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[tiffles]

thats a very good australiana lesson. wonderful. next lesson....bogan.

 

[T-bone]

here's a definition from wikipedia:
"Yobbo (Yob for short, 'boy' spelt backwards) is a slang term for an uncouth blue collar individual or thug."
here's a better one from an aussie site:

"A yobbo is simply yob (boy spelt backwards) with the standard Australian -o extension added to it. Yob is an english word, but the Australian meaning is slightly different to the English one. In English English, yob is about equivalent to hoon. Yobs break into houses, they mug you. That sort of thing. In Australia, yobs, or yobbos, predominately are beer swilling, potbellied Australians who swear while watching sport on the telly with their mates. The typical norm sort of character.

It isn't even necessarily a bad thing - the term can be used affectionately."

so there we go...

Perfect. That's the exact look I was going for with my holloween costume. Thanks for the cultural exchange.

 

[Moondog]

I made the move from Brooklyn, NY, to New Jersey myself many, many years ago - completely skipped the whole "Staten Island" step...I try to avoid Staten Island - just me...

I'm also from Brooklyn
. . . top of the food chain Ant.

 

[AnthonyD]

 

[bovinehost]

Where I grew up, 'brogan' are shoes. Utilitarian working shoes, more like boots, actually.

So - in Oz?