Comments on: Australian Dictionary: Words and Expressions You Will Often Here While Down Under http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/04/australian-dictionary-words-and-expressions-you-will-often-here-while-down-under/ African's personal development blog Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:44:15 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/04/australian-dictionary-words-and-expressions-you-will-often-here-while-down-under/comment-page-1/#comment-5117 admin Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:18:37 +0000 http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/?p=234#comment-5117 @Paul: Thanks for the heads up on sheila and ocker. I saw them both on some show a while back and thought they were still in vogue. Any other knowledge you want to impart on us, feel free............. @Paul: Thanks for the heads up on sheila and ocker. I saw them both on some show a while back and thought they were still in vogue. Any other knowledge you want to impart on us, feel free………….

]]> By: Paul Watson http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/04/australian-dictionary-words-and-expressions-you-will-often-here-while-down-under/comment-page-1/#comment-5110 Paul Watson Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:12:08 +0000 http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/?p=234#comment-5110 hahahah.... love it guys..... FYI from an Aussie....Sheila and Ocker are pretty much out of use......since 40 years. Cockatoo is a parrot yes (white or black)..... it is usually called a Cocky... not to be confused with the pink and grey one (which is a Galah) ...or with 'Cocky' or 'cow cocky' which means farmer. Gal Africana...good luck with ur root ! from Aussie Paul hahahah…. love it guys….. FYI from an Aussie….Sheila and Ocker are pretty much out of use……since 40 years. Cockatoo is a parrot yes (white or black)….. it is usually called a Cocky… not to be confused with the pink and grey one (which is a Galah) …or with ‘Cocky’ or ‘cow cocky’ which means farmer.

Gal Africana…good luck with ur root !

from Aussie Paul

]]> By: Mwangi http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/04/australian-dictionary-words-and-expressions-you-will-often-here-while-down-under/comment-page-1/#comment-1362 Mwangi Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:09:20 +0000 http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/?p=234#comment-1362 @Karls: Oops, a chook is a chicken isn't it? Thanks for the clarification.......... @Karls: Oops, a chook is a chicken isn’t it? Thanks for the clarification……….

]]> By: Karls http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/04/australian-dictionary-words-and-expressions-you-will-often-here-while-down-under/comment-page-1/#comment-1361 Karls Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:30:46 +0000 http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/?p=234#comment-1361 Just thought I'd clear something up. A cockatoo isn't a chicken... It's commonly a white bird of flight with a yellow headcrest that makes a horrific squacking sound. Good work on the others! Just thought I’d clear something up. A cockatoo isn’t a chicken… It’s commonly a white bird of flight with a yellow headcrest that makes a horrific squacking sound. Good work on the others!

]]> By: Mwangi http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/04/australian-dictionary-words-and-expressions-you-will-often-here-while-down-under/comment-page-1/#comment-1360 Mwangi Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:59:40 +0000 http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/?p=234#comment-1360 @whome: Glad you enjoyed it. Btw, where have you been, haven't heard from you in a while. @whome: Glad you enjoyed it. Btw, where have you been, haven’t heard from you in a while.

]]> By: whome http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/04/australian-dictionary-words-and-expressions-you-will-often-here-while-down-under/comment-page-1/#comment-1359 whome Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:53:31 +0000 http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/?p=234#comment-1359 the root to marriage... lol! :-) brilliant story the root to marriage… lol! :-) brilliant story

]]> By: Mwangi http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/04/australian-dictionary-words-and-expressions-you-will-often-here-while-down-under/comment-page-1/#comment-1358 Mwangi Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:28:28 +0000 http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/?p=234#comment-1358 @gal: Glad I could be of service! @gal: Glad I could be of service!

]]> By: gal africana http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/04/australian-dictionary-words-and-expressions-you-will-often-here-while-down-under/comment-page-1/#comment-1357 gal africana Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:22:09 +0000 http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/?p=234#comment-1357 LMAO! THAT is too funny haha That story makes me want a root...without knwing what a root is that is...hahaha you've made my day! LMAO! THAT is too funny haha That story makes me want a root…without knwing what a root is that is…hahaha you’ve made my day!

]]> By: Mwangi http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/04/australian-dictionary-words-and-expressions-you-will-often-here-while-down-under/comment-page-1/#comment-1356 Mwangi Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:40:01 +0000 http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/?p=234#comment-1356 @gal: At the moment I am playing around with the design of the site so that it's easy for people to read what I write. Thanks for the compliments. Expect a few more changes over the coming days and I hope you likey them changes too. Pom and Yank are pretty much the only way that Brits and Americans are described by the typical Aussie. Sheila is one of those words where it depends on who you're talking to and where, but everyone understands. Root....yeah, that word is used a lot. In fact, I will tell you the story of how this couple got married. This is the story the man told me: "I wanted a root and I heard she was good for that. So as soon as she broke up with me mate (I felt there was no need to explain mate) I went for her. She gave me a root. One root became two. Two became three. She kept giving me roots and two years later we were married." @gal: At the moment I am playing around with the design of the site so that it’s easy for people to read what I write. Thanks for the compliments. Expect a few more changes over the coming days and I hope you likey them changes too.
Pom and Yank are pretty much the only way that Brits and Americans are described by the typical Aussie. Sheila is one of those words where it depends on who you’re talking to and where, but everyone understands.
Root….yeah, that word is used a lot. In fact, I will tell you the story of how this couple got married. This is the story the man told me:

“I wanted a root and I heard she was good for that. So as soon as she broke up with me mate (I felt there was no need to explain mate) I went for her. She gave me a root. One root became two. Two became three. She kept giving me roots and two years later we were married.”

]]> By: gal africana http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/2008/04/australian-dictionary-words-and-expressions-you-will-often-here-while-down-under/comment-page-1/#comment-1355 gal africana Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:14:47 +0000 http://www.thedisplacedafrican.com/?p=234#comment-1355 Root, Shiela, Pom...hmmmm! Interesting. Do YOU actually use these words? A root doesn't sound particularly fun...why on earth is it called that? Oi! Has that giraffe print always been there? Me likey :-) Root, Shiela, Pom…hmmmm! Interesting. Do YOU actually use these words? A root doesn’t sound particularly fun…why on earth is it called that? Oi! Has that giraffe print always been there? Me likey :-)

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