What is a Jack Australian slang?

“Jacks” as slang for “police” is indeed common in the UK as well as in Australia, but virtually unknown in the US, although “Jacks” may have a close relative in US slang.

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What does Jack mean in Australian slang?

The “Jack” in the title, as declared by the band members, is Australian slang for gonorrhea (clap), a sexually transmitted disease that Angus and company had to deal with at the beginning of their careers.

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What is a jack or a dog in Australian slang?

“Jack” (or Jacks) is the name for police. “Dog” is someone who offers information to the police against criminals. It's not in common usage, but if you hear it you want to be careful with the company you're in.

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What does dog mean in Australian slang?

In Standard English, dog can be used as a term of abuse for a person, and. in Australian English there is a specific sense of dog meaning 'a person who. betrays colleagues or changes allegiance'; it is chiefly found in the phrase to turn. dog (on).

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What are 5 Aussie slang words or phrases?

Australian slang: 33 phrases to help you talk like an Aussie
  • Wrap your laughing gear 'round that.
  • Dog's breakfast. ...
  • Tell him he's dreaming. ...
  • A few stubbies short of a six-pack. ...
  • What's the John Dory? ...
  • Have a Captain Cook. ...
  • No worries, mate, she'll be right. ...
  • Fair go, mate. Fair suck of the sauce bottle. ...

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What do Aussies call the toilet?

dunny – a toilet, the appliance or the room – especially one in a separate outside building. This word has the distinction of being the only word for a toilet which is not a euphemism of some kind. It is from the old English dunnykin: a container for dung. However Australians use the term toilet more often than dunny.

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What is the most Aussie word?

Ta, bogan, brekkie and more popular Australian slang terms you heard before
  • ta – thank you. ...
  • sheila – woman or female. ...
  • bloke – man or guy. ...
  • bogan – an uncultured or unsophisticated person. ...
  • brekkie – breakfast. ...
  • barbie – barbecue. ...
  • mate – friend. ...
  • crikey!

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Why do Aussies say poms?

Australians have been using the word freely since its probable emergence in the late 19th century as a nickname for English immigrants, a short form of pomegranate, referring to their ruddy complexions.

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What is a bluey in Australian slang?

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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Is Jack an insult?

The noun Jack has been used to refer generally to a man, and especially an ill-mannered or obnoxious fellow, since at least the 1600s.

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What's Jack in slang?

US a slang word for money.

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What do Australians call a digger?

'Digger' was a colloquial name applied to Australia and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) personnel that developed during the war (although the term was already applied to miners back in Australia and New Zealand).

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Why do people get called Jack?

Historically, John was such a common name in the UK (one fifth of all men were called John during the Middle Ages), that the nickname Jack came to mean any generic person, the man in the street. This resulted in still-common expressions like 'jack of all trades', 'lumberjack' and 'jack the lad'.

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Why do they call it a jack?

King had a little K, Queen had a little Q, and the Knave had a little Kn. People found the Kn cards too similar to the K cards, so in 1864 one English Cardmaker called Samuel Hart decided to solve the problem by replacing the Kn with a J, for Jack.

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What do Aussies call Brits?

The terms pommy, pommie, and pom used in Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand usually denote a British person.

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What do Australians call flip flops?

The shoe known in Australia as a “thong” is one of the oldest styles of footwear in the world. Worn with small variations across Egypt, Rome, Greece, sub-Saharan Africa, India, China, Korea, Japan and some Latin American cultures, the shoe was designed to protect the sole while keeping the top of the foot cool.

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Why do Aussies shorten words?

The purpose of diminutives in Australian English is not well understood despite being a prominent part of Australian culture. Some research suggests that the use of diminutives serves to make interactions more informal, friendly and relaxed.

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What is a group of koalas called?

There's no collective noun for a group of Koalas moving around together because Koalas don't move around in groups like dolphins or some birds.

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What do Aussie call police?

Blue Heelers: This is a term used in Australian and is after a breed of dog, the Australian Cattle Dog. This term is use because it accurately describes the personality and appearance (blue uniform) of a police officer.

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What do Australians call Mcdonalds?

Here in Australia, however, McDonald's most prevalent nickname is “Macca's”. A recent branding survey commissioned by McDonald's Australia found that 55 per cent of Australians refer to the company by its local slang name.

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How do Aussie Say Good Night?

It's "good evening", or the non-time specific "g'day". Contributor's comments: I grew up in Brisbane, and have never, heard 'Goodnight' as a greeting.

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How do Aussies say nice?

What does noice mean? Noice, or nice pronounced with an exaggerated Australian accent, is a synonym for awesome.

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What is Australian slang for girl?

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

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