ISSUE # 31
THE K-LINE BULLETIN
20. Flat out – Really busy – “Flat out like a lizard drinking” – As busy as a bee 21. Furphy – rumours or stories that are improbable or absurd 22. G’day – Hello 23. Galah – an Australian cockatoo with a reputation for not being bright, hence a galah is also a stupid person. 24. Going off – angry person “he’s going off” 25. Give someone a bell – call someone on the phone 26. Have a blue – have a fight 31. No Wucka’s – A truly Aussie way to say ‘no worries’ 32. Outback – The interior of Australia, “The Outback” is more remote than those areas named “the bush” 33. Reckon – for sure. ‘You Reckon?’… ‘I reckon!’ 34. Ripper – ‘You little ripper’ = That’s fantastic mate! 35. Sanger – Sandwich 36. She’ll be right – it’ll be fine, reassurance 37. Shoot Through – To leave 38. Show you the ropes – show you how things work 39. Sickie – a sick day off work, or ‘to pull a sickie’ would be to take a day off when you aren’t actually sick 40. Snag – Sausage 41. Stubby – a bottle of beer 42. Sucked in – to be conned or tricked into something 43. Swag – Single bed you can roll up, a bit like a sleeping bag. 44. Ta – thank you 45. Tea – Dinner 46. Thongs – Flip Flops. Do not be alarmed if your new- found Australian friend asks you to wear thongs to the beach. They are most likely expressing their concern of the hot sand on your delicate feet. 47. True Blue – Genuinely Australian 48. Tucker – Food. ‘Bush Tucker’ tends to be food found in the Outback such as witchety grubs. 49. Vegemite – spread for toast or bread, savoury in flavour 50. Ya: You / youse: plural of you! 27. Hot under the collar – get angry 28. Iffy – bit risky or unreasonable 29. Legless – Someone who is really drunk 30. Mozzie – Mosquito
STRINE STRUGGLES “He’s got kangaroos loose in the top paddock“. The meaning of the phrase? Someone who is a bit loopy. Or, as the dictionary says in a prettier way; someone who is intellectually challenged.
With the amount of contact between our teams in Australia and America, we often come across terms that need to be explained in order to continue a conversation which both parties understand! Here’s a short, censored, reference guide for our international friends! 1. Arvo – Afternoon (S’Arvo – this afternoon!) 2. Bail – To cancel plans. ‘Bruce bailed’ = Bruce isn’t going to turn up. 3. Barbie – Barbecue 4. Beauty! – Great! Most often exclaimed as “You Beauty” 5. Bloody – Very. Used to extenuate a point 6. Bludger – Someone who’s lazy, generally also who relies on others (when it’s someone who relies on the state they’re often called a ‘dole bludger’) 7. Bogan – This word is used for people who are, well let’s say, rednecks. Or, if you like, just call your friends a bogan when they’re acting weird. 8. Bush – “Out in the bush” – “he’s gone bush” In the countryside away from civilisation 9. Cactus – Dead, Broken 10. Call it a day – finish what you are doing 11. Coldie – Beer. ‘Come over for a few coldie’s mate.’ 12. Crook – Being ill or angry; ‘Don’t go crook on me for getting crook’ 13. Dodgy – not quite right, suspicious 14. Drongo – a Fool, ‘Don’t be a drongo mate’ 15. Dunny – Toilet 16. Esky – An insulated container that keeps things cold (usually beers) 17. Facey – Facebook 18. Fair Dinkum – ‘Fair Dinkum?’ … ‘Fair Dinkum!’ =Honestly? … Yeah honestly! 19. Fair go – give someone an equal chance
Quotable Quote Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care. Theodore Roosevelt
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