Mad as a cut snake

Hey mates! I just posted some pictures of Byron Bay. Kelly and I went there about a week ago. It was great to see a bunch of hippies, and to be honest, it felt exactly like Boulder. Anyway, I have some more slang for everyone:

Worn out/used - Cactus

Tired - Buggered / Knackered

Diaper - Nappy

Gummy Bear - Jelly Baby

Assume - pronounced "a-shume"

Persuade - pronounced "per-shwade"

Schedule - pronounced "shed-ule"

Basil - pronounced "bazz-il"

Schedule - Diary

Throw a fit - Chuck a wobbly

Speedo - Budgie smugglers / DT's

How you going mate? Got any hundreds and thousands to put on this patty cake?

I just put up a bunch of pictures of Australia and my visit to the US for my sis's graduation. Check them out! And now, more slang:

Food - Tucker

Living room - Good room

Corn dog - Battered sav

Bills (money) - Notes

Math (class) - Maths

Hot dog - Saveloy

Morning tea - Smoke-o

Poets - Piss off early, tomorrow's Saturday

Raining - Pissing off

Alcoholic - Piss head

Middle of nowhere - Woop woop

Twilight mania strikes Oz

The stars of the movie "Twilight" are visiting Sydney right now and it has caused pandemonium throughout the nation. On the main news channel in Brisbane, they were interviewing fans who had seen the celebrities and how they reacted to this rare opportunity. Very, very goofy. And yes, that's pretty much the biggest news headline here. Ok, back to slang...

Corn dog - Dagwood dog

Sunglasses - Sunnies

Jersey - Guernsey

Airplane - Aeroplane

Pickle - Gherkin

To score (a parking spot) - Jag

Rumor - Furphy

Browse - Squizz

Finish your food - Roll it over

Big fair - Ekka

Cute - Shame (in South Africa)

Woman - Sheila

Man - Bloke

Idiot - Drongo

Rice Krispies - Rice Bubbles

Flashlight - Torch

This side to kerb

Bathroom - Dunny

Chicken - Chook

Disposable wash cloth - Chux

Angry - Spittin' chips / spewin'

Something easy - Too easy Campesi / piece of piss

If you're not happy - Not happy Jan

Sleazy act - Lower than shark s#*$

Suitcase - Port

Cocktail sausage - Little boy / cheerio

This house is not for sale, but rather $1200 a month to rent

More slang coming at ya:

Kangaroo meat - Skippy

Freshman - Year 1

Sophomore - Year 2...and so on

Middle School - Primary School

High School - Secondary School

Z - pronounced "zed"

Zs are usually Ss when spelling something, like authorized is spelled authorised here.

Duct Tape - Gaffer Tape

H - pronounced with an "sh" sound instead of a "ch"

Cooler - Eskie

Two weeks - Fortnight

Check - Cheque

Friend - Mate / Cobber / Digger

Redneck - Bogan

More Expensive - Dearer

Censorship? What's that? Only in subtitles...

Free, public television in Australia is uncensored, except when bad language is subtitled. As far as I can tell, profanity, nudity, and anything else is completely acceptable when you're flipping through the main channels that show the news and kids' shows and what not. The radio is also uncensored. Something that's a little different. Anyway, got more slang. Learning new ones everyday!

Drug store - Chemist

Mom - Mum

Liquor store - Bottle shop

Candy - Lollies

Scotch tape - Sticky tape

Sharpie - Nico

Counter - Bench

Antique shop - Salvo

College - Uni (or University)

Kindergarten - Kindie

They also have "late night shopping" every Thursday. Typically, most stores close at about 5 everyday, but on Thursdays, stores stay open to as late as 9 or 10 PM. Crazy huh? It's just so tame to the hardcore shopping scene in America.

Have any gaffer tape, mate?

Here I am again to share some more slang I've picked up along the way. I learn/embarrass myself at least once each day with a language I thought I knew pretty well.

Lunch/Dinner - Tea

Color - spelled Colour here

Tire - spelled Tyre

Dress - Frock

Favorite - spelled Favourite

Breakfast - Brekkie

McDonald's - Macca's

Mushroom - Mushie

Running Shoes - Runners or Sand Shoes

Line - Queue