn’t have a dogs eye without covering it with some dead horse – tomato sauce (ketchup). Billy lid – kid (child) A billy is a container for boiling water in to make tea, an essential part of a bushies swag. Cheers Barry |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by barry_sword on May 22nd, 2008, 9:21pm LMAO [smiley=crackup.gif] [smiley=crackup.gif] [smiley=crackup.gif] Thanks Barry ;) |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Mosaicwench on May 22nd, 2008, 9:41pm I always heard "you'll get your tit in a wringer" if I did something bad. Wringer refers to the wringer of and old wringer washer. |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Barry_T_Coles on May 22nd, 2008, 9:41pm on 05/22/08 at 08:44:20, Mosaicwench wrote:
"gone beyond the black stump" means going further out into the bush than you normally would or descriptive of a place that is a long way away from where you currently are. Cooey has a couple of uses; one is as you have said & is like saying G’day Mate. The main use for Cooey is when searching for others in the bush, its one of the very few sounds that can be made by the human voice that can travel significant distances in the bush & is called out with this sounding, Cooooooo ey. It was commonly used when searching for people lost in the bush. Cheers Barry |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Jonny on May 22nd, 2008, 9:45pm on 05/22/08 at 19:54:01, deltadarlin wrote:
Its in the dictionary aint it? :-/ |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Barry_T_Coles on May 22nd, 2008, 9:47pm on 05/22/08 at 08:31:29, Paul98 wrote:
Paul I'm starting to think you may have a bit of Aussie blood in you, you got both Wombat explainations spot on. Cheers Barry |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Charlie on May 22nd, 2008, 10:17pm "Get her tit caught in a ringer" is something used as a threat too. I've heard that "ain't" appears in some dictionaries too, Jonny. Some people in parts of Pennsylvania refer to house cleaning by saying "Red" the house. I think I have that right. Charlie |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Langa on May 22nd, 2008, 11:07pm I'm confused...I'm still struggling with the different Spanish dialects. That's all I have to say about that. Langa |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by artonio7 on May 23rd, 2008, 11:07pm Sometimes we try to make sense of what we hear from other cultures within the context of our own language and social environment... when that happens ... sometimes it's just damn funny... as illustrated by a video that a friend from another forum found on You Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA1NoOOoaNw with warm regards, Tony |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Racer1_NC on May 23rd, 2008, 11:41pm on 05/22/08 at 19:54:01, deltadarlin wrote:
Finally.....someone on here I can understand. ;;D B |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by LeLimey on May 24th, 2008, 5:41am All I know is whether you understand me or not.. you all know damn well what I mean when I say anything LOL |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by BarbaraD on May 24th, 2008, 7:45am There is ONE universal word that is used most often in most states and countries -- HUH? It's meaning is very clear -- What the hell do you mean? :D this thread is great and hillarious. It's so interesting - some of the things we use in everyday speaking and the meanings behind them. I had a neighbor from South LA -- she "swiped" the floor while I "mopped" it. We had a meet and greet in FL and had attendants from Boston, NC, Texas, GA, Indiana and FL. There was a lot of "HUH's" (especially when Nancy C. was talking :) ) going on that weekend. Hugs BD |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by DonnaH_again on May 24th, 2008, 8:25pm Some people call a brown paper bag a "poke". Some people call a mule an "ass". And some people call a poke in the ass a "goose". Go figger. 8) |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by AussieBrian on May 25th, 2008, 8:29am Primary school children here in Oz all carry rubbers and use them frequently, though in other countries I believe they are called erasers. |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by LeLimey on May 25th, 2008, 8:40am They're called rubbers here too Bri! |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by AussieBrian on May 25th, 2008, 9:12am on 05/25/08 at 08:40:29, LeLimey wrote:
Which probably means you've seen as many raised American eyebrows as I have! I love the differences in languages and during 12 years as a bush-guide for foreign visitors almost crashed my 4WD more than once. Truly, I know what an American lady means when she says roots for a particular football team, but that doesn't stop me from cracking up inside. Same when they want to tell me all about their fanny-packs. Another time I was enticing a delightful young Svedish woman into a very, very cold waterfall and she said, "No, no. It vill freeze my balls off!" Same girl later told me she was suffering from goose-bubbles and I've used the term ever since. |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by kcopelin on May 26th, 2008, 1:22am In South Carolina we: git de doe: answer the door, or open it which ever seems appropriate. go to de stow: we go to the store to buy stuff good ole boy: drives pick-up throws empty beer cans in bed of truck redneck: throws beer can out window all y'all: all y'all that dog cain't hunt: anything or person-including a dog- who cannot do squat-which means cannot do anything right. I love languages. Learnt French in high school. Spoke it with a southern accent. While in Paris, I had no trouble reading French, but danged if they didn't speak it funny. I tried to correct a waiter, and he begged me to please stop butchering (I believe that's the word he used) his language-he spoke English. It was a matter of pride on his part I believe. PFDAN all y'all! kathy |
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Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Barry_T_Coles on May 26th, 2008, 2:54am on 05/26/08 at 01:22:20, kcopelin wrote:
Expletives used only for demonstration purposes ;) |
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