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On the topic of seppos not haveing a clue what we are saying I thought some of you old timers could fill them in on what things mean. i.e.
Get a butchers at this. -> butchers short for butchers hook, rhymed with look. = Have a look at this.
G'day china -> china short for china plate, rhymed with mate = hello friend.
Laughing Gear = mouth
American Screwdriver = big hammer (perhaps a comment on subtelty?)
Knockometer = hammer
knockshop = whore house :eek:
etc ....
Trouble and Strife = Wife
Rubbedy = Rubbedy Dub (Three men in a tub) = Pub
Hit the frog and toad = Hit the road
Billy lid = Kid
On your Pat = On your Pat Malone = On your own
Barry (Crocker) - shocker
Nervous Wreck -cheque
To and From - Englishman(Pom)
Have a Captain Cook - Have a look
Reggies - undies - Reginal Grundy
Maybe you could send our American compadre's this link in future - it will answer all their queries.
http://www.aussieslang.com/
Optic Nerve (perv) to have a look at something.
Fly lice – fried rice for someone with very strong Chinese accent.
Sorry :p
Swee sar pok (to go with the fly lice!)
Sorry too! :p
P
:D :D :D
Scott I think I love ya. LMAO :D :p
In a manly sort of way......of course.
Al :D
Orchestra stalls.... work it out for yeself!
You like music???
Al :confused:
No......don't get itQuote:
Originally Posted by Christopha
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Deep Sea Diver = Fiver = Five Dollar Note
Henry = Tenner = Remember the old ten dollar note
Lobster = Twenty = Coloured Red
Hawaii = Fifty = Hawaii Five-0
Sheila = Girl
Drop the kids off at the pool = Going to the toilet
A cape for the pony = Toilet paper
Sorry for the last two
Cheers
:)
Ian,
It's fairly well known that you'll nearly always find Orchestra Stalls with Elvis the Pelvis's brother Enis.
Cheers,
P
Oxford Scholars=Dollars
Wallaby Bob's brother = Kangaroo Ted = tired out.
Swiss Banker!
Was reminded of this one last week on Spics'N'Specs
Bazza Mckenzie! Compulsory viewing for any of our confused American friends ;)
Shoosh you blokes.
How the hell are we gonna confuse them if you give away all the meanings. :confused:
, please delete this thread forthwith :D
Goffa = can of soft drink
Gumpy = chocolate bar
Durry = cigarette
Jack = doing something for oneself and not others ("going jack on ya mates")
Cheese & Kisses = the misses
Plates of meat = feet
Pie and dead horse = pie and sauce
Mick
Maybe the older blokes can answer this
Tray= threepence
Zac= sixpence
Bob or Dina= shilling
tanner = 2 shillings
How did these coins originally get their nicknames?
Tony.
case of fruit = suit
technicolour yawn = throw up
billy lids = kids
henry the third = ???
macca
Tanner was sixpence,Quote:
Originally Posted by tonyjune
drive the porcelane bus
chunder- watch out under to vomit,
swy,
cobber (have no idea where that came from and only seems to be used in US movies),
snakes hiss-to leave ones present company to relieve bladder
frog and toad-road
No Al I love you more. :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by ozwinner
Careful you two, you may just get a TV show, Gay Craporium or similar :rolleyes:
No worries Iain, we will grab you and a couple of others for the “Woody Queer Eye”. :eek:
Off to the shed before any propositions arrive, remember, I didn't start this :p :p
Include me out.
Iain the straight (bit round actually)
Oh Iain, this biscuit joint is so not sexy. You should use the dovetail, a tail in between 2 pins.
Very tight. :p
Dammit - my net nanny just kicked in on this thread :eek:
Richard
:eek:
Back away, don't make eye contact...
rogers profanisaurus from Viz Mag - p!ss yourself laughing - for a week!
I grew up in Balmain in the 1950s. My unreliable memory on money pre-decimal
was:
A Trey = Threepence
A Zac = Sixpence
A Deener or
A Bob = One Shilling
Two Bob = Two Shilling piece
Half a Crown = Two & Sixpence (only a term used there were no such coins)
A Crown = Five Shillings (again no such coins in circulation)
Ten Bob = Ten Shilling Note
A Quid = One Pound Note (Also a fiddley) e.g. fiddley-did = quid
A Spin = Five Pound Note (Older men referred to it also as a Bluey)
A Brick = Ten Pound Note
TTFN - I have to go and shake hands with the unemployed.
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Pre decimal currency in the Uk was as follows.Quote:
Originally Posted by tonyjune
farthing =quarter of a penny
halfpenny=half of one penny
penny, comes from German, Pfennig when the 2 values were similar.
threepenny bit=3 penniies this was issued in two forms inc a small silver one
sixpence=6 pennies, also called tanner originating from a gypsy word Tawno meaning small one.
Shilling=12 pennies, also called a Bob from a 16th C word Bawbee, slang for a halfpenny.Shilling originated from very old German word Skilling
Two Shillings=two bob or 24 pennies
Two and six/halfcrown=30 pennies, originating from early coinage showing herraldic shields.
Five shillings/crown/5 Bob=60 pennies. was legal tender but more commonly issued as commerative money. Still have my 1953 coronation one.
Then into paper money, 10 Shillings, and then 1,5,10,20,50,100 Pounds and possibly higher denominations but cant remember.
Beejay1
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My Father and Grandfather seemed to talk in a different language. Some I can remember are:
Tom tit - my dad would often say "I'm going for a tom tit" Didn't understand the interest in wildlife for years but it always took half an hour.
dog and bone - Phone
Tit for tat - Hat
Jatz Crackers - you figure that one
Charlie (short for Charlie woofter) - Would have a TV show now
Horse's Hoof - As Above
Brahms and Listz - Inebriated
Dapto Dog or Chocolate Frog - of European origin
Jimmy Riddle - Piddle
Silly as a two bob watch ;)
That's not Rhyming slag that's a simile.
Other include:
Useless as nipples on a bull
Useless as a glass door on a dunny
Useless as an ashtray on a motorcycle
Bent as a Queensland politician
others?
Joe Blake --- Snake
Snakes hiss --- P**s
Titfer =Tit for tat = hat
You are correct. However if you check the title of this thread you'll see that it's "Rhyming slang etc"Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter57
Just take it as being the etc :rolleyes:
Noah's ark = shark :eek:
Just never confuse;
Have a butchers with Feeling a bit butchers