skylar Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 I was reading this US online article at http://nymag.com/travel/spring/2006/sydney/, that happens to mention some Sydney slang. I've heard of some of the phrases, while others completely mystify me even though I have lived in Sydney (North Shore, St George and the Sutherland Shire) for five years. Do these phrases exist, and if so, which Sydneysiders use them? Crack a coldie: Open a beer, quite possibly over a barbie. Dog’s eye: A flaky meat pie. Fancy a cheeky shampoo?: Want to get a drink? Good on ya, mate: Thanks a lot. Pacific peso: A$1; i.e., 70 cents. Root rat: Sex addict. Shark biscuit: Surfing novice, a kook. Spunk: A hottie, especially a male (“what a hunk of spunk”). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierra01 Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Cockney wannabe's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suegha Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 An Ozy friend of mine used to say to anyone behaving badly, "don't be such a 'dill' mate" He wasn't talking about the herb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopeless Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Sounds like a load of pony and trap to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolley Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Lived in Sydney for 40 years and yes they are all used cept I don't know this one, Fancy a cheeky shampoo?: Want to get a drink Anyone heard of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lampard10 Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Ask most Aussies what an Illywhacker is and they won't know. Title of a brilliant book by someone Carey. btw; An ' Illywhacker' is a philandering, good time con-man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolley Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Never heard of Illywhacker.....suppose that must be a Peter Carey novel. Slang is very dependent on who you hang out with and of course your age etc.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackr Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Lived in Sydney for 40 years and yes they are all used cept I don't knowthis one, Fancy a cheeky shampoo?: Want to get a drink Anyone heard of it? Could it be something along the lines of tit wank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Mouse Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Have a gawk at The Aussie Slang Dictionary: http://www.aussieslang.com/slang/australian-slang-a.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English Noodles Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 (edited) Have a gawk at The Aussie Slang Dictionary:http://www.aussieslang.com/slang/australian-slang-a.asp How is this Aussie Slang? It is just a normal word and meaning. abattoir noun:- a place where animals are slaughtered and prepared for sale Am i missing something here? (maybe a few kangaroos from the top paddock?) Edited April 11, 2006 by English Noodles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suegha Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Sounds like a load of pony and trap to me This is one of my favorites. However, it is particularly UK/Irish. Is it also Ozzy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lampard10 Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 So according to the Aussie slang book; ' The icing on the cake' is a load of white stuff that is smeared on freshly cooked bakery items. I always thought it was an added bonus after everything had gone well. Still in oz slang ' Apples and pears' is pobably a fruit bowl you give yer grannie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lampard10 Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Never heard of Illywhacker.....suppose that must be a Peter Carey novel.Slang is very dependent on who you hang out with and of course your age etc.... That's right Peter Carey. I was pesented it by a bar owner in Linkoping in Sweden, because he thought it reminded him of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donz Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 I use Bottleo pom westie good on ya mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lampard10 Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Actually Ozzie slang books rate among the smallest books in the world. G'day Gimme a Crownie Gimme another ( said over and over again) C'mere shelia. G'nite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylar Posted April 12, 2006 Author Share Posted April 12, 2006 shits me up the wall you're a dag pov are some of the ones I learnt at school. 'you've got buckleys' is something I heard from some old accountant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meadish_sweetball Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 I was reading this US online article at http://nymag.com/travel/spring/2006/sydney/, that happens to mention some Sydney slang. I've heard of some of the phrases, while others completely mystify me even though I have lived in Sydney (North Shore, St George and the Sutherland Shire) for five years. Do these phrases exist, and if so, which Sydneysiders use them?Crack a coldie: Open a beer, quite possibly over a barbie. Check. Dog’s eye: A flaky meat pie. Fancy a cheeky shampoo?: Want to get a drink? Good on ya, mate: Thanks a lot. Check. Pacific peso: A$1; i.e., 70 cents. Root rat: Sex addict. Check. Shark biscuit: Surfing novice, a kook. Spunk: A hottie, especially a male (“what a hunk of spunk”). Check. 4 months in Sydney in 1995. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eman Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Lived in Sydney for 40 years and yes they are all used cept I don't knowthis one, Fancy a cheeky shampoo?: Want to get a drink Anyone heard of it? Apply a foamy preparation to the (insides) of your (facial) cheeks ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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