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According to stereotype, spoken Australian English is thought to be highly colloquial, possibly more so than other spoken variants. Whether this idea is grounded in reality or not, a substantial number of publications aimed at giving an overview of Australian English have been published. Many books about Australian vocabulary have been published, beginning with Karl Lentzner's Dictionary of the Slang-English of Australia and of Some Mixed Languages in 1892. Several similar books soon followed, including a relatively modest but authoritative work by E. E. Morris: Austral English: A Dictionar ...

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Youth culture generally refers to the ways young people (adolescents and teenagers) differentiate themselves from the general culture of their community. A youth subculture as such is recent, thought to start around the mid-20th century, that is, after World War II, due to the economic, political, and educational changes. It was typically a feature of Western civilization. Youth culture, may appear rebellious but may centre on conformity to an "in-group" as youth is a time of identity formation. Youth culture - Hi ...

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Prior to World War II, young people in Western culture had little freedom or influence. With the development of post-war affluence and the subsequent baby boom in the USA, young people began to have influence and, eventually, buying power. Throughout the 1950s, the growing numbers of young people in the US and Europe began to greatly influence music, television, and cinema, spurring the explosion of rock & roll in the late-1950s and a full-blown youth culture in the mid-1960s, partly in the form of su ...

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This list is not intended to be comprehensive. Some words are listed under other sections, such as "Terms for people". Australian words - A to D. A aggro - aggressive arse – as elsewhere in English, slang for buttocks (sometimes also the anus). In Australia the derivation arsey means someone showing daring, audacity, and/or cheekiness. The North American spelling and pronunciation of ass is rarely used. Comedians Roy and H.G. have also managed to popularise use of the term date to mean ...

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This list is not intended to be comprehensive. Words like "mate", "bloke" etc are listed under other sections such as "terms for people". Australian words - A to D. A aggro - aggressive arse – as elsewhere in English, slang for buttocks (sometimes also the anus). In Australia the derivation arsey means someone showing daring, audacity, and/or cheekiness. The North American spelling and pronunciation of ass is rarely used. Comedians Roy and H.G. have also managed to popularise use of the term date to m ...

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Margate - Steamboats. It is now a seaside resort which, like its neighbour Ramsgate, has been a traditional holiday destination for Londoners drawn to its sandy beaches. Edward Hasted, writing in the 18th century, had once described Margate as a "poor fishing town", but in 1810, when describing the shore, said: ... [it] was so well adapted adapted to bathing, being an entire level and covered with the finest sand, which extends for several miles on either side of the harbour... [near which] ...

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Many distinctive Australian words have been driven into extinction or near extinction in recent decades under the homogenising influence of mass media and imported culture, because of changes in fashion, or have fallen into disuse as society changes. Those who like or use these words regret their passing but informal vocabulary is by nature ephemeral. Some examples: block – as in 'do the block', to parade around or be on display, especially in public bodgie - bad or poor quality (adjective) or; a ...

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Australian words - Nicknames according to State/Territory of origin. Banana bender – a Queenslander, since Queensland is a major banana-producing region. Also "cane toad", since the state was where the troublesome amphibian species was introduced. Deep North – Queensland. Used by New South Wales people as a derogatory term in the same way the Americans use the phrase Deep South. Cockroach – a New South Wales person. Popularised by the Queensland rugby leag ...

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Australian words - Cars. Commodore - popular family car designed and built by Holden (see below). Falcon - popular family car designed and built by Ford Australia. Holden - Australian branch of General Motors. Manufacturers of the Commodore in addition to other models. Magna - family car designed and built by Mitsubishi Motors Australia, until 2004. Replaced by the Mitsubishi 380. ...

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Marketing to teens and preteens remains elusive. Marketers are unsure how to accurately depict their lifestyles. It's common for young adults to take interest in subcultures and various lifestyles. Some outphase this during adulthood, but even adults adhere to the nostalgia of their past. ...

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Margate - Cinque Ports. Margate was a "limb" of Dover in the ancient confederation of the Cinque ports. It was added to the ports in the 15th century. Margate - Margate and the Sea. Between 1890-1939 about 30 pleasure boats operated from Margate beach. The main builder of Thanet wherries was Brockman of Margate, who turned them out in large numbers before the Great War. They developed two distinct types of these Thanet beach boats, the wherry, with its high sides, and the wherr ...

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Australian words - Cricket. The game of cricket is immensely popular in Australia and has contributed a rich vein of slang to Australian English. Some of this is shared with rival cricketing nations, like the Poms and the Kiwis. Australians can be bowled over (taken by surprise), stumped (nonplussed) or clean bowled or alternatively hit for six (completely defeated). When answering questions, one can play a straight bat (or a dead bat) (give a noncomm ...

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Australian words - Swimwear. Swimwear is known by different names around Australia. The most some common terms are: bathers – the most common term in Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and occasionally in other states. From "bathing suit". cossie – from "swimming costume". Usage of this name is generally restricted to New South Wales. speedos – generic term for men's swimming briefs which originated in Australia, as a brand name (see Sp ...

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When foodstuffs are concerned, Australian English tends to be more closely related to the British vocabulary, for example the term biscuit has always been favoured over the American terms cookie and cracker. (However, as had been the case with many terms, cookie is recognised by Australians, and occasionally used, especially among younger generations; this is due to high levels of American film and television programs being seen in Australia and certain fast food franchises of American origin now widespread in Aus ...

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Australian words - Swimwear. Swimwear is known by different names around Australia. The most some common terms are: bathers – the most common term in Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and occasionally in other states. From "bathing suit". cossie – from "swimming costume". Usage of this name is generally restricted to New South Wales. speedos – generic term for men's swimming briefs which originated in Australia, as a brand name (see Sp ...

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The game of cricket is immensely popular in Australia and has contributed a rich vein of slang to Australian English. Some of this is shared with rival cricketing nations, like the Poms and the Kiwis. Australians can be bowled over (taken by surprise), stumped' (nonplussed) or clean bowled or alternatively hit for six (completely defeated). When answering questions, one can play a straight bat (or a dead bat) (give a noncommittal answer) or let that one through to the keeperSee also:

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A common feature of traditional Australian English was rhyming slang, based on Cockney rhyming slang and imported by migrants from London in the 19th century. Rhyming slang consists of taking a phrase, usually of two words, which rhymes with a commonly used word, then using the first word of the phrase the represent the word. For example "Captain Cook" rhymes with "look", so to "have a captain cook," or to "have a captain," means to "have a look." Rhyming slang was often used to create euphemistic terms for obscene words. In recent years this feature of Australian English has ...

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Many distinctive Australian words have been driven into extinction or near extinction in recent decades under the homogenising influence of mass media and imported culture, because of changes in fashion, or have fallen into disuse as society changes. Those who like or use these words regret their passing but informal vocabulary is by nature ephemeral. Some examples: block – as in 'do the block', to parade around or be on display, especially in public bodgie - bad or poor quality (adjective) or; a ...

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In the sport of Australian rules football, several terms are used, such as: aerial ping-pong - a term used to describe the sport on the occasions the ball moves back and forth between two halves of the ground floater - a kick which does not spin and floats through the air mongrel punt - sausage roll - used to refer to a team scoring a goal shank - when a player has miscued a kick, he is said to have "shanked" it worm burner - a kick along the ground that keeps low, and skids along the grass ...

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Australian words - Nick names by state or territory. Banana bender – a Queenslander, since Queensland is a major banana-producing region. Also "cane toad", since the state was where the troublesome amphibian species was introduced. Deep North – Queensland. Used by New South Wales people as a derogatory term in the same way the Americans use the phrase Deep South. Cockroach – a New South Wales person. Popularised by the Queensland rugby league identity Barr ...

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