tonk in British English (tɒŋk ) noun. Australian offensive, slang. an effeminate or homosexual man.
Noun. tonk (plural tonks) (slang, chiefly US) An illegal immigrant of any country. quotations ▼
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Chuck means, among other things, to vomit, as in he chucked up on my carpet! Lovely. Thankfully chuck also has some less gross meanings. In Australia certain things are chucked rather than 'done' or 'taken'. For instance, when driving you almost invariably chuck a U-ie, or chuck a left or right.
the jack in British English
Australian slang. sexually transmitted disease. See full dictionary entry for jack.
cheap 4litre wine carton: We haven't got enough for a carton so get a goonie.
The billy is an Australian term for a metal container used for boiling water, making tea or cooking over a fire. By the end of the 19th century the billy had become as natural, widespread and symbolic of bush life as the gum tree, the kangaroo and the wattle.
Bloke is a slang term for a common man in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
Hooroo = Goodbye
The Australian slang for goodbye is Hooroo and sometimes they even Cheerio like British people.
1. to convey a second person on a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle. --noun 2. a ride obtained from being pugged. Compare bar2, dink, dinky1, dinky-double, donkey1, double, dub.
Chook comes from British dialect chuck(y) 'a chicken; a fowl' which is a variant of chick. Chook is the common term for the live bird, although chook raffles, held in Australian clubs and pubs, have ready-to-cook chooks as prizes.
idiom. informal. : to give up doing what one has been doing : quit. He grew tired of his job and decided to just chuck it (all) in.
'” This was yet another appearance of the word “tonk” or “tonc,” Border Patrol slang for an undocumented migrant.
The Hipster Dufus was designed to be a versatile bug that you can dap, flip, drag it, drop it, or bomb it on fish. With barred wood duck feathers, and CDC, it's a little buggy, a little flashy and has a ton of moxie. This is my baby, my first labor of time and love.
TONKY is not a valid scrabble word.
Pommy or pom
The terms pommy, pommie, and pom used in Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand usually denote a British person.
Runners: this is what Australians call their sneakers or trainers.
What does noice mean? Noice, or nice pronounced with an exaggerated Australian accent, is a synonym for awesome.
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.
jumbuck. Jumbuck is an Australian word for a 'sheep'. It is best known from Banjo Paterson's use of it in Waltzing Matilda.
(Australia and New Zealand slang) Any other place or fixture used for urination and defecation: a latrine; a lavatory; a toilet.
Trackie dacks are tracksuit trousers, and underdacks are underpants or knickers. To dak someone is to pull their pants down.