A to Zed of Aussie Slang 2015

Author: Ian McKenzie
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781503171060
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 70

Book Description
Australian English like all other languages being used is a living entity and is constantly changing. Many slang terms used by my parent's generation are infrequently used now. Likewise, the language used by Aussie teenagers today is different from the language I feel comfortable using. With the internet, television and the globalisation of almost everything, cultures are being influenced by other cultures and many slang terms are now almost universal. However, we do need to take care when we use language in different cultures, because even the same slang terms can mean different things. Two examples which come to mind are the words "thong" and "fanny". These words have very different meanings in the United States of America and in Australia. In Australia, the context in which various words are used can totally change the meanings of those words. An example is the word "bastard". The dictionary meaning is "a person born from an unmarried mother". It is used in a derogatory sence in most cultures and can be used that way in Australia also. However, in Australia it can also be used in an almost affectionate way between good friends.

A to Zed of Aussie Slang

Author: Ian McKenzie
Publisher: Ian McKenzie
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 60

Book Description
An updated 2015 glossary of Australian slang. Languages are alive and constantly changing. After the Malaysian airways fight MH17 was shot down in Ukraine in 2014, Australia's Prime Minister threatened to "shirtfront" Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the November G20 meeting of government heads in Brisbane, Australia. Not many people except for ardent Australian Rules Football followers had any idea of what a "shirtfront" is. It is explained along with hundreds of other slang terms in this comprehensive up to date glossary of Australian colloquialisms.

English to Australian Slang Dictionary

Author: Bennett Books
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781071326275
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 35

Book Description
Hello or G'dayEnglish to Australian Slang DictionaryEnjoy over 1001 + Aussie slang words A to Z Easy to find words and phrase's to impress your friends in Australia and Overseas.After studying this dictionary and working on a couple other things.Maybe you can pass as an Aussie in the Big Smoke.EnjoyHoorooMr Bennett Books

Aussie Slang Down Under

Author: Diane McInnes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781876561093
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72

Book Description
Annotation. This book is checkers with colourful Australian slang.This unique dialect is widely spoken across Australia and manifests experiences from the country's broad history. From borrowing Aboriginal words, through convict roots, the gold rush and bush ranging years to the First World War, these words have emerged to depict fundamental aspects of the Australian character and identity. .

Aussie Slang

Author: Sarah Dawson
Publisher: e-penguin
ISBN: 9780140286892
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
What Australian say – and what they really mean. Australia has given the world thousands of colouful words and expressions. From the back of Bourke to the rough end of the pineapple, it's all here. Aussie Slang is the phrase book for visitors to Oz. It's ideal reading for local blokes and sheilas, too.

Aussie Slang Dictionary

Author: Lolla Stewart
Publisher: Brolga Publishing
ISBN: 1922036013
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description
The ever popular and thoroughly entertaining Aussie Slang Dictionary is back to help you decipher and speak the true local language. Full of dazzling definitions from true-blue Aussies, you'll never be lost for words with this collection of colourful sayings. From 'aerial ping-pong' (AFL) to 'on the wrong tram' (to be following the wrong train of thought) and finishing up with some 'verbal diarrhoea' (never-ending blather), your mind will be brimming with useful (and not so useful!) sayings for your next run-in with a true Aussie character.

Fair Dinkum! Aussie Slang

Author: H.G. Nelson
Publisher: National Library of Australia
ISBN: 0642278792
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
Australian slang unites the true blue and the dinky-di and separates the cheeky little possums from the happy little Vegemites. When we use slang, we’re connecting with the diggers in the villages of France ordering a vin blanc (‘plonk’) and the Indigenous Dharug-speakers of Sydney locating one another with a familiar cry (‘within cooee’). In this attractive and educational new pictorial guide, readers will be ably led through the world of Aussie slang by the great H.G. ‘battered sav’ Nelson.

Aussie Slang

Author: John Blackman
Publisher: Pan
ISBN: 9780330360982
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 228

Book Description

The True Blue Guide to Australian Slang

Author: Jenny Hunter
Publisher: New Holland Pub Pty Limited
ISBN: 9781741101928
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 126

Book Description
Australians are known for their informality and laid-back nature and this is reflected in the liberal use of colourful and amusing slang. THE TRUE BLUE GUIDE TO AUSTRALIAN SLANG is an A-Z journey through the words, expressions and cultural idiosyncrasies that make Australians so unique. Humorous, yet comprehensive and up-to-date, The True Blue Guide to Australian Slang covers everything from curses and rhyming slang to insults, sexual innuendo and euphemisms. It features classic Aussie bush slang as well as more contemporary expressions that are commonly used in the city. THE TRUE BLUE GUIDE TO AUSTRALIAN SLANG gives us all a new understanding and appreciation of the irreverent wit that is such a feature of the Australian language and will be indispensable for both locals and visitors.

The Essential Lingo Dictionary

Author: John Miller
Publisher: Exisle Publishing
ISBN: 177559226X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 211

Book Description
The Essential Lingo Dictionary is a warts-and-all look at the notoriously hilarious (and occasionally a little bit naughty) canon of Australian slang words and phrases, casting light on the quirky, intriguing and often bizarre Australian Aussie language. A must-have for every bookshelf! If you have wondered why his girlfriend is a ‘Sheila’ even though her name is Sophia, or why your colleagues in Melbourne’s suburbs are said to live ‘beyond the black stump’, then this book is for you. The author, John Miller, has been a journalist for over thirty-five years and is passionate about Australia’s history and heritage. As well as making extensive use of written references to compile this book, John interviewed Australians from all walks of life — from outback characters to school kids — to ensure he captured every nuance of Australia’s unique language as it is spoken today.