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VERNACULAR.
Vernacular describes everyday language, including slang, that's used by the people. ... You can also say
specific groups have a vernacular, meaning the unique way people in a certain region or profession speak.

Examples:
· Sheila – A woman
· Shoot Through – To leave
· Sickie – a sick day off work, or ‘to pull a sickie’ - take a day off when you aren’t actually sick
· Slab – A carton of beers
· Snag – Sausage
· Stoked – Happy, Pleased
· Straya – Australia
· Strewth – An exclamation of surprise
· Stubby – a bottle of beer
· Stubby Holder – to stop your hands making your beer warm!
· Stuffed – Tired
· Sunnies – Sunglasses
· Swag – Single bed you can roll up, a bit like a sleeping bag.
· Tea – Dinner
· Tinny – Can of beer or small boat

“He’s got kangaroos loose in the top paddock“. The meaning of the phrase? Someone who is a bit wacky.
Or, as the dictionary says in a prettier way; someone who is intellectually challenged.

“pull your head in” - don’t be so cocky, shut your mouth, don’t be a know-all

Onomatopoeia
Onomatopœia is the process of creating a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the
sound that it describes.
Here are some words that are examples of onomatopoeia: slam, splash, bam, babble, warble, gurgle,
mumble, and belch.
Common occurrences of words of the onomatopoeia process include animal noises such as "oink", "meow"
(or "miaow"), "roar" and "chirp".
the sound of a clock may be expressed as "tick tock"
Comic strips and comic books make extensive use of onomatopoeia:

A sound effect of breaking a door