The Australian word for the tool is still spanner, the same as in the UK and NZ, but they also call the adjustable version a shifting spanner or just a shifter, while Americans generally say wrench, though "spanner" is understood. Aussies use "spanner" in the idiom "throw a spanner in the works," meaning to cause trouble.
Generally, the term “spanner” is the standard term in Australia, as well as New Zealand, Ireland and the UK. However, in North America/USA, they use the term “wrench” as standard.
A chippy is a carpenter. Someone who works with wood. A sparky is an electrician. A brickie is a bricklayer.
Outside of North America, spanner is just another word for “wrench.” If Americans want to ruin something, they “throw a wrench into it.” British people “throw a spanner in the works.” If you've ever needed to assemble something — like bookshelves — and needed to tighten or loosen a bolt, you probably needed a spanner.
Lastly, spanner water is a nickname for extremely cold water.
In the US fanny is a commonly used word for backside; in Australia the equivalent word is bum, as in "he kicked him in the bum". Fanny is not an acceptable word in Australia or New Zealand - it refers to the same general region of the female body, at the top end of the legs, but at the front, not the back!
Woop Woop is used to refer to a place in the middle of nowhere. People use it to signify that a location is far away, unfamiliar to them, and difficult to get to.
(UK, Ireland, mildly derogatory) A stupid or unintelligent person; one prone to making mistakes, especially in language. You spanner, Rodney! I wanted some time, not a bunch of thyme!
The term “spanner” is commonly used in British English, while in American English, the tool is more frequently referred to as a wrench.
In North American English, wrench is the standard term. The most common shapes are called open-end wrench and box-end wrench. In American English, spanner refers to a specialized wrench with a series of pins or tabs around the circumference.
so dunny is slang for the loo, which is slang for a toilet, btw. This is my sixth year in Australia and I still have no idea what they're saying so Sarah's going to quiz me on Aussie slang.
Though it is not as common as it once was, “sheila” is the Australian slang for girl or woman. It originally came from the Irish name Síle, which was exclusively used with women.
(ˌdɒbərˈɪn ) noun. Australian slang. an informant or traitor. Sometimes shortened to: dobber.
"Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi" is a cheer or chant often performed at Australian sport events. It is a variation of the "Oggy Oggy Oggy, oi oi oi" chant used by both football and rugby union fans in Great Britain from the 1960s onwards. It is usually performed by a crowd uniting to support a sports team or athlete.
HomeAustralian National Dictionary CentreDunny Diver. Dunny diver. Dunny divernoun: a plumber. There are a number of colloquial names for different types of tradespeople (tradies) that are well known in Australia and elsewhere.
Chook is an Australian/New Zealand slang term for a chicken.
In the U.S. and Canada, the word wrench is commonly used instead of spanner. However, in tool design, a wrench often refers to a broader category that includes more complex or heavy-duty tools like pipe wrenches or torque wrenches.
If you say that leaving someone or something is a wrench, you feel very sad about it. [British]
itching, uncomfortable testicles, lit. 'sweaty bollocks'.
A mild insult, approximating to 'fool', derived from the cockney rhyming slang 'Berkeley Hunt', meaning 'cunt'.
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In this mini episode of Aussie English I explain the expressing “Far Out” which is often used as a way of expression surprise or that you are impressed by something. Improve your listening skills today – listen, play, & pause this episode – and start speaking like a native English speaker!
The birds have also come to be regarded as a problem species in Victoria as a result of their scavenging activities, scattering rubbish from tips and bins in the process, and earning the widespread nickname "bin chicken". They are even known to snatch sandwiches from picnickers.
informal. : a state or condition of excitement, agitation, or disturbance : commotion, uproar.