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Yep, that’s right. ‘Pass the dead horse’ actually means something to Australians – something other than walking by/picking up and moving a horse carcass.
‘Dead horse’ is Australian rhyming slang for ‘tomato sauce’. There are a lot of examples of rhyming slang – ‘Joe Blake’ for snake, ‘trouble and strife’ for wife – but these are rarely used today by Australia’s younger generations, especially not in the cities.
Nevertheless, there are quite a few Australian slang terms that are used by everyone – young and old. Here is a smattering of the most common Aussie slang, some terms more regional than others. Hopefully by learning these you’ll save yourself from the otherwise inevitable awkward moments…
AFL = Australian Football League
arvo = afternoon
Aussie = Australian
Aussie Aussie Aussie, oi oi oi = a patriotic chant used particularly at sporting events
Aussie rules = AFL football
barbie = barbeque
barrack = cheer someone/something…
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Em português, vai ficar difícil para os mais velhos acompanharem nas redes sociais esse fenômeno de linguagem especial que se chama gíria.
muito interessante.
obrigado.
think Arvo, one of my faves, and of course dunny! and dag !
i use Arvo regularly.