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From ronena@ccsg.tau.ac.il Wed Jan 22 15:05:21 1992
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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 92 14:59:45 +0200
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From: Ronen Altman <ronena@ccsg.tau.ac.il>
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Message-Id: <9201221259.AA03801@ccsg.tau.ac.il>
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To: s2507558@techst02.technion.ac.il, elharrar@bimacs.cs.biu.ac.il,
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s2500510@techst02.technion.ac.il, kobi@bimacs.cs.biu.ac.il,
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schachar@chemsg1, zeev@ccsg.tau.ac.il, levton@bimacs.cs.biu.ac.il,
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cohengal@bimacs.cs.biu.ac.il, sion@math.tau.ac.il,
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Status: RO
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This is a dictionary of Australian speak, which i got from an oz
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friend of mine....
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If you want to get my intermittent updates, mail me back
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with the subject header "dictionary update".
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If you have any additions, suggestions, or improvements,
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just mail me back with your ideas. -PP
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AUS-SPEAK
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Version : 1.60 Date : 7 Jan 1992
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AGRO Anger; angry
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APPLE ISLE Another name for Tasmania
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ARKAROO An aboriginal word for snake
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ARVO Afternoon
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AUSSIE (pronounced Ozzy) Australian
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AVAGOODWEEGEND Enjoy your weekend.
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BACK OF BEYOND Refers to any place that is really far away,
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especially places far away in the outback
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BANANA BENDER Queenslander (A person from the state of Queensland)
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BANANALAND Queensland
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BEAUT Applied to something which is exceptional in its class
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BEWDY Expression of full agreement and approval
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BICKIE A dollar
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BIKKIE Biscuit
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BILLABONG Waterhole; backwater; pond
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BILLMAREE A sickness an aborigine can get from breaking a dreamtime
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law or command
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BILLY Tin container for boiling water to make tea
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BITSER Mongrel dog
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BLOKE Man
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BLOODY All-purpose semi-profanity
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BOBOKA Aborigine word for frog
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BOOMA Wonderful ; "It was a booma of a day"
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BOOMER Used to describe anything large
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BOONGAREE Aborigine word for tree kangaroo
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BO PEEP, TO TAKE A
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A quick look around
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BREKKY Breakfast
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BRISSIE Brisbane, or someone who comes from Brisbane (Pronounced
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Brizzy)
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BRUCE A man
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BRUMBY Wild horse
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BUDGIE Budgerigar; Native Australian bird; member of the parrot
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family {also called Grass Parakeet}
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BULULKIYA Aborigine term used to describe any place inhabited by unseen
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spirits or supernatural creatures
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BUNYIP Mythical creature inhabiting billabongs
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CHOOK Chicken
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COBBER Friend
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COME A GUTSER Making a bad mistake
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COOLABAH A type of box eucalyptus tree
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CORROBOREE An aborigine word for a ceremonial dance, now used to
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describe any get together
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CRASH HOT Very good ; "He didn't do too crash hot in the game"
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[Western Australia]
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CROOK Something broken, sick, or no good
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CROW-EATER South Australian
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CUPPA Short for a cup of tea
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DAG Idiot
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DILL Anyother term for somebody who is a fool or does something
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foolish
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DINKI DI Unmistakably Australian; also the whole truth : "yeah! It
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was a dinky di gold nugget!"
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DINKUM Genuine or honest (Also Fair Dinkum)
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DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT THAT
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Don't worry, (I'll get off this charge) [Queensland]
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DRONGO A born loser
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DUFFER A cattle thief or rustler
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FAIR GO A reasonable chance
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FLAMING Another all-purpose semi-profanity
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FLAT OUT To go as fast as possible
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FOOTY Short for Football (Australian Rules Football)
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FOSSICK To go prospecting or exploring for valuables
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G'DAY Greeting; hello
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GOODONYA Congratulations; well done.
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GRIZZLE To complain
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GROG Alcoholic beverages
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GROUSE Brilliant; excellent. [Victoria]
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GURRIDA Aborignal word for the dead
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HOOROO Farewell; goodbye
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JACKEROO Outback cowboy
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JILLEROO Outback cowgirl
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JOEY Baby kangaroo
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JUMBUCK Sheep
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KANGAROOS IN ONE'S TOP PADDOCK, TO HAVE
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To show signs of mental weakness
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KIWI New Zealander
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LARRAKIN Mischievous person
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MATE Friend
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MATILDA Parcel made by wrapping one's belongings inside a blanket
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MEAT PIE, AS AUSTRALIAN AS
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Unmistakably Australian
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MINT Brilliant; excellent. Also, MINTER, MINTEST
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[Western Australia]
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MINTOX Even better than mint. [Western Australia]
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MOB A group
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NEVER NEVER The desert of the far outback or just anyplace very remote
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NICK To steal something
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NO WORRIES All purpose phrase, usually a response when someone asks
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how things are going
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OCKER Country bumpkin or someone ignorant (Also refer's to
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'blue collar' workers, with a particular strain of accent)
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OTHER SIDE OF THE BLACK STUMP
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Way outback, even further than never never or back of beyond
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OUTBACK The bush or the wilderness
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OWERYAGOINGMATORRIGHT?
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How are you?
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POINT THE BONE AT, TO
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To blame
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POM British person (also Pommy)
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PRANG An accident
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QUAKY ISLES New Zealand
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RAPT Very happy with; "He's rapt!"
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RAW PRAWN, TO COME THE
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To try to deceive someone
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RAZOO OR BRASS RAZOO
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an Australian coin; also an expression of ignorance
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"he couldn't give a brass razoo about it"
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RIPPER Something really good
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ROO Kangaroo
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RUM No good
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SANDGROPER West Australian
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SHE'S COOL Everything is fine; everything is alright
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SHEILA a woman
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SHOOT THROUGH To leave quickly
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SHOUT To buy something for someone, usually a drink
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SILK SHIRT ON A PIG
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A waste or something useless
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SQUATTER Someone who occupies owned land illegally
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STATION Large farm or ranch
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STREWTH! All purpose abbreviation for "it's the truth"; also
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expression of surprise
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SUNBURNT COUNTRY, THE
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SUNDOWNER Wanderer or tramp
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SWAG Bedroll and all the worldly goods of the swagman
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SWAGMAN Vagabond, tramp
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TA Thankyou
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TASSIE Tasmania
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TASWEGIAN A person from Tasmania (Also Tasmanian)
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TELLY Television
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TERRITORIAN One from the Northern Territory
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TRUE BLUE DINKI DI
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Unmistakably Australian
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TUCKER Food
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TYKE Dog
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UP A GUMTREE State of confusion
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WALKABOUT To take a hike in the outback, sometimes for a very long
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time
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WEAGLE A player/supporter of the West Coast Eagles football team
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WESTRALIA Western Australia
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WESTRALIAN Someone from Western Australia
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WHACK, TO GET A
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To get a fair share
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WILLY WILLY Natural whirlwind or dust twister
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WOOP WOOP Imaginary place which is a byword for backwardness
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and remote-ness
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WURLEY An aboriginal temporary shelter
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YABBER To talk
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YAKKA Work
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YARRA Insane
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YOBBO Idiot; Larrakin
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YONKS A long time; "Haven't seen you in yonks"
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email: vad285f@lindblat.cc.monash.edu.au
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pratap@gus.bf.rmit.oz.au
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z9042547@eng2.eng.monash.edu.au
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I would like to express my thanks to C.Carletti, for giving
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me the idea for this in the first place, and to the following
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people for their valuable input/ideas :
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H.Fairfa, C.Carletti, B.Tolero, M.Ramey
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If I have forgotten anyone, remind me please! My memory isn't
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the best! :-) -Pratap
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"Hope for the best, expect the worse, and you'll be disappointed" - [Owenism]
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