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The meaning of a word to the Americans is often different to an Australian.  BUT A hand shake is known the world over and speaks for itself ... Hello & welcome... How are you... Pleased to meet you... Are all conveyed in the one action. 
~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ THE DIFFERENCES A Agro, Angry // American English: Ballistic Air Hostess // American English: Flight Attendant Anaesthetist // American English: Anestheiologist Arvo // American English: Afternoon Apple Islander,Tasmanian // American English: Yankee – someone from the U.S.A. B Back of Beyond, the far Outback // American English: God’s Country Better half // American English: Spouse An Aussie male // American English: Dude Bloke Blow-in: A stranger, newcomer // American English: New Kid on the Block (the) Bush, Rural Australia // American English: Hickville Bum, buttocks // American English: Tushy Biscuit // American English: Cookie Bonnet // American English: Hood of car Boot // American English: Trunk of car Bonzer, great // American English: Awesome Boofhead, stupid, idiot // American English: Goober Bugger all, very little // American English: Peanuts (go) to Buggery, go to hell // American English: Go fly a kite! Bum-bag / /American English: Fanny-pack Bushie, country person // American English: Redneck (also used for racist people) C Cackhanded: lefthanded // American English: Southpaw Cobber, term for a mate, friend // American English: Homeboy or Homegirl Call it a day, Finish it // American English: Wrap it up Car park, parking station // American English: Parking Lot Carked it, died // American English: Bit the dust, History, Croaked, Toast Chemist, Pharmacy // American English: Drugstore Cheerio, goodbye // American English: See ya! D .. E Digger, Australian soldier // American English: GI (a) Dill, someone not too smart // American English: An airhead Dilly-dally, waste time // American English: Farting around Dinkum, ? :really // American English: No way?! (You)Drongo, you idiot // American English: Moron! Dob in, snitch // American English: Tattle tale Doona // American English: Comforter Dunny // American English: John F Fag, cigarette // American English: Smoke Fairy Floss // American English: Cotton Candy Fanny,vagina // American English: Pussy Football // American English: Grid Iron Fruit & vegies or green grocer // American English: Produce Stand Full as a goog (an egg), drunk usually // American English: Plastered G .. H Get on like a house on fire, on well together // American English: Like bread & butter Go crook at, express anger // American English: Fume Give it a whirl, try something // American English: Give it a shot Gutless, someone who wont take a risk or fight // American English: Chicken shit Happy as Larry, .blissfully happy // American English: Tickled pink Holiday // American English: US vacation Half Mast // American English: Half Staff Hundreds & thousands // American English: Millions and Millions I .. J .. K Icing // American English: US frosting Joe Bloggs: The average man in the street // American English: John Doe Jelly // American English: Jello Joker: bit of a comic // American English: Smart ass (trying to be funny and sarcastic at the same time) Knock: Criticize // American English: Put down Knockit over: Complete a task // American English: Mission accomplished L .. M .. N Lift // American English: Elevator Lollies .sweets // American English: Candy Gudday mate Greeting, how ya going mate ? // American English: What’s up, dude? Mince // American English: Us - ground beef (a) Naughty..sexual intercourse // American English: The beast with two backs Newsagent // American English: Newsstand O .. P Old fogies, old folk // American English: Old farts On a good wicket..earning a good wage // American English: Rolling in the dough Panel Beater // American English: auto bodywork repairer Pot, a beer glass // American English: A mug Pension, a living allowance for the elderly // American English: Social Security Perve.. look lasciviously // American English: Look over or up and down Petrol // American English: Gas Pillow-biter. homosexual male // American English: Fag, Faggot Pissed. a state of drunkenness // American English: Pissed off = very angry Postie // American English: Mail Man Push-bike // American English: Bicycle Q .. R Raging,.having a really good time // American English: To have a blast or ball Randy, sexually aroused // American English: Horny Rissole // American English: Meat in a hamburger Roadworks // American English: Road construction Rubbish // American English: Refuse, Trash Primary School - Grammar School // American English: Elementary school S .. T Secondary School // American English: High School Scone // American English: Biscuit Sultana // American English: White raisin Take-Away // Americam English: Carry out Tertiary education // American English: College Toffee Apple // American English: Candy Apple Too Right... an affirmation / American English: Right Torch // American English: Flashlight Truckie // American English: Trucker True blue, Really? // American English: WASP Thongs // American English: Rubber sandals, flip flops U .. V .. W Underdacks, pants (underwear) // American English: Panties You Little Beauty, excited cry of approval // American English: Yeah Yes! Yobbo // American English: A rude and ignorant individual Zac // American English: Nickel More Pages ... Aussie Slang ... An Aussie!) Return to Hands Across the World
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