Strine
with thanks to Afferbeck Lauder
Strine was first documented by Afferbeck Lauder
back in the 1960's. His groundbreaking work - Let Stalk Strine -
highlighted the fact that Australians had not only developed their
own idioms in English but had, in fact, developed a whole different
language.
To appreciate Strine you have to phonetically say
each phrase out loud with as much of an Aussi accent as you can
muster. You can often then identify the English or American equivalent.
Here are just a few of the words and phrases in
the language.
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Strine
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Translation
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Afferbeck Lauder
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alphabetical order
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strine
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Australian
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let stalk strine
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let's talk Australian
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nose tone unturned
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no stone unturned
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bra sharp
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brush up
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emma chisit?
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how much is it? (what is the price)
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egg nishner
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air-conditioner
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yerron yerrone
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you are on your own
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jar slesky pon torgon Strine
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just let's keep on talking Australian
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snow ewe smite
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it's no use, mate
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tiger teasie
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take it easy
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arkahn's top
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I can't stop
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saul-wright few
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it's alright for you
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warm-eye gonadoo
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what am I going to do
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kannew ka minnear
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can you come in here
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soym gwynn
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saw him go in
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butter dinsim carmairt
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but I didn't see him come out
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I wonna go woam
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I want to go home
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far spola
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fast bowler (like a baseball pitcher!)
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canniver bitter
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can I have a bit of --
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thaw ninny side
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thorn in his side
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pidiot stoo
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pity it is too --
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wee jar stono
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we just don't know
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ease dregs
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Easter eggs
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umpziggen tardafit
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I am sick and tired of it
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chew plonker
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do you belong to --?
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he nair fradder penny
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he never had a penny
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carmen awards
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coming towards
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I padder dim
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I patted him
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yuma sketcher rare cut
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you must get your hair cut
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muspy summer stike
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must be some mistake
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carmen air flooker tit
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come and have a look at it
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welken knife
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well, can I have
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gnome or gnus
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no more news
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calm bear klyter
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come back later
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key powder vere
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keep out of here
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sly drool
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a sort of ruler for doing rough calculations
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nerve sprake tan
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caused by too much anxiety
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apsly fairbilis
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could not be better - also a UK comedy show
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