What does chucking a wobbly mean?

wobbly: to chuck a wobbly
To lose one's self-control in a fit of nerves, panic, temper, annoyance, or the like. To chuck a wobbly is a variant of the Standard English idiom to throw a wobbly, where wobbly means 'a fit of temper or panic'.
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What does wobbly mean slang?

trembling, shaking. noun. throw a wobbly slang to become suddenly very agitated or angry.
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Where does throw a wobbly come from?

CHUCK: Is the Aussie term for THROW WOBBLY: Is uncontrollable or or unstable shaking, as in a 'fit'. Henceforth it follows that we Australians have 'converted' the English phrase to "throw a fit", into our own domestic terminology.
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What does chuck a wobbly mean in Australia?

(slang, UK, Australia) to have a sudden fit of anger, to have a tantrum.
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What does chucking mean in slang?

(informal) A casual throw. noun. (slang) An act of vomiting.
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What does chunk mean in Texas?

Urbandictionary.com defines “to chunk” thusly: “To throw something at someone… originates in Texas.. ya'll know what I'm talkin' 'bout!!” Like other Southernisms, it may not have originated here, but the meaning certainly retains peculiar strength in Texas.
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What does chunk it up mean?

'Chunking up' refers to moving from specific, or small scale ideas or pieces of information to more general, larger ones. 'Chunking down' (obviously) means going the other way.
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Why Is a swag called a Matilda?

Matilda is an old Teutonic female name meaning "mighty battle maid". This may have informed the use of "Matilda" as a slang term to mean a de facto wife who accompanied a wanderer. In the Australian bush a man's swag was regarded as a sleeping partner, hence his "Matilda".
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What does Woop Woop mean in Australia?

1. Woop Woop. Woop Woop is used to refer to a place in the middle of nowhere. People use it to signify that a location is far away, unfamiliar to them, and difficult to get to. For example, “My parents place is so far, out near whoop whoop”
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What does Wigging mean Australia?

Meaning of wigging in English

an occasion when someone criticizes or speaks angrily to someone else about something that person has said or done: He gave me a wigging and told me I was a bad journalist.
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What does fair dinkum mean in Australian?

Definition of fair dinkum

slang, Australia. : unquestionably good or genuine : excellent —often used as a general expression of approval these cigars are fair dinkum.
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Where did the phrase chuck it come from?

Chuck in its slang sense was used especially in the 1960s and 1970s by Black people. This use arose by analogy with Mister Charlie, a slang term used in the same sense and also derived from a nickname for Charles.
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What does dropped a clanger mean?

Definition of drop a clanger

British, informal. : to make a very bad or embarrassing mistake.
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What's Woo Woo mean?

Noun. woo woo (countable and uncountable, plural woo woos) (slang, derogatory) A person readily accepting supernatural, paranormal, occult, or pseudoscientific phenomena, or emotion-based beliefs and explanations. That reporter is a bit of a woo woo.
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Is Woohoo a word?

Woohoo is an informal interjection similar to wahoo, hooray, and yay.
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What does whoop mean in slang?

noun. Definition of whoop (Entry 2 of 2) 1a : a loud yell expressive of eagerness, exuberance, or jubilation —often used interjectionally. b : a shout of hunters or of people in battle or pursuit.
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What does billy boiled mean?

informal Australian, New Zealand. Make tea. 'they boil the billy for a morning cup of tea'
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What do they call bathroom in Australia?

It isn't the john or the bathroom, as many Americans call it. We say the toilet, or (if you want to be specific) the Gents or the Ladies. Other terms include the dunny and the loo. The bathroom is where you keep the bath, which is often not in the same room as the toilet.
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What is a billabong tree?

Billabong Tree. Found beside creeks and billabongs growing to about 5 metres this tree is an indicator of the fresh water. During November and December masses of small edible berries are produced and turn red or black when ripe. They are sweet and can be eaten raw.
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What does dropping deuces mean?

(euphemistic, slang) To release feces into a toilet; to defecate.
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What does it mean to chuck a ball?

1. chuck - throw carelessly; "chuck the ball" toss. throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee"
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What is chunk it down?

Chunking down is getting more detail by probing for more information about the high-level information you already have. The goal is to find out more, fill in the empty gaps in your picture, test the reality of the situation, and so on.
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What is the meaning of Chank?

Definition of chank (Entry 2 of 2) : any of a family (Xancidae) of tropical heavy-shelled pear-shaped gastropod mollusks especially : a species of the Indian Ocean (Turbinella pyrum synonym Xancus pyrum) commonly appearing in Hindu religious pictures and writings.
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What is a chunk LA?

Chancla is a spanish word meaning a slipper or flip-flop shoe.
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Is the word chunk slang?

(slang, chiefly Southern US) To throw.
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