What does Fang mean in Australian slang?

fanging. hungry, craving: I'm fanging for a steak. Contributor's comments: I've also heard the term "I'm hanging for a fanging" to mean hungry - or more correctly "hangin' for a fangin'". Good on the fang means having a good appetite.
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What does the term Fang it mean?

Fang it: To drive as fast as you can.

Can also be used to encourage your friends to hurry up and get to the bar.
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What does Fang it mean in fury road?

Elsewhere, both Furiosa (Charlize Theron) and one of the War Boys use the term "fang it" to describe driving full throttle. If nothing else, these quirky morsels of dialogue help elevate Fury Road into a distinctly weird world quite unlike any other. Mad Max: Fury Road. First Posted On: 4th Nov 2020.
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What is a mango Aussie slang?

derogatory term for someone in the army.
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What does Fang mean in text?

Meaning. FANG. Facebook, Apple, Netflix, Google (various companies) showing only Slang/Internet Slang definitions (show all 9 definitions)
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28 AUSTRALIAN SLANG Words/Phrases (That You Need to Know!)



What is a synonym for fang?

claw. nounnail of animal; tool shaped like nail of an animal. barb. cant hook. clapperclaw.
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How do you use fang in a sentence?

Examples of 'fang' in a sentence
  1. We do not have claws or fangs or body armour.
  2. They have large fangs containing venom. ...
  3. A fight with poisonous fangs can only be swift and deadly. ...
  4. It has six small eyes and two large ones, and large red fangs which it displays by raising its front two legs.
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What is Australian slang for girl?

5. Sheila = Girl. Yes, that is the Australian slang for girl.
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What is a Barbie in Australian slang?

“Barbie” is a short form of barbeque. In Australian English, “-ie” is also added to lots of abbreviated words. The word “selfie” is a good example of this; it was coined by an Australian man in 2002! How to use it: We're having a barbie tomorrow – do you want to come?
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What is a Pineapple in Australian slang?

The fifty dollar note is called a Pineapple, and a hundred dollar note a 'jolly green giant” or a lime or even a 'green tree frog'.
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What are they yelling in fury?

"On the Way" is what 'Bible' yells as he fires the main gun each time. That is the standard call for a US Army tank gunner warning the crew of the coming blast and for the loader to get out of the path of the recoiling gun.
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Where does the word Fang come from?

The word fang came into English from the Old Norse word fang, meaning “capture, grasp.” It was originally used to describe something that was seized or captured, like loot taken after a battle.
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What do they yell in Mad Max: Fury Road?

A chrome'd out Nux ready to die. Chrome is a slang term used by War Boys.
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What is the Australian slang in Mad Max?

'Fang it' owes it origin to the Australian car culture. It loosely means something like 'Full Throttle'. What is the appeal of the current film, "Mad Max - Fury Road"?
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What is white Fanging someone?

Based off Jack London's classic novel/the only book on Schmidty's Kindle, to White Fang someone is to let someone go, no matter how much it may hurt you, because it's what's best for them.
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What is Aussie slang for champagne?

Short for champagne, asking for a champers in Australia will get you a glass of bubbly.
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What do Australians call Mcdonalds?

Here in Australia, however, McDonald's most prevalent nickname is “Macca's”. A recent branding survey commissioned by McDonald's Australia found that 55 per cent of Australians refer to the company by its local slang name.
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What is the most Aussie word?

Ta, bogan, brekkie and more popular Australian slang terms you heard before
  • ta – thank you. ...
  • sheila – woman or female. ...
  • bloke – man or guy. ...
  • bogan – an uncultured or unsophisticated person. ...
  • brekkie – breakfast. ...
  • barbie – barbecue. ...
  • mate – friend. ...
  • crikey!
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What do they call beer in Australia?

Folks in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, and Western Australia call it a “middy"; Victoria and Queensland locals dub it a “pot”; Tasmanians a “ten”; Northern Territorians a “handle”; and, rather confusingly, South Australians term it a “schooner.”
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What do Australians call their wife?

Australians don't call their female sweetheart a “girlfriend” or “wife.” They say, “misso/missus.”
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Do Australians say bloody?

Americans have never taken to the slang word bloody, but Aussies use it a lot, and have for a long time. In the late 19th century, writes David Crystal in The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language, it was known as "the great Australian adjective," and by the 1940s it was no longer considered a swear word.
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What part of speech is fang?

noun, plural Fangs, (especially collectively) Fang for 1.
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How do you spell White Fang?

White Fang, novel by Jack London, published in 1906. The novel was intended as a companion piece to The Call of the Wild (1903), in which a domesticated dog reverts to a wild state.
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What is baring fangs?

(of an animal) To show its teeth as a sign of aggression. (idiomatic, by extension) To show aggression.
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