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Saturday, September 23, 2006

Australian Vocabulary Lessons (I)

Okay, here's your chance to learn some Aussie words, all of which I have heard in conversations or on Australian television, or read in Aussie newspapers. For the right answer, check the links.

Hoon (noun): a) a large humanoid with furry feet in an upcoming Peter Jackson movie; b) the feeling you get when you've spent a night drinking too many Crown Lagers; c) some hotrodding jerk who drives like shit.

Rort (verb and noun): a) to commit fraud; fraud; b) to vomit, usually after a night of drinking too many Crown Lagers; vomit; c) the mating act of wombats.

Chunder (verb): a) to vomit, usually after a night of drinking too many Crown Lagers; b) to evade your opponent in a rugby game by giving him a head fake; c) to bluff at poker.

Prang (noun): a) slang for the male sex organ; b) an automobile accident; c) the feeling you get when you've spent a night drinking too many Crown Lagers.

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