Billabong is a term that derives from the language of the Wiradjuri people in south western New South Wales, and describes a pond or pool of water that is left behind when a river alters course or after floodwaters recede3.
Billabong (/ˈbɪləbɒŋ/ BIL-ə-bong) is an Australian term for an oxbow lake, an isolated crescentic pond left behind after a river loop is cut off when the river channel changes course.
The word Billabong's origins
The term billabong comes from the Wiradjuri word 'bilabang' which translates to 'lake'. The Wiradjuri language is from the Aboriginal Wiradhuric tribe, located in New South Wales. The section bila translates to 'river', whereas the bang refers to 'continuing in time or space'.
Billabong is an Australian English word meaning a small lake left behind by a river when its course changes. Billabongs appear often in Australian literature. One of the most famous is in the opening line of the famous folk song "Waltzing Matilda".
The truth is that the surf company honored its roots and came up with a brand name truly inspired by Australian culture. Even if ironically, a billabong is a flat water surface that doesn't produce any waves.
There is no specific term for a female surfer. You can call a girl who surfs just "surfer", although, there are terms like gurfer, wahine that are used to refer to a female surfer.
Example of Kook or Barney
Bro – dude, brother, surfer—can be both male or female. Carve – a maneuver that is a sharp turn on the face of the wave. Caught inside – being caught between the shoreline and the breaking waves.
Dominant fish species include barramundi, mangrove jacks, threadfin salmon, Saratoga, golden snapper, black jewfish, queenfish, giant trevally, Spanish mackerel plus 40 or more.
Billabong. In Australia, oxbow lakes are called billabongs.
gin Offensive term for an Aboriginal woman.
Koori (or Koorie)
Koori is a term denoting an Aboriginal person of southern New South Wales or Victoria. 'Koori' is not a synonym for 'Aboriginal'. There are many other Aboriginal groups across Australia (such as Murri, Noongar, Yolngu) with which Indigenous Australians may identify themselves.
Koori (also spelt koorie, goori or goorie) is a demonym for Aboriginal Australians from a region that approximately corresponds to southern New South Wales and Victoria.
Sheila = Girl
Yes, that is the Australian slang for girl.
"Wakka" was assigned the meaning "no" by Western linguists who documented the Wakawaka language. Ethnonyms based on the duplication of the respective words for "no" were said to be markers distinguishing one tribe from another in the area, as is also the case with the adjacent Gubbi Gubbi.
The Cullyamurra Waterhole is Australia's largest billabong at 7kms long and a staggering 28 metres deep. It was formed after massive floods of the Cooper Creek were restricted at what is now known as the 'Innamincka Choke,' where the turbulence from the raging water gouged out the riverbed to form a deep channel.
Meaning of billabong in English. In Australia, a low area of ground that was part of a river in the past and that only fills up with water from the river during a flood.
noun. /ˈbɪləbɒŋ/ /ˈbɪləbɔːŋ/ (in Australia) a lake that is formed when a river floods.
It is not uncommon to see water monitors, fresh water crocodiles, wallabies, cormorants, pelicans and even Jabiru here. Look into the water and search for 4 species of freshwater turtle, tarpon and catfish.
For those that are new to the word, a billabong is a small body of fresh water. The exact definition is open to debate, as is the origin of the word, but all Australians know what they are when they see one. Typically billabongs are found in the drier interior of Australia or the monsoonal country in the “Top End”.
The fish, which was first found off the coast of Papua New Guinea in 1873, was spotted a second time during the scientists' expedition near Australia's eastern seaboard, 2.5 miles below the ocean surface. It doesn't have any eyes, and its mouth is underneath its body, giving it the appearance of not having a face.
Aloha – Hello, goodbye and also means love. Ankle Biters – Very small waves. Backside – Surfing with your back to the face of the wave.
Brah. Slang term for brother, friend, fellow surfer.
What is a hang ten? In surfing terms, it happens when all ten toes are literally over the nose of the board and are dangling while balancing, and riding on the front of it thus called a hang ten.