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Aussie Words and Phrases, (Vernacular and Onomatopoeia)
Aussie Words and Phrases, (Vernacular and Onomatopoeia)
Aussie Words and Phrases, (Vernacular and Onomatopoeia)
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: