shattered, knackered = tired
crook = not feeling well or injured ("Been feeling crook", "Ever since, my shoulder's been crook"
box o' birds = feeling well ("I'm feeling a box o' birds, doc"
shifted = moved, as in moved house
"were you born in a tent?" = left the door open, as in "were you born in a barn?"
jelly = jello (so asking for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich gets odd looks)
ute = pickup truck
jandals = flip flops
singlet = tank top
surgery = clinic
theatre = operating room
bach = summer house
togs = swimsuit
I feel like a box of rocks most days.
ReplyDeletepuckerooed---knackered, worn out. (from Maori pakaru)
ReplyDeletelong drop---non-flushing toilet
dunny--toilet, usually meaning long drop, but sometimes used for ordinary toilet as well