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The Best Of Aussie Slang
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Author : Eric Spilsted
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
The Best Of Aussie Slang written by Eric Spilsted and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Australianisms categories.
Best Of Aussie Slang
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Author : John Blackman
language : en
Publisher: Momentum
Release Date : 2012-02-15
Best Of Aussie Slang written by John Blackman and has been published by Momentum this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-15 with Humor categories.
If you don't buy this book you're one chop short of a barbecue! Is your knowledge of Aussie slang sadly lacking? Are you feeling like a bandicoot on a burnt ridge, and running around like a blue-arsed fly? If so, don't chuck a wobbly, simply take a squiz at John Blackman's Best of Aussie Slang and she'll be apples! This latest literary triumph from John Blackman is the ultimate guide to the lingo of Down Under. Known to millions of Australians as the voice of Hey Hey It's Saturday and the alter ego of Dickie Knee, Blackman defines all the great slang and phrases that confront everyone, every day, all around Australia. So take a Captain Cook at this little beauty, impress the world with your grasp of the Aussie vernacular and find a special place for this masterpiece in your home – preferably one that doesn't flush!
Best Aussie Slang
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Author : James Lambert
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Best Aussie Slang written by James Lambert and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with English language categories.
Slang permeates Australian society – it can be found in pubs and RSLs, at footy matches and on TV soaps, in the hallowed halls of parliament, in schoolyards (often behind the dunnies), and up the backyard round the barbie. Macquarie's Best Aussie Slang provides a doorway to dip into this wonderful world. Some features of this edition include:- definitions written in accessible colloquial English – simple and easy to understand- historical treatment of important items of Aussie slang: fair dinkum, Anzacs, humping the bluey, bludger, etc.- rhyming slang- special attention given to slang phrases- not happy Jan!- I hope your chooks turn into emus and kick your dunny down- useful as a roo bar on a skateboard- silly as a two-bob watch- mad as a cut snake- don't come the raw prawn with me- regional slang gathered from contributors from all over the country
The Little Book Of Great Aussie Slang
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Author : Sonya Plowman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
The Little Book Of Great Aussie Slang written by Sonya Plowman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Australianisms categories.
Great Aussie Slang is a true blue dictionary of Aussie lingo for all those who haven't the foggiest what 'packing poleta', 'out of whack' and 'like buggery' mean. Even if you're not a brick short of a wall you could come a clanger if you don't check out the slang definitions in this beaut little book. Orright, mate?
John Blackman S Best Of Aussie Slang
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Author : John Blackman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
John Blackman S Best Of Aussie Slang written by John Blackman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Australianisms categories.
A collection of Australian slang expressions with generally broad and colourful explanations. Many are in common use in our language but with less colloquial meaning. Many are dictionary words while others are arranged as expressions or phrases. Some are accompanied by graphics by the cartoonist Andrew Fyfe. The collection is arranged in alphabetical order. The author is well known for his television character roles and has written two other books, 'The Aussie Slang Dictionary' and 'Don't Come the Raw Prawn'.
Great Aussie Slang
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Great Aussie Slang written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Humor categories.
A-Z of popular Australian slang.
Great Aussie Slang
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Author : Five Mile Press Pty Limited, The
language : en
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Release Date : 2006-06
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Australian Slang
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Author : David Tuffley
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
Release Date : 2012-05-22
Australian Slang written by David Tuffley and has been published by Createspace Independent Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-22 with Reference categories.
Aussie Slang is a richly-textured, often ribald world of understatement and laconic humour. This guide aims to do three things; (a) to help the traveller decipher what they hear around them in everyday Australian life, (b) give the causal reader some insight into informal Australian culture, and (c) make a record of some old Australian expressions that are slipping into disuse now that English has become a global language. Readers will recognize both British and American terms in this list. Australian English has absorbed much from these two great languages. For depth of knowledge of their own language, no-body beats the British. Its their language after all. A thousand years in the making, the English language is embedded deep in the DNA of the British. No-one uses their language more skilfully than they do. On the other hand, American English has a creative power that recognizes no boundaries. Americans have taken a very good all-purpose language and extended it in all kinds of directions with new words describing the world as it is today. They do not generally cling to old forms out of respect for tradition. As Winston Churchill observed, Britain and America … two great nations divided by the same language. Australian English sits comfortably in the space between the two. Australian English began in the early days of settlement as English English with a healthy dash of Celtic influence from the many Scots, Irish and Welsh settlers who came to Australia. Large numbers of German settlers also came in the 1800's,and their influence on the language is also clearly evident. For over a hundred years, Australia developed in splendid isolation its unique blend of English, tempered by the hardships of heat and cold, deluge and drought, bushfires and cyclones. The harsh environment united people in a common struggle to survive. People helped each other. Strong communitarian loyalties were engendered. It is from this that the egalitarian character of Australia evolved. There is a strong emphasis on building a feeling of solidarity with others. Strangers will call each other "mate" or "luv" in a tone of voice ordinarily reserved for close friends and family in other parts of the world. Everyone was from somewhere else, and no-one was better than anyone else. A strong anti-authoritarian attitude became deeply embedded in Australian English. This was mainly directed towards their British overlords who still ran the country as a profitable colony. The Australian sense of humour is generally understated, delivered with a straight-face, and is often self-deprecating in nature. No-one wants to appear to be “up themselves”. Harsh or otherwise adverse conditions had to be met without complaint, so when discussing such conditions, it was necessary to do so with laconic, understated humour. Anyone not doing so was deemed a “whinger” (win-jer).Following World War II the American influence came increasingly to influence Australian culture and therefore the language. No-one is better at selling their popular culture to the world than the United States of America. Their pop culture is a beguiling instrument of foreign policy, so pervasive and persuasive it is. Young Australians enthusiastically embraced American culture, and since the 1940's the old established British language and customs have become blended with the American. If Australian English has a remarkable quality, it is the absence of regional dialects. It is spoken with relative uniformity across the entire nation. Brisbane on the East coast is a 4,300 kilometre (2,700 mile) drive from Perth on the West coast, yet there is little discernible linguistic difference between the two places compared with the difference, for example between Boston and San Francisco in the US. Nowhere else in the world do we see such linguistic uniformity across large distances.
The Slang Dictionary Etymological Historical And Anecdotal
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Author : John Camden Hotten
language : en
Publisher: London : Chatto and Windus
Release Date : 1874
The Slang Dictionary Etymological Historical And Anecdotal written by John Camden Hotten and has been published by London : Chatto and Windus this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1874 with English language categories.
Aussie Slang Dictionary
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Author : John Blackman
language : en
Publisher: Momentum
Release Date : 2012-02-15
Aussie Slang Dictionary written by John Blackman and has been published by Momentum this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-15 with Humor categories.
G'day from the land downunder, the land of grouse-looking sheilas, sunshine, the long weekend and the best beer in the world. Aussies have enjoyed magnificent isolation for over two hundred years. We've never really bothered about keeping up with the rest of the globe. And as a result, we've got a language all our own. But now Paul Hogan has gone and blown the best-kept secret in the universe. We're copping hordes of tourists on our doorstep every day. And our own billy lids are learning a different language that we can't understand. It's time we all got back to basics. And that's why we've published this literary masterpiece – which will be a great reference source for travellers and new settlers in our great land, too.