What is a sheila in Australia?

sheila. A girl or woman. This word first appeared in Australian English in 1832 with the spelling shelah. It was initially used in Australia to refer to a woman of Irish origin, but from the late 19th century onwards it became a general term for a woman or girl.
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What does Sheila mean in slang?

a girl or young woman.
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What is the male equivalent of a Sheila in Australia?

Content: One male equivalent of “sheila” is “bloke”.
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What do Aussies call each other?

Sandgropers, Cabbage Patchers and Gum Suckers. We 'Sandgropers', or Western Australians, once used the term 'Wise Men from the East' in reference to visitors from the other side – especially the ones who enjoyed telling us how we could improve.
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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's an Australian Bogan?

Bogan. (Noun) An uncouth or uncultured person. See also: feral, ratbag, reptile, bevan etc.
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What is the most Aussie word?

The 25 most common Australian slang words
  • See ya this arvo - See you this afternoon.
  • Being dacked – When someone pulls your pants down.
  • Give a wedgie – When someone pulls your pants up your bum.
  • Dunny - toilet, bathroom – D'ya know where the dunny is, mate?
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What is a Shiela?

a Girl. this is a very common informal word that Australians use. like the American words "Chick" or "Babe", or like calling a guy "dude".
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What does sunnies mean in Australia?

sunnies pl (plural only) (Australia, New Zealand, UK, informal) Sunglasses.
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How do you pronounce Sheila in Australia?

Here are 4 tips that should help you perfect your pronunciation of 'sheila': Break 'sheila' down into sounds: [SHEE] + [LUH] - say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.
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What does Felicia mean in slang?

Bye Felicia is a slang way of dismissing someone. Sometimes formatted as bye, Felicia and based on movie character whose name is spelled Felisha, bye Felicia often appears in memes, GIFs, and hashtags online to express disregard or indifference to someone, as if to say, “That's it. I'm done putting up with you.
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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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What is a toilet called in Australia?

dunny – a toilet, the appliance or the room – especially one in a separate outside building. This word has the distinction of being the only word for a toilet which is not a euphemism of some kind. It is from the old English dunnykin: a container for dung. However Australians use the term toilet more often than dunny.
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What are thongs called in Australia?

The undergarment is usually called a g-string (or colloquially, bum floss) in Australia, however, due to U.S. influences in Australia the word thong is now also used. ugg boots or uggies – a type of boot/slipper hybrid made of sheep skin.
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What is Australian Barbie?

"Barbie" is Australian slang for barbecue and the phrase "slip a shrimp on the barbie" often evokes images of a fun social gathering under the sun.
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What does bottle o mean in Australia?

bottle-o (plural bottle-os) (Australia, New Zealand, informal) A bottle shop. (Australia, informal, obsolete) A door-to-door trader in used bottles.
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What does Lolly mean in Australia?

A lolly is a sweet or piece of confectionery. Particular to Australia and New Zealand, lolly has been part of Aussie slang since the 1850s. A conversation lolly is a sugary lolly with a conversational, often romantic, sentiment impressed into it.
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What is a sook in Australian slang?

noun. Australia and New Zealand. a timid, cowardly person, especially a young person; crybaby.
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What is a ripper in Australian slang?

ripper (not comparable) (Britain, Australia, slang) Very good; excellent; fantastic.
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What do Australians call a refrigerator?

“Ridgy-didge” is also a common word for a refrigerator (rhyming slang for “fridge”).
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What the name Karen means?

Karen originated as a Danish name, arising from the Greek word Aikaterine, which is believed to mean "pure." Kaja and Katherine are both related Danish names. In French, the name can also mean "clear," though it retains the meaning of "pure" across most other backgrounds.
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What does woke mean in slang?

Woke is now defined in this dictionary as “aware of and actively attentive to important facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice),” and identified as U.S. slang. It originated in African American English and gained more widespread use beginning in 2014 as part of the Black Lives Matter movement.
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What does Lit mean slang?

'Lit' has been a slang term meaning "intoxicated" for over a century. More recently, it has acquired the meaning "exciting," as well as a broader meaning along the lines of "excellent."
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