Over the past month I have been hanging out with a lot of Brits, Aussies, Southerners and just normal people and I've picked up some great new vocab that I have been trying to integrate into everyday conversations... Here are a few of my favorites:
Skull = Chug - ex: "I'm so hungover; I need to go skull some water"
Sunnies = Sunglasses - ex: "Where did I put my sunnies?" "on top of your head"
How you going? = How are you doing? ex: "How you going?"
Half-Seven = Seven-Thirty ex: "We need to be ready to leave for chumming at half-six" (Side note: South Africans use this one a little bit differently where half-six would actually be 5:30 which creates a lot of confusion around these parts)
Pissed = Wasted - ex: "He was so pissed last night"
Heaps = SO MANY!!!!!! more than lots and lots and lots - ex: "Aw, you're heaps beached, brah"
Cheers = Thank you - ex: walking through a door that's being held open for you: "Cheers"
Pleasure = Your Welcome - ex: when you thank the waitress for bringing your meal she says "Pleasure"
Arvo = Afternoon - ex: "How you going this arvo?"
As = Really/Very - ex: "its flat as out there" or "that's sweet as, brah"
Singlet = Tank top
Jumper = Sweat Shirt - ex: "My jumper smells like chum. Can I borrow yours?"
Hanging = Hung over - ex: "Last night was too much fun; I'm hanging, man"
Boot = Trunk - ex: "Will you grab the chum bucket out of the boot?"
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