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Australian slang I learned today

by joe golfer
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Blagging - getting something with cunning, guile, confidence and bluster. (In the US they call it "baffle 'em with BS.")

Dobbing-in - reporting someone to the popo. (Popo - LA term for la policia.)

Correct me if I am wrong on these definitions.
  • Profile picture of the author cm1123
    Some Irish slang:

    Well sham! = Hello friend!

    Suddenly I can't think of any more Irish slang.
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  • Profile picture of the author laurencewins
    Dobbing is correct. I have never heard of blagging.
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    • Profile picture of the author whateverpedia
      Originally Posted by laurencewins View Post

      I have never heard of blagging.
      Blagging is actually Cockney (Londoner) slang.

      Some more Aussie-isms are:

      Chooks - chickens
      Dunny - a toilet.
      Cobber - mate, friend, pal, buddy
      Schooner - a beer glass size, equivalent to a pint.
      Drongo - idiot, fool, Claude

      The first four of these are immortalised in this Aussie "classic".

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  • Profile picture of the author ExcelExpert
    Both "Blagging" and "Dobbing in" both have British roots. "Blagging" is still in very common use but "Dobbing In" has gone out of fashion and has been replaced with "grassing"
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  • Profile picture of the author rondo
    Here's a big list of Aussie slang words
    Australian slang dictionary


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  • Profile picture of the author Regional Warrior
    My fav pick up line in the 70s " Wanna Root"
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