treadly. a bicycle: I rode my treddly to the shop. Compare deadly treadly. Also, treddly. Editor's comments: From the wealth of comments below it appears that treadly is a very widespread term.
Local Australian Uses
A campervan and a motorhome are interchangeable terms, that both refer to vehicles which can be driven and slept in. Both images on the right hand side are referred to as campervans (or motorhomes).
Other words for bicycle include "bike", "pushbike", "pedal cycle", or "cycle".
What is an Old Name for a Bicycle? Throughout history, bicycles have been called lots of different names depending on the bike type and the era, with names including draisine, hobby horse, dandy horse, and probably the most famous, the penny farthing.
A "Deadly treadly" was an old fixed wheel bike that had no handbrakes. Contributor's comments: I grew up 100km north of Adelaide where treddly, was big around 1970, in fact deadly treddly was the norm.
bicycle, also called bike, two-wheeled steerable machine that is pedaled by the rider's feet. On a standard bicycle the wheels are mounted in-line in a metal frame, with the front wheel held in a rotatable fork. The rider sits on a saddle and steers by leaning and turning handlebars that are attached to the fork.
Bike: An acceptable term for almost any motorcycle , which is also often called a ride, sled, beast, the old lady, sweetheart, my precious, That Broken Down Old Piece of … and so on. Usage: “Sweet ride.
An old American friend, Lord Affectation (I've got other less flattering names for him too), has moved to Kent and informed me that "The British call bicycles push irons!" I said, "Your English friends are pushing your leg." Most English people call them bicycles, just like the rest of the English-speaking world.
The Penny Farthing bicycle was designed by British Victorian inventor, James Starley. The larger the front wheel, the further you could travel on one rotation of the pedals. Popular in the late 19th century, the Penny Farthing was usually only purchased by wealthy men.
Etymology. From the jocular idea that the woman in question, like a hypothetical bicycle shared by an entire town, has had many people "take a ride" (i.e., have sexual intercourse with her).
If you ride a “bicycle,” your vehicle might also be called a “bike.” You might be called a “biker,” a “bicyclist,” or a “cyclist.”
cyclist. noun. someone who rides a bicycle.
The term 'ute' is simply Aussie slang.
However, there are some distinct historical differences between the two; the ute is basically a two-wheel-drive, traditional passenger vehicle with an integrated passenger tray to the body of the vehicle.
Car park — parking lot.
donk (plural donks) (Australia, slang) A car's engine. (Australia, slang) A fool. (poker, slang, derogatory) A poor player who makes mistakes. (slang) A donkey (the animal).
(slang, derogatory) A woman considered promiscuous.
Road bicycles are designed to be ridden fast on smooth pavement. They have smooth, skinny tires and "drop" handlebars, and can be used for on-road racing. They are usually lighter than other types of bicycles. They can be ridden on paved trails, but most people find them uncomfortable and unstable on unpaved trails.
A three-wheeled bike is commonly called a trike, and for many adults, a trike is a vehicle for children learning to ride.
Karl von Drais patented this design in 1818, which was the first commercially successful two-wheeled, steerable, human-propelled machine, commonly called a velocipede, and nicknamed hobby-horse or dandy horse. It was initially manufactured in Germany and France.
'Innit? ' is a contraction of the tag question 'Isn't it? ' and people use it to prompt a response from the listener. So if someone says 'Nice weather, innit?
Mate. This one is often heard as a quick follow-up to the word 'Cheers'. Mate is used as a term of endearment, but also frequently used to casually ingratiate oneself with a stranger or new acquaintance. You might refer to a waiter or fellow bar fly using the word 'mate'.
The letter M, being the 13th letter of the alphabet, often is said to stand for marijuana or motorcycle. Generally, it is assumed someone wearing a 13 patch is either a user of marijuana or other drugs, or is involved with the sale of them. The M also has been known to stand for "methamphetamine".
According to the online Merriam-Webster dictionary, it means to "refuse to serve (a customer)", to "get rid of" or "throw out" someone or something.
Known by many names, including the “velocipede,” “hobby-horse,” “draisine” and “running machine,” this early invention has made Drais widely acknowledged as the father of the bicycle. But the bicycle as we know it today evolved in the 19th century thanks to the work of several different inventors.