holly's corner
/as time passes, and hol and i still talk almost every day, i really miss the vocabulary she would introduce to me in conversation in angers and across europe. below is a quick recap of all things hol over the course of the semester (that i remembered to write down) which i intend to grow over the course of our lifetime together as friends. missing you every day you gorgeous kiwi, thanks for being such a pal so far away.
i don't give/want a bar of it. meaning: i don't care, doesn't matter to me
sunnies. meaning: sunglasses
flash. meaning: fabulous, having it together. "you are looking so flash"
sussed. meaning: finished, or ready. "are you sussed to go out?"
waste his ass. meaning: beat him in a tennis match (that was the context)
swaning. meaning: like frolicking or walking around. "swaning around the house."
beached as. meaning: tired, toast, just done
mish. meaning: mission, task
choca-block. meaning: packed, or busy. the grocery was a choca-block!
GB. meaning: good bitch
download. meaning: dish it out, tell the story after we've been apart
crack it. meaning: crush it or kill it (you cracked that test today)
get on. meaning: get along. "we don't get on at all"
good on ya. meaning: good for you
aircon. meaning: air conditioning
fussed. meaning: bothered. "im not fussed by it
aerial. meaning:, antenna
yonks. meaning: ages. "haven't seen you for yonks!"
guts. meaning: sucks. "guts for them."
punnet. meaning: container
taking the Mickey. meaning: mocking someone
rowl. meaning: fight
waffley, or waffle on. meaning: it's fluffy, padded or bull. "The test will be waffley."
a into g. meaning: ass into gear
flannel. meaning: washcloth
avo. meaning: afternoon
maccas. meaning: McDonald's
peckish. meaning: hungry, down for a snack
savlon. meaning: neosporin
taking the piss. meaning: to mock someone
togs. meaning: one piece bathing suit
chilly bin. meaning: cooler
wags. meaning: wives and girlfriends on the sidelines (like a soccer mum, but a wife or gf)
wagged. meaning: skipping school
till. meaning: cash register
raw. meaning: intense
dark about something. meaning: pissed, annoyed
packed a sad. meaning: being troublesome, throwing a tantrum
skull it. meaning: chug it
motorway. meaning: highway
