「やばいリンガル」Rotten(腐っている)

 豪州外では、rottenは腐っているという意味だけど、オージー英語ではその腐り方がかなり違う。さて、どのようにだろう?

Being rotten outside of Australia means to have decayed, but in Strine the decay is more self-inflicted. How? Read on to find out.

Rotten
日本語の意味
Meaning in Japanese
腐っている。
Kusatteiru
米・英語の意味
Meaning in U.S./British English
Decayed, spoiled.
だけど、オージー英語では、、、
But the meaning in Strine is...
泥酔状態のこと
To be blindly drunk

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