victravellers Posted January 14, 2015 #126 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Hi all,I'm new to the forum. Not one to cruise, at least not yet, but I do need some help with some Aussie slang. One of the characters I'm writing in my book speaks in a broken Canadian/Aussie language. I'm wondering if there is a colorful word for "murder" or "suspicious circumstances that lead to murder", the same way we might say "there's been foul play". Any help is greatly appreciated and I apoligize if I'm hijacking the thread :o Hi, what about 'it all looks a bit sus" meaning it all looks a bit suspicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted January 14, 2015 #127 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Bugger me, he's been bumped off.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted January 14, 2015 #128 Share Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) I am also thinking a friend on the force would more often here be called the boys in blue, cops, coppers or the fuzz. I agree with dodgy. The cops reckon it is a bit dodgy. Or a 'blue heeler' or something quite worse, fair dinkum cobbers. Yes, 'Dodgy' for 'foul play.' Edited January 14, 2015 by NSWP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted January 14, 2015 #129 Share Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) Bugger me, he's been bumped off.:cool: 'Bumped Orf?' Whoodya reckon..Brisbane41? Strewth. Oo roo, Smoko time, a brew on, perhaps a dogs eye and 'orse as well. 2SM thanks matey. (2 sugars & milk.) Edited January 14, 2015 by NSWP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinaPerth_Australia Posted January 15, 2015 #130 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Hi all. "getting the rough end of the pineapple" has a certain poetry to it, don't you think? Here's the sentences I'm working on:"They fished the body out yesterday morning. A friend of mine on the force said there may have been foul play." This is in direct relation to a body that washes up on the beach and seems to be a death by drowning. FYI: the character speaking is meant to be funny, so weird and wacky ways of saying this are more than welcome. A cop mate of mine said it looks pretty dodgy. With the body being in the ocean, may even mention - they made him shark bait. This is what I would expect in Perth. We wouldn't mention pineapples. A lot of Oz speak is different for each state. Good luck on the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted January 15, 2015 #131 Share Posted January 15, 2015 A cop mate of mine said it looks pretty dodgy. With the body being in the ocean, may even mention - they made him shark bait.This is what I would expect in Perth. We wouldn't mention pineapples. A lot of Oz speak is different for each state. Good luck on the story. Or should we spruik good luck on the 'John Dory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted January 15, 2015 #132 Share Posted January 15, 2015 They fished the body out yesterday morning. A friend of mine on the force said there may have been foul play Now I'm not sure when your story is set or just how Ocker you want to go but: They fished the body out [The found a floater] yesterday [yesty] morning. A friend of mine [a cobber of mine] on the force [ who's a johnny (or Johnny Hop)] said there may have been foul play [said somethin' was crook] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muscha Posted January 15, 2015 #133 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Bulldust - not the truth Barbie - bar-b-que Nag - horse Half-cut - drunk Fair dinkum - true and honest Fall off the back of a truck - obtain by illegal means Tinny - can of beer Plonk - cheap wine No-hoper - someone with little intellect Digger - soldiers of WWI 7 WWII Chippy - carpenter Sparky - electrician Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinaPerth_Australia Posted January 15, 2015 #134 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Bulldust - not the truthBarbie - bar-b-que Nag - horse Half-cut - drunk Fair dinkum - true and honest Fall off the back of a truck - obtain by illegal means Tinny - can of beer Plonk - cheap wine No-hoper - someone with little intellect Digger - soldiers of WWI 7 WWII Chippy - carpenter Sparky - electrician You forgot Bogan & even Cashed Up Bogan - you can explain! Lol Stubbie - small bottle of beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted January 15, 2015 #135 Share Posted January 15, 2015 You forgot Bogan & even Cashed Up Bogan - you can explain! LolStubbie - small bottle of beer Unless it's a Darwin stubby in which case it's not so small Or a pair of shorts if plural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docker123 Posted January 15, 2015 #136 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Which is the best drinks package if I really want to get on the turps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted January 15, 2015 #137 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Which is the best drinks package if I really want to get on the turps? The Darwin Stubby :D:eek::p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted January 15, 2015 #138 Share Posted January 15, 2015 (edited) Crikey you lot waffle on somthin' fierce.:p Edited January 15, 2015 by MicCanberra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nattybugle Posted January 16, 2015 #139 Share Posted January 16, 2015 What I don't understand is why Kiwis can only count to five then get sidetracked by sex One Two Three Four Five Sex then head off for a feed of fush and chups, whatever that is. Hey bro, it's how we roll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzy1948 Posted January 16, 2015 #140 Share Posted January 16, 2015 (edited) The Darwin Stubby :D:eek::p Ah.....................I still have one of those - un opened - in the box - probably only fit for cleaning drains now - had it a very very long time :eek: Edited January 16, 2015 by dizzy1948 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted January 16, 2015 #141 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Ah.....................I still have one of those - un opened - in the box - probably only fit for cleaning drains now - had it a very very long time :eek: I dare you to drink it :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzy1948 Posted January 16, 2015 #142 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I dare you to drink it :p Only if you have the first glass.............;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd07 Posted January 16, 2015 #143 Share Posted January 16, 2015 How posh. You use a class :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzy1948 Posted January 16, 2015 #144 Share Posted January 16, 2015 (edited) How posh. You use a class :) Well, I really mean't the first swig from the bottle (glass) - but Mic being a lad.......y didn't want to appear forward :D Edited January 16, 2015 by dizzy1948 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted January 16, 2015 #145 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Well, I really mean't the first swig from the bottle (glass) - but Mic being a lad.......y didn't want to appear forward :D LOl, beer is beer and bottles are glass:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted January 16, 2015 #146 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Ah.....................I still have one of those - un opened - in the box - probably only fit for cleaning drains now - had it a very very long time :eek: Depending on just how old and how it's been stored it might be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassamanda Posted January 17, 2015 #147 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Depending on just how old and how it's been stored it might be fine. This what you lookin for? Purchased around mid 1970s. Reckon if i opened it she'd go off with a bang:eek: Hugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinaPerth_Australia Posted January 17, 2015 #148 Share Posted January 17, 2015 This what you lookin for? Purchased around mid 1970s. Reckon if i opened it she'd go off with a bang:eek: Hugh 1970's!!!!! I wouldn't let that in the house!!:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docker123 Posted January 17, 2015 #149 Share Posted January 17, 2015 It is not exactly slang, but the way we say things can also cause confusion. Particularly when we run words together and do not clear.y enunciate. When I was a student in the US one of the other Aussies was travelling around and recounted an experience in Kentucky. A waitress in a diner asked him how he wanted j His coffee "just a bit of milk, please." Waitress scratches her B52 hairdo and repli " I have heard of sour cream, but done never heard of bitter milk." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted January 17, 2015 #150 Share Posted January 17, 2015 (edited) 1970's!!!!! I wouldn't let that in the house!!:eek: My sister gave me one of those Darwin Stubbies for my 40th birthday. Like an idiot I forgot about it, 10 year later I opened it, awful, bad, ruined, all of the above, down the sink it went. So the 70's one would be a sink job. What a waste of amber nectar, but some blokes I know would slurp that Darwin Stubby through an Afghan's underpants, LOL. Edited January 17, 2015 by NSWP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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