The rhyming slang was a feature in the Cary Grant movie 'Mr. Lucky'. It's still
occaisional used / heard. Not very often though.
"I'll have a dogs eye with fleas" Pie with peas
-j
--- JOHN DUGGAN <john.duggan10@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Did NOT realise that Aussies did anything complex...seems a contradiction :-)>
Assumed that the terms journo, garbo, etc were used cos true Aussies could
not spel long words...Regards, John Duggan, Wales, UK. :-o> Waiting for the
backlash!
andrew fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Complex rhyming slang. First you
have to know that here a journalist
is a journo, a garbage worker is a garbo. Thus, Yank = septic tank =
septic = seppo.
Mais, toi Aussie - you should know that!
AndrewF
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