![]() ![]() It’s a shortened form of Barry Crocker, an Australian singer, entertainer and actor, which is rhyming slang for shocker. This means a terrible blunder, mistake or poor performance. Here are his 10 top examples of Aussie slang and what they really mean. Mr Miller says he conducted interviews with Australians from all walks of life to capture the essence of our unique language. So if you’ve wondered why a bloke’s girlfriend is a “sheila”, or why people in Melbourne’s suburbs are said to live “beyond the black stump” (hint: in a very isolated place), The Essential Lingo Dictionary may help shed some light. Even locals probably wouldn’t have heard it all before. That’s what Melbourne-based author John Miller reckons, who has penned a book outlining the most colourful, inventive and bizarre turns of phrase used in Australia. Wait, what? The uninitiated would be flat out like a lizard drinking (hint: extremely busy) trying to figure out what us ‘Strayans are banging on about half the time.
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