04-11-2010, 01:04 PM
Orion Wrote:I've realised that a lot of you non-convicts don't understand a lot of Australian phrasing. So I'm going to condense most of what I'd say here, so you can use this as a reference.
Bonza - awesome
You little ripper/beauty - awesome
Fair Dinkum - True
To have tickets on yourself - arrogance
[insert word here] as (eg. sick as, hot as) - used interchangeably to very, really, etc. (eg. very sick, really hot)
Drop bear - aggressive koala bear that falls from the trees and mauls you
Hoop snake - snake that grabs its tail with its mouth to form a hoop, then chases you like a wheel full of venom
Yank/Yankee - American
Funnel Web Spider - Sage's biggest fear
That's all I got for now.
Don't forget ..
Soz - Sorry.
That's all I got. Spent some time @ Brisby AFB back in '07.

