Aussie Word of the Week A barney is an argument or a fight.
Barney is a slang word meaning 'Fight'. If you get into a fight, some call it a Barney or Barney Fight.
barney (n.)
a British slang word of uncertain origin, attested from 1859 as "a fixed or sham prize-fight," also "lark, spree, rough enjoyment;" by 1864 as "noisy dispute." And adds that "Come, come, that's a Barna' Cassell," is "a reproof to an exaggerator, or liar."
Wally is a wallaby. The stuffed toy version of the mascot is carried with the Wallabies on overseas tours to Europe. It then becomes the duty of the youngest member of the touring party to protect the mascot from pranks by older players to hide and sabotage it.
Barney Rubble = Trouble
“If I'm not home soon, I'm in a lot of Barney.” Barney Rubble isn't just a famous Flintstone in this part of the world – oh no; in London, Barney (you don't say Rubble) is used to indicate a situation that will or has landed you in a spot of trouble.
verb (used with object) Slang. poop2.
nancy (plural nancies) (Britain, US, derogatory, slang, offensive) An effeminate man, especially a homosexual.
In Australian English, a "banger" has referred to a sausage since the time of the First World War. Before that in Australia, a banger meant a morning coat, or an unreliable motor vehicle. All of these are publicly documented by reputable lexicographers.
squib. (n) a person who decides for spurious or selfish reasons not to honor an undertaking (to take part). (v) to withdraw from an undertaking: "That person is a squib".
You show the term 'wag', meaning to play truant from school as being common in a small part of coastal NSW only. I grew up in country nothern Victoria and the term was used there. I'm sure I learned it from my parents originally who were both country Victorians.
Post-Barney extinction (2015-present)
In 2015, Barney finally became extinct and died for the sake of reality.
Popular culture
In 1896, a film was made about Barnet Fair, entitled Barnet Horse Fair. The term 'Barnet Fair', normally shortened to 'Barnet', has become rhyming slang for 'hair'.
Short form of Barnabas, Bernard, Barnett and Barnaby.
Barney Stinson's job has been a mystery throughout the series as whenever the gang asks about it, he only says, "Please", which would turn out to be an acronym for his actual job Provide Legal Exculpation and Sign Everything at AltruCell Corporation and later in Goliath National Bank, meaning he was telling his job all ...
Ask an Aussie to name a truly Australian word, and they might yell "Bonzer!" Bonzer, sometimes also spelled bonza, means "first-rate" or "excellent," and it is the Australian equivalent of the American "awesome": "It's a good clean game ... and the standard is red hot," Thies said.
Interjection. crikey. (UK, Ireland, Newfoundland, Australia, New Zealand) An exclamation of astonishment.
"Bushy" is a slang term used for those people who live in "the bush" which is the woodland area of Australia, and different than "the outback."
a big, dominant person: She's a real rig.
(informal) A large truck, an 18-wheeler.
It looks more like an inverted traffic cone or pylon without the sharp, pointy edge. A female quartz banger goes on top and around the male joint of your water pipe. In order to cover the surface of the male joint, a female quartz banger has a flaring bottom, similar to that of a lampshade.
(Latin America, slang) clitoris.
(transitive, dialectal) To pilfer; filch; steal. (intransitive, dialectal) To shrink or retire from view; lurk out of sight; skulk.
Large yabbies, that are black in colour. Yabbies change colour as they grow in size and age. The smallest are the greenies, then blueies(if I remember correctly), then blackies. When bands of kids used to go yabbying in the 50s and 60s, we would distinguish them by size and colour.
Kangaroos are often colloquially referred to as "roos". Male kangaroos are called bucks, boomers, jacks, or old men; females are does, flyers, or jills; and the young ones are joeys.
Noun. dunny (plural dunnies) (UK dialect, derogatory euphemistic, obsolete) A dummy, an unintelligent person.