Fair dinkum this is a hot Christmas
Even Ma got crook having to cook
So puts on a face
Bought a box of beaut chockies for Ma
By crikey they melted in the ute
Just like Marble Bar
Kids dead set to have a skinny dip
The creek's water and fish have all gone
On a day like this
Water tank's low dunno how it will go
All the stock are bleating in vain
They're always a pain
So flat out like a lizard drinking
Fixed fence, fed stock and cleaned all their troughs
Hard yakka all done
Then who do I see but brother Bill
"G'day" he says "Been driving all night"
"Could I stay a day?
"Thought I'd have Chrissie in the bush
"Fixed it with Ma, we'll get legless again"
"No worries", I grinned
"Bit of work to do first, don't you see?
Best get that clobber off, lend a hand
You're back on the land!"
T'was best time we had since we lost Dad
Gave hard yakka a rest and Bill said
"How I love "Straya"
Australian slang expressions and meaning:
Beaut Beautiful, Great
Bush Distant countryside
Chrissie Christmas
Clobber Clothes
Crook Annoyed, Sick
Dead Set Intent, True
Dunno Don't know
Fair dinkum The truth, The real thing
Flat out like a lizard drinking Very fast, busy
G'day Polite Hello
Gorn Vanished, gone
Legless Happily Drunk
Ma Wife (especially with kids)
Marble Bar Hottest town in Australia
No worries No problem, It's OK
Skinny Dip Naked bathing
"Straya" Australia, Home
Ute Utillity, small car sized truck
Hard Yakka Hard work
Image found at https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/485403666061082839/
I love your Australian slang! This is so good! I enjoyed reading it thoroughly.
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ReplyDeleteOne of my favourites.
Happy New Year !
Oh this is so real.. such slang I've never heard, and it would take time for me to learn...
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite NPR shows (Wait, Wait. Don't Tell Me) had a bit about deciphering newspaper headlines written with different slang. I didn't do too bad with UK slang, but Australian slang often stumped me. Thank you for the primer!
ReplyDeleteAussie country speak spoken here, Robin. Nice reading too, we use a fair amount of those here in Texas. I know Utes, we saw quite a few in Tasmania. They aren't common anymore in the U.S. since Ford and Chevy quit their Rancheros and El Caminos. Seems I've seen a few Falcons but they may all have been in foreign countries, Australia for sure. I have had small Datsuns and one Chevy S-10 but they were just small sized pickups.
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Enjoyed reading this piece Robin.....and being an Aussie I understood every word.
ReplyDeleteAll the best for 2019.
Peggy xx
Well done, Pommy!
ReplyDeletePommy! I've been here since 1966 became a citizen and got Australia prepared for the 20th century!
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ReplyDelete"Fixed it with Ma, we'll get legless again"
"No worries", I grinned"
cute!!!
gillena end 2018
gillena Happy New Year
much love...