What does jammy mean in Australia?

lucky, favoured, charmed, fortunate. More Synonyms of jammy.

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How do you use jammy in a sentence?

jammy adjective (LUCKY)

He wasn't even trying to score - the ball just bounced off the jammy beggar's/bastard's head into the goal.

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Is it jammie or jammy?

Definition of jammy

British Informal. pleasant; easy; desirable: He has a jammy job. covered or filled with jam: jammy doughnuts. tasting like or having the consistency of jam: a sweet and jammy wine that tastes like cooked berries;jammy soft-boiled eggs.

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What is a jammy sod?

1 covered with or tasting like jam. 2 (Brit) slang lucky.

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What means jazzy?

1. of, characteristic of, or resembling jazz music. 2. gaudy or flashy. a jazzy car.

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How to understand Australians | Slang Words & Expressions

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Who is a Bru?

noun. Southern African informal another word for bro 2.

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Is sod it offensive?

If someone calls another person or something such as a job a sod, they are expressing anger or annoyance towards that person or thing. If someone uses an expression such as sod it, sod you, or sod that, they are expressing anger or showing that they do not care about something.

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What do Australians call Jammy Dodgers?

Arnott's Raspberry Shortcake are jam filled biscuits that are most popular in their home state of Victoria. Where they were launched in the 1960s. Often known as jammy dodgers in England, these biscuits have a unique Australian twist.

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What is the Australian slang for biscuit?

In this case, bikkie (the colloquial Australian word for a cookie), is clipped slang for biscuit (the British English word for a type of cookie), and it uses the -ie diminutive suffix. Australian English is full of words based on this formula.

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What is a slapper in Australian slang?

quotations ▼ (countable, UK, Ireland, Australia, slang) A woman of loose morals.

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What does jammy mean in text?

adjective \ˈja-mē\ Definition: Having good luck, albeit undeserved.

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What does shook mean in Australia?

Australian English informal. liking or wanting someone or something very much, or very eager to do or have something: I'm not shook on coffee myself. He thinks Jimmy's shook on his sister.

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What does Choccy mean in British slang?

choccy in British English

or chockie or chocky (ˈtʃɒkɪ ) informal. nounWord forms: plural -cies or -kies. 1. a chocolate.

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What do Australians call pajamas?

Australian English: I need to buy new pyjamas! US English: I need to buy new pajamas! As such, you'll only need the 'a' spelling for people in the USA. If you struggle with these spellings, though, just imagine that the second 'a' in 'pajamas' stands for America and you'll know which one to use!

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What is slang for girl in Australia?

5. Sheila = Girl. Yes, that is the Australian slang for girl.

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What is Australian slang for woman?

This week we shine a spotlight on a quintessential piece of Aussie slang, a word famous the world over: sheila. A sheila is a woman. In use since the 1830s, sheila has its origin in a generic use of the common Irish girl's name.

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What in Australian slang is a bluey?

Bluey is an Australian nickname for a person with red hair. As a nickname, Bluey may refer to: Frank 'Bluey' Adams (born 1935), former Australian rules football player. Derek Arnold (born 1941), New Zealand former rugby union player.

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What is Australian slang for good?

10. bonzer – great, awesome, first-rate.

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What is Australian slang for beautiful?

What is Australian slang for beautiful? Beaut!/Beauty!: beaut, beauty or 'you beauty' is a very Australian way to say that something is great.

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Is Prat a swear word?

According to Oxford Dictionaries, we started using “prat” to mean idiot in 1960, but before that, it was a 16th century word for buttocks. So when you call someone a prat, you're also calling them an arse. This is another delightful description of someone who's painfully stupid.

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Why do Brits call a snitch a grass?

The origin derives from rhyming slang: grasshopper – copper; a "grass" or "grasser" tells the "copper" or policeman.

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How vulgar is sod off?

People sometimes say sod off as a very rude way of telling someone to go away or leave them alone.

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Why do Australians say Bru?

bro/bra/bru/boet/boetie – a close male friend and a term of affection used by one male to another. All words are variations of the word "broer" in Afrikaans meaning "brother". Boetie (Pronounced 'Boet - tea') specifically means little brother in Afrikaans because of the "ie" diminutive suffix.

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What does Bru mean in UK?

Bankruptcy restrictions orders and undertakings.

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