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'Greg is the biggest wanker I ever met!' Given your angle though, I could rename this post “A CFA’s Guide to Newfoundland English”. Greenie - An environmentalist. Grotty - Dirty or untidy. Fuck you and the horse you rod in on - Expression of disagreement. Push-bike - Bbicycle. Didn't bat an eyelid - Showed no reaction or emotion. Chunderous - Something that makes you feel sick. Lairise around - To draw attention to yourself by doing annoying or stupid things. (Also pozzie)'Hey Bruce save me a possie at the jetty when you go fishing'. Hence the expression 'Beyond the black stump.' etc. Our thanks to Charley for some new additions to the list. Defend yourself. Rooted - Very tired. May also be used in a negative way to describe someone from a small country town. Game as Ned Kelly - Brave but also foolhardy. More arse than class - More luck than style. Jack off - Masturbate. Cruddy - Low quality item. Vino - Wine. Fuck truck - Panel van. Khyber Pass - Rhyming slang for arse. Cop it sweet - To accept defeat with good grace. Thinks the sun shines out of his / her arse - Someone who loves themselves. Good sort - Attractive woman. winning the lottery.. 'You little bottler!' What do you do for a crust? Thick as two short planks - Dim witted person. Kangaroos loose in the top paddock - Crazy person. Quick snort - A quick drink of alcohol. Also Sparkie. Or 'Where have you been, you old bastard!' Belly-up - Failure of a business. Cark it - To die. Yonks - A long period of time. Jimmy riddle - Rhyming slang for piddle. Ringer - Top shearer in the shearing shed. Off your face - Drunk. Drink with the flies - Drink alone (due mostly to unpopularity.) Lolly water - Any drink not containing alcohol. Dead as mutton - Dead. Could sell boomerangs to the Aboriginals - Very persuasive person. Chunder - Vomit. When Iwas a young girl growing up in Pouch Cove, We played cobbies every spring. Duffing - Stealing livestock. More front than Myers (or David Jones) - Bold and cheeky. Anyway… love this article! Usually uttered after you’ve done something foolish. It seems Newfoundlanders, young and a generation before rather be called Newfoundlanders along with the sea of green white and pink flags to rant, we’re tired of being looked on as less than and we’re fighting as true Newfoundlanders. Coffin nail - Cigarette. 'Shelia is a real spunk.' Up yourself - Conceited. Carve / Carving 'Gees, that was a complete balls up.' Pull your head in mate - Mind your own business. Weather board - wooden house. Piss on you if you were on fire (wouldn't) - A statement of contempt to someone you loathe. Sharkbait - People who swim on their own. WHO YA LONGS TO? Like a possum up a gum tree - Very happy and contented. 'The car was cactus.' Knock - Criticise someone or to have sexual intercourse. Battery acid - Cheap cask white wine. Suss (a bit) - Dodgy. As in 'The business went down the gurgler.' Often said to be called XXX because Queenslanders can't spell BEER. G'day - The most common Australian greeting, Literally 'Good day'. Brummy - Counterfeit.. G | Head like a robber's dog - Very ugly person. In a tizz - Very confused. Australia is the sixth-largest … Found this page while googling “meme for crooked as sin” Lol Donkey vote - An invalid vote in an election, usually cast that way deliberately. Pommie / Pom - an English person. Little boys - Cocktail sausages (Savs) The warning stands as just that, a warning. Clucky - A woman who wants to have a baby. - Why are you upset? Down the hatch! Plonk - Cheap wine. Erotic tube present - want a nice cfnm blowjob ok she will give you one. Bingle - Minor car accident. yes my father would say the same. For some, it’s offensive no matter what. Do a flit - Run away from something. Example: “I’m after buying the wrong lightbulb.” instead of “I’ve bought the wrong lightbulb.”. (Thanks to Richard for this one). Jeeze - Exclamation of surprise. Weak as piss - Very weak. Jiggered - Broken. Big note oneself - Boasting. 'A flutter on the nags' is to bet on a horse race. Ropable - Exceedingly angry. Happy as Larry - Very happy. In alberta they say “suck” for sook. (Like me!) Crapper - Toilet. From brekkies to barbies, here are the 21 most useful Australian expressions so you'll never be lost for words Down Under. (Means something completely different in modern slang). I forgot ‘priming’ for drinking before you go to the bar and ‘dragged off with’ for ‘had a drunken one-night stand’ (latter may be specific to Memorial University…, Calm seas often referred as “some cam da day b’y” or “cam as da oil” or “just like da bottle out dere”. Blue-nosed wowser - Some one who likes to spoil other people's fun. Whizzer - Penis. “Jaysus mudder ya got da woodstove stogged do ya? Shiny arse - Public servant. "Paddy is a Mick." 'Come on mate, kick in for the charity.' Double-dink - To carry a passenger on a push-bike (bicycle) on the handlebars and another on the back. Esky - A portable container used to keep things (especially beer) cold. And I am starting to get used to being called “my love” – even by other blokes as happened in a café today! Toey - Bad tempered. Pong - Bad smell. Zonked out - Exhausted. Go walkabout - To take off somewhere without warning. Uwie (uee, uie) - Performing a U turn in a vehicle or an about face in any other circumstance. What the fook does this mean? Hit the hay / sack - Go to bed. Dumper - A wave that dumps surfers into the sand. It wasn’t till I moved back to ON that I learned that I didn’t speak Ontarian anymore. But you are going drinking…a lot. Eh. Bottler - Expression used when something good happens, Ie. Mug's game - Anything you might do that brings no reward for effort. Jocks - Male underpants. Heaps - Lots of something. WARNING - Aussie slang can be rude, irreverent and politically incorrect. I forgot to add scoff to the list. Why risk offending locals just because you personally like it? Order of the boot - Fired from your job. - Exclamation of exasperation. Other than that, you’re actually not saying what you think you’re saying. Gargle - To have a drink. "Judy is so stuck up, she thinks her shit don't stink!" Dunking - Dip a biscuit into a cup of tea or coffee. Rapt - Very pleased. Growing up in SJ, Newfie was considered 100% derogatory & never used. Dingalling / dingbat - Fool. "Bruce went bananas and they hauled him off to the looney bin." Best friends ever . Eh B’y can also be used in reverse as in I am seeking your agreement to what I’m saying, eh B’y? Sink a few - Drink alcohol, usually beer. Couldn't fight his way out of a wet paper bag - A weak person. Being with him for the first 5 of those 7 years, I actually picked it up so well that people would ask me what part of Nfld I was from. Do the dirty - To do the wrong thing to someone. Also 'base over apex' as in 'He tripped and went A over T.' I CFA and i get a kick out of ” arse foremost.” Pretty sure it’s like backasswards or better yet backarsewards. Bathers - Swimming costume. Rouseabout - Someone who does odd jobs. Barker's egg - Dog poo. Magpie - Someone who hoards things. Thank God for Newfoundland nurses…, lol Love this one. Ocker - Australian equivalent of and American 'redneck'. Cactus - Spoiled or ruined. Hooter - Nose. “Hes no good, Id rather have a stick dan to have he” Act the goat - Behave in a silly manner. Breeze - Something easy. I love learning about new slang across the island. Dip out - To withdraw. U | Chockers, chock a block - Very full. Cabbage patcher - Someone from the state of Victoria. Fox - An attractive woman (opposite of dog.) I also say “where’s that to?” a lot. Bum Nut - Egg. It’s pecking outside. I can’t see being anyone else. He thinks he is a girl and he spits eggs from his mouth. Scrub-up well - To look good after cleaning yourself up. Southerly Buster - Strong southerly winds. Though originally a short form of ‘boy’ it’s actually gender neutral and isn’t interchangeable with ‘boy’. So it is possible to crack a tinny in a tinny'. Piccaninny Dawn - The time in the cool of the morning when it starts to get light but the sun has not yet risen. Kick a goal - To succeed in having sexual intercourse. Ass – it just sounds nicer when we say it. Couldn't lie straight in bed - A liar. Piss up - Party with lots of alcohol. 'Cheryl was a bit toey today.' Lemon - A useless product. My father was born in Trinity Bay and my mother in Notre Dame Bay….every bay has its own dialect ! Trackie daks / trackies - Tracksuit pants. Who are your parents? How’re you doing? This is thankfully less apparent today. Neddie - Horse. Bumbly – rounded and hard to walk on like Bumbly rock (round rocks near a shore or river bank, Shanks Mare – use you legs and walk or run, Slobery – messy or difficult such as thick but soft chunks of ice in the ocean “slobery ice”, jumpin dins – I can’t believe it or wow, or I am shocked. ‘scoff’! Under the weather - Not feeling well. Built like a brick shit house - Anything that is very big and strong. Shack - Poorly built house. Handles like a dog on lino - Handles very badly. Banker - a river in flood. Depending on the context of the conversation I may have known what was going on though. 'Hey Bill, time to pony up you know.' There is no hard and fast rule for how this gets done but it is something you learn by listening to the sound. But idk, maybe thats just us Glovertown-Gander peeps. Melissa Hogan says: June 1st, 2015 at 3:57 pm . A defined sub-group who lack sociability and concern for others. Stunned - Amazed. Then I met a guy from Main Point. Cheerio - Fare well statement. Loaded - Drunk or wealthy. We love taking existing words and using them in a completely different way. Usually hard yakka. Coathanger (the) - Sydney Harbour Bridge. Yer some pussle-gut.” Barrack for - Support a team. Out to pasture - To retire. Pull your pud - Masturbate. "Politicians are all lower than a snake's belly." Drongo - Idiot. Grog on - To drink a lot of grog. Slag off at - To speak contemptuously of someone or something. Bush telegraph - The way messages travel quickly by unconventional means. Suck Up - To try and ingratiate yourself with someone for personal gain. 'Going troppo in the top end.' W | “We’ve got cod for supper tonight. Grog shop - A place that retails alcohol. Lashing out - Spending money outrageously or a violent outburst. Rubbity dub - Rhyming slang for pub. Cow juice - Milk. Well if your in Alberta, doesn’t matter where you come from on the east coast we are all Newfies to them. Good-oh - Exclamation of satisfaction. Nuddy (in the) - Naked. I don’t know how many arguments I’ve gotten into over that. Sink the boot in - To attack someone unfairly. - Great! Get a regular dose of travel and style tips and tidbits sent straight to your inbox. They mock us by using “eh” in the most ridiculous phrases and they never get it right. This wont be the last of "Analwatch" youll get to see, will draw more eventually, since Im looking forward to the game … Illywhacker - Con man. “I was just twacking about downtown St. John’s”. Tanked - Drunk. Couldn't give a continental - Couldn't care less. This was always said very fast as my dad always loved saying it. Cheapskate - Penny pincher, tight wad, money grubber, long pockets short arms, Ie. Click - A kilometre. Sure, some don’t mind but a good number of us do mind the term when it’s used in the wrong way. Tickle the till - Employee who steals from the cash register. Roaring trade (doing a) - Doing well in business. I actually just returned from Newfoundland and upon arrival asked several of the locals if Newfie was not a nickname they liked. How everything began. Nosh up - A meal. Rattle your dags! Mate's rates - Special price charged to friends. Play the neddies - Gamble on horse races. She’s “right pretty” is dying out but “He’s crooked on him” means “he’s cranky about him. Also piss artist. I'm a web designer by trade, a one-time amateur bellydancer, a shoe lover and a travel junkie. Bush ranger / whacker - Outlaw. (Also moo juice.) I'm still looking for a spell checker that understands Aussie Slang. I'm a web designer and digital marketer by trade, a one-time amateur bellydancer, a shoe lover and a travel junkie. Lucky Country - Australia - Well it was until the politicians buggered it up. On the make - Looking for sex. It has negative associations for me personally. Rollie - Hand-rolled cigarette. Billiard ball (as sharp as a) - Dull witted. How to use quiz in a sentence. Guess I learned something new. Australia is pretty amazing to live in, at times. Bloke - Man. So just be careful who you use it with. I never thought about how hard it might be for CFA doctors in this province. Yank - An American. Also Mexican (Ie. K | On the blink - Something about to break down or stop working. Randy as mallee bull - Very sexually aroused. Dead but won't lie down - Can mean persistent person but is often used when describing real dead people (like Princess Dianna or Elvis) who are dead but never seem to be out of the press. ANZAC - Stands for, the Australian and New Zealand Army Corp. Get on your goat - To irritate someone So there’s mine: “goulos” (spelled like The Goulds). Piffle - Rubbish, nonsense. My husband often says “you poor old trout.” We live in Indiana. Drover - Cattlemen who herded cattle over the vast distances of the outback And I will count myself as one who’s on the young side but doesn’t like Newfie used by CFAs. That picture is some squish. I’m poisoned … meaning I am angry at you or about something, I’m rotted has same meaning. Point the bone at - To blame someone for something. I’m actually not sure if I would’ve known this one. "How are you going you old bugger" is actually a friendly greeting. Gumsucker - A person from Victoria. Carpet muncher - Lesbian Brick shit house (built like a) - Someone who is large and usually muscular. Definitely heard gommel from my father and his family. Interesting web site and comments. Front - Someone who shows audacity. As I grew up hearing it and using it it means similar to your description but more like – you are important to me or this situation so I will do as you request. Give it a burl - To try and do something. Still kicking - Alive. As in “my god, you got that beer gone some fast. 'Bruce was so keen he was up at sparrows fart.' Bottom Turn. Rough nut - A hillbilly. Banana bender - Queenslander. You can't really see it too well (because the snowballs are made of shiny paper and the only thing that wouldn't smudge was a silver sharpie) but we made the snowballs spell "Channing". 'Jeez I'm jack-of this place.' So when you want to refer to the people live on this rock in the North Atlantic, they’re Newfoundlanders. Pokies - Poker machines, one arm bandits, slot machines. Inquirer Store / Find a Home / Job Listings / Special Sections / All Classifieds / Gift Subscriptions; Mobile Apps. Station - Ranch. As a CFA, but living here for 30 some years, this is my take on the term. Billy cart - Child's go kart. I | Larrikin - A (usually) likeable person who does nor necessarily follow all the rules. Halfback flanker - Rhyming slang for wanker. “Slang” is a pejorative term, but, more to the point, it is linguistically inaccurate. Gully - Small valley. Get your arse into gear - To stop relaxing and get on with work. Kindy - Kindergarden. But I’m learning! Knockers - People who criticise or a woman's breasts. Walkabout - Used to be the Aboriginal way of living staying on the move following the food and game but today it refers to anyone going off somewhere unexpectedly. My favourite is: Long may your big jib draw! Cozzie - Swimming costume. Bushy tailed - Healthy and wide awake. Squish – crooked. Blood's worth bottling - Refers to someone who has admirable qualities. (Usually woman - sorry ladies.) I DO! Croak / croak it - To die. Sticky beak - Nosey person. 'When his wife walked out he was all over the place like a mad woman's breakfast.' - Expression of surprise. (Something I have never experienced). Yahoo - Larrikin. Half pinter - Small person. Muso - Musician. Brah. Also: Fried eggs - Small breasts. Also up the duff or preggers. Bush - Anywhere away from town. Squatter - Someone living on private property without permission. Go like the clappers - Going very fast. Dick head - Fool or idiot. ;). Dill - Fool. (Also speedos) Didn’t think anything of it really being a NL thing since we kids grew up in the states, but “Lukey’s Boat” was “chinked with putty…” Ah-ha, me b’y! All your Christmases have come at once - Sudden unexpected good luck. Bunyip - Mythical creature. Loves it. - Said of anything unpleasant. Derro - Homeless person with addiction problems. There’s no Upper Canada equivalent as far as I know. Heart starter - First coffee of the day. Sorry Mainlanders , I’ll give the baby the pacifier or soother ….lol, Living near Bonavista when I first heardthw word Startless I thought it was so funny.

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