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Offline Peter B

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Know your Aussie slang...
« on: January 26, 2017, 09:04:52 AM »
26 January is Australia Day - an excuse for a public holiday and engaging in various summery Australian activities.

So how good is your knowledge of Australian slang? Try this quiz on the Australian ABC website: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-26/australian-slang-quiz/8213498

And sadly I'm apparently not completely True Blue - I only got 9 out of 10.
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Offline Halcyon Dayz, FCD

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Re: Know your Aussie slang...
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2017, 09:30:52 AM »
5 and one of them was a free-be.

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Offline bknight

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Re: Know your Aussie slang...
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2017, 10:31:25 AM »
I got 5 of 10 also.  I'll have to bone up on the terms as we are flying within the week to Sydney.
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Offline smartcooky

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Re: Know your Aussie slang...
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2017, 01:26:44 PM »
Whacko Blue, you bloody beaut!!

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Offline Obviousman

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Re: Know your Aussie slang...
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2017, 07:21:59 PM »
10/10 but the last one was a lucky guess; never heard of a Mollydooker before.