Australianism

What is Australianism?

1.

A mannerism or slang originating in, or widely used within Australia.

Due to the Crocodile Dundee movies, many people mistakenly believe, "Throw another shrimp on the barbie" to be an Australianism. In fact, in Australia, shrimp are known as prawns; and snagsor steak are more likely to be associated with barbeques.

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2.

An Australian slant on a word or words.

Billy lid means kid, trouble and strife means wife are well known Australianism's

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Dinwa

1. A synonym of 'Dinner'. 1. I got to go, I have to eat Dinwa. 2. After the game, me and my friends went for a celebratory dinw..

Devastated Driver

1. A variation on the term designated driver. The party to remain sober and pilot the vehicle homeward is devastated due to the fact that ..

Yuk Breath

1. Someone that has very bad breath. It can be fixed by gum or mints unless you have a yuk mouth. Hey Buddy, got any Gum? I got a bad case..

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