The Australian Slanguage: A Look at what We Say and how We Say it |
Contents
CONTENTS Preface | 7 |
Blame it on the Flies | 13 |
The Australian Accent | 19 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
Aborigines American arse Australian accent Australian language Australian male Australian speech Australian-English Barry Humphries Bastard beer BLUDGER bugger Bulletin BUSH BUSHRANGERS called Chapter COBBER cockatoos Cockney colloquial colonial commented convict cricket damper describe developed Dictionary drink DRONGO early English language example farmers follows football girl Gough Whitlam GRAZIER Henry Lawson insult interesting invented JACKAROO JARGON Keith Dunstan known land linguistic mate Max Harris meaning meat pie Melbourne Member Minister nardoo nation Ned Kelly newspaper nickname nineteenth century noted Ocker origin outback perhaps person phrase police poofter prison Professor pronounced pronunciation Queensland race referred settlers sexual sheep sheilas SHOUT Sidney Baker slang expression slang terms slang word someone South Wales speak sport squatters Strine Sydney Morning Herald talk thing usage Vegemite visitors vowels whilst Whitlam widely women Wowser writer wrote Zealand