In Australian slang, which of these words means 'Excellent'?
Correct answer: Ripper
Chezikeets
"Who doesn't like an Australian accent especially when it's attached to fine specimens like those Hemsworth boys ."the old lady said trying not to sound cougarish.
BeamerDownUnder
DazedFairy11398, My favourite term?
Ankle biter = small kid!
DazedFairy11398
you beauty means excelent too.
WeirdYogi36031
Chezikeets, as an Australian I can assure you Beauty is far more common than ripper which woukd only be used in remotr areas
Syr Hal
Both “beauty” and “ripper” mean excellent in Australian slang.
Laudy Miss Claudy
In the US of A we use the word too, only here a "ripper" makes noise and has an odor.
Player tiny
DazedFairy11398, Don't you also mean 'You Bewdy' too. Good onya, mate!
AlkalineCapybara5
fairdinkum beauty mate!!
palitja
Straight outta The Castle! you bloody ripper!!
UnhingedCaptain356
BeamerDownUnder, We call a very small dog an "ankle biter".
RABBIT
RUBEE🚀ROKIT, we don't use that term in that manner. But the way you use it? Yeah I can remember a few of those kind of parties!
toothless beachrat
Laudy Miss Claudy,
sure, okay. BUT, the term "U S. of A" I haven't heard used since the 60's I'm pretty sure..
Ninnin.
Gazman_Melb, Grouse is not used anymore. That's very outdated.
RUBEE🚀ROKIT
that was a blinder,of a party!
Dayrell
Love the language the accent is the bomb to hear in the ethos and the slang is truly amazing.
Garry
DazedFairy11398, not really it means great or well done
Melode
I REMEMBER WHEN PAUL HOGAN DID FOSTERS BEER COMMERCIALS IN AUSTRALIA BEFORE HE DID CROCODILE DUNDEE. I LOVED HIS ACCENT. HE ALSO DID FLIPPER WITH ELIJAH WOOD.
MCS
Laudy Miss Claudy, as in 'to let rip'!
Trinidads
Uhhhh nobody actually says that... It's like with the Aussie accent on TV, they don't actually sound like that.
DUA
I really don't know the answer but still I got it right.
Old Fool
swish, so the sentiment is similar... lol
brahminy
WeirdYogi36031, Dontcha mean "bewdy, mate."?
Player #32567393
Cozzy 25,
I’m from Australia & don’t know all of the Aussie slang! 😎
Player #39029881
Our dialect is called Strine.
Player #33807091
Rip snorter is another great saying for fantastic
Player #25874027
Player #19528509xx,
That’s more like Cockney than Strine
Player #10051217
I'm a true blue Aussie mate.
Player #16702581
Thank you... Crocodile Hunter. RIP
Player #Nonna
Rarely hear it these days.
Marshall
Bonza mate
Player #10380280
gidday =hello
Player #8258475
In parts of Scotland we would say 'ya dancer'.
Ashant Of Downs Of M
Rather use my brolly
Player #2729586
Too easy mate!
luckycatfay
Chezikeets, totally agree.