1. arvo - afternoon
2. busking - street performing
3. fringe - bangs (in hairstyle)
4. lift - elevator
5. texta - felt marker
6. trolley - cart of any sort, including shopping cart
7. recess - snack; I got a note for a field trip Elise was going on saying she needed to bring a water bottle, a hat, and a recess. Fortunately, I knew what a recess was at that point.
8.tick - check mark
9. shout - pay for someone else when eating, having coffee, etc. with a friend; typicallly expressed as, "I'll shout for ya," or "It's my shout."
10. Salvos - The Salvation Army (Australians laughingly acknowledge that "The Salvation Army" is just too long to say.)
11. pacer - mechanical pencil
12. flat white - we think it is an espresso with milk, not much different from a latte.
13. long black - watered down espresso
14. bathers - swimsuits
15. thongs - flipflops footwear. Actually, I used the word thongs as a child but it is new to my kids.
16. mate - friend, buddy.
17. togs - another word for swimwear
18. concession - when paying an entrance fee, this is a non-full price adult, typically a senior or a student.
19. gap - insurance co-payment
20. docket - receipt
21. fairy floss - cotton candy
22. jumper - pullover sweater
23. chook - chicken. Not sure if this applies to a chicken in the grocery store to be eaten, but it is at least a live chicken running around one's backyard, which is not an unheard of thing here.
24. minis - toddlers and preschoolers. (This is a personal favorite.)
25. barbie - the barbecue on which meat is barbecued
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Those are very interesting! My favorites were "fringe", "recess", "tick",
"fairy floss", and "minis". :)
I like texta and shout! Minis are cute, too!
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