10 OF THE BEST AUSSIE SLANG PHRASES I’VE EVER HEARD | AMERICAN REACTS

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[@ToniaElkins]

Welcome back 💩 Today I’m reacting to the channel, Kinda Australian, for the 2nd time. I love learning all about your culture it’s been so fun! 🥰 DISCORD: discord.gg/YSGRK9YF WISHLIST: throne.com/toniaelkins

[@GaryNoone-jz3mq]

Like a lizard drinking. Think about a lizard drinking. It will be flat on it's belly, in order to reach the water. Hence, not a lizard walking.

[@mikeyhau]

Then there's "flat out like a toad on the road".

[@karlrichmond7754]

Flat out like a lizard drinking is about how a thorny devil lizard drinks they stand in a puddle and the water wicks up through their feet to the corner of their mouths to busy to put their head down to drink

[@markflint2629]

Speed of its tongue

[@cathymoss6400]

Lots of lizars make use of capillary action to draw water along scales to their mouth, so they just lie completely flat in a puddle and wait for the water to drip into their mouths.

[@Rhymester2113]

G'day Tonia. Flat out like a Lizard drinking. Is based on the rapid tongue movement of a lizards tongue when it drinks.

[@ToniaElkins]

I kinda assumed it had something to do with that but wasn’t sure. It’s a funny phrase tho lol

[@terryjeisman7550]

Actually a lizard has to lie flat on the water's edge to drink!

[@MangindDerous]

wanna see really awesome lizards drinking... look up the thorny devil The thorny devil's skin is covered in microscopic grooves between their overlapping scales, creating a network of drinking straws. These can take up water from any part of the body through capillary action 👍😎👍😁

[@sunisbest1234]

The "F" word is interchangeable here in Aus. with any other word. Can emphasise surprise, shock, anger, pain, happiness, etc. Describes anything and everything.😂

[@ToniaElkins]

Same here lol

[@ugetsu2093]

“Sorry, mate. I can’t help out. I’m flat out.” “Yeah, like a lizard drinking!” The expression is a candid response to someone who pretends to be busier than they really are. You have all met people like that, especially if you know a politician.

[@DavidCalvert-mh9sy]

MacDonald in Australia has officially adopted the name Macca's and incorporated it into the ads and signage. And to be honest, it rolls off the tongue much easier than 'Micky Dees'.

[@ToniaElkins]

I feel like it depends on the person. Mickey D’s is Easier for me 😂

[@neilt6480]

Yeah. The management types tried for years to overcome this familarisation, but a few years ago the marketing folks resigned themselves to being in a different country and adopted it. Same as Harvey Norman using "Hardly Normal" - everyone knew what you meant, so might as well go with the flow. The name recognition still works.

[@TheBrownlj]

Some Macca's actually have the name Macca's officially on their store.

[@ToniaElkins]

@@TheBrownlj Someone in discord showed me the Yass Maccas sign 🤣😂

[@paulrichardson5892]

a lizard wont be drinking standing up.

[@guerd87]

The full saying is actually 'were not here to fuck spiders with toothpicks' Fucking a spider is physically impossible. You could probably do it with a toothpick, but it would take a long time and would just waste time - as whats the point?? In a tradie reference: Boss: shit you finished that job already?? I thought it would take all day! Legend: well were not here to fuck spiders (with toothpicks)

[@ToniaElkins]

Lol I love it!

[@stevegraham3817]

2. Besides the slow speed of the lizards drinking, some lay down in the water or to reach the water, and some even have capillary paths to take the dew to the corners of their mouths. Yep, it's an opposite of being flat out. 3. Pork chops spit when being cooked, a bit like bacon, and someone ranting and raving is likely spitting, noisy and protesting. 6. Buckley's chance goes back to Convict times when a convict escaped and lived with the Aborigines for 30 years. It was originally 'you have 2 chances - Buckleys and none' but it seems to be used as an opposite these. 8. A cut snake writhes around like a chook runs around with it's head cut off. 9. Spiders, originally started as 'we are not here to f**k around'. What is a 'round'? No one could answer it, so next time 'we are not here to f**k spiders' which would be the ultimate waste of time f**king around. If someone is not working hard and they are f**king around. What is a 'round'? No one could answer, so next time the answer was 'f**king nothing', morphed into dry humping the air hip movements without saying anything, and somehow it became 'f**king the dog' - not so much wasting time as filling in time doing almost nothing.

[@davidcruse6589]

Yeah Aussie's used to say oope as oh shit which is when something goes wrong For instance you spill something on floor oope because we pronounce our letters differently But these days rather that you more likely here bugger which means something not gone to plan Also our slang changes from each cities and even country area's as well can be different Cheers Tonia 🦘🇦🇺👍

[@ToniaElkins]

Yep same here with Slang changing city to city & state to state for sure. For example, I’m in Illinois which borders Wisconsin, but what we call a water fountain to drink from they call a bubbler. Lol. The American language varies a lot based on settlement patterns. ❤️

[@StevenBoyle-fg4nc]

Maccas is what the restaurant is called here , it’s on the signs under the Golden Arches, there are clips on KZbin about Maccas you might want to check out, yeah nah yeah!

[@terryjeisman7550]

Chocka block is a nnautical term meaning the choke a block or pulley by feeding the end of the rope back over the wheel to stop it from running!

[@gezzac100]

One I use quite often, it's an old saying, 'spotty dog', just means if everything is going ok. How's things going? Spotty dog. How did you enjoy the party last night? Spotty dog. But we Australians quite often with words with a double tt in them, we would kind of say it in a lazy way, and it comes out sounding like spoddy dog.

[@ToniaElkins]

Yeah us midwesterners make the D sound for T’s also lol. Like the name Dotty is said Doddy, water is said Wah-der, etc. But then other words like “important” we kinda don’t say the T at all. It becomes “Impor-ent” 😂

[@jayweb51]

With the phrase "You got Buckley's" meaning no chance; then there's the phrase " You got Buckley's and none" meaning it's as good as impossible. Strangely, in Melbourne, Victoria there was a department store called Buckley and Nunn; which operated between 1851 and 1982, starting as a drapery store.

[@alanhope3061]

I always thought the expression comes from a now non-existed Melbourne department store Buckley’s and Nunn.

[@65damdamdam]

I had never heard that ‘spiders ‘ expression until Margot Robbie said it on tv. I reckon it was either a prank or a private joke gone global. I’m 60 and lived in Australia my whole life. And I’ve never heard it in real life before or since.

[@ToniaElkins]

I actually have an Aussie in my discord in his 60s and he verified he knew the saying 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@ricklorimer9984]

@@ToniaElkins I'm 72, and I first heard it 50 years ago. It originated amongst the Aussie SAS in Vietnam. We didn't come here to fuck around boys. Same meaning.

[@shmick6079]

Most commonly heard at the start of a pub session with mates. You get yourself a table or stand around at the bar and some genius says “should we get a round of beers?” The answer to such a question is basically a reflex at this point.

[@ToniaElkins]

@@ricklorimer9984 Yeah we say a version of that too. Like, quit fucking around,. Don’t fuck around etc. lol. My most used expression to my kids is, “Can we NOT?!” Meaning, quit fucking around and wasting my time or I’m in a hurry.. lol. Idk how many people this but I do 🤷🏻‍♀️😂

[@Berri7]

"Root me rigid" same as "Fuck me dead". ƁG

[@ToniaElkins]

😆

[@gregoryparnell2775]

Fuck me Drunk is another one that is said often & it means the same thing as Fuck me Dead.

[@ToniaElkins]

Ah ok so words can be interchangeable sometimes. Makes sense. We probably have some of those too.

[@firebrand2619]

Yeah, I say fuck me drunk sometimes I also say shit a brick!.🧱 pretty common at work🤣

[@ToniaElkins]

@@firebrand2619 Oh we say shit a brick too!

[@firebrand2619]

@@ToniaElkins nice 😜

[@jameslee3719]

the reply to fuck me dead is: no thanks, i would not fuck you alive...

[@nikuluss2612]

It would make sense to me that a whinge could be short for a "whiny binge". These are quite colorful and I'm already looking to work them in with friends, kind of a secret code.

[@gezzac100]

Australian slang can also vary from state to state a little, where I live in Western Australia, I know we use slang words and other normal words that people over east don't use. Its a big country, some things are going to vary.

[@ToniaElkins]

Yeah I figured as much, y’all are almost as big as us so it makes perfect sense to me.

[@saladin6233]

One thing that’s not mentioned, but should be, is the tendency for Australians to use visual similes for emphasis. The Lizard drinking example has been mentioned enough already. Others include referring to the Nullarbor plain as “Flatter than Aunt Martha’s chest” (ie very flat indeed), describing a creek bed as “drier than a dead dingo’s donga” (IMNSHO bonus points for alliteration there), “quicker than a rat up a drainpipe” and so on. Hope that helps

[@FionaEm]

The key to understanding Aussie slang is to relax & not try to take it literally. Just let it wash over you, and you'll get there 😊

[@ugetsu2093]

Another great Australian expression is ‘grouse!’ meaning fantastic. I have even heard it morph into ‘Mickey Mouse!’ (overhearing the butcher’s apprentice at the market talking about his new wheels to a coworker). Rhyming slang is alive and well.

[@willwagner6836]

Yeah nah, more related to Victoria for some reason but it did become more widespread in recent years as people migrated interstate to escape Dictator Dan!

[@tharsthat]

9:25 In the past tense when you are talking you would say" They delt me a sitter"

[@saladin6233]

One thing that’s not mentioned, but should be, if the tendency for Australians to use visual similes for emphasis. The Lizard drinking example has been mentioned enough already. Others include referring to the Nullarbor plain as “Flatter than Aunt Martha’s chest” (ie very flat indeed), describing a creek bed as “drier than a dead dingo’s donger” (IMNSHO bonus points for alliteration there), “quicker than a rat up a drainpipe” and so on. Hope that helps

[@paulrichardson5892]

another well known phrase not particularly funny, but will be said if a drama about to happen. i heard it myself recently while camping at alice springs . we were setting up camp three of us were very busy, the fourth was as well but suddenly we heard his exclaim in a moderate voice the magic red light words " here we go" They are not dramatic but they herald big drama . The rangers car was burning rubber, dust and pebbles flying. it came to a sudden halt near our camp, the ranger roared from the cab . YOU CANT LIGHT A FIRE HERE. Our guy knew there was a problem ,hence " here we go. " be ready for it.

[@ToniaElkins]

Oh damn! Lol. Yeah we say “here we go” here too for different situations. This is one of them. You know shit is about to hit the fan 😆

[@solreaver83]

Werre not here to f spiders isn't old school. I never heard it before 10 maybe 1t years ago.

[@ricklorimer9984]

It originated among the SAS in Vietnam in the 70's. It means we didn't come here to fuck around.

[@Halph87]

Some Australian lizards like the thorny devil absorb water through the skin so will run into a puddle flatten themselves out to drink. Not even always a puddle but moist sand.

[@gavinholt5428]

F me drunk, for F's sake or just plain F me can all be used for F me dead.

[@sandgroperwookiee65]

Maccas is signage on some stores. Yep we know your Micky D's saying, as we've had American tv & movies etc for over half a century & its said a fair bit. Another saying, my stepdad always used & I really like was - "theres a big difference between scratching your ass & tearing the skin"... eg going to extremes. He had so many others *Add on... Another one we use is Kenoath! = Fucken oath! 👍😁 ✌️❤️🇦🇺

[@wayneddrmody7298]

Maccas is the name of anyone with the name McDonnells, or anyone with a Mc.

[@tacitdionysus3220]

'Flat out' is one answer to the question "Are you busy?". Because a lizard has its arms spread out wide when drinking, the term 'like a lizard drinking' was added for fun. Now if you ask if someone is busy they might simply reply, 'Like a lizard drinking!'.

[@tharsthat]

11:44 In North Queensland it is "aye" I watched a Canadian show and they were saying "Aye" a lot and I thought it was a thing. Then people from Down South mock us. " North Queenslander aye" . Even the kids here from a young age say it.

[@hardyakka6200]

The saying as mad as a cut snake c refers to the way a snake thrashes c about b once b you cut it it b half with shovel etc. They get very ferouius.

[@wholiddleolme476]

Just incase you were wondering, the Aussie 'Bogan' would be interchangeable with an Appellation 'Hillbilly'😁

[@glen5188]

No it isnt. Bogan is just someone who is unsophisticated or has no class.

[@wholiddleolme476]

@@glen5188 I think you just described an Appellation 'Hillbilly lol

[@shmick6079]

Not quite. Some of the visuals that it conjures up might be similar, but a bogan can be of any class, and can live in the city, suburbs, or the sticks.

[@robby1816]

Shortening McDonald's to "Mickey D's" is like saying W.W.W. instead of World Wide Web

[@shanegates678]

As an Australian that consumers alot of American content, you guys (y'all) say "I ain't gunna lie" all the time.. not sure if that's classified as slang. Also the use of the word 'different'.. many Americans that react to Australian culture say "Y'all are different " I'm seeing it used as a compliment where as in Australia it would be negative, as in strange.

[@ToniaElkins]

Y’all is a very southern & Midwestern term. You won’t often see many people outside of those regions say it. And I guess I haven’t heard anyone say, yall are different referring to Aussies but in my case I’d say Aussies are the exact same as us midwesterners. But to be called different probably depends on who says it and the context 😂 Personally I love being different lol

[@shanegates678]

@ToniaElkins interesting!! ThanksTonia. We Aussies have a reputation for shortening things but we don't have a shortened term for 'you all' like "y'all". Looks like we are a bit slack in that department. Also I agree, being different is good. Who wants sameness?

[@ToniaElkins]

@@shanegates678 I LOVE that you guys shorten everything! 😁 We have more than just “y’all’ for you all as well. Some areas like the Pittsburg area and the Appalachian region say, “Yins”. So like they’d say, “how yins doing?” Or the East coast area might say, “How are youse guys?” I think Brit’s say “You lot” lol. And I agree, it’s far better to be different than be a clone of everyone else. Which these days seems to be a bunch of Kim Kardashians 🙄😂

[@shanegates678]

@ToniaElkins yes we might use "you lot" like the Brits occasionally. It's usually in the authorative like "alright you lot, come over here" as in they are in trouble. Fun fact that I'm not sure if you know.. if words are short, especially names, we lengthen them. Tonia would be Tone. My name is Shane, which you cant shorten so i get called Shane'o by males and Shaney by females.. I have a mate Darren who gets call Dazza.. and when I'm with him people tend to call me Shazza..which is also what everyone calls girls called Sharon. Ironically I have a friend called Sharon and when we are together I get called Shazzy. It may seem confusing but it seems to make sense when you are Australian

[@tharsthat]

5:59 Buckleys comes from a soldier on guard. They were loaded with 2 balls half charge. More a warning than hitting anything. It was Buckleys and none. You had Buckleys and no chance of hitting anything.

[@Guvament_bs]

Mc Donald's in Australia know their nic name and call them selves Macca's in their tv and other advertising.

[@ToniaElkins]

Love that!

[@tacitdionysus3220]

Its used on the signage of some McDonalds and apparently has been registered since 2013.

[@davidcruse6589]

Carrying on like a pork cop is when you cook it spits fat everywhere so it spitting Mecca's was what Aussie's called it and they now have both names on their store One for local marketing and other name for tourists Flat out like a lizard drinking is how a lizards tongue moves in and out quickly and as their vulnerable they have to drink flat out Made as a cut snake can mean your big time pissed off just as if you upset a snake it'll get pissed of and attack you It can also mean what she's saying but we use other words for that Like a few kangaroos short in the top paddock or a couple sandwiches short of a picnic are more commonly used Alot of Aussie slang is in the way it used in sentence as one word can have multiple meanings and why people not born here have so much difficulty with it Also slang can be generational and some generation my not know the others or could meen a different thing in another generation Most Aussie's drop the dead these days

[@ToniaElkins]

Sounds very similar to here with certain things being generational and certain things having multiple meanings. A lot of it’s in the context. And here in the states it’s very regional based on settlement patterns.

[@firebrand2619]

Midwest slang sounds like a fun video. I’d watch that. You and Savannah that would be a fun video for sure.I use all those slang words they’re pretty common.

[@ToniaElkins]

Yeah it’s been too long since she was in a video! When she’s not at work she’s usually gaming with sky and Jose or sleeping 😂

[@firebrand2619]

@@ToniaElkins you and Savannah are like a barrel of monkeys always good for a laugh.🤣

[@2112666123]

Every dog has its day !!!

[@marklane58]

Good morning TE, from the other side of the planet. (It's a miracle that we can do this) I've not heard "like a lizard drinking". I thought flat out meant going fast like pedal to the metal. I haven't heard about the spider abuse either. I don't use any of those phrases myself and prefer to make up my own. "A stitch in time saves me doing it for you." "The egg came before the chicken by millions of years so don't ask me that again." I think I've gone way beyond the 'phrase' here (OPE) but if I remember any shorter ones I'll send em. 🕷 Did you react to 'Superwogs - Police Officers'? A short sketch comedy piece where nothing is sacred. Note the Aussie/Greek accents. And yes to more slang phrases please.

[@ToniaElkins]

lol my husband comes up with his own words and phrases too. It sounds like your phrases are sometimes regional like ours are. It’s so fun to learn them!

[@marklane58]

@@ToniaElkins Hi to hubby and keep up the good work! I remembered some of my phrases... "Stumble bump", describing the little one when she started walking. "Crumbs in the butter" and "Hairs on the soap" for petty relationship issues. And a Greek friend of mine told me they just say "Hairs" as a general reference to any of life's problems.

[@tharsthat]

You want to leave and can't find a reason? Righto I am off to feed the birds.

[@paulineeast8560]

Regarding Mecca's...provs goes back toDcottish immugrants arriving with a Mac something surname..generally they get the nickname Macca

[@tharsthat]

0:31 What temperature over there that you need aircon? North Queenslander asking.

[@ToniaElkins]

It’s summer here so it’s been in the 80s F lately. So I guess like upper 20s C. Here in Illinois our humidity is what makes it all worse.

[@tharsthat]

@@ToniaElkins Winter here now. 10 deg C at night and 26 deg C in the day. 55% humidity. In Summer it is 26 at night and 38 to 40 in the day. About 80 to 90% humidity. If you work outside it is a killer. I only got heat stroked twice this year so I am lucky. It makes you a bit more Jack Sparrow every yeah.

[@ToniaElkins]

@@tharsthat That heat is no joke! Lol We’re supposed to be around 33 C (93 F) for the next week or so. It’s only 6 am right now but it’s 71% humidity at the moment. Illinois summers are no different than a Florida summer. Hot and sticky 😂.

[@tharsthat]

@@ToniaElkins It is no joke here. When I was an apprentice I was walking around in a daze in the heat. My Boss was up me. "We have an apprentice that is going slow and stop!" I just turned on a tap at the corner of the house and lay in the mud. He was freaking out. The heat in North Queensland is no joke. I am glad I don't live in the Northern Territory.

[@raymondhardy8468]

Un I from Western Australia and ope is common word to say . To say sorry etc ope oops oopsie all used

[@ToniaElkins]

Yep same here. But in the states it’s only used in the Midwest for some reason lol

[@2112666123]

In Texas we say YES MAM

[@ToniaElkins]

Just about everyone in the USA says that

[@2112666123]

@@ToniaElkins Yeah but a Texan sounds different and it’s sincere well at least with me it is ….

[@LikkieAU]

"Macca's" as a nickname for McDonalds is not quite the same as "Mickey D's". "Mickey D's" is a specific nickname only for McDonalds whereas "Macca" is nickname we would give to anyone who's name starts with Mac/Mc. For example: "Did ya see Macca carryin' on like pork chop before? F*ck me dead, what an idiot!" "Get a load of Macca's new car. Sweet!"

[@AUmica01]

they think the mc in surnames are pronounced mic, when they are pronounced mac

[@markflint2629]

Mad as acut snake ie ANGRY not crazy, again incorrect

[@2112666123]

How bout WOMEN can’t live with them can’t live with them “” haaa

[@ToniaElkins]

That goes the same for men lol

[@2112666123]

@@ToniaElkins Think we said it first

[@practicalnottactical]

William Buckley was a convict in the early colonies that escaped and lived with a local Aboriginal tribe for 32 years before reemerging and being pardoned. He had been given up for dead in the Australian bush, so the full saying was that "your chances are Buckleys and none", meaning no chance or almost no chance of it happening, just like Buckleys expected survival.

[@tacitdionysus3220]

There are some other later stories connected to the saying. The saying may have become more popularised due to an early department store in Melbourne called 'Buckley and Nunn' (or 'Buckley's' for short). Some sources suggest they used a slogan something like, "you've only got two chances of getting a better deal; Buckleys and None".

[@ugetsu2093]

@@tacitdionysus3220 I think this is the actual origin. The link with William Buckley is a nice story but a romanticised notion.

[@tacitdionysus3220]

@@ugetsu2093 Yes, I suspect that is so. The 'history of history' is often quite interesting.

[@ugetsu2093]

There are variants of ‘Fuck me dead!’: ‘Fuck me rigid!’, ‘Root me rigid!’ & many more. In Australia ‘root’ is a synonym for ‘fuck’ (origin: just say ‘rut’ with a Scots accent and you have it).

[@tacitdionysus3220]

@@ugetsu2093 I knew an older guy whose favorite exclamation was "Well, bugger me gently!"

[@rossprentice4975]

Donald Trump = mad as a cut snake (great example)

[@mattham3850]

Technically Buckley's Chance doesn't mean no chance it means almost no chance at all - the full saying is "You have 2 chances, Buckley's & None"- which is usually just shortend down to "Buckley"s & None" - so if someone asks you friday afternoon what the chance is of you finishing your work load before the weekend the usual reply is "Buckley's & None"

[@ToniaElkins]

Ah ok! I actually love this one 😂 My chances of being able to afford a trip to Australia, Buckleys & none lol. Did I use it right?

[@mattham3850]

@@ToniaElkins Nailed it 👌

[@neilt6480]

Personally, I ascribe to the theory of the Melbourne drapery "Buckley's & Nunn" for the origin. I almost never hear anyone use the complete phrase, tho.

[@jenniferdavenport6239]

Yes I do agree. Buckleys & Nunn was a large department store in Bourke St Melbourne for many years. Next door to Myer.

[@cathymoss6400]

​@@neilt6480except its known the expression pre-dates the store. It refers to convict William Buckley and his escape attempt

[@JustIn-mu3nl]

She keeps saying you wouldn't hear it in the corporate/professional setting, you most certainly will.

[@mithrasrevisited4873]

Pork chops spit and spat when being cooked. They make a fuss.

[@ToniaElkins]

Oh wow that makes sense! Lol

[@Dr_KAP]

It’s actually from the full version “like a pork chop in a synagogue”

[@ricklorimer9984]

@@Dr_KAP no it's not. Pork chop on a barbecue is the full version. As popular as a pork chop in a synagogue has a completely different meaning. Pork chops don't carry on in a synagogue. They sure as hell do an a barbie.

[@Dr_KAP]

@@ricklorimer9984 lol

[@tacitdionysus3220]

'Mad as a cut snake' refers to the behaviour of a snake that has been chopped with a hoe or the edge of a shovel (illegal as they are protected species). The snake will gyrate and twist itself violently, as if extremely angry - Hence "as mad as a cut snake'.

[@peterireland4344]

Yep. Don't try to kill sneks. It's dangerous and counterproductive.

[@marcdaniels3350]

Carrying on like a pork chop...the full saying came from "carrying on like a pork chop in a synagogue"

[@gezzac100]

A lizard who lives in desert areas would drink real quick when they come across water.

[@tacitdionysus3220]

Has she covered previously what a guy being called a 'wombat' means? It's an obscure but delightful play on words.

[@practicalnottactical]

Like most colloquial slang, its sometimes an evolution of a couple different sayings. Flat out like a lizard drinking is both a metaphor and a combination of another saying. A lizard already has short legs so when its drinking it's going to be even flatter on the ground which exaggerates the saying. But Australians also use the term "flat to the floor", meaning the accelerator pedal in a car when going as fast as possible. So being "flat out" means being really busy, and "flat out like a lizard drinking" is just a humorous way of exaggerating just how busy.

[@ToniaElkins]

We use flat out in a few different ways. Ones like an emphasis phrase, “He flat out lied to me”. “They flat out refused us” Or ones like an adjective meaning more like maximum effort which I don’t think I’ve ever used it it that last way. We also drop the “out” and just say I’m flat broke. Those are some of the common once’s I hear around here.

[@dutchroll]

"Flat out like a lizard drinking" - is all explained by the tongue movement and if you Google "lizard drinking" it'll pop up several videos showing this. According to the Australian National University this phrase was first recorded back in the 1930s. "Buckley's" - this originated from the true story of an escaped English convict named William Buckley. He escaped in 1803 and fled into the Australian bush, befriending local aboriginal tribes in the process. He surrendered to authorities three decades later. Surviving in the Australian bush alone as a white man among aboriginal tribes back then was thought to be nigh impossible. This is used in various forms like "Buckley's", or "you've got Buckley's", or "there's Buckey's chance of that", or "you have two chances - Buckley's and none". All meaning little or no chance. "We're not here to f...k spiders" (we're not here to waste time, let's get a move on) I don't think anyone truly knows where that came from!

[@ToniaElkins]

It probably came from some Aussie seeing one of those spiders the size of your head and said what are we waiting for let’s get out of here Hahaha j/k. It’s a great one! Definitely one of my favs Ive heard!

[@summersoldier1003]

were not here to f*ck spider has to go as far back as vietnam as my dad used to say it and he said he got it from australian troops.

[@markflint2629]

Refers to the lizards tongue moving fast NOT it's walking pace, maybe get an Australian to explain these correctly

[@65damdamdam]

Yeah. Everyone knows it now because Margot Robbie said it on tv and it gets repeated constantly since.

[@mitchellbeston1033]

Australians love shortening words and throwing a vowel on the end, hence Maccas, arvo, bottleo, etc

[@FarnarkleKing]

You should try and find a KZbin on Australians nicknames. Anyone with red hair will nearly be always called, Bluey

[@hardyakka6200]

Some Austtalian lizards do lay in water to drink some absorb the water through their skin.

[@2112666123]

I like YEAH I REMEMBER MY FIRST BEER 🍺 “””

[@Baskerville22]

What a 'sook' Cody is...

[@gregoryparnell2775]

I say Ope all the time I have never been out of Australia.

[@ToniaElkins]

Lol you’d fit right in here

[@DavidPola1961]

Kaitlyn lives near me i have seen her in Blacktown at the railway station , she has only been here a few years and unless your around the older generation you won't hear the old ones . Buckley was an escaped convict in the early days ,so where do you escape to nowhere so your got Buckley's chance . Lots of McDonalds just have the big "MACCAS" sign spelt that way . One for our Government " Could Not Organize A Root In A Brothel "

[@ToniaElkins]

Hahaha I DO understand A root in a brothel!!! 😂 I didn’t know your signs said Maccas too tho. That’s cool!

[@stuarthancock571]

I’m Australian and I’ve never used or heard the f?ck spiders phrase. Must be a Sydney thing. I

[@crow7505]

Nah I've heard it in Qld NSW and WA

[@firebrand2619]

I’ve heard it before heaps of times

[@neilt6480]

@@crow7505 Sandgroper who never heard this except when I worked a couple of years in Sydney. Ofc I'm an office type, so...

[@ricklorimer9984]

@@neilt6480 It originated in the 70's among the SAS, who are based in WA. Surprised you haven't heard it.

[@neilt6480]

@@ricklorimer9984 Me too, then. My local in the 70s was frequented by SAS troops, I had a cousin and a mate in the regiment in the 80s, and still never heard it.