Seppo bastard seeks help learning Aussie slang

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Seppo bastard seeks help learning Aussie slang

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Pale_Ale wrote:...hop on the goon and go hunting for some dropbears
(the above is from another thread here)

I'm a poor, helpless Seppo bastard who's keen as mustard to read some of your most bonzer Aussie slang. When it comes to Strine, I don't know if it's Pitt Street or Christmas, so I'm hoping you fine blokes from the Lucky Country can help.

Reply to this thread and give me your funniest, most obscure, most authentic Strine. I want you to send me fossicking 'round the Internet trying to figure it out. I will select a winner in each of the following categories:

1. Most obscure/indecipherable
2. Most hilarious
3. Most insulting

If it's ducks nuts, ya just might win. And you can give this Seppo a bit of curry in the process, if it makes you feel like a figjam. :lol: :P

To give everyone fair suck of the sav, I will wait a few days to select the winners. I will be the sole judge.

But it's got to be dinky-di Strine, mate; if it's Clayton's, one of your countrymen will know, and he can chime in with "Pigs bum!" or some similar remark to let me know that your so-called Strine is codswallop.

And by the way, I have already entered Pale_Ale's phrase (above) in the contest.

So, are you cunning as a dunny rat? Do you think you can outshine the lot when it comes to fine Strine?

C'mon, now, mate; don't be a wowser. Give it a burl!

By the way, blokes, I thought you might enjoy (and take exception with) this definition from an online Strine dictionary:

XXXX : pronounced Four X, excellent brand of beer made in Queensland

Cheers,
John
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Go Leafs Go,

And I am sending this to some one whose Countrymen have come to mine with skiis on the back of the car and asked me where they could find some snow over July 4 long weekend.

It may not be Aus but its a lot closer to home

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Re: Seppo bastard seeks help learning Strine

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KIP wrote:
Pale_Ale wrote:...hop on the goon and go hunting for some dropbears
(the above is from another thread here)

I'm a poor, helpless Seppo bastard who's keen as mustard to read some of your most bonzer Aussie slang. When it comes to Strine, I don't know if it's Pitt Street or Christmas, so I'm hoping you fine blokes from the Lucky Country can help.

Reply to this thread and give me your funniest, most obscure, most authentic Strine. I want you to send me fossicking 'round the Internet trying to figure it out. I will select a winner in each of the following categories:

1. Most obscure/indecipherable
2. Most hilarious
3. Most insulting

If it's ducks nuts, ya just might win. And you can give this Seppo a bit of curry in the process, if it makes you feel like a figjam. :lol: :P

To give everyone fair suck of the sav, I will wait a few days to select the winners. I will be the sole judge.

But it's got to be dinky-di Strine, mate; if it's Clayton's, one of your countrymen will know, and he can chime in with "Pigs bum!" or some similar remark to let me know that your so-called Strine is codswallop.

And by the way, I have already entered Pale_Ale's phrase (above) in the contest.

So, are you cunning as a dunny rat? Do you think you can outshine the lot when it comes to fine Strine?

C'mon, now, mate; don't be a wowser. Give it a burl!

By the way, blokes, I thought you might enjoy (and take exception with) this definition from an online Strine dictionary:

XXXX : pronounced Four X, excellent brand of beer made in Queensland

Cheers,
John
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Re: Seppo bastard seeks help learning Strine

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ryan wrote:...Tiger teasy, nar poin avenna nerv sprake tan ove tit.
(takes deep breath) Ahhh...I'm feeling better already. Ta, mate.
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gregb wrote:Gottasplittinhairdyke
May I suggest an aspirin, mate?
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Ava captains mates, I've pretty much rooted this whole thread. It seems my understanding of the definition of "Strine" was too broad, or, put another way, the real definition of Strine is more narrow than I thought. So when I asked for Strine, that's what I received, and rightfully so, I might add. (But it's been good Strine.)

My understanding is much more accurate now, and so please allow me to clarify the contest rules.

What I am looking for is <i>any</i> kind of Aussie slang, colloquialisms, rhyming slang, and yes, Strine in its purest sense. Make me scratch me seppo head, and make it a ripper.

Cheers,
John
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chargermac wrote:A roo loose in the top paddock...
Good on ya mate; that one's bonzer.
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You can't go past "get a dog up ya!"
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chris. wrote:You can't go past "get a dog up ya!"
I think my mate Chris has just raised the bar, blokes.
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KIP wrote:
chris. wrote:You can't go past "get a dog up ya!"
I think my mate Chris has just raised the bar, blokes.
If you find out what the hell it means please let us know :P
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