Thread:Snowdog67/@comment-31677686-20170813020516/@comment-28180385-20180322042719

Gidday!

Happy to be your host - might need to enlist some help from fellow Aussies Judy, Redbeard, Barb - are there any others?

The first thing you HAVE to learn about Australia is "STRINE"![]

STRINE (noun)

The English language as spoken by Australians; the Australian accent, especially when considered pronounced or uneducated.

"I found myself speaking Strine within minutes of arrival"

AN AUSTRALIAN - plural noun: Strines

"iced beer stops up the nose—that's why you Strines talk so funny"

STRINE (adjective)

relating to Australians or Australian English.

"he spoke with a broad Strine accent"

adjective

adjective: Strine

1.

relating to Australians or Australian English. "he spoke with a broad Strine accent"