by Kerry Webster » Wed 28 Apr 2004 6:20 pm
Aussie Lingo ??? Wot ya talkin bout mate ? Us diggers don't waffle on. But, we aren't all called diggers, there are crow eaters, banana benders, sandgropers etc etc. This isn't Aussie lingo, it's Aussie English. Can't understand why many don't understand it.
For example: feeling crook,(not feeling well), up the mud,(not going well), up the creek without a paddle,(no hope in hell), dead horse on your pie,(tomato sauce/ketchup), you're a galah, (idiot), She'll be right,(it will be ok). A chook is a chicken, a bird is a girl/woman, as is sheila. A bloke is a man, joe blake is a snake.
There must be thousands of them. Some of the "older" participants of this board could probably provide many more than I can. I am still a spring chicken.
Kerry
My goal in life is to become as wonderful as my dog thinks I am.