What is a bluey in Australia?

(Australian slang) A blue cattle dog, especially a blue heeler.
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Why is it called Bluey?

The evolution of Bluey. Mr Brumm, born in Queensland, grew up as a middle child sandwiched between an older and younger brother. The family, which eventually moved to Brisbane, kept several dogs – including a blue heeler named Bluey.
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What does Bluey mean?

a red-headed person.
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What is a Bluey used for?

Highly absorbent with a waterproof backing. This disposable (throw-away) bed pad / under pad has a soft upper surface, an absorbent middle layer and a blue waterproof backing. The disposable pad is suitable to use to protect a bed, mattress or chairs and lounge seats and makes an excellent change mat for a baby.
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What does Bluey mean in Australian slang?

Bluey is an Australian nickname for a person with red hair. As a nickname, Bluey may refer to: Frank 'Bluey' Adams (born 1935), former Australian rules football player.
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Is Bluey a derogatory term?

According to the Macquarie Dictionary, the phrase is derogatory and refers to the language of those deemed to be primitive savages. Bluey, created by Brisbane's Ludo Studios, has become an international phenomenon.
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What is a Bluey in money?

A five pound note is also sometimes referred to as a bluey for the obvious reason that they used to be the colour blue. In cockney rhyming slang five pounds can also be referred to as a deep sea diver, rhythming with fiver, however this is not a common slang term. Just a fun one!
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What does Gander mean in Australia?

Gander. To look at something Hey dazza, have a gander at this!
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Are there gingers in Australia?

Red hair is seen on the heads of only four percent of people. Most of these exist in the U.K., the Republic of Ireland, and Australia. The highest percentage of natural redheads in the world is in Scotland (13%), followed closely by Ireland with 10%.
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Are Blueys sterile?

Sterile: Non-sterile.
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What is a Bluey UK?

Bluey is a bait which has become very popular in UK sea fishing in recent years. It is a versatile bait which can be used in smaller sections as a general sea fishing bait or whole or in fillets or flappers to temp the largest of species such as conger, large bass and big cod.
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Is Bluey a female?

Bluey follows a family of blue heelers going about everyday family life. The show has become ABC iView's most watched program in history. The lead character Bluey is a girl. Why is this a big deal?
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Where is Bluey from in Australia?

It's located in Brisbane, Australia -- where Bluey lives, canonically -- and it's dense with Bluey-related detail to make any fan go ballistic.
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Is Bluey Australian or New Zealand?

In October 2019, Bluey debuted in New Zealand, airing on TVNZ 2 and streaming on TVNZ OnDemand. The first series made its Australian pay-TV premiere on CBeebies on 4 May 2020.
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Why is Bluey so popular?

Despite being animated puppies, the characters feel real and act as children do, and that's because they're voiced by real children—something that many kids' cartoons can't seem to get right, with their over-the-top and hyper depictions of what they think kids are like.
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Why do redheads have yellow teeth?

Generally, the skin is thinner than other people with different hair colours. Its tooth enamel is thinner too as they are derived from the ectoderm. Typically, the dentin is grayish or yellowish in color.
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Do redheads go GREY or white?

Both characteristics come from recessive genes, which like to come in pairs. Redheads probably won't go grey. That's because the pigment just fades over time. So they will probably go blonde and even white, but not grey.
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What ethnicity has the most red hair?

Ireland has the highest number of red-haired people per capita in the world with the percentage of those with red hair at around 10%.
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Whats a rue in Australia?

ruenoun. leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy. sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulnessnoun. sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment.
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What does noggin mean in Australia?

A: Even today, Macquarie Dictionary still lists the main meanings of “noggin” as either a small cup OR a small measure of spirits. Head is listed colloquially.
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What is a dag in Australia?

dag. An unfashionable person; a person lacking style or character; a socially awkward adolescent, a 'nerd'. These senses of dag derive from an earlier Australian sense of dag meaning 'a "character", someone eccentric but entertainingly so'.
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What is the slang for $100?

$100 bill is occasionally "C-note" (C being the Roman numeral for 100, from the Latin word centum) or "century note"; it can also be referred to as a "Benjamin" or "Benny" (after Benjamin Franklin, who is pictured on the note), or a "yard" (so $300 is "3 yards" and a $50 bill is a "half a yard").
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What is a pineapple in money?

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 is 50 pound in slang?

The most widely recognised Cockney rhyming slang terms for money include 'pony' which is £25, a 'ton' is £100 and a 'monkey', which equals £500. Also used regularly is a 'score' which is £20, a 'bullseye' is £50, a 'grand' is £1,000 and a 'deep sea diver' which is £5 (a fiver).
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What is a bubbler in Australia?

noun a small fountain which ejects a jet of water into the drinker's mouth: *All you had to do was turn the tap and bend your pursed lips to the bubbler.
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