Slang from Oz

[Yazz]

I'm a Yank that lived in Brissie for two years. There are a few words that you should never say in polite society.

Stuffed - As in the hostess asks "Would you like more food?" and the response is "No thank you, I'm stuffed." Wrong! Eyebrows will be raised and polite coughing around the table. The proper response is "No thank you, I'm full."

Root - As in "Root for the home team!" We were at a Footy game and were discussing who to root for. People turned around in their seats and gave us a dirty looks.

Both of the above in the Aussie vocabulary describes intimate actions between consenting adults.

Napkin - What you put on your lap while eating is a serviette. Napkin has a whole different meaning.

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For the Aussies out there... We were blessed with living on Warburton Court. I never could figure out how to say it dropping the r's. :helpsmilie:

 

[JerryB]

Hi Yazz,

Re: There are a few words that you should never say in polite society.

That reminds of what happened in Brazil many years. We were in a high-voltage test lab & were having some problems getting the product to pass the tests. In the early afternoon, we were able to sucessfully pass/complete the tests. So I gave the test engineers the 'OK sign' ( where your index finger touches your thumb & the other three fingers are straight up ). Down there that means 'up yours.'

Those guys sure did give me a number of strange looks.

nojoke

Jerry Baumchen

 

[loisk]

Spot on Yazz
Fanny is another one you don't say here ...

Oh and in Brissy/Qld, at risk of upsetting Queenslanders... End every sentence with "eh" or "but" and you'll fit right in lol