| The Great Aussie Slanguage |
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| 'Tis the everyday
Australian |
| Has a language of his
own, |
| Has a language, or a
slanguage, |
| Which can simply stand
alone. |
| And 'a dicken pitch to
kid us' |
| is a synonym for 'lie', |
| And to 'nark it' means
to stop it, |
| And to 'nit it' means to
fly! |
|
| And a bosom friend's a 'cobber', |
| And a horse a 'prad' or
'moke', |
| While a casual
acquaintance |
| Is a 'joker' or a
'bloke', |
| And his ladylove's his 'donah' |
| Or his 'clinah' or his
'tart', |
| Or his 'little bit o'
muslin', |
| As it used to be his 'bart'. |
|
| And his naming of the
coinage |
| Is a mystery to some, |
| With his 'quid' and
'half-a-caser', |
| And his 'deener' and his
'scrum', |
| And a 'tin-back' is a
party |
| Who's remarkable for
luck, |
| And his food is called
his 'tucker', |
| Or his 'panem' or his
'chuck', |
|
| A policeman is a 'johnny', |
| Or a 'copman' or a
'tramp', |
| And a thing obtained on
credit |
| Is invariably a 'strap'. |
| A conviction's known as
'trouble', |
| And a goal is a
'spieler' |
| And a simpleton's a
'tug'. |
|
| If he hits a man in
fighting |
| That is what he calls 'a
plug', |
| If he borrows money from
you |
| He will say he 'bit your
lug'. |
| And to 'shake it' is to
steal it, |
| And to 'strike it' is to
beg; |
| And a jest is 'poking
borak', |
| And a jester 'pulls your
leg'. |
|
| Things are 'crook' when
they go wrongly |
| In the language of the
'push', |
| And when things go as he
wants 'em |
| He declares it is 'all
cush', |
| When he's bright he's
got a 'napper', |
| And he's 'ratty' when
he's daft, |
| And when looking for
employment |
| He is 'out of blooming
graft'. |
|
| And his clothes he calls
his 'clobber' |
| Or his 'togs', but what
of that |
| When a 'castor' or a 'kady' |
| Is the name he gives his
hat! |
| And our undiluted
English |
| Is a fad to which we
cling, |
| But the great Australian
language |
| Is a truly awful
thing!!!! |
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