What does Ken oath mean in slang?

Ken Oath. Meaning: "F*****g oath". A similar term to "dead set" or "fair dinkum".
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What does oath mean slang?

Definition: A phrase of approval when you agree with. something. Commonly used by Australians. Examples: "Most politicians are liars." "Yeah, bloody oath!".
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What does bloody oath mean in Australian slang?

Slang when describing people, actions or emotions:

Bloody oath: means of course. “Bloody oath I want to come to your party.” Crikey: is an expression of surprise.
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What does calling someone a pelican mean?

Pelican. Meaning: An insult similar to "goose"
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What does tradie mean slang?

Tradie: A blanket term that refers to “tradesmen”. These are skilled workers that often have their own nicknames too (besides Gazza for Gary or Millsy for someone with the surname Mills!): Chippy: Carpenter (because of the wood chips!)
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What is Choob slang for?

What does choob mean? Choob is gaming slang for a high-level player that acts like a noob, or “a newbie,” to annoy or disrespect other players. Choob also represents a British, Irish, and Scottish English pronunciation of tube, which can refer to the subway or serve as a mildly offensive insult for a “stupid person.”
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What is a gorilla in Australian slang?

Gorilla: A colloquial term for one thousand dollars.
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What does bloody drongo mean?

Drongo: Idiot/imbecile. Example: "You've spilt your beer all over yourself, you bloody drongo!" Whinger: An incessant, annoying complainer; to have a whinge is to complain.
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What does snooty boy mean?

snobbish; arrogant; supercilious: a snotty kid.
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What does it mean to call someone a goose?

If someone calls you a goose, it's mildly insulting: they're saying you're silly. Many other common phrases use goose, including "a wild goose chase," which means a hopeless pursuit or waste of time, and "your goose is cooked," which translates to "you are in big trouble!" Definitions of goose.
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What is slang for woman in Australia?

2. sheila – woman or female.
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What does throw another shrimp on the Barbie mean?

Put a shrimp on the barbie. Bob's your uncle. This underrated Aussie motto is said after giving a tip to help someone, even if your uncle's name isn't Bob.
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What is Australian slang for a guy?

Bloke: another word for a man.
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Why do people say oath?

An oath is a verbal promise to tell the truth. Oaths are frequently made while holding the Bible, the New Testament or the Old Testament. Witnesses may choose to swear an oath on another relevant religious text. It is not necessary that a religious text be used in taking an oath.
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Does oath mean curse?

Oaths and curses are interrelated verbal acts of human communication with the divine. Curses are requests to a supernatural force that evil may befall another. Oaths are promises or assertions guaranteed by invoking the gods and calling upon oneself an explicit or implicit self-curse.
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What is another name for oath?

Synonyms of oath
  • promise.
  • vow.
  • pledge.
  • word.
  • assurance.
  • commitment.
  • troth.
  • obligation.
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What is a banana boy?

derogatory, slang. an effeminate, weak, or cowardly boy or man.
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What is a greenhorn boy?

Kids Definition

greenhorn. noun. green·​horn -ˌhȯrn. : an inexperienced person. especially : one easily tricked or cheated.
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What does Booshy girl mean?

booshie is a slang word that means. Something that is over the top, too rich, too extravagant, or just yuppie. Can also be used for a person who is all about money.
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Why do Aussies say fair dinkum?

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It originates in the British dialects of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire, where it meant 'work', or 'a due share of work'. So if you did your fair dinkum, it meant you did your fair share of the work. Nowadays, it means true, honest and genuine and is often used accordingly.
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What is the Australian slang for an egg?

Australians use a couple of other colloquial words for a hen's egg. The Australian English word googie or goog is an informal term that dates from the 1880s. It derives from British dialect goggy, a child's word for an egg. A closer parallel to the jocular bum nut, however, is the word cackleberry.
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What does banging it on mean in Australia?

(informal, Britain, Australia, usually derogatory) To constantly talk about something. quotations ▼ I started recycling, just so she'd stop banging on about it. Give it a rest! You've been banging on all day.
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Why is a dollar called a buck?

Buck is an informal reference to $1 that may trace its origins to the American colonial period when deerskins (buckskins) were commonly traded for goods. The buck also refers to the U.S. dollar as a currency that can be used both domestically and internationally.
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What is a Billy Australia?

The billy is an Australian term for a metal container used for boiling water, making tea or cooking over a fire. By the end of the 19th century the billy had become as natural, widespread and symbolic of bush life as the gum tree, the kangaroo and the wattle.
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What does crack Mean Australia?

In Australia, Cocaine is known as coke, blow, charlie, C, dust, flake, nose candy, snow, white, crack, rock, freebase.
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