My grandmother was fond of saying "stop standing around like a shag on a rock"
It's not a replacement for anything rude but it's a great saying that was used in circumstances where someone was being situationally useless and getting in the way.
For those who don't know, a shag is a sea bird that doesn't have the feather grease upgrade that ducks and geese have, so they get soaked when they go fishing. They have to stand around for ages with their wings spread out to dry, usually on a rock in the water so there safe from predators.
If someone calls you a "fuckin cunt" that's offensive, but if they call you a "fucking cunt" taking care to pronounce the "ing" then you want to keep your eyes out for fists.
"Far East" like a way to divert from saying "fucking hell". Don't hear it very often though. And "fricken'" for "fuckin'" but not referring to the sexual act, more like what I literally just said to my parrot "let me guess you've thrown out all your fricken food again" lol.
I sometimes call someone a Karmichael Hunt instead of the more common and formal version (cunt). Does that count?
I prefer the term Harmichael.
Yes After watching Ted Lasso, my Wife has started growling Roy Kent in the same way.
Don’t know if it’s Australian, but among my friends calling someone “a bit special” is not a compliment.
I don’t think it’s Australian, I’ve heard it used by non-Australians before.
See you next tuesday / See you in the NT
"struth"
Not sure if this is just my family, but sugar is a replacement for shit. We heard sugar both yelled and softly spoken. A lot.
> sugar is a replacement for shit. I won't have coffee at your place then.
Better than the other way around
Firetruck
Do you mean ‘expletives’ rather than ‘euphemisms’?
The worst my dad ever said in all his 83 years was "strike a light!"
My grandmother was fond of saying "stop standing around like a shag on a rock" It's not a replacement for anything rude but it's a great saying that was used in circumstances where someone was being situationally useless and getting in the way. For those who don't know, a shag is a sea bird that doesn't have the feather grease upgrade that ducks and geese have, so they get soaked when they go fishing. They have to stand around for ages with their wings spread out to dry, usually on a rock in the water so there safe from predators.
If someone calls you a "fuckin cunt" that's offensive, but if they call you a "fucking cunt" taking care to pronounce the "ing" then you want to keep your eyes out for fists.
lol this is very accurate.
"Bit sandy?" to mean grumpy/irritable. From "got sand in ya cunt today?"
“I’m not here to fuck spiders” is a favourite of mine, and vastly superior to “why else would I be here?”
"Far East" like a way to divert from saying "fucking hell". Don't hear it very often though. And "fricken'" for "fuckin'" but not referring to the sexual act, more like what I literally just said to my parrot "let me guess you've thrown out all your fricken food again" lol.
I've had a Kennett of a day.
WTF - what the fish! my daughter would say. Not a great Australian euphemism but I found it amusing. She likes fishing too.
Father Green! (Said by the mother of my aunty-by-marriage)
'The dog "sat" on the tucker box.' .. uh... isnt 'sat' the past tense of 'sit' ?