Crocodile Dundee was the great exporter of Aussie phrases . Every one I know is aware of them and ' Cricky ' is one of me faves as well .
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Remembering St. John
Remembering Auntie DeeDee
Remembering Black Bart
Remembering Pieces o' Nine
Remembering Rainswept
Remembering Auntie DeeDee
Remembering Black Bart
Remembering Pieces o' Nine
Remembering Rainswept
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quotha
-interjection
indeed! (used ironically or contemptuously in quoting another).
-a limit or allowance set by a person with a speech impediment
^ More recently "Crikey" was the trademark call of the late wildlife warrior, Steve Irwin - Crocodile Hunter. Madder than a cut snake he was.
@bart - it's NZ you are thinking of... our sheep are mostly stocked in almost semi-arid country.
-interjection
indeed! (used ironically or contemptuously in quoting another).
-a limit or allowance set by a person with a speech impediment
^ More recently "Crikey" was the trademark call of the late wildlife warrior, Steve Irwin - Crocodile Hunter. Madder than a cut snake he was.
@bart - it's NZ you are thinking of... our sheep are mostly stocked in almost semi-arid country.
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veloce
-adjective
played at a fast tempo (used as a musical direction).
-adjective
played at a fast tempo (used as a musical direction).
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"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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velocipede [n]
What you need to get on real quick when pursued by a velociraptor.
What you need to get on real quick when pursued by a velociraptor.
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FTFYRavi Oli wrote:velocipede [n]
What you get when you cross a velociraptor with a centipede.
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velociraptor
-n.
A pervert who sexually assaults old bicycles.
-n.
A pervert who sexually assaults old bicycles.
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rentier
-noun
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
-noun
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
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"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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Rentier
German noun
a reindeer
German noun
a reindeer
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PKMKII wrote:rentier
-noun
1. a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
2. a person deriving more income from lands or bonds, cf. rentiest
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I would rather be a rising ape than a falling angel - Sir Terry Pratchett
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DavidH wrote:velociraptor
-n.
A pervert who sexually assaults old bicycles.
Seat sniffer? 
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gowhunk
-noun (arch.)
a sniffer of ladies' bicycle saddles.
-noun (arch.)
a sniffer of ladies' bicycle saddles.
"I don't mean to sound bitter, cynical and cruel; but I am, so that's how it comes out." Bill Hicks.
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"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." Abraham Lincoln
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analphabetic
-adjective
1. not alphabetic: an analphabetic arrangement of letters.
2. unable to read or write; illiterate: analphabetic peoples.
3. Phonetics. of or constituting a system of phonetic transcription, as the one devised by Otto Jespersen, that for each sound indicates by separate sets of symbols the articulator, the point of articulation, and the size and shape of the mouth opening.
-adjective
1. not alphabetic: an analphabetic arrangement of letters.
2. unable to read or write; illiterate: analphabetic peoples.
3. Phonetics. of or constituting a system of phonetic transcription, as the one devised by Otto Jespersen, that for each sound indicates by separate sets of symbols the articulator, the point of articulation, and the size and shape of the mouth opening.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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acephalous
-adjective
1. Also, acephalic. Zoology. headless; lacking a distinct head.
2. without a leader or ruler.
-adjective
1. Also, acephalic. Zoology. headless; lacking a distinct head.
2. without a leader or ruler.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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acephallus
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A truly splendid penis
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A truly splendid penis
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acephalophallus
-noun
a penis with no head
-noun
a penis with no head
"I don't mean to sound bitter, cynical and cruel; but I am, so that's how it comes out." Bill Hicks.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." Abraham Lincoln
"Are you OK?" daftbeaker (<-- very good question, people should ask it more often.)
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." Abraham Lincoln
"Are you OK?" daftbeaker (<-- very good question, people should ask it more often.)
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