Ship Short for romantic relationship. Thicc Looking good in your skin, not matter your shape or size. He just threw some serious shade. Mint Usually means cool or nice. Trending articles. Read more How to write the date correctly Tips. Read more Most commonly mispronounced words Tips.
Read more Grammar Belief vs. Believe Preparation. Close Find a test centre. Close Total cart items Find a test centre. Short for bourgeois. A fast way to tell someone to go away. Something that was so funny, you died laughing. In terms of origins, lexicographer Bruce Moore notes that one account links plonk to the range of sounds the liquid might make hitting the bottom of your glass plinkity plink , plinkity plank , plinkity plonk.
The diggers also called or spelled white wine point blank and vin blank. And, of course, these days we drink chardy and champers , lest we give French its full due. Australian drinkers are known to have a bit of fun with French.
Last year the new edition of the Australian National Dictionary AND welcomed chateau cardboard to its pages, a tongue-in-cheek reference to cask wine , using chateau for a wine-producing estate in an ironic way. Australians invented boxed wine and celebrate its invention through games Goon of Fortune was another addition to the AND and a rich array of words, including boxie , box monster , Dapto briefcase , Dubbo handbag , red handbag , goon , goonie , goon bag , goon juice and goon sack.
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View all posts by Charles. Got a bit sloppy towards the end, mate. Were you drinking as you wrote it? Another interesting and humorous read, Charles.
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Notify me of new posts via email. Skip to content Drinking beer is a big part of Australian life. So grab a coldie , and enjoy this article. Cheers mate! Brands of beer Each state has a dominant brewery although beers from one state are usually available in other states.
Drinking at the pub Pubs sell beer in different size glasses. They have the following names: A pony is 5 oz ml but this size is old-fashioned or rare A seven is 7 oz ml but rarely seen A middy is 10 oz ml but known as a pot in Melbourne. A s chooner is 15 oz ml A pint is 20 oz ml. If you are drinking all by yourself then you are drinking with the flies.
Beer at the barbecue Tinnies and stubbies are popular at barbecues and to keep the beer cold on a hot day you can use a stubbie-holder — a polystyrene insulated holder for a stubby. Drinking too much If you drink too much you will get drunk and you will say that you are pissed , boozed , blotto , off your face, or you have a gutful or piss or you are shit-faced.
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