Russell Crowe Teaches You Australian & New Zealand Slang | Vanity Fair

Russell Crowe tests his knowledge of Aussie and Kiwi slang. From "bugger all" to "jandals," the Australian New Zealander takes you through some "sweet as" phrases from down under.
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[@NZReapR]

His explanation of “chur”, proves how unkiwi he is.

[@sonnykalua8297]

lol

[@angusbodle1054]

made me cringe

[@NZReapR]

Thank god the aussies adored him 🤣🤣🤣. And devo, isn’t that like a pedo or racist? Or is that English slang.

[@cloudydaez]

Jason NZ he’s been in Oz too long. Best thing he did was leave NZ and maybe Gladiator....yeah nah 😂😂

[@thekrrib]

@@NZReapR devo is short for devastated. I think you are thinking short for deviant (as in perv aka pervert) but, nah. That's pronounced deevo, as in "he's a bit of a deevo" I've only ever heard that one used in NZ, never heard it used in Oz. Plus Deevo is pretty uncommon (I haven't heard it for about 20years) but devo is very common in Australia, today (2020). Devo, not to be confused with defo, which is short for definitely.

[@super88trooper96]

I’m pretty sure most of the people watching this video are Kiwi or Aussie and are just checking to see if he’s correct.

[@isaakvandaalen3899]

You're correct. New Zealand doesn't get noticed very often, and when it does it's usually alongside Aussie, so we like to make sure people are getting it right when they do see us.

[@loza9585]

Isaak van Daalen fully aye bro it’s funny seeing him explain our slang

[@wildhunt7044]

@@isaakvandaalen3899 yeah nah bro, just doin sum sciencific research in lingo aye !!

[@magdalena_dewinter]

correct

[@lindamackinlay7108]

Yup

[@jillmortlock8439]

When my parents first moved to NZ in the sixties they were invited to the new neighbours and were asked to bring a plate. They thought it a bit strange but they took a plate. Just the plate. Empty. No food. They learnt fast.

[@christopherelworthy9640]

@LftHvyLftFst fair play to him🖖

[@christopherelworthy9640]

That's happened to a few of our 'imports'😊. Always good for future dinner party and barbecue events. A story that just keeps giving😄

[@colinmackenzie6277]

😅🤣😂

[@premanadi]

It makes more sense than the American "pot luck." Now that's a bizarre expression.

[@nasimpourianfar6750]

Haha it happened to me too..and didn't know

[@tobiojr]

I wish he said "Knackered means you are rooted" just to confuse foreigners even more

[@dxbmick]

Like: "I feel like Kangaroo Ted's brother!" When you are knackered. Oh. By the way his brother is Roo.

[@AthenaGoddess]

I'm surprised he missed the most Kiwi of slang: 'Yea nah'.

[@dxbmick]

Just like WA folk. You know, like Aussie Man Reviews.

[@maieldmik5233]

Yeah nah, you sure?

[@ozzihaka]

True Dat

[@mikehendry34]

eh?

[@nathanthomas8184]

Or Choice, WTF , & FOIB fk of I'm busy

[@honeybadger7002]

When New Zealanders and Australian's are talking together in their shared slang, while amongst other cultures, its referred to by some of those cultures as "They are speaking ANZAC".

[@Dohyden2]

Aww that's cute, I like that. And it's always good to remember the ANZACs

[@NiTeHaWKnz]

Actually, ANZAC would have been a good one for him to explain since it's only relevant to AU and NZ

[@jesteris25]

probably because of the ANAZC's we share a lot of slang

[@juzzybot3455]

I have never ever heard that before. Speaking ANZAC? What?

[@NiTeHaWKnz]

@@juzzybot3455 ANZAC = Australia New Zealand Army Corpe. Kiwi and Aussie troops deployed to Gillipoly (I know I spelt it wrong) during WW1

[@DaisyHaize]

Everyone is grilling him because he butchered ‘chur’ ... well he isn’t exactly young or probably lived in NZ for awhile.

[@hoanibruv9633]

you don’t have to be young to know what chur is, you have to be kiwi

[@das0ul177]

Kefe dat splehh fax

[@waioracrofts4121]

Chur is a really old saying bro

[@jackrodgers7016]

Kefe dat splehh facts

[@josephstalin2138]

@@waioracrofts4121 used by crackheads

[@GetOutsideYourself]

Qantas should broadcast this shortly before arrival on all flights to the continent.

[@colin3674]

that’s a brilliant airline ad campaign

[@juliaconnell]

Umm yeah *and* Air New Zealand- these terms apply to BOTH countries!

[@gardengnome3249]

No let's keep it to ourselves and keep the mystique going.

[@justthink5854]

they will now be forever shut down for "safety"!

[@boboften9952]

Queensland And Northern Territory Air Services Filed For Bankruptcy .

[@RasmusEklund]

I like how Russell Crowe has kinda settled into a little ”rambling Old man” vibe

[@lizhull8129]

Get fit Russell we miss you at the flicks. Stop drinking loose weight. Love watching Gladiator and Robin Hood both of course directed by the great Ridley Scott. Take care of yourself.

[@olgalukyanovich8757]

He's definitely got the old man voice perfected

[@lone982]

Up yourself doesn't mean confident in Australia. It means thinking that you are better or more important than others.

[@seang3019]

I think he was fibbing because he's up himself.

[@dxbmick]

@@seang3019 Tellin a Furphy!

[@bigpapadrew]

the correct term is fucken wanker :D

[@seang3019]

@@bigpapadrew Are you saying he gives you the shits?

[@bigpapadrew]

no... quite.... not really... no....

[@Dohyden2]

The booze bus isn't just a cop car, often they are using an actual bus to move testing equipment and staff and of course a place to hold drunk drivers. These buses are basically mobile road blocks with safety gear like traffic cones in their cargo bay allowing officers to carry out mass testing on problematic stretches of road or parts of the city.

[@Flying_GC]

@chris easly in NZ that's a party bus

[@MajesticDemonLord]

Funny Story on one of the terms: When we moved to NZ - we were invited round and got asked to "Bring a Plate" - to which we thought (although a bit odd) that clearly the hosts were worried about having enough Dinnerware for all their guests and so we obligingly brought round a stack of Dinner plates.... Yeah.... Everyone had a good laugh at our expense on that one....

[@Wananga4]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂

[@denisegore1884]

I know someone who not only brought plates but cutlery too. Russell wasn't clear that the plate you bring to a "do" should have food on it.

[@TheAmtwhite]

Sounds like a Canadian “Potluck”. Everyone brings food to share.

[@fionafrazer8820]

@@TheAmtwhite I did the same thing when I first moved to Canada - had never heard "bring a plate" before, and just thought the hosts didn't have enough dinnerware. Took an empty plate - never lived it down. Potluck I would have understood! But, "bring a plate" - needs explanation!

[@banjopete]

MajesticDemonLord , you’re that thick and we let you in?.........jeeeeeeez.

[@matthewsmith6057]

His deadpan explanation of the origins of the phrase "Budgie Smuggler" is surprisingly informative and riotously funny. 06:08

[@deBebbler]

Agreed. It had me rolling with laughter.

[@iandalziel7405]

Ex Aussie PM Tony Abbott is a fine proponent - google images will supply

[@Bicketybam68]

@@iandalziel7405 It's a good example of what he described, but _nobody_ wants to have that image scarred into their brains.

[@klyvemurray]

@@Bicketybam68 Word!!

[@sporkybutterz]

Won't look at budgies the same way again!

[@____4bon4____]

I canNOT believe he brought up “crack a fat” 😂😂😂😂

[@AO-dg8pf]

Yeah...I always thought it was a 'Fatty' Vautin thing.

[@chillytoes337]

And now it's "gettin' a chubby" LMAO

[@luuu8871]

A Crack a fat in his Budgie Smuggler lol

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

my favourite use of this is in Peter Jackson's "Meet The Feebles", an hilarious film which will test the stamina of even the most devoted fan - it is THAT offensive lol

[@Bicketybam68]

@@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494 "I was just about to pop my cookies!" :D

[@PuRpLePoNcHo]

Taika Waititi would've explained these better lol Russell, what the heck is chuurrrrrrrr

[@musicmad67]

Nah I reckon Taita Waititi would have said the complete opposite of what they really meant and no one would say 'that's bull' ....we'd all just laugh because it'd be really funny 😂

[@PuRpLePoNcHo]

@@musicmad67 come to think of it, yeah hard. But kiwis would know what he's on about lol

[@musicmad67]

@@PuRpLePoNcHo Yep only kiwis 😂

[@KKINGDARX]

Waaay beettaa

[@PuRpLePoNcHo]

@Fire & Brimstone lol not how Russell did it

[@hannahjordan9833]

I'm an Aussie, and I've never been so aware how messed up our vernacular is. I once had a foreign-born coworker ask me to explain a colloquialism, only to have me describe it in another colloquialism.

[@OkinInc]

😂😂😂

[@Bicketybam68]

My mates and I once had a confusing conversation with some American girls in a pub over a certain word that we both used differently. It certainly didn't help that we were all very very drunk at the time. We said we were "pissed" and they kept saying "who are you pissed at and why?" That conversation went around and around in circles for far too long.

[@pjmasks7185]

Same my Malaysian coworker asked me what cool bananas meant. And when I told her she was like but why? I was like I don't know 🤣

[@hannahjordan9833]

@RaoulDuke6666 Sorry? I couldn't hear you over the sound of the sheep

[@ngarinotetana2605]

"Yeah nah means Nah yeah" "Wait...."

[@iv0rysh0es39]

Ron Swanson and Russell Crowe both have very unexpected giggles for their deep voices.

[@Shilo-fc3xm]

Nah, he's wearing Budgie Smugglers.

[@j_edwards6075]

@@Shilo-fc3xm *Thongs, if you get my drift....

[@lynnevoyle]

Russell is showing his age lol. The great kiwi Bach is now most likely a million dollar house now.

[@tiggywinkle5630]

Lol, especially if it's a water front "bach."

[@remmerjayrabbit1245]

@@tiggywinkle5630 in Oz we'd call it a shack!

[@russellcrowe2746]

Thank you Lynne for following me and all your kind support and love. Do hope you like my movies.

[@brewsyyg]

Was in a pub with kiwis (which I am) and Aussies having a light hearted debate if Russell was a New Zealander (his birth place)or Australian( where he has spent most of his life) neither side wanted to claim him.

[@hakaboy6924]

He’s a relative of mine and we barely claim him.

[@ProuvaireJean]

It depends on whether he's winning Oscars, or throwing phones at hotel clerks.

[@hakaboy6924]

Jean Prouvaire nah, kiwis think he’s to Aussie and most aussies I know think he is to kiwi.

[@deaddoll1361]

@@hakaboy6924 What a shame. His brother Martin was a champion cricketer, you Kiwis sure are a fickle mob.

[@hakaboy6924]

Dead Doll cousin

[@sendapez]

He needs to lend his voice to more animated movies.

[@sillyrabbitmkh8526]

This is so fun!! With his voice and descriptions, I just can’t get enough. I love this♥️♥️♥️

[@AmazingPhilippines1]

I have several Aussie and Kiwi friends here in the Philippines so I will have to watch this again and write some of these down. Thank you.

[@0321Cameron]

His voice is so soothing...I have to watch again to actually listen to what he said :)

[@lisamelroy2855]

I thought the same thing - very mellifluous!

[@SomeRandomPerson]

Bring a plate - the bit most foreigners don't understand is that it means to bring a plate of food to share, not just the plate itself. Think US-Style Pot Luck. It's a social invitation, where the host(s) are mainly providing the venue rather than all the food/drink/etc. An invitation might be "We're having a BBQ this weekend, you and the kids are invited. We'll have some steaks. Sausages and soft drink for kids. Bring a plate and whatever you like to drink. " This means you are invited, and expected that if you come you will bring: - A plate/platter/bowl of food to share (such as a salad, appetisers, etc) - enough at least to feed the group you're bringing, but it's generally expected that you will also share (and in return have some of whatever else was brought) - If you have any particular dietary requirements then you should bring that too. Given its a barbecue ideally something that can be grilled (barbecued) although not required. - your own drinks for yourself and whomever else you are bringing.

[@karlweaver4144]

In the upper Mid-West it is a hotdish vs a potluck. Though a hotdish is also a specific casserole that has a starch (traditional tater tots), a meat and can or frozen veg.

[@firefalcon9368]

yes bring a plate is typically called pot luck or a pitch in dinner. everyone brings a dish of whatever they want and you all get this variety of things. typically there are many duplicates of teh same item. Corn, beans and potatoes are typical repeat items

[@midnitesubaru]

I really dont know or care why Vanity Fair does the slang thing but i like to see my favorite actors be themselves .

[@chrispatmore8944]

He missed out bludger, which has nothing to with wizard sports events. It's a freeloader, or sometimes a lazy person. It can also be used as a verb, as in, "Can I bludge a smoke", meaning, "Can I have a cigarette". Or it can be used in "Can I bludge a lift" meaning, "Could you take me somewhere in your car".

[@denisegore1884]

Bludging is mooching in America.

[@seang3019]

'Can I bludge a durry?'

[@karenboromeo5752]

Theres loads he missed out but he'd be there for over an hour lol😁😄😃if he said them all. "Full as a boot/ he missed out on etc...

[@seang3019]

@@karenboromeo5752 my Dad used to say full as a goog or full as a bull's bum going up a hill.

[@seang3019]

Although not necessarily negative but merely chastising as in : ya bloody bludger.

[@dalebakerwhitehead682]

I’m an American that’s lived in Australia for 13 years. And it shocks me how many phrases I was struggling to find the American equivalent to. Great job Russell!

[@russellcrowe2746]

You are welcome honey. Thanks for being my fan. Hope you are doing great today.

[@donnam.6539]

I grew up in the middle of Massachusetts in the 60s and we used the word thongs for flip-flops, too.

[@jackw6847]

We called flip flops thongs around 25 years ago in the pacific northwest as well.

[@bekabeka71]

Exactly they don’t have any more different words than Irish

[@houseis]

In New Zealand we call them jandals. Apparently short for japanese sandal but I doubt the veracity of that origin story

[@whitehorse1959]

@@houseis - I always thought it was Jewish Sandals (Jandals) because they are the cheapest form of sandal.

[@josiahfresnel9217]

How unique

[@iandennison4716]

A funny one I read was an Australian Surgeon in the USA, asking if she could "nurse" the baby of the family she was staying with. Now to ANZACs, that means "hold them and possibly cuddle them" but to Americans it usually means "breast feeding".

[@jenniferbush8417]

I could listen to him explain something all day. Anything. He could be explaining how a toilet works and I'd be entranced.

[@rivolinho]

You crackin a fat for him

[@anniestanford-rossini647]

Toilet?...or should we refer to it as " Dunny"? ....or thunderbox? Lol

[@tracik1277]

The phone book. Unquote.

[@deborahsmith7551]

I remember a rello when asked to "bring a plate" said she was happy to lend the hostess all her plates and anything else she needed for the dinner.

[@rebeccamcnutt5142]

😂

[@questfortruth665]

I remember spending an evening with a couple of Aussies who'd just come over and they had a MILLION phrases for all kinds of things! I don't know that I've ever laughed so much, but, of course, I can't remember ONE of them now! This was before smart phones and you tube! When they were in full mode, I couldn't understand a word they were saying! Nothing made any sense! Funny stuff!

[@dxbmick]

Over where?

[@bigpapadrew]

your comment is useless

[@questfortruth665]

@@bigpapadrew But YOU READ IT!

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

@@questfortruth665 don't listen to that bloke - he's obviously pretty up himself in its true sense - not "confident', but cheers Russell - nice one there

[@zylk8476]

I needed this today, Thank you!

[@jonathanpoole5316]

"Hey mate, aren't you supposed to be shearing them?". "I'm not shearing them with anybody!"

[@chandrastar5939]

Sharing

[@jesteris25]

@@chandrastar5939 think New Zealand Accent

[@jandal8905]

@@jesteris25 "Shearing" and "sharing" have the same pronunciation in NZ English, as do "mayor" and "mare".

[@whatshisname3304]

This could be two men shearing sheep, one does not like to shear sheep with others. oh sheet thets what they maint in the first place. sorry mate..

[@tanioraaura1274]

Geezes cryst! yelling! HEY WALLY Yah Sheep shagger. Share the bloody thing baha ha ha Geezes Blimmin lambdrover.

[@peterbonham5540]

I can just imagine him and Sam Neill discussing the best slang over a beer

[@betrisherninox2865]

Ahhhhh! Our Russ at his very best! What an admirable ambassador for all things Antipodean. Still fangirling over him in 'Master and Commander'.

[@CruzR1111]

I love that he threw in that story about Nicole Kidman saying to Lenno “crack a fat”. 🤣

[@andrewimms7676]

Rose Cruz to be fair Leno probably did

[@CruzR1111]

😂

[@russellcrowe2746]

Thanks for your comments. I appreciate your supports and love. Hope you like my movies.

[@JotunBoss]

Russell Crowe be out here looking like John Goodman and Arthur Morgan’s love child.

[@PetroicaRodinogaster264]

JotunBoss I thought he had no top teeth until 3:45

[@apollion888]

Russ is as fat as I was, wanna know how I licked it? Fasting every Tuesday

[@marigeobrien]

Shocker. He's a real person. Like you or me.

[@Roxy-ch4gv]

He is a hottie

[@pdxdragon7479]

"Thong" was foot ware in America until probably the 80's. I remember being surprised by the new definition.

[@chillytoes337]

That's because around the 80's in America a thong became undies/underwear, or butt floss as some women used to call them LOL!

[@keilac77]

Aww I love Russell’s giggle 😂 loved the video, it was very informative

[@huepix]

Munted (badly damaged) Cumagutza (hubris, failing spectacularly). Just a note on jandals. Contraction for Japanese sandals

[@joshinthecity]

"munted" is one of the greatest words in (or not in) the English language.

[@benjigray8690]

There is a little known WW2 book called "the life and times of a Kamikaze Pilot" by Watch me cummagutza.

[@huepix]

@@joshinthecity 100%!

[@huepix]

@@benjigray8690 I want to produce a Japanese game show where people run a gauntlet and when they fail the crowd goes Kumagutzah!

[@benjigray8690]

@@huepix The show should be a big success, 'specially if the contestants are required to do away with the ceremonial rice wine, and have a half a 40 Oz. of Bundy aforehand. the word "maggotted" springs to mind.

[@duffysullivan2794]

"Bring a plate" is "Pot luck" in my part of USA.

[@MsChitterchat]

Duffy Sullivan They say pot luck too in NZ.

[@stevethecountrycook1227]

same for me.

[@thiskiwigal]

Bring a plate usually indicates fingerfoods. But if we say Pot Luck Dinner then that opens it up a bit more to hot food - in a pot, or finger food.

[@suehowie152]

Bring a plate and pot luck are different here in NZ..

[@rachelobrien4181]

We use it in New Zealand too, they're interchangeable.

[@ricorofficial]

Love this guy. Great person and great actor. Doesn't get better than that.

[@tepidtuna7450]

I've seen a few of these, but I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed this one. Thank you Mr. Crowe.

[@evanwilliams207]

Makin movies makin songs and fightin round the world!

[@waywardmind]

C'mon, Tuggah! It's toime fo' fightin'!

[@OrangeTabbyCat]

That "joke" is sooooo old it makes me yawn

[@juangringo8811]

OrangeTabbyCat Ya wanna foight about it ya bogan?

[@Jayyy667]

Tugga me mate, Oi Tugga!

[@potaka79]

99.9% of what Russell said is shared across both countries. He did butcher 'Chur' though...

[@Dohyden2]

I'm a New Zealander. I always thought of "Chur" as "Cheers" so to me it means "Thanks". You hand a mate a drink and he goes "Chur Bro"

[@athorpe1937]

Can be used in the way he mentions but more often in the way youve explained.

[@juzzybot3455]

You're right it's used all the time as thanks, and also as a greeting to say hi or bye to someone.

[@maieldmik5233]

Same mate.just a lazy way of sayin cheers!!

[@chaquisa1]

@@maieldmik5233 You are all wrong Read my comments !

[@maieldmik5233]

@@chaquisa1 ok.but I don't see any of your comments

[@tarynhansen3262]

Love his voice, the tone is so calming.

[@russellcrowe2746]

Oh i feel so flattered. You are so sweet. Thanks honey for your comments. Hope you like my movies.

[@JaxDaHax1]

I'm not even Kiwi and I know chur means cheers "Chur bro"

[@King-qk7rb]

Alot more than cheers

[@gbenz4174]

@@King-qk7rb Definitely! Depends on the situation.

[@caitlin2009]

Chur means hello,thank you, goodbye it all depends on the context hahahah

[@charlieh4640]

@@caitlin2009 wrong

[@gbenz4174]

@@caitlin2009 Exactly!

[@DiscoFang]

Chur does NOT mean "sure"! It's a derivation or adaptation of "cheers" to mean Hi, Good-bye, That's Great. .. "Chur Bro".

[@MsBAustralia]

Chur that Bro!

[@robinhodgkinson]

Yeah that ones a bit new for our old mate Russel

[@nathenbosher1067]

Please never say churr that bro

[@AO-dg8pf]

@@robinhodgkinson Its been around since the mid-to-late 1980's

[@boggisthecat]

caveman Versace ‘Disclaim’, presumably. Aussies are buggers for trying to claim any successful / famous New Zealanders. Crowe was claimed as an Aussie when he was doing well in the Hollywood milieu.

[@edidiongalbert1798]

Oh his voice🥰

[@russellcrowe2746]

Thank you for your compliments. Hope you like my movies

[@dusicafrancesko975]

Ta boja glasa,predivno za čuti i uživati. ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@allenjenkins7947]

Tinnie, tinny - a can of beer or a small aluminium boat. "Tossed down a few tinnies while we were out in the tinnie"

[@jaffa74]

“Tinny” in NZ is $20 worth of weed wrapped in tin foil or if you prefer Aluminium foil..

[@boboften9952]

Tiny Timmy Was Out In The Tinny . He Awoke And Pulled Out A Tinny , Lit It And Rowed The Tinny To Shore To Be Sure To Get Ashore Before Night Fall . LEO Saw Timmy Come Ashore , Arrested Him And Searched Him .

[@slamyourheadin9449]

Can I have some tinnys mate? Preferably skunky tins.

[@SlayTheDayBettan]

He is still lovely to listen to.

[@russellcrowe2746]

Thank you for your comments, support and love. Hope you are doing great.

[@annaomara7829]

I loved this and thought his explanations of our quirky sayings were bang on. “Bang on” on point...must I translate?

[@russellcrowe2746]

Thank you for following me and watching my movies. Hope you are doing great

[@graciemitchem7515]

I truly enjoyed watching this video. It is excellent and gave me quite a few chuckles. XD Ty

[@spir.tar.herc.129]

The way KJ Apa explained Chur was like "Good." He also said that it can be used in many different ways. His example was someone putting a yummy plate of food in front of him and saying Chur at the sight of it.

[@londonbeatz]

Chur bro

[@mafeenahemm3545]

Slang word: Butchered (both kiwi and Aussie) = what this guy did to the term Churrrr 🤦🏾‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️

[@russellcrowe2746]

Thank you for your supports and love. Do hope you like my movies.

[@robertregalado5662]

please do more Russell.

[@leoesposito8762]

Brilliantly explained Russell well done 👏👏

[@mightbeLara]

He’s one of my favorite actors!! Much love from Palestine 🇵🇸❤️ My parents are big fans btw

[@DipityS]

Mr Crowe is ageing very nicely.

[@lechatel]

Certainly doing the ageing part.

[@luuu8871]

aging *

[@charmonetnel]

This is one of my faves!

[@russellcrowe2746]

Thanks for your comments i appreciate your supports and love keep it up honey. ❤

[@TheGarlandofgrace]

Love it! Good on you mate! Goin’ for gold on this one ! Iconic.

[@geensjc]

Bro he carked that CHUR pronunciation and explanation 😂 and how did he forget to mention HARDOUT

[@nadebaum]

Love it! I thought it was very well done. My favourite is a word that has no medical equivalent in any language other than in Australia. The word is 'crook'. I heard a specialist in rheumatology talking about this word and how difficult it was to explain it to overseas medicos. But he loved it. Not really ill but not well either. 'A bit crook.' Feeling a bit off colour. 'Real crook' is starting to get serious but still not seriously ill. 'Crook as Rookwood' is more than serious as Rookwood is a cemetery in Sydney so crook as Rookwood is the same as being dead. 'It's crook' can apply to any deal business situation meaning it's not going well and may be headed for bankruptcy or may mean the principals have lost their way their values or ethics as in 'The business was going well but it's crooknow' meaning that it's got big problems. The use of crook has nothing to do with criminals. He is a crook is a global usage of the word to denote a thief hence the confusion with the Aussie concept of crook. Nothing to do with being a crook but that said a crook might be a bit crook if he is unwell.

[@chaquisa1]

@votejj Every day word when i was growing up in NZ in the 50s,60 and so on haha

[@whateveritis3103]

Perfect explanation.

[@earlcollinviray280]

Ahhh good old Rookwood cemetery

[@RuthCrocker]

Excellent and entertaining explanation! You don’t think much about our little phrases until you have to explain them. I hadn’t heard of Crook as Rookwood. It’s pretty full already.

[@benjaminwharerau9735]

Bin that keeps things chilled

[@robboinnz]

You know a video is good when you find yourself just sitting there listening, not looking at the time, and then it's been over ten minutes...! Go Russel, excellent descriptions.

[@onnybody]

I always took "chur" to be a variant of "cheers", with a similar range for most meanings: "goodbye", "yes", "thanks", "roger". It's also very commonly used for "hello" as an acknowledgment only; i.e. the first person tilts the head back slightly or whatever, and the second person says "chur".

[@wormbaby666]

Yep! Mostly 'thanks'. :)

[@chandrastar5939]

Yh but it's also a superlative

[@Dohyden2]

@juntao11 We Kiwi's tend to shorten our vowels as part of your accent. so "fish and chips" become "f-sh n ch-ps" so "fu-sh n ch-ups" fush n chups and the same thing happened to cheers only It was pushed hard my Maori-New Zealand dialects.

[@wormbaby666]

@@Dohyden2 Yes! Very accurate! We have one of the 'laziest' accents, not contorting our mouths much. You can nail a pretty good kiwi accent, just by omitting all the vowels! :'D

[@onnybody]

@@chandrastar5939 Yes, quite right, it can also mean "amazing", as in "chuuuuuur".

[@danMRB]

I love how some of these cross over with British slang too!

[@mollygoodwin6670]

Of course, since we are part of the commonwealth too 💁🏻‍♀️ most Aussie slang and sayings are the same as in the UK

[@michelleflood8220]

Well not surprising given we were settled by English settlers firstly .

[@shaggjones4854]

@@michelleflood8220 lol settled by English ''settlers'' they were convicts

[@OMFGEazy]

@@shaggjones4854 1/3 of them were sure.

[@hardtohandleweddingbandent8653]

@@shaggjones4854 NZ wasn't a penal colony.

[@teresafoster5818]

I just love his voice it is so rich I could listen to him for hours. One of the Great Actors of this generation

[@mariegerhard8379]

Always nice to see and hear this man...always a fan

[@russellcrowe2746]

You are always welcome honey. Hope you like my movies.

[@russellcrowe2746]

What inspired you about me and how long have you been my fan

[@jackmeredith9849]

It's probably been mentioned already, but a Furphy means a lie/ tall tale/ ludicrous story. it doesn't mean mistake at 07:35

[@RealFarknMcCoy]

I've always heard it used as "mistake".

[@buttersd70]

@@RealFarknMcCoy never heard it in that meaning.....JM is close, but it means an unsubstantiated rumour. Modern US equivilent would be 'water cooler gossip'.....funnily enough, has the exact sampe meaning. J. Furphy and Sons manufactured water carts in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century....and farm hands (and later, during WW1, soldiers) would exchange gossip and rumours whilst replenishing their water supplies.

[@oscarweasley2618]

buttersd70 Dead right. Similar origin to the nautical term - scuttle butt.

[@Nicholas_Chen_]

His giggles can cure depression. So jolly.

[@pearljammm4093]

He is brilliant.. I could watch him talk for hours

[@legendarycostumeworks6958]

Oooohhhh that voice. I adore Russell Crowe

[@bentan1774]

Are you not entertained?

[@tomauvaa8835]

My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions and loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son. Husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.

[@karensinger1924]

Tom Auvaa ...”but not yet.” 😉

[@MsElijah16]

Maxxxxiiimmooouuus

[@sonnykalua8297]

@@tomauvaa8835 weird flex but ok

[@tomauvaa8835]

sonny kāluā99 haha lol

[@larrysclips]

that was so wholesome

[@wendicarroll1649]

Yes, I could listen to that voice all day....and night ❤️❤️❤️

[@russellcrowe2746]

Am so happy to hear that. Thanks for your comments you are so sweet. Hope you like my movies. ❤

[@tracik1277]

Join the queue.

[@kathrynbruchhauser1890]

Adorable little video, very informative.....Loved watching Russell get giggly over some of the phrases. My favorite has to be "Budgie Smuggler" because I've had lots of parakeets as pets and yes, a man's private inside a pair of Speedoes definitely matches the outline of a parakeet (Budgerigar in Aborigine Language, Budgie to Australians and those of us who love them !!) Thanks Mr Crowe, that was fun !!

[@russellcrowe2746]

You are welcome honey. Hope you are having great weekend

[@nikopro16]

I LOVE THIS GUY!

[@geoffrogerson9937]

Do you want him? He annoys most Aussies, so you’re welcome to him

[@nikopro16]

@@geoffrogerson9937 Ill take him send it !

[@sovereignspirit7640]

@@geoffrogerson9937 That's rubbish! Give it up already, how many have you dropped so far?

[@jacksongomez5116]

@@geoffrogerson9937 why? I thought he's a national hero? Big time movie star, Oscar winner? Why is he annoying?

[@tekannon7803]

Dear Mr Crowe, First, thank you for giving the world some of the best performances that modern cinema has produced. My favorite, or one of my favorites, of you, is in Master and Commander at the Far Side of the World. You have docked in Brazil, I believe, and you are tempted to stay over, but know you have to sail on. You see the island girl looking up at you, and look at her again, and then again. Every man in the world was in that place at some time in his life and regretted not staying one more night or whatever. What I would like to say is that I think a good career move for you would be to go back to the streets of LA, in an upgrade of your role in Usual Suspects. You need to get back to the lean and mean young Russel and do a thriller of all thrillers. Show us the space in your actor's mind you've been hiding away until now. Thanks for the slang. Be well -

[@gardengnome3249]

I have never seen Mr Crowe in any thing other than movies and they are better for him being in them. A very good actor I think. This was a very pleasant diversion and the comments have added to it. Thanks Poster.

[@bruceboatwright7488]

Wonderful actor and story teller. Great voice.

[@stephenduffy5406]

What’s the slang for “I want to do a sequel to Master and Commander”?

[@smythie27]

Drongo 😊

[@luketapara5506]

Mr Pullings! Mr Cutting! Starboard battery!

[@stephielulu9096]

You forgot No Worries! I know it's being said a lot in the UK now, but the first time I heard it was in Auz and NZ 25+ years ago. But hey, no worries ay?!😂

[@carokat1111]

I say that all the time!

[@douglasramsay8609]

It was interesting, I was in Xiamen, an asked someone to take a photo of us, and they responded with "no worries", so I knew that they had studied in Australia!

[@GabeWeymouth]

He is extremely good at that. Very clear and funny!

[@nancycurtis3230]

First thing that you have ever done that I have liked. I am surprised. Great video.👍

[@russellcrowe2746]

I am so happy you do. Hope you like my movies.

[@derry667dingo]

The Nicole Kidman story! Onya, Russ! Onya, Nic!

[@jesaminetehuia9098]

Cuz is a term we use for cousin, a relation. Like 'hey cuz'

[@King-qk7rb]

All close friends

[@maxinelouchis7272]

Fun and informal. Nice to see Russell being himself more or less .. thanks.

[@Bicketybam68]

I used to live in a suburb here in Brisbane (Qld Aus) called Mt Gravatt (which is a small mountain in the suburb which it is named after) and the slang term for that is "Mt Crack-a-fat"

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

I'm SO glad you brought that up - I'm also in Brissy and haven't heard this in ages, but it's local classic lol

[@roberttompkins9991]

He’s surprisingly well rounded and would’ve made a great teacher. Guess that’s how you develop when you make movies, singing songs and fighting round the world.

[@whitehorse1959]

Russell is physically 'well-rounded' now too. Haha.

[@Kwanglebeh]

Yes,pretending to be someone else all your life is so inspiring.

[@ckbear888]

Person 1: Saw my crush at the Accadacca concert the other night looking sweet as Person 2: Did you crack a fat? Person 1: Ohhhh yeeah

[@LilyWohlMezzo-Soprano]

Person 2: Churrrr

[@deaddoll1361]

my crush sure isn't a term used in Aussie.

[@pibly7784]

Always wanted to go to both of those places.

[@viking_zero]

quite a few of those slangs are also used in South Africa

[@sheilalarson8964]

The way he says, "mmmm" is also an Aussie thing.

[@UpEataakadaman]

“Chur” explanation was hilarious as a NZer listening to that

[@Bicketybam68]

Actually I would love him to give all the different examples of how the word "Mate" can also mean so many different things just by the way you say it. Happy to see you, Admiration, Questioning etc etc.

[@ericamacleod7245]

Can visualise Rusty taking up the ‘relay baton’ once our beloved Jack Thompson’s ‘number is up’. They both have a great ‘set of pipes’ for narrating. Their diction, timing & acting abilities are ‘spot on’. Jack & Rusty both look good with or without beards as well. Gotta love these dudes. They make Aussies & Kiwis proud 👍🏼💗🧔🎞🎥🎙🎬🎭👌🏼😎

[@russellcrowe2746]

You have spoken so well my dear. Thanks for following, all your kind support and love keep it up. Hope you enjoy my movies. ❤