Hooroo = Goodbye The Australian slangAussie is Australian slang for Australian, both the adjective and the noun, and less commonly, Australia.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Aussie
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Hooroo as a farewell has been in use in Australia since at least 1916. It comes from the term hooray which was recorded in the Bulletin way back in 1898. It has been used on Australian TV in the past as a sign off from big shows including those of Molly Meldrum.
2. sheila – woman or female.
goodbye: I'm going home now, hooray. Compare hooroo, oo-roo.
But when people began to realise that “naur” is actually the genuine way Australians pronounce “no”, it sent the world into a spin.
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Oi /ɔɪ/ is an interjection used in various varieties of the English language, particularly Australian English, British English, Irish English, New Zealand English, and South African English, as well as non-English languages such as Chinese, Hindi/Urdu, Japanese, and Portuguese to get the attention of another person or ...
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dinger (Australian slang) franger (Australian slang)
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It supported making a formal public apology to the victims of forced child removal, especially the Stolen Generations. The Apology was the first item of business when parliament opened in 2008, and was witnessed by the thousands of people gathered in Canberra for the event and was broadcast all over the country.
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Yeah nah yeah = yes. No wonder you're confused! A commonly-used word here is mate, which normally means friend.
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