What is the Australian slang for an egg?

Australians use a couple of other colloquial words for a hen's egg. The Australian English word googie or goog is an informal term that dates from the 1880s. It derives from British dialect goggy, a child's word for an egg. A closer parallel to the jocular bum nut, however, is the word cackleberry.

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What's a Googy egg?

guggy egg (plural guggy eggs) (Ireland) A dish for all ages consisting of a soft-to-medium boiled egg with butter, salt, and pepper, served mashed in a cup.

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What is a good full as a GOOG?

full as a goog (not comparable) (Australia, simile, colloquial) Having eaten too much. quotations ▼ (Australia, colloquial, by extension) Very drunk.

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What is Aussie slang for food?

that Australians use for food. You will hear this word used a lot in more in country towns compared to the city. “I'm really hungry, I can't wait to get some tucker.”

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What is a chookie in Australia?

A domestic fowl; a chicken. 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.

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How to understand Australians | Slang Words & Expressions

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What is a slapper in Australia?

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

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What is a dunnie in Australia?

Australia. : toilet. especially : one outdoors : privy.

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What do Aussies call condoms?

dinger (Australian slang) franger (Australian slang)

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What do Aussies call ice cream?

Icy-pole: Ice cream or popsicle. Jumper: Sweater—but can be both knit or jersey.

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What do Aussies call sweets?

Now that all seems fairly straight-forward, until we learn that lolly is actually the Australian word for sweets – i.e. British lollies but without the sticks. In other words, the correct translation for “Süßigkeiten” in Australia is “lollies”.

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Why do Australians say G Day?

It surely sounds strange to those who are familiar with American or British English, but it is a very common expression in Australia. G'day is a shortened form of 'Good Day' and it is the equivalent of 'Hello. ' Mate means friend or buddy and it can be used to address your friend or a total stranger.

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What does it's all good B mean?

Phrase used to express a sense of general approval, despite a perceived slight. Ex.: “Dude, I just had sex with your girlfriend Janet.” “It's all good.” Phrase used to express a sense of general approval, despite circumstances that would not seem to warrant it.

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What does Flamin galah mean?

Flaming galah

Meaning: An insult used to describe a fool or an idiot.

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What is a jammy egg called?

Jammy eggs, also known as “ramen eggs,” are a delicious treat that resemble hard-boiled eggs, but with a wetter texture. Think of jammy eggs as soft-boiled eggs, instead. Whereas hard-boiled eggs are solid and can be chopped into pieces, jammy eggs retain components of liquid in the center.

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What is a Brock egg?

Soft-Cooked Eggs with Hollandaise and Ham.

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What does jammy egg mean?

So-called “jammy” eggs are all the rage. If you've missed the buzz, these are eggs with yolks that have a luxuriously spoonable consistency that falls midway between the runniness of a soft-cooked egg and the firmness of a hard‑cooked egg.

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What do Aussies call sandwiches?

Sanger is an alteration of the word sandwich. Sango appeared as a term for sandwich in the 1940s, but by the 1960s, sanger took over to describe this staple of Australian cuisine.

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What do Aussies call hot chips?

Definition. In Australia, chips can refer to 'hot' chips; fried strips of potato. Chips also refer to what are known in other countries as crisps.

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What do Australians call beer?

But the Australian slang for beer is amber fluid. Some states call it a pint and at others, it is a schooner.

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What do Aussie call flip flops?

The shoe known in Australia as a “thong” is one of the oldest styles of footwear in the world.

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What is a gorilla in Australian slang?

Gorilla: A colloquial term for one thousand dollars.

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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 pisser in Australia?

(Australia, slang, mildly vulgar) An extremely amusing person or thing.

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What is a drongo in Australian slang?

drongo. A fool, a simpleton, an idiot. There is also a bird called a drongo.

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What does knickers mean in Australia?

Trackie dacks are tracksuit trousers, and underdacks are underpants or knickers. To dak someone is to pull their pants down.

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