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Is what we say what we mean ????
May 21^st, 2008 at 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

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Jonny Ex Member	Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Reply #1 - May 21^st, 2008 at 9:53pm Oh, you will know what im talking about, bro......LOL
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Brew Ex Member	Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Reply #2 - May 21^st, 2008 at 9:54pm Quote: Is what we say what we mean ???? Yes. No. Wait. I didn't go yet.
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Jimi CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Don't feed the moderators Posts: 4925 Madisonville, KY Gender:	Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Reply #3 - May 21^st, 2008 at 9:55pm Some of those were hilarious! I even knew about 50% of them. Between you and Helen, my vocabulary is grown tremendously. ;
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Charlotte CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 2385 Patterson,California Gender:	Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Reply #4 - May 21^st, 2008 at 10:10pm I like them - I will try to memorize them. Charlotte
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barry_sword CH.com Alumnus Offline Mountain Biking Keeps Me Sane Posts: 3947 Bracebridge, Canada Gender:	Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Reply #5 - May 21^st, 2008 at 10:12pm Barry, thanks for sharing that. I think your name is very cool also! The other Barry. 8)
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Linda_Howell CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Do not feed the Moderators Posts: 11927 Santa Maria, Ca. Gender:	Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Reply #6 - May 21^st, 2008 at 10:39pm Barry, thank you for that. Fair dinkum mate. From California... I wish you good surf...and Kyabunga!
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Barry_T_Coles CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 2073 Karratha\|,West_Australia Gender:	Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Reply #7 - May 21^st, 2008 at 11:59pm Linda_Howell wrote on May 21^st, 2008 at 10:39pm: Barry, thank you for that. Fair dinkum mate. From California... I wish you good surf...and Kyabunga! You say Kyabunga, we say Kowabunga. Cheers Barry
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Re: Is what we say what we mean ????
Reply #8 - May 22^nd, 2008 at 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... Wink

But then again I'm from the coast that matters. ; Grin

The "Other" coast is full of their own sayings.

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Re: Is what we say what we mean ????
Reply #9 - May 22^nd, 2008 at 12:27am

Linda_Howell wrote on May 22^nd, 2008 at 12:13am:

..you say put another shrimp on the Bar-bee...

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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Barry_T_Coles CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 2073 Karratha\|,West_Australia Gender:	Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Reply #10 - May 22^nd, 2008 at 2:18am Linda_Howell wrote on May 22^nd, 2008 at 12:13am: But then again I'm from the coast that matters. ;The "Other" coast is full of their own sayings. 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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Linda_Howell CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Do not feed the Moderators Posts: 11927 Santa Maria, Ca. Gender:	Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Reply #11 - May 22^nd, 2008 at 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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Paul98 CH.com Alumnus Offline What, it's all in my head? Posts: 2532 Clyde, NY USA Gender:	Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Reply #12 - May 22^nd, 2008 at 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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sandie99 CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Wish it, dream it, do it - inspite the pain! Posts: 11975 Finland Gender:	Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Reply #13 - May 22^nd, 2008 at 5:47am So, shall I start teaching you guys Finnish one day soon...? Sanna
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debOUCH CH.com Old Timer Offline ..&^%%$(&^&^%.. Posts: 481 x0\|Holbrook\|USA\|\|0\|0\|NY,New_York Gender:	Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Reply #14 - May 22^nd, 2008 at 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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Re: Is what we say what we mean ????
Reply #16 - May 22^nd, 2008 at 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. Cheesy

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. Wink

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..... ; Grin

- ok Linda I'm open game now Kiss

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AussieBrian CH.com Hall of Famer Offline CH - It's all in your head! Posts: 3851 Cairns, Qld, Australia Gender:	Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Reply #17 - May 22^nd, 2008 at 7:58am Paul98 wrote on May 22^nd, 2008 at 5:13am: You forgot one Barry. He's a real Wambat. Thankfully I have never been accused of being one -P. 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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Paul98 CH.com Alumnus Offline What, it's all in my head? Posts: 2532 Clyde, NY USA Gender:	Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Reply #18 - May 22^nd, 2008 at 8:31am AussieBrian wrote on May 22^nd, 2008 at 7:58am: C'mon, Barry. You started this. Explain the the real reason to our good friend Paul. Just remember that children read this site, too. Well, I might be 1/2 Wombat; I eats...roots, but not leaves. You are lucky Helen -P.
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Reply #20 - May 22^nd, 2008 at 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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Paul98 CH.com Alumnus Offline What, it's all in my head? Posts: 2532 Clyde, NY USA Gender:	Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Reply #22 - May 22^nd, 2008 at 9:39am Quote: Okay boys - which of you are going to tell him what a root is?! LMAO I was using root as a verb! Sheesh!!! -P.
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