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Dingo Lingo
A Fair Go: A chance, or opportunity
I hear this one a lot, but specifically on a commercial (aka. "advert") about insurance: "You just want a fair go..."
Fair Dinkum: Often used by itself as a rhetorical question to express astonishment, as in "really?", or "you're kidding!"
After I told Will I was going to Hawaii, his response was "Fair dinkum?"
Good on ya: A phrase to denote congratulations or happiness with deeds
"Good on ya mate! You did great!" (My boss told me on my first day at work).
Heaps Good: Awesome, very impressive
"I think its lame now, but the first time I went to the Royal Easter Show I thought it was heaps good" (Will, convincing me that I should go)
Fairy Floss: Cotton Candy
(I saw it on a flyer for an outdoor party thing. I didn't know what it was, but then later Jackie was talking about it too. Apparently in South Africa its called "Candy Floss".)
Macca: McDonald's
"I could really go for some macca right now, I'm starved!" (Said someone in the elevator)
Goon: Cheap, Boxed Wine (diminutive slang for flagon)
"Maybe we should have a goon sack on hand in case we're desperate and the bottle store is closed" (Said Jen, when we were cleaning out the kitchen shelves)
Arvo: Afternoon
"See you Saturday arvo." (In an email from one of my prospective flatmates)
Rip: great, or cool
"The beaches here are so much more rip than in Miami." (One of my conversations with a student during orientation)
Lolly: a piece of candy or a sweet
"So no one feels left out, everyone can have a lolly." (During orientation after they gave away prizes)
Beaut: Great or fantastic, also Beauty
"That was beaut." (From the Perthians at the BlackJack table in Luxor, when they got a Twenty-One.)
Strewth: Exclaimation of surprise, disgust or amazement.
"Strewth! I should've known better." (From the Perthians at the BlackJack table in Luxor, when their cards busted.)
I hear this one a lot, but specifically on a commercial (aka. "advert") about insurance: "You just want a fair go..."
Fair Dinkum: Often used by itself as a rhetorical question to express astonishment, as in "really?", or "you're kidding!"
After I told Will I was going to Hawaii, his response was "Fair dinkum?"
Good on ya: A phrase to denote congratulations or happiness with deeds
"Good on ya mate! You did great!" (My boss told me on my first day at work).
Heaps Good: Awesome, very impressive
"I think its lame now, but the first time I went to the Royal Easter Show I thought it was heaps good" (Will, convincing me that I should go)
Fairy Floss: Cotton Candy
(I saw it on a flyer for an outdoor party thing. I didn't know what it was, but then later Jackie was talking about it too. Apparently in South Africa its called "Candy Floss".)
Macca: McDonald's
"I could really go for some macca right now, I'm starved!" (Said someone in the elevator)
Goon: Cheap, Boxed Wine (diminutive slang for flagon)
"Maybe we should have a goon sack on hand in case we're desperate and the bottle store is closed" (Said Jen, when we were cleaning out the kitchen shelves)
Arvo: Afternoon
"See you Saturday arvo." (In an email from one of my prospective flatmates)
Rip: great, or cool
"The beaches here are so much more rip than in Miami." (One of my conversations with a student during orientation)
Lolly: a piece of candy or a sweet
"So no one feels left out, everyone can have a lolly." (During orientation after they gave away prizes)
Beaut: Great or fantastic, also Beauty
"That was beaut." (From the Perthians at the BlackJack table in Luxor, when they got a Twenty-One.)
Strewth: Exclaimation of surprise, disgust or amazement.
"Strewth! I should've known better." (From the Perthians at the BlackJack table in Luxor, when their cards busted.)
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