Rort/だます

Rort
Australian English
To cheat, abuse, defraud, or obtain under false pretenses. It is usually used in reference to a system rather than individuals.

日本語
だます。不正使用する。だまし取る。普段、rortは、人などに対してより制度や組織に対して使う。いい例えとして、「架空請求」などがオーストラリアで行なった場合はおそらくrortと言われる。

Plain English
Cheat, abuse (a system or organization).

豪日米
Corporate bigwigs rort the system through dodgy accounting.企業経営者らが怪しい会計方法を使って、課税額を減少する。Corporate bigwigs cheat the system through shady accounting practices.
Claiming enormous travel expenses is a good rort for pollies.莫大な旅費を経費として落とせるって、政治家にとっていい制度だね。Claiming enormous travel expenses is a good way for politicians to abuse the system.

Strine Dictionary

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    豪キャブラリー： Pav

    　オーストラリアで国家的に有名なケーキを尋ねたらpavlovaになる確率がかなり高 いだろう。（ケーキ大好きな肥満大国世界一位なので、他にもたくさんの競争相手のケーキがあるけれどね、、、）。 　メレンゲ、生クリームとフルーツというゴージャスな盛り合わせpavlovaは、よくパーティやデザートで食べられている。オーストラリアでは、このケーキがオーストラリアで初めて作られたと言われているが、本当の「発明者」は、おそらく隣のニュージーランドだという事が最近分かってきた。 　オージー英語の単語を短くする特徴通り、pavlovaも、よくpavと省略され、pavと言えば誰にでも通じる。 日本語でのPavlovaレシピ