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Time for some more Aussie slang, phrases and such.
Unit: A flat or apartment, I have always considered a flat to be located above shops or part of a divided house
Vee Dub: A Volkswagen usually the VW Bettle
Walkabout: A walk in the outback by Aborigines lasting for who
knows how long. Or something is lost as in can't be
found.
Weekend Warrior: Someone in the Army Reserves
Useful as tits on a bull: Useless or incompetent
In San Francisco, we used to call apartments, Flats. I lived in several flats! In the 60’s we called VW’s Bugs - then there were the Baja Bugs. My parents had 2 bugs when I was a kid- I had a 71 camper bus till the mid 90’s. The engine caught on fire on the freeway and my kid was sitting in the back where the engine was. He barely got out in time.
ReplyDeleteMy parents had a Vee Dub beetle and a Vee Dub station wagon which I didn't know they made until Mum told me about it, having an engine catch fire isn't good at all.
DeleteHere in the States, we refer to a weekend warrior as someone who only exercises on the weekends due to their work schedules.
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Jo-Anne!
I thought as much from stuff I have seen on TV
DeleteI still call any block divided into self contained homes "flats". "Villa units" sit next to each other, all at ground level. This became tricky only when young Australians starting adopting Americanisms.
ReplyDeleteSo bloody true, I live in a Villa, apartments are what I think of in high rise buildings
DeleteAll of those basically carry over, though you don't hear walkabout much, and we replace "bull" with "boar hog".
ReplyDelete"boar hog" not words I hear ever
DeleteI like to pop in on Wednesdays and learn new words : ) Hope you're doing well!
ReplyDeleteGlad you pop in and I am doing ok a this time
DeleteWe must be part Aussie as we use several of those terms or phrases in our daily lives!
ReplyDeleteNothing wrong with that
DeleteI've heard of walkabouts and the last one--lol!
ReplyDeleteI've heard weekend warrior used here, too--I have just assumed it means the same thing.
Here we call Volkswagon Beetles "Bugs". :)
That's interesting and I think many of us call the Vee Dub Beetle a bug
ReplyDeleteThis is the first time that I think I could have guessed what they mean except for the last two.
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