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Month: June 2022

Posted on June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

Slang, mixed idioms, and the monster mash of language

Kate Burridge discusses all those wild stabs in the back, those white elephants in the room, those barnacles grabbing onto the wheels of progress – these “frankenphrases” might seem a hotchpotch of ill-matched bits and pieces, but there’s no doubt they grab your attention.
https://lens.monash.edu/@politics-society/2022/06/28/1384830

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Posted on June 21, 2022June 21, 2022

Look, mate, I just wanna know the top Aussie slang term

Dylan Hughes writes that a key part of Australian “slanguage” is the diversity of idiomatic expressions, shortened forms, and unique words. And he identifies a few that stand out as exceptionally Australian.
https://lens.monash.edu/2022/06/21/1384811

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Posted on June 16, 2022June 21, 2022

Getting on the grog: Plonk yourself down for a guide through Australian alcohol slang terms

Isabelle Burke shows us that no matter your age or your beer-money budget, there’s a native Aussie term for your amber fluid.
https://lens.monash.edu/@politics-society/2022/06/14/1384755

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Posted on June 16, 2022June 21, 2022

Taking a deep-dive into the Australian lexicon


Howard Manns admits ‘I was in my opening weeks of living in Melbourne. I had finally gotten around to making a few friends. One of those friends texted me: “Let’s meet on Sydney Road in the arvo.” I’m embarrassed to say how much time I spent walking around on Sydney Road looking for a café called “The Arvo”.’
https://lens.monash.edu/@politics-society/2022/06/07/1384729

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Posted on June 16, 2022June 21, 2022

Orright you spunkrats, here’s where all our Aussie summertime language came from

Howard Manns & Kate Burridge reflect on sangers, splayds, fly-swatting; wowsers, surfies and burkinis; swags, billies and bush.

https://lens.monash.edu/@politics-society/2022/01/05/1384287

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