澳洲俚语,吵架,插诨打科,海聊常用词语

patrickzhu.

Three years ago, I took the flight (VirginBlue mostly) between Brisbane and Sydney weekly. In Brisbane Domestic Airport virginBlue Terminal, the name label on toilet door is "Loo", which means toilet. I suppose it is Aussie Slang, actually after checking with my local colleague, it is not for australia exclusively.
See below quote for more details
今天先介绍loo吧。Loo就是“厕所”，大家天天都要出入的地方。这里的第一篇帖子就是关于上厕所的，后来又提到过通厕所，今天又是讲厕所。  放心，我不是有厕所癖，而是受到了Jason Kottke的启发。之前，我只知道英国人说loo，从来没想过为什么。Why do they call it the loo?让我大开眼界。
到底为什么英国人叫厕所loo呢？The Straight Dope有个很好的总结：
(1) It’s short for “Waterloo,” which in turn is slang for “water closet.”
(2) It’s short for “gardy-loo,” a warning shouted by natives of Edinburgh in the days when it was still customary to empty your slops out the window.
(3) It’s short for “Lady Louisa,” Louisa being the unpopular wife of a 19th-century earl of Lichfield. In 1867 while the couple was visiting friends, two young wiseacres took the namecard off her bedroom door and stuck it on the door of the bathroom. The other guests thereafter began jocularly speaking of “going to Lady Louisa.” In shortened form this eventually spread to the masses.
(4) It comes from the French lieu, “place,” meaning, of course, that place. Some 17th century English architectural plans call the bathroom “le lieu.” Similarly, Germans sometimes call it der Locus.
(5) It comes from the Continental practice of referring to the bathroom as “Room 100″–”100,” when written hastily, looks like “loo.”
好像都很有道理，不过我最喜欢的是第五个解释。让我有立刻去欧洲亲眼见证一下的冲动。^_^
顺便提一下，美国人一般都懂loo，但很少用。公共厕所大多叫restroom，私人厕所大多叫bathroom。Toilet也常用，但它不仅仅指厕所，还指马桶（john也是如此，属于俚语）。Lavatory在飞机、火车上用得比较多，其他地方就比较少（纯属个人感觉）。

gigglinggirl.

原帖由 patrickzhu 于 2007-9-1 23:19 发表
Three years ago, I took the flight (VirginBlue mostly) between Brisbane and Sydney weekly. In Brisbane Domestic Airport virginBlue Terminal, the name label on toilet door is "Loo", which  ...
a collegue from hongkong is surnamed LOO.

patrickzhu.

A
`Ace! : Excellent! Very good!
`Aerial pingpong : Australian Rules football
`Amber fluid : beer
`Ambo : ambulance, ambulance driver
`Ankle biter : small child
`Apples, she'll be : It'll be all right
`Arvo : afternoon
`Aussie (pron. Ozzie) : Australian
`Aussie salute : brushing away flies with the hand
`Avos : avocados

patrickzhu.

B
`B & S : Bachelors' and Spinsters' Ball - a very enjoyable party usually held in rural areas
`Back of Bourke : a very long way away
`Bail (somebody) up : to corner somebody physically
`Bail out : depart, usually angrily
`Banana bender : a person from Queensland
`Barbie : barbecue (noun)
`Barrack : to cheer on (football team etc.)
`Bastard : term of endearment
`Bathers : swimming costume
`Battler : someone working hard and only just making a living
`Beaut, beauty : great, fantastic
`Big-note oneself : brag, boast
`Bikkie : biscuit (also "it cost big bikkies" - it was expensive)
`Billabong : an ox-bow river or watering hole
`Billy : teapot. Container for boiling water.
`Bingle : motor vehicle accident
`Bities : biting insects
`Bitzer : mongrel dog (bits of this and bits of that)
`Bizzo : business ("mind your own bizzo")
`Black Stump, beyond the : a long way away, the back of nowhere
`Bloke : man, guy
`Bloody : very (bloody hard yakka)
`Bloody oath! : that's certainly true
`Blow in the bag : have a breathalyser test
`Blowie : blow fly
`Bludger : lazy person, layabout, somebody who always relies on other people to do things or lend him things
`Blue : fight ("he was having a blue with his wife")
`Blue, make a : make a mistake
`Bluey : pack, equipment, traffic ticket, redhead
`Bluey : blue cattle dog (named after its subtle markings) which is an excellent working dog. Everyone's favourite all-Aussie dog.
`Bluey : heavy wool or felt jacket worn by mining and construction workers.
`Bluey : bluebottle jellyfish
`Bodgy : of inferior quality
`Bog in : commence eating, to attack food with enthusiasm
`Bog standard : basic, unadorned, without accessories (a bog standard car, telephone etc.)
`Bogan : person who takes little pride in his appearance, spends his days slacking and drinking beer
`Bogged : Stuck in mud, deep sand (a vehicle).
`Bondi cigar : see "brown-eyed mullet"
`Bonzer : great, ripper
`Boogie board : a hybrid, half-sized surf board
`Boomer : a large male kangaroo
`Booze bus : police vehicle used for catching drunk drivers
`Boozer : a pub
`Bored shitless : very bored
`Bottle shop : liquor shop
`Bottle-o : liquor shop (originally a man with hessian bags going around picking up beer bottles in the 50's and 60's)
`Bottler : something excellent
`Bottling, his blood's worth : he's an excellent, helpful bloke.
`Bounce : a bully
`Bourke Street, he doesn't know Christmas from : he's a bit slow in the head. (Bourke Street is a brightly lit Melbourne street)
`Bowl of rice, not my : not my cup of tea; I don't like it
`Brass razoo, he hasn't got a : he's very poor
`Brekkie : breakfast
`Brick shit house, built like a : big strong bloke
`Brickie : bricklayer
`Brisvegas : Brisbane, state capital of Queensland
`Brizzie : Brisbane, state capital of Queensland
`Brown-eyed mullet : a turd in the sea (where you're swimming!)
`Brumby : a wild horse
`Buck's night : stag party, male gathering the night before the wedding
`Buckley's, Buckley's chance : no chance ("New Zealand stands Buckley's of beating Australia at football")
`Budgie smugglers : men's bathing costume
`Bull bar : stout bar fixed to the front of a vehicle to protect it against hitting kangaroos (also roo bar)
`Bundy : short for Bundaberg, Queensland, and the brand of rum that's made there
`Bunyip : mythical outback creature
`Bush : the hinterland, the Outback, anywhere that isn't in town
`Bush bash : long competitive running or motorcar race through the bush
`Bush oyster : nasal mucus
`Bush telly : campfire
`Bushie : someone who lives in the Bush
`Bushman's hanky : Emitting nasal mucus by placing one index finger on the outside of the nose (thus blocking one nostril) and blowing.
`Bushranger : highwayman, outlaw
`Butcher : small glass of beer in South Australia - From the theory that a butcher could take a quick break from his job, have a drink and be back at work
`BYO : unlicensed restaurant where you have to Bring Your Own grog (alcohol), also similar party or barbecue

patrickzhu.

C
'Cab Sav : Cabernet Sauvignon (a variety of wine grape)
'Cactus : dead, not functioning ("this bloody washing machine is cactus")
'Cane toad : a person from Queensland
'Captain Cook : look (noun) ("let's have a Captain Cook")
'Cark it : to die, cease functioning
'Cat burying shit, as busy as a : busy
'Cat's piss, as mean as : mean, stingy, uncharitable
'Chewie : chewing gum
'Chokkie : chocolate
'Chook : a chicken
'Chrissie : Christmas
'Christmas : see Bourke Street
'Chuck a sickie : take the day off sick from work when you're perfectly healthy
'Chunder : vomit
'Clacker : anus (from Latin cloaca = sewer). Also the single orifice of monotremes (platypus and echidna) used both for reproduction and for the elimination of body wastes.
'Clayton's : fake, substitute
'Cleanskin : Bottle of wine without a label. Usually bought in bulk by companies who then add their own personalised label and use the wine as e.g. gifts to clients
'Cleanskin : cattle that have not been branded, earmarked or castrated.
'Click : kilometre - "it's 10 clicks away"
'Clucky : feeling broody or maternal
'Coathanger : Sydney Harbour bridge
'Cobber : friend
'Cockie : farmer
'Cockie : cockatoo
'Cockie : cockroach
'Cockroach : a person from New South Wales
'Coldie : a beer
'Come a gutser : make a bad mistake, have an accident
'Compo : Workers' Compensation pay
'Conch (adj. conchy) : a conscientious person. Somebody who would rather work or study than go out and enjoy him/herself.
'Cooee, not within : figuratively a long way away, far off - England weren't within cooee of beating Australia at cricket
'Cooee, within : nearby - I was within cooee of landing a big fish when the line broke. He lives within cooee of Sydney.
'Cook (noun) : One's wife
'Corker : something excellent. A good stroke in cricket might be described as a 'corker of a shot'
'Corroboree : an aboriginal dance festival
'Counter lunch/Countery : pub lunch
'Cozzie : swimming costume
'Crack a fat : get an erection
'Crack onto (someone) : to hit on someone, pursue someone romantically
'Cranky : in a bad mood, angry
'Cream (verb) : defeat by a large margin
'Crook : sick, or badly made
'Crow eater : a person from South Australia
'Cubby house : Small, usually timber, house in the garden used as a children's plaything.
'Cut lunch : sandwiches
'Cut lunch commando : army reservist
'Cut snake, mad as a : very angry

patrickzhu.

D
'Dag : a funny person, nerd, goof
'Daks : trousers
'Damper : bread made from flour and water
'Date : arse[hole] ("get off your fat date")
'Dead dingo's donger, as dry as a : dry
'Dead horse : Tomato sauce
'Deadset : true, the truth
'Dero : tramp, hobo, homeless person (from "derelict")
'Dickhead : see "whacker"
'Digger : a soldier
'Dill : an idiot
'Dingo's breakfast : a yawn, a leak and a good look round (i.e. no breakfast)
'Dinkum, fair dinkum : true, real, genuine ("I'm a dinkum Aussie"; "is he fair dinkum?")
'Dinky-di : the real thing, genuine
'Dipstick : a loser, idiot
'Divvy van : Police vehicle used for transporting criminals. Named after the protective 'division' between the driver and the villains.
'Dob (somebody) in : inform on somebody. Hence dobber, a tell-tale
'Docket : a bill, receipt
'Doco : documentary
'Dog : unattractive woman
'Dog's balls, stands out like : obvious
'Dog's eye : meat pie
'Dole bludger : somebody on social assistance when unjustified
'Donger : penis
'Doodle : penis
'Down Under : Australia and New Zealand
'Drink with the flies : to drink alone
'Drongo : a dope, stupid person
'Dropkick : see 'dipstick'
'Drum : information, tip-off ("I'll give you the drum")
'Duchess : sideboard
'Duffer, cattle : rustler
'Dummy, spit the : get very upset at something
'Dunny : outside lavatory
'Dunny budgie : blowfly
'Dunny rat, cunning as a : very cunning
'Durry : tobacco, cigarette
'Dux : top of the class (n.); to be top of the class (v.) - "She duxed four of her subjects".

patrickzhu.

E
'Earbashing : nagging, non-stop chatter
'Ekka : the Brisbane Exhibition, an annual show
'Esky : large insulated food/drink container for picnics, barbecues etc.
'Exy : expensive
F
'Face, off one's : drunk ("He was off his face by 9pm")
'Fair dinkum : true, genuine
'Fair go : a chance ("give a bloke a fair go")
'Fair suck of the sav! : exclamation of wonder, awe, disbelief (see also "sav")
'Fairy floss : candy floss, cotton candy
'Feral : V8 ute (q.v.) sporting large heavy bullbar, numerous aerials, large truck mudflaps and stickers almost all over the rear window and tailgate. Sometimes seen with a Mack emblem on the bonnet and always with large (multiple) driving lights
'Feral (n.) : a hippie
'Figjam : "F*ck I'm good; just ask me". Nickname for people who have a high opinion of themselves.
'Fisho : fishmonger
'Flake : shark's flesh (sold in fish & chips shops)
'Flat out like a lizard drinking : flat out, busy
'Flick : to give something or somebody the flick is to get rid of it or him/her
'Flick it on : to sell something, usually for a quick profit, soon after buying it.
'Fly wire : gauze flyscreen covering a window or doorway.
'Footy : Australian Rules football
'Fossick : search, rummage ("fossicking through the kitchen drawers")
'Fossick : to prospect, e.g. for gold
'Fossicker : prospector, e.g. for gold
'Franger : condom
'Freckle : anus
'Fremantle Doctor : the cooling afternoon breeze that arrives in Perth from the direction of Freeo
'Freo : Fremantle in Western Australia
'Frog in a sock, as cross as a : sounding angry - a person or your hard drive!
'Fruit loop : fool
'Full : drunk
'Furphy : false or unreliable rumour

patrickzhu.

G
'G'Day : hello!
'Gabba : Wooloongabba - the Brisbane cricket ground
'Galah : fool, silly person. Named after the bird of the same name because of its antics and the noise it makes.
'Garbo, garbologist : municipal garbage collector
'Give it a burl : try it, have a go
'Gobful, give a : to abuse, usually justifiably ("The neighbours were having a noisy party so I went and gave them a gobful")
'Gobsmacked : surprised, astounded
'Going off : used of a night spot or party that is a lot of fun - "the place was really going off"
'Good oil : useful information, a good idea, the truth
'Good onya : good for you, well done
'Goog, as full as a : drunk. "Goog" is a variation of the northern English slangword "goggie" meaning an egg.
'Greenie : environmentalist
'Grinning like a shot fox : very happy, smugly satisfied
'Grog : liquor, beer ("bring your own grog, you bludger")
'Grouse (adj.) : great, terrific, very good
'Grundies : undies, underwear (from Reg Grundy, a television person)
'Gutful of piss : drunk, "he's got a gutful of piss"
'Gyno : gynaecologist

patrickzhu.

H
'Handle : beer glass with a handle
'Harold Holt, to do the : To bolt. (Also "to do the Harold")
'Heaps : a lot, e.g. "thanks heaps", "(s)he earned heaps of money" etc.
'Holy dooley! : an exclamation of surprise = "Good heavens!", "My goodness!" "Good grief!" or similar
'Hoon : hooligan
'Hooroo : goodbye
'Hotel : often just a pub
'Hottie : hot water bottle
I
'Icy pole, ice block : popsicle, lollypop
J
'Jackaroo : a male trainee station manager or station hand (a station is a big farm/grazing property)
'Jillaroo : a female trainee station manager or station hand
'Joey : baby kangaroo
'Journo : journalist
'Jug : electric kettle
'Jumbuck : sheep
K
'Kangaroos loose in the top paddock : Intellectually inadequate ("he's got kangaroos loose in the top paddock")
'Kelpie : Australian sheepdog originally bred from Scottish collie
'Kero : kerosene
'Kindie : kindergarten
'Knock : to criticise
'Knock back : refusal (noun), refuse (transitive verb)
'Knocker : somebody who criticises

patrickzhu.

L
'Lair : a flashily dressed young man of brash and vulgar behaviour, to dress up in flashy clothes, to renovate or dress up something in bad taste
'Lair it up : to behave in a brash and vulgar manner
'Larrikin : a bloke who is always enjoying himself, harmless prankster
'Lend of, to have a : to take advantage of somebody's gullibility, to have someone on ("he's having a lend of you")
'Lippy : lipstick
'Liquid laugh : vomit
'Lizard drinking, flat out like a : flat out, busy
'Lob, lob in : drop in to see someone ("the rellies have lobbed")
'Lollies : sweets, candy
'London to a brick : absolute certainty ("it's London to a brick that taxes won't go down")
'Long paddock : the side of the road where livestock is grazed during droughts
'Longneck : 750ml bottle of beer in South Australia
'Lucky Country, The : Australia, where else?
'Lunch, who opened their? : OK, who farted?
'Lurk : illegal or underhanded racket