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	Australian slang - Australia's Culture Portal
		But not all humorous or memorable phrases can be classified as slang; it is important to consider how frequent and widespread the use and recognition of the term is among the general population.
		Australians also demonstrate a strong impulse to abbreviate and alter word endings, resulting in 'barbie' for barbecue, 'arvo' for afternoon, 'cossie' for swimming costume and 'blowie' for blowfly.
		Angry Penguins, Max Harris points out in his book The Australian Way with Words, 'one of the Australian ratbag traditions is to take a word and perversely use it as the opposite of its intended meaning.' A well-known illustration of this is the word 'bluey', a nickname for someone with red hair.
	www.acn.net.au /articles/slang (1484 words)

	Australian slang
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	Beginners' guide to the Australians \| Travel \| The Observer
		Australians have a sense of humour that relies heavily on what you might call fond abuse, so don't be offended; be pleased they're being rude to you.
		Psychologists probably have written reams of wise words on why the Australian male feels disposed to show affection aggressively and, no doubt, it has to do with mateship and the fact that, for much of its early colonised history, there was a horrific 2:1 ratio of men to women.
		Australians (like everyone) appreciate it if you know a little bit about their culture and peculiarities, as well as their heroes and villains.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /travel/story/0,,1950954,00.html (1467 words)

	Australian Information
		Australian Flags - Australia's first `Federal' flag was chosen from a national flag competition held in 1901.
		Australian Symbols and Icons - Information about the wattle, the colors green and gold and why the kangaroo and emu are the iconic animals on Australia's coat of arms.
		Australian Slang - Australian slang, also known as Strine, is our special way of speaking.
	www.australianhistory.org /australia-information.php (178 words)

	Strine - the world's most advanced English dialect
		Aside from rhyming slang, another method the convicts used to conceal their true meaning was to turn the meaning of a word upside down.
		Slang is used to show that the speaker belongs to the same group as the listener.
		By constantly developing slang, Australians are constantly breaking down psychological barriers of formality and social distance.
	www.convictcreations.com /culture/strine.htm (2539 words)

	International Programs - Australian Slang
		But that was before I was introduced to the southern landmass known as Australia, home to the kangaroo, the longest straight stretch of railroad in the world, and my place of residence for five months in the year 2001.
		And John was with us each step of the way, using every spare moment of silence to tell stories, forewarn us of pythons in the gorge's pools, quiet our fears of wild dingos, and, overall, teach us a thing or two about the outback.
		John couldn't help but to chuckle at our sheer stupidity of all things Australian and was thus resigned to, good-naturedly, spend the next few minutes dissecting the phrase in order to help us understand it.
	www.cas.psu.edu /docs/international/NewsAustralianSlang.htm (603 words)

	Speak Aussie English or "Strine"
		Aaaahh....the refinements of Australian English or "Strine" as it is known.
		Australians also tend to speak with a rising intonation which makes their sentences sound like questions.
		The term "Strine" derives from saying the word "Australian" through both closed teeth and the nose - a local accent that some "scholars" claim arose from the need to keep the mouth ("trap") shut against blow flies ("blowies").
	www.upfromaustralia.com /aussieslang.html (229 words)

	Urban Dictionary: Author Xaypock
		Australian slang meaning to put or throw something ontop of another object.
		Australian slang for a female who has been impregnated.
		Common Australian slang for an anus or arsehole.
	www.urbandictionary.com /author.php?author=Xaypock (170 words)

	Australian English Glossary from A to Zed
		In general, however, the wonderful slang of Australian English is primarily because Australians take English as a game to be played, and they love to have fun with it.
		Australian speech also tends to be more contracted, with some sounds and even entire syllables omitted.
		Australian pronunciation has slight regional variations, and city speech tends to be faster than country speech.
	www.uta.fi /FAST/US1/REF/aust-eng.html (1559 words)

	The Australian Idiom
		The Australian idiom has developed from four main sources: the aboriginal dialects, our historical ties to England, the influx of migrants, and a slang which is traceable only to the individuality of the Australian.
		Many of the words included in the list are slang, but it would be unrealistic to exclude them, since many of these words are in common use and are therefore properly part of the Australian idiom.
		slang Solitude ('To be on one's pat (Malone)')
	cooperfamily.ourfamily.com /idiom.htm (939 words)

	Australian Lingo Quizzes and Australian Lingo Trivia -- FunTrivia
		Aussie lingo, Australian slang or 'strine' as it is sometimes called, is a colourful language.
		Australian slang or 'strine' as it's colloquially known, is a 'beaut' language.
		There are many good Australian slang quizzes on funtrivia so I thought I should do my duty and create one myself.
	www.funtrivia.com /quizzes/humanities/varieties_of_english/australian_lingo.html (871 words)

	Dictionary of Australian Slang
		Digger - an Australian soldier, especially one who served in World War I. Ding - a dent or damaged section of a car, bike, surfboard, etc.
		Down the road - term indicating distance but no particular distance, it could be a few hundred metres but may be a few hundred miles.
		Noah / noah's ark - a shark (rhyming slang).
	www.australiatravelsearch.com.au /trc/slang.html (968 words)

	Slang Dictionaries
		As you might expect, one of the hardest things about selecting words and phrases for a slang dictionary in fast-moving contemporary society is deciding on an answer to the question “how long is this expression going to last?” You’ll appreciate, therefore, the dilemmas facing the compilers of the following dictionaries.
		The Macquarie Book of Slang edited by James Lambert (1996, ISBN 0 949757 87 X) has wisely been subtitled Australian Slang in the 90s, so establishing itself squarely not only in place, but in time also.
		The Cassell Dictionary of Slang is definitely a winner, and with it the slang lexicography mantle unquestionably passes from Eric Partridge to Jonathon Green.
	www.bikwil.com /Vintage26/Slang-Dictionaries.html (1402 words)

	Office 2007 Australian Slang Words (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The SMH is reporting that Office 2007 has support for some Australian slang.
		A few years back when I worked for Microsoft's Australian subsidiary I had the dubious honour of approving the Australian vulgarity list (used by our database systems to match 'vulgar' content).
		We did have some crazy meetings discussing which 'unique' Australian slang should be added to the list (the Americans take care of all the easy ones).
	www.philiprichardson.org /blog/post.aspx?id=167 (145 words)

	Australian slang boom
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	australian Slang sayings guide
		Australians may well be the laziest nation in the world when it comes to speaking.
		Australian soldier, especially one who served in World War I. ding.Dent,A damaged section of a car, bike, surfboard, etc. There are other meanings.
		This has a few slang meanings, but usually means either (1) to exert force so someone will lend or give you something, or (2) to appropriate what's not yours.
	www.stonedcrow.com /backpacker_tools/oz_slang.htm (361 words)

	An Aussie in America - Convicts
		American slang is more a phenomenon of subcultures such as rappers, students, loggers, the military, the rural South and so on.
		The downside of this Australian facility for cutting anger down to size is when it leads to the belittling of all emotions.
		Perhaps it is not so strange that Australians sometimes refer to the middle of the continent as the "Dead Heart".
	www.aussieinamerica.com /geography/convict.htm (1683 words)

	Online Slang Dictionary and Language Links.
		Everyday English and Slang in Ireland - a starting point for those interested in the rich language of the Irish, and although not strictly British, Anglo-Irish slang is very much a common part of UK English.
		Slang City - guide to American slang, including explanations of popular songs and movies, bad words, body parts and more.
		These websites are not all dedicated to slang, dictionaries or the use of language, and their inclusion is purely to express gratitude for their support and extra traffic they may bring.
	www.peevish.co.uk /slang/links.htm (2457 words)

	Australia for Kids : Your Best Source of Educational Material on the Land Down Under
		Australian culture has developed its own unique way of speaking that is often unintelligble to outsiders.
		Known collectively as "strine", which is a play on how Aussies pronounce the word "Australian", it encompasses not only a distinctive accent but also words, phrases and rhyming slang that reflect Australia's history, cultural landscape and idiosycracies.
		Rhyming slang was passed on in Australia from the Cockney convicts and immigrants.
	www.australiaforkids.com /resources.html (461 words)

	Australian slang terms
		A description of the more popular Australian slang terms and their usage.
		Australian English is peppered with colorful slang unheard of in other versions of the language.
		As well as the rhyming slang, such as "dog and bone" (phone) and abbreviations, such as G'day (good day), there are a number of unique words.
	az.essortment.com /australianslang_rtdz.htm (294 words)

	What's the meaning and origin of the Australian slang...
		A common feature of traditional Australian English was rhyming slang, based on Cockney rhyming slang and imported by migrants from London in the 19th century.
		Rhyming slang consists of taking a phrase, usually of two words, which rhymes with a commonly used word, then using the first word of the phrase the represent the word.
		Australians use a variety of colourful terms to refer to people.
	www.answerbag.com /q_view/31431 (639 words)

	ESL - English Idioms
		English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom.
		Hundreds of idioms, slang, phrasal verbs and proverbs with context examples.
		Check out this cool online guide to American slang, including explanations of popular songs and movies, bad words, pronunciation and more.
	www.rong-chang.com /idioms.htm (298 words)

	Australian Slang Dictionary with unique Aussie phrases and Australian Slang words.
		Australian Slang Dictionary with unique Aussie phrases and Australian Slang words.
		Whilst these words and phrases are somewhat true, only they're prawns, not shrimp, they are a limited view of the Australian version of English; and yes it may surprise you that the official Australian language is English, er, well, kind of.
		Australia Slang, Aussie Slang, or Strine as it is sometimes called, is a reflection of the harsh Australian land, and the no-nonsense "lets get on with it" attitude of the Australian people.
	www.aussieslang.com (278 words)

	Australian Slang with Photos, Music, Poetry
		Australian Slang is used frequently in Australia and you will have Buckley's chance of surviving here unless you have some knowledge of Aussie slang because if you don't you will feel like a pickpocket in a nudist camp (not a nice situation to be in)
		Australia's population is made up of people from many different races who have settled here and brought their language, cultural identity and slang with them.
		Unfortunately some Australians like to display this type of behaviour especially when over-seas, while the rest of us cringe in shame.
	www.imagesaustralia.com /australianslang.htm (562 words)

	★ australian slang @ Australian 1 Search Engine. australian slang AU
		SLANG The Australian idiom has developed from four main sources:...
		Slang words and Aussie phrases with an insight into the culture and customs behind the language.
		A WebRing of Australian content to link Australians worldwide, and inform the world of what Australia is all about.
	www.australian1.com /cgi-bin/search.cgi?Match=1&Terms=australian+slang (676 words)

	World Wide Words: Oxford Dictionary of Rhyming Slang
		When most people speak about rhyming slang, you can almost hear the unarticulated “Cockney”, so much is this odd linguistic phenomenon associated with the East End of London.
		A slang dictionary of 1859 refers to “The cant, which has nothing to do with that spoken by the costermongers, is known in Seven Dials [a noted sink of iniquity] and elsewhere as the Rhyming Slang, or the substitution of words and sentences which rhyme with other words intended to be kept secret”.
		That seems to have been only part of the key to its introduction and success: it was not only a secret code, but also a declaration of group identity and a way of making fun by word play.
	www.worldwidewords.org /reviews/re-rhy1.htm (359 words)

	Australian Railway Slang (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		After the Australian native bird with plumage of the same colour as the uniform.
		Believed to be a derivation of the American slang "gunsel", meaning a gangster or hoodlum who uses a gun, popularised in books such as The Maltese Falcon.
		In use in the general population, but in railway slang has similar connotations to the original meaning of gunzel.
	dbromage.omni.com.au /slang.html (1411 words)

	Australian Slang
		This page is a brief introduction to Aussie slang, one of the most popular elements of Australian culture overseas.
		The major linguistical influences of this era of the birth of Australia, came from the convicts who were transported down under from Ireland and southern England; mostly people of the working class.
		More influences were introduced later in Australian history but this basis for Australian English saw the usage of a lot of abbreviations and colloquial language, which is definitely an identifying feature of modern Australian English.
	www.about-australia-shop.com /slang.htm (320 words)

	Get the hang of our slang - National - www.smh.com.au
		Put together with the help of the Australian National Dictionary Centre at the Australian National University, the latest volume makes sense of slang phrases, where earlier editions focused on uniquely Aussie words, like bludger, dob, ocker and swag.
		Bruce Moore, director of the Australian National Dictionary Centre, said some phrases were peculiar to parts of Australia.
		Even if we become less prolific at coming up with uniquely Australian phrases that find a place in everyday language, it's more than likely that another book will be in the pipeline.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/01/30/1075340827181.html (607 words)

	AUSTRALIAN SLANG, AUSSIE LINGO, AUSTRALIAN PHRASES, SLANG IN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN DICTIONARY, AUSTRALIAN WORDS, ...
		Australian slang is a unique 'dialect' that is widely spoken across Australia.
		For the traveller, getting to grips with the many unique words which make up the Australian language is part of the fun.
		Australian Explorer has a huge Australian slang section which is arranged by category alphabetically to assist your learning.
	www.australianexplorer.com /australian_slang.htm (189 words)

	Australian slang words (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		BOOB TUBE also slang for a strapless, boneless and shapeless brassiere.
		Slang for Pound Note [ £1 ] Before Australia converted to decimal currency.
		Genuinely Australian - original, one of a kind, patriotic.
	www.kiradapoodles.com /australia/australian-slang.htm (1108 words)

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