ok, i'm game. prepare to snicker mercilessly, sherman.
Sunnies, sunglasses
boardies, those silly shorts you wear on surfboards ?
toasty, ah... toast ?
brickie, no idea. unless it actually means "brick".
sparky, cigarette lighter ? or sparkplugs.
pollie, a parrot.
bluey, next to the fishy.
barbie, barbecue ! thank you, crocodile dundee.
brekkie, breakfast.
Brizzie, ... ?
bushie, probably not "the bush", right ? that would be too easy.
telly, television.
chewie, chewing gum ?
choccie, chocolate ! (it's international).
Chrissie, christmas
cockie, cockatoo. i'm positive.
coldie, a beer. i should probably put "beer" for any word i don't know, actually.
cozzie, a beer ?
divvy van, a beer... van ?
dunny, duvet
durry, damned, i'm pretty sure i knew this one. but i forget. ah, a parka ? pff. no, that can't be it, what use would an australian have for a parka ?
exy, ex-boyfriend. right ?
footy, football
grundies, now you're just making stuff up.
undies, underpants (to be worn on head).
lippie, lip balm
middy, beer ?
oldies, ...but goodies ?
pokies, ...beer ?
postie, postman
pozzy, seriously, you are making these up right ?
prezzie, present
rellie, umbrella. (pff ! like you know what *that* is. parasol is more like it.)
rollie, beer ?
scratchy, is this a trick ?
sickie, um, yuck.
sticky,
it is a trick, isn't it ?
surfie, surf board ?
tallie, beer, right ? in a bottle ?
tinny, a tin of conserves ?
tinny, ...another tin of conserves ?
trackies, track suit ?
uggies, those silly boots you wear when the temperature drops below 25° (
), as if you even know what "cold weather" is.
uni, university
Vinnie's, that restaurant down the street from your house ?
yewy seriously, quit making this stuff up !