What does lag mean in Australia?

lag verb (PRISON)
[ T ] Australian English informal. to send someone to prison or to arrest someone.
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What is lag slang for?

transitive verb. 1 chiefly British slang : to transport or jail for crime. 2 chiefly British slang : arrest. lag.
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What is a lagger in Australia?

Laggers apply insulating materials, such as felt, fibreglass, polyurethane and cork, to pipes, steam generators, process vats and ducting, and secure insulation with wire, wire netting, staples, metal strapping and using welding torches. Home. Careers and Occupations.
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What is Australian slang for City?

Nicknames for cities include: Brisvegas (Brisbane), bush capital (Canberra), city of churches (Adelaide), Emerald City (Sydney), Silver City (Broken Hill), and Smellbourne (Melbourne). There are also a number of terms for Australia, such as: Aussie, Oz, Lucky Country, and land of the long weekend.
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What do Aussies call their girlfriends?

Missus. A person's wife or girlfriend.
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What does ? mean in slang?

Telecommunications. With the thumb held near the ear and the little finger pointed at the mouth, the gesture is commonly understood to mean "call me", as it resembles a handheld telephone. The Unicode 9.0 emoji ? "Call me hand" can be interpreted as a shaka sign.
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What is the C word in Australia?

In Australia, "cunt" (pronounced "cunt", as in "bunt") has many connotations – most of which are actually positive. For example: If a friend of mine were to be exceptional at motorsports or a nice person in genera,l he would henceforth be referred to as a "sick-cunt".
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Why do Australian call English poms?

Australians have been using the word freely since its probable emergence in the late 19th century as a nickname for English immigrants, a short form of pomegranate, referring to their ruddy complexions.
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How do I offend someone in Australia?

14 Ways to Annoy an Australian
  1. Talk About Sports. ...
  2. Confuse Them with New Zealanders. ...
  3. Demonstrate a Terrible Australian Accent. ...
  4. Criticise Their BBQ. ...
  5. Pom, Pommy, Pommie. ...
  6. Compliment Men on their Macho-ness. ...
  7. Take Them Down Memory Lane. ...
  8. Criticise Crocodile Dundee.
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Where did the term lag come from?

lag (v.) "move slowly, fail to keep pace," 1520s, earlier as a noun meaning "last person" (1510s), later also as an adjective, "slow, tardy, coming behind" (1550s, as in lag-mon "last man").
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Does lag mean slow?

Lag is a slow response from a computer. It can describe any device that responds slower than expected, though it is most often used in online gaming.
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What is an old lag?

noun. /ˌəʊld ˈlæɡ/ /ˌəʊld ˈlæɡ/ (British English, informal) ​a person who has been in prison many times.
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Do Aussies say bloody?

Bloody has always been a very common part of Australian speech and has not been considered profane there for some time. The word was dubbed "the Australian adjective" by The Bulletin on 18 August 1894.
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Do they say Y all in Australia?

I've noticed a recent trend for Australian social media users to adopt the American informal second-person plural pronoun "y'all". Come on, Australia, we can do better. The correct term is "youse". Why do so many Australians say y'all on twitter.
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Why do Australians swear so much?

It's in politics. It's in daily public discourse. “That is something that is typically Australian that you wouldn't find in other English-speaking countries. So it's just more the attitude towards public swearing is more relaxed and more accepted.
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What do you call a British girl?

Bird. This is British slang for a girl or a woman.
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Why do Australians have an accent?

Australian English arose from a dialectal 'melting pot' created by the intermingling of early settlers who were from a variety of dialectal regions of Great Britain and Ireland, though its most significant influences were the dialects of Southeast England.
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What does the F word mean in Australia?

This term is fairly common around the world, but is probably used more regularly when calling someone an idiot in Australia. Use it, my friend. It's liberating. F***wit / F***stick. This expletive has the same connotation as its American counterpart, but maybe emphasizes that you're extra annoying.
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Which is the D word?

The D-Word is an online community for professionals in the documentary film industry. Discussions include creative, business, technical, and social topics related to documentary filmmaking. The name "D-Word" is defined as "industry euphemism for documentary," as in: "We love your film but we don't know how to sell it.
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What is the meaning of ? ? ??

??? means you feel helpless amidst the chaotic realities unfolding around us, but there is no escape. When someone or something is just too much, and you're just left thinking “well, this is awkward”. Subscribe. it is what it is @itiseyemoutheye. ???
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What does ? ? mean from a girl?

? ? = Booty smack. That OK hand sign, coupled with a pointing finger, suddenly becomes the universal symbol for penetration. ? ? = Penetration. This is where storytelling becomes important. Think about the order of your symbols to create a narrative.
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What does ? mean from a girl?

And because the phrase “butterflies in your stomach” can signify the nervous energy of new love, this emoji can also mean that you have a crush or are falling in love.
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What's a bogan in Australia?

Bogan is the most significant word to be created in Australian English in the past 40 years. It is defined as "an uncultured and unsophisticated person; a boorish and uncouth person" in the 2016 edition of the Australian National Dictionary.
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