Only in Australia
there’s bound to be one there that will may make you *giggle *
[quote] BYO: this stands for Bring Your Own. You’ll mostly see this at unlicensed restaurants, where you’ll need to bring your own alcohol if you’d like to drink.
Cab Sav: Aussies prefer to call cabernet sauvignon wine ‘cab sav’ instead of mangling its French pronunciation.
Cactus: if something is dead or broken, Aussies will tell you it’s cactus.
Carrying on like a pork chop: to carry on like a pork chop would entail dramatically overreacting to a rather minor situation.
Choc a bloc/chockers: very Aussie ways to say that something is full.
Chewie: if someone asks you for some chewie, they’re looking for a piece of chewing gum.
Chuck a sickie: a worker who decides to take a sick day when they’re actually in perfect health is chucking a sickie.
Chuck a wobbly: this is Aussie speak for throwing a big tantrum.
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[quote] BYO: this stands for Bring Your Own. You’ll mostly see this at unlicensed restaurants, where you’ll need to bring your own alcohol if you’d like to drink.
Cab Sav: Aussies prefer to call cabernet sauvignon wine ‘cab sav’ instead of mangling its French pronunciation.
Cactus: if something is dead or broken, Aussies will tell you it’s cactus.
Carrying on like a pork chop: to carry on like a pork chop would entail dramatically overreacting to a rather minor situation.
Choc a bloc/chockers: very Aussie ways to say that something is full.
Chewie: if someone asks you for some chewie, they’re looking for a piece of chewing gum.
Chuck a sickie: a worker who decides to take a sick day when they’re actually in perfect health is chucking a sickie.
Chuck a wobbly: this is Aussie speak for throwing a big tantrum.
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