B is for Blokes
December 31, 2006
Filed under Distractions
Bail: To leave or abandon a situation especially when it gets difficult.
Barby or Barbie: Not the doll of the same name, but a short-hand for “barbeque”. This only gets confusing when you ask your (Australian) daughter to put some burgers on the barbie.
Bloke: A male person; a guy. When used of children, one must say “little bloke” and when used of teenage boys, one must say “young bloke”. For the rest of us men, it’s just bloke …
Bogan: Uncouth, unstylish individual of either gender. Bogans might be seen visiting the local shopping Mall wearing their signature blend of flannelette shirt, cheap sheepskin moccasin slippers and tracksuit pants (or black jeans). They usually talk rough and have little ambition beyond winning the lottery and males and females may also sport a mullet haircut. It is my fervent wish that my children do not grow up to be Bogans… or even boganesque!
[picture above] One of the Bogan’s many incarnations!
And most importantly…
Bum: a bottom, butt, backside.
BumBum: Gas, fart, bottom-burp.
You missed one of the most confusing ‘B’ words in the Aussie male slang “bastard”. Most non-Australian don’t understand that this word is not used as poor language but also as a term of endearment. In Australia you can be a “lucky bastard” and there is even a mythological club of “silly old bastards”.
I’d also add:
“Bottler”: a really really cool thing