Slang
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Translation
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Usage
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apple
sauce
|
horse
|
She's
a great little apple sauce.
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steak
and kidney
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Sydney
|
We are
off to steak and kidney!
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Johnny
Horner
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corner
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He's
just gone round the Johnney Horner.
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dead
horse
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tomato
sauce
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What
this needs is a bit of dead horse.
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brave
and bold
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cold
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It's
really brave and bold today.
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Johnny
Raper
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paper
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Nip
down to the newsagent and get a Johnny Raper.
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Dalai
Lamas
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dramas
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Hey,
no Dalai Lamas
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bag
of fruit
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suit
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All
dressed up in your best bag of fruit.
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blood
blister
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sister
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How's
your little blood blister?
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Captain
Cook
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look
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Well,
take a Captain Cook.
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curry
and rice
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price
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What's
the curry and rice?
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dodge
and shirk
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work
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I'm
off to dodge and shirk.
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dog
and bone
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phone
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Can
you get that dog and bone?
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forgive
& forget
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cigarette
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What
I wouldn't give for a forgive and forget.
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Fred
Astair
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lair
(a show off)
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He's
a real Fred Astair.
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frog
and toad
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road
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Goodbye,
must hit the frog and toad.
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Germain
Greer
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beer
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A Germain
Greer would really hit the spot.
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grim
and gory
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story
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What
a great grim and gory.
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honky
tonk
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plonk
(cheap wine)
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Get
a couple of bottles of honky tonk.
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Jimmy
Dancer
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cancer
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Did
you hear that Harry's got the Jimmy Dancer?
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Joe
Blake
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snake
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Watch
out for the Joe Blakes.
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kitchen
sink
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drink
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I could
really do with a kitchen sink.
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laughs
& smiles
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piles
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It's
not funny. I've got the laughs and smiles.
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lemon
squash
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wash
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I'd
better give the car a bit of a lemon squash.
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mud
pies
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eyes
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She
has beautiful mud pies.
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Mutt
and Jeff
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deaf
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What's
wrong with you? Are you Mutt and Jeff?
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nails
and screws
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news
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Got
any nails and screws?
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near
and far
|
bar
|
Meet
you at the near and far at 6.
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optic
nerve
|
perv
(pervert)
|
He's
definitely an optic nerve.
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Pat
Malone
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alone
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I'm
all on my Pat Malone.
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Noah's
ark
|
shark
|
Look
out for the Noah's arks at Bondi
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plates
of meat
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feet
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Oh,
my aching plates of meat!
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tit
for tat (titfer)
|
hat
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I think
you should wear your titfer.
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pig's
arse
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glass
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Want
a pig's arse?
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rock
and lurch
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church
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See
you at the rock and lurch on Sunday.
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billy/tin
lids
|
kids
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How
many billy lids you got?
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septic
tank
|
yank
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That
Bill Clinton, he's a septic tank.
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smash
and grab
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cab
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Would
you call for a smash and grab?
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tea
leaf
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thief
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You
bl**** tea leaf!
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trouble
and strife
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wife
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How's
the trouble and strife these days?
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young
and frisky
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whisky
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I'll
have a young and frisky.
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Werris
Creek
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leak
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I need
to go for a Werris Creek
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Bruce
Reed
|
feed
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I think
I'll have a bit of a Bruce Reed
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dog's
eye
|
meat
pie
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That
was a great dog's eye!
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Zane
Grey
|
pay
|
Can't
buy much with the old Zane Grey these days.
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Gregory
Peck
|
cheque
|
I sent
you the Gregory Peck!
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butcher's
hook
|
look
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Take
a butcher's!
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Oxford
scholar
|
dollar
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It's
just an Oxford scholar
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Al Capone
|
phone
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Will
you get that Al capone for me?
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dog's
eye and dead horse
|
pie
and sauce
|
I'll
have a dog's eye and dead horse.
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Peter
Mertens
|
curtains
|
How
are the Poms looking Shirl? It's Peter Mertens for em luv!
(we are talking cricket!)
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John
Dory
|
story
|
What's
the John Dory?
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china
plate
|
mate
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How's
me old china?
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trick
cyclist
|
psychiatrist
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Have
to go. Got an appointment with the trcik cyclist.
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rubbidy
dub
|
pub
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I'm
meeting them down at the rubbidy.
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cherry
plum
|
mum
|
I love
my cherry plum
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cheese
and kisses
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missus
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How's
the cheese and kisses?
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Malcolm
Blight
|
light
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I really
need a Malcolm Blight for my ciggy
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on the
beak
|
reek
(stink)
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You're
on the beak a bit mate
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Mars
bar
|
car
|
I think
I'll get a new Mars bar
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Bugs
Bunny
|
money
|
Got
any Bugs Bunny?
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wooden
pegs
|
legs
|
She
had a great pair of wooden pegs
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canoes
|
shoes
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New
canoes?
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hollow
log
|
dog
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Is the
hollow log back from the vet yet?
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ballarat
|
hat
|
Nice
ballarat!
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boat
race
|
face
|
She
has nice legs, shame about the boat race
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Barry
Crocker
|
shocker
|
Well!
That was a real Barry Crocker.
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Ruben
Wiki
|
Sickie
|
I not working today, I'm having a Ruben Wiki
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Paul
Keating
|
meeting
|
Let's
have a Paul Keating this arvo
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Rod
Laver
|
favour
|
Do
us a rod Laver will you mate?
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Gary
Abblett
|
tablet
|
I'm
feeling crook, might have to take a Gary Abblett
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Victor
Trumper
|
jumper
|
Its
bit cold, think I'll wear my Victor Trumper
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Old
Ned
|
bed
|
Think
I'll be off to Old Ned
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Rocky
Ted
|
head
|
Be
careful, don't bump your Rocky Ted
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Piccadilly
|
chilly
|
It's
really Piccadilly today
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Rock
'n' Roll
|
dole
|
Are
you getting the rock 'n' roll
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Onkaparingas
|
fingers
|
Why
don't you use your Onkaparingas
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Dog
and bone
|
phone
|
That'll
be the dog and bone Mabel
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Pat
Malone
|
alone
|
All
on her Pat Malone
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Near
and far
|
bar
|
I'm
off to the near and far
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Wally
Grout
|
shout
|
Your
Wally Grout
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Norman
von Nida
|
spider
|
Look
out! It's a Norman von Nida
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Monkey's
arses
|
glasses
|
Anyone
seen my monkeys
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Reg
Grundies
|
undies
|
Don't
forget to wear your clean Reg Grundies
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Apples
& pears
|
stairs
|
Not
more apples and pears!
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Sky
rocket
|
pocket
|
Put
THAT in your sky rocket
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Eau
de cologne
|
phone
|
Get
off that eau de cologne
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Warwick
Farms
|
underarms
|
Bit
of deodorant for the Warwick Farms
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