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I recognise none of these phrases...Thanks jj - which tends to confirm the sample of Oztymology I've sampled from my Melbourne cousins, most of which I can nearly understand  Does anyone have a clue where to find out more about Oz language and influences on the net?
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>Does anyone have a clue where to find out more about Oz language and influences on the net?< At the risk of being confused with tsuwm, might I suggest typing 'Australian slang' into google.com? That's what I did. A great many pages came up. I had a look at a few on the first page and thought the first was the most impressive: http://www.koalanet.com/australian-slang.htmlOne of the things I like about this is that it says it is trying to include only specifically Australian slang. (It doesn't succeeed, but it tries!) I can't count how many times I've had proud Australian quote Aussie rhyming slang at me, all unaware that in the UK we use the same phrase and call it Cockney rhyming slang. Of course, a site that tries to exclude shared British / Australian slang may not be the best for some poor North Americans who haven't been exposed to enough external influences, but hey, can't please all the people all the time. 
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Thanks Bridget - perfect start. (What tsuwm neglects to mention is that the Great God LIU demands 24 hour service... )
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>At the risk of being confused with tsuwm... oh, you're *much more photogenic!
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Bridget, that's a great site, especially for those of us who know little Australian slang outside of "G'Day, mate". I was rather surprised to find that "bastard" is a term of endearment.
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I was rather surprised to find that "bastard" is a term of endearment.
Fair suck of the sav, Jazzo, mate! I don't reckon that definition's ridgy-didge. A bloke'd wanna be pretty careful who he calls a bastard or he's likely to get in a blue and come a gutser.
On a slightly more serious note, the meaning of the word differs from one extreme to the other, depending on context, intonation and level of acquaintance between the two parties, eg:
"Listen here, you bastard" used in the middle of a heated argument, compared to
"How're you going, you old bastard?" used as a greeting to an old friend.
Hooroo,
Marty
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surprised to find that "bastard" is a term of endearment.
It is so not only in Australia. To some extent - and under similar conditions to those described by Marty - it is in use in UK as well. Even when not used as a positive term of endearment, it is frequently used here in a non-perjorative way as an alternative term for "person."
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To Bridget and other Sydney and Australian taxpayers
Just thought I'd say thanks for a wonderful Olympics. I watched the closing ceremony this morning and realised how much you guys spent on the whole thing (I hope all the sponsorship worked out OK) - I loved the fireworks - quite spectacular and was glad to see prawns made it onto the track.
We all loved Cathy Freeman's wonderful win in the 400m and our 11 gold medals were 10 more than we managed in Atlanta!
Ta
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>Here in the US, we are being treated to a lot of "feature" coverage of Australia in the run-up to the Olympics.
While this is a little off topic, I was a bit surprised to read that prostitution is legal in Sydney if not throughout the rest of Australia. Someone sent me a list of humorous ad slogans for these Sydney brothels, presented in its entirety below.
The Top 13 Advertising Slogans for Australian Brothels
[ The Top 5 List www.topfive.com ]
[ Copyright 2000 by Chris White ]
13> Catch Olympic Fever -- And Hepatitis!
12> The Best Down Under Down Under!
11> Just Do Us
10> Performance Enhancing Drugs Welcome
9> The Most Fun You Can Have in the Bush!
8> You're already halfway around the world -- let us finish
the job.
7> Didgeri-Do Me!
6> Ready for a REAL Floor Exercise?
5> Don't worry about using protection -- dingos eat all
of our babies!
4> Throw Another Barbie on Your shrimp!
3> G'd Lay, Mate!
2> Serious Yahoo!
and Topfive.com's Number 1 Advertising
Slogan for Australian Brothels...
1> You've got the Joey. We've got the pouches.
TEd
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excellent!! Hooorah for the gutter
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