Aussies don't say cobber anymore. But they do have some sayings that are still quite common. Especially in rural areas.
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3 bricks short
A metaphor for a person's brain. It implies something is missing in a person's brain and so they are a bit strange or stupid. |
Snag short of barbie
A metaphor for a person's brain. Barbie is short for barbeque. It implies something is missing in a person's brain and so they are a bit strange or stupid. |
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A sandwich short
This a metaphor for a person's brain. Implying there is something missing hence they are a bit strange of stupid. |
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Larrikin
Someone who has lots of fun, is a bit cheeky and enjoys practical jokes. Or a rebellious child. |
Knee high grasshopper
Someone who is very short. Usually only used to describe children or yourself when you were young. |
Few kangaroos loose
Top paddock is an analogy for someone's head or brain, the kangaroos loose imply that somethings not right. So it means someone who is not right in the head. |
I dunno
Literally means "I don't know". |
Happy as a pig
This means you are happy, excited or relieved about something. |
Give it heaps
Usually used in relation to driving. Means to accelarte fastly, speed or otherwise drive in an unsafe manner. |
Frog and Toad
Let's leave or "hit the road". Where frog and toad is rhyming slang for road. |
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Bucket of prawns
This means to leave. Word play between "I'm off" to go and "off prawns" prawns that have spoiled in the sun. |
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Banana Bender
Slang term for someone from Queensland. Referencing the fact that a lot of bananas are grown in Queensland. |
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A bit of choke
Usually said to someone who has just passed wind. Implies that they've made a noise similar to someone trying to start a car. |
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