Apr 24, 2021 | 0 comments
GLOSSARY for THREE SHEILAS DOWN UNDER
Here’s a glossary of Australian Terms. Some we were aware of before we left for Australia. Others we were not – and, they sure would have been nice to know!
ABORIGINAL HARDWARE STORE – mulga tree
AUSSIES – Australians (pronounced Ozzies)
BIKKIE – biscuit or cookie
BILLY – a tin can used to boil water over an open fire
BLUEY – blue bottle jellyfish
BOOMERANG COAST – Sydney to Adelaide
BOWLS CLUB – outdoor lawn bowling alley
BREKKY – breakfast
BUSH TUCKER – food eaten in the outback
CAMEL TRAIN – camels used to transport people or goods through the outback
CHICKEN ROCK the 19 meter lower portion of Uluru before the chain to aid climbers begins
COAT HANGER – nickname for the Sydney Harbour Bridge
DIDGERDIDOO – an indigenous instrument similar to an alp horn
DROVER – cattle mover
G’DAY, MATE – hello, friend
GHAN – middle eastern camel drivers; the train that runs from Adelaide to Darwin
HOTEL – often just a pub (this definitely would have been nice to know)
JACK-A-ROO – Australian cowboy (rancher)
JILL-A-ROO – Australian cowgirl (rancher)
LANDSLIP – landslide
LAY-ABOUT – bum, slacker, a person who doesn’t work too hard or not at all
MEAT PIE – a hand sized pot pied containing diced meat, gravy, and maybe onions, mushrooms or cheese
MELBOURNE RIGHT – a confusing right turn from the far left lane of traffic that is exclusive to Melbourne (to be avoided at all costs)
MINGA – literally ants; also a reference to tourists climbing Uluru
NO WORRIES – no problem
PASTORLE – state run cattle ranch
POT – a large glass of beer
ROAD TRAIN – semi truck with multiple trailers
ROTTEN – drunk
SANGER – sandwich
SEE HOW WE GO – we’re off, here we go, or let’s get going
SHEILA – woman
SKIVVY – turtleneck
SLEEPER – railroad tie
STUBBY – short bottle of beer
SUNBAKE – sunburn
SUNNIES – sunglasses
SWAGGY – a hobo or person traveling around the countryside (on foot) looking for work
SYDNEYSIDERS – local inhabitants of Sydney
TUCKER – food
WATER TETHER – desert fencing to keep cattle close to water sources
WHACKER – idiot, dumb ass, someone you have little patience for
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