Bloke
Bloke is Strine for man. Blokeは、ストライン(オージー英語)で「男」という意味です。
Ridgy Didgeは本物の意味。本格的、事実、真実 Example: That bloke reckoned the ute was ridgy didge, but I wasn’t buyin’ it for a second. 例:「あのヤロはそのユートが本物だと言い張ったけど、俺は全然信じなかった。」
A westie, at least the version in Strine, is a bogan from the western suburbs of Sydney. A bogan, of course, is a person whose speech, mannerisms, appearance, clothing, behaviour, or attitudes are considered unrefined or unsophisticated. Bogans are often symbolized by a flannie and a mullet. 「Westy」とは、少なくともストライン(オーストラリア英語)における定義では、シドニー西部の郊外出身の「bogan」を指す。言うまでもなく、「bogan」とは、話し方、仕草、外見、服装、振る舞い、あるいは態度が、洗練されていない、あるいは野暮ったいと見なされる人のことだ。ボーガンは、しばしばフランネルシャツとマレットヘアで象徴される。 There are numerous types of bogans, including…
Cheeky has a few meanings in Strine, as outlined in the table below. In itself, cheeky is not a rude word, implying a tad of naughtiness. ストライン(オージー英語)には「Cheeky」が以下の通りのいくつかな意味がある。Cheeky事態が悪口言葉ではない。ちょい悪って感じ。 ストラインの意味 日本語の意味 Disrespectful, rude, impolite 失礼な、無礼な、行儀の悪い Mischievous, disobedient, unruly いたずら好き、言うことを聞かない、手に負えない
Home unitは独特なオージー英語表現であり、アパートという意味。英語ではflatと言い、米語がapartment。ただのunitとも言う。 Home unit is a distinctly Australian English term for what British English refers to as a flat and American English calls an apartment. All three terms are understood and used in Australian English, too, and unit alone is also in wide use.
絶対言うな! Abo is an archaic and derogatory word for indigenous Australians, deriving from the equally obsolete aboriginal. This is a deeply offensive word and shouldn’t be used, but it is. So we provide it here for educational purposes. Aboは死語に近いアボリジニの省略であり、オーストラリア原住民に対する軽蔑言葉。絶対に使うべきではないが未だに使う人はいるので、教育目的としてここで提供する。 Strine Dictionary | 考えRoo
Kangaeroo.com originally started as a bit of a joke site focused on Strine–the word to describe Australian English that is a play on the word “Australian” as pronounced in a broad Aussie accent. In the earliest years of the site, language played a central role in content. I created categories like やばいリンガル, which was loosely…
Given that this site started with the intent of spreading information about Japan and Australia and matters related to these countries, including languages, and then how much focus I have placed on gardening over the past couple of years, it’s surprising that I haven’t had much to say about bonsai. Or bonzer, for that matter….
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