Is there a translator in the house?!
It's true, Australians speak English but it's not the same as American English. You've no doubt already recognized the spelling differences: color becomes colour, favorite becomes favourite. Then there are the really fun abbreviated words - I love these! Barbecue becomes barbie, mailman becomes postie, McDonalds becomes Maccas. Australians have great words and phrases that we don't use in the US, like "throw a wobbly", which I first thought was akin to a bad pass in football but later discovered it refers to someone throwing a fit. What is not to11:22 PM 4/25/2013 love about this country, I ask you?!
Expressions
Corked thigh
It's a common injury, to have a "corked" body part. I had to chuckle this week (4/25/13) when Jake King was reported as having a corked buttock. Only in Australia!
Go the Tiges
Why is that extra "the" in there? Why not GO TIGES?
An absolute ripper!
An awesome play on the field!
Throw a wobbly
To throw a fit. If it's a particularly nasty fit, it's a "mean wobbly"!
Fair dinkum
Roughly translated (Is there any other way?!) it means: Cool. Yeah. OK. Alright. I can live with that. Sure.
Punt Road
Home of the Richmond Tigers!
Double meaning
barrack
Do not, I repeat, do NOT "root" for a player in Australian football unless you are in the privacy of your bedroom! You "barrack" for the boys!
Vocabulary words
dacking
They actually have a term for when the shorts come down in a tackle! I told you, I LOVE THIS COUNTRY! And, by the way, what DO you expect in a game of tackling with men wearing short shorts?! My biggest surprise is that it doesn't happen more often!
speccie
Not sure of the spelling, but it's a spectacular play, typically a high mark.
mark
I knew you were going to ask. Taking a mark is like catching a pass in the NFL. Sort of. You can actually drop it after you catch it and it still counts. Usually.
Aussie
We know what it is, but did you know it's pronounced Ozzie????
Pronounciation
Foley - Sounds like folly.
Richo - Matthew Richardson's nickname sounds like rich-oh.
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