Colloquialisms common to the Keltrian Books

These are some common Colloquialisms you will find in the books written by me
A Ranger - a redhead

ANZAC - Australian and New Zealand Army Corp

ANZAC bickies - primarily made of oatmeal, golden syrup [treacle], butter and sugar, different nuts are often added Bickies - cookies in the US

Brunch - meal - when you have missed breakfast but it's a bit early for lunch. Commonly had after a late night out.

Budgie smugglers - also known as dick-togs or Speedos

Causeway - in country areas, a low bridge, often without side rails. They lay large concrete pipes between 0.5-2m in diameter, in the bottom of the creek and place cement over the top. They will flood in the wet season and often have markers indicating the depth and no side railings but some may have short posts. Clucker - closer to chooks, or chickens, as we know of them

Cuppa - a cup of

Dag - a derogatory term, also known as the accumulation of shit on a sheep's arse

Daks - pants, britches

Donga - a demountable building that is used for temporary accommodations and ablution buildings

Drongo - not a very smart person

Dust-up - a fight

Esky - (brand name) a portable polystyrene box for keeping your beer, and edibles for picnics and camping, cold. Better quality ones have a thick plastic shell and drain plug.

Fat-attack - go ballistic, rant, rave and be generally upset

Fred - a 'Field Ration Eating Device' or 'Fucking Ridiculous Eating Device;' for a picture see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_Ration_Eating_Device

Flea market - stalls or booths set up by people to sell unwanted items. Often run by a Charity to raise money

Gunna - going to

Gonna - dying or dead

Hopper - Flying version of a motorcycle with fans and wheels

Kinda – kind of

Linger - invented 2070, Lingers have electric motor driven fans that provide the levitation. They have a set of wheels for parking or slower driving on land, making them an all-terrain vehicle for flying at altitudes restricted to less than 10m.

Lucked in - got lucky

Lucked out - out of luck

Mad - multi-application device worn on the wrist, replaces watches and mobile phones

Nookie - sex

Ozlium - Stronger and lighter than titanium, has high radiation and thermal reflection capabilities and is able to withstand extremely high-velocity impacts

Oznglass - Transparent in low light levels, as light increases, it darkens to reflect the excess light and most other undesirable radiation. A variant of Ozlium with similar thermal properties and strengths

Pash - passionate kissing

Peepers - Integrative Educational Shades, ‘IES’ or eyes. They got their nickname because they are commonly used for viewing and interacting with pornography

Pushy - pushbike - bicycle

Quickie - sex with little foreplay and generally quick

Servo - a service, gas or petrol, station, depending on your local understanding

Shacking up - a couple living together without getting married

Snag - sausage designed to be fried or broiled

SOP - Standard Operating Procedure

Surf-and-turf - a restaurant that provided seafood and meat dishes

Suss-out - slang for checking something out Tenna - ten bucks or ten dollars

Thongs - Also known as, boat-floaters, jandals [NZ], flip-flops, Chinese safety-boots or Japanese riding boots

UDL’s - (brand name) for cans of premixed spirits and soft drinks (sodas like lemonade and cola)

Useta - in the past, used to be

Ute - a utility type vehicle with a cab that seats two or three people, and a flatbed tray on the back. The tray may or may not be attached to the cab, and it may have a cover. It is also known as a ‘pickup’ in Yankee Land and as a ‘tilly’, Down Under

UNSEC - United Nations Space Collaboration

Vinnies - St Vincent de Paul’s Charity shops.

Yakka - work of a physically demanding type. Mind you, some people are called ‘yakka’s’ as well; they talk too much

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