Young Wedge-tailed Eagle (Photo by Narca)
The Australian language is hauntingly like–and unlike–its American counterpart. We immediately begin to play with the slang. If you happen to drive past a wedgie (Wedge-tailed Eagle) or a tree full of cockies, just chuck a U-ey, mate, and you'll be right. We must have chucked hundreds of U-eys. Then one night at a little restaurant in Musgrave, the TV announcer in the background mentions that some ball player had "chucked a sickie." Jim investigates: the player had taken a day of sick leave! That must have caused some of his fans to "crack a mental" or "throw a wobbly!"
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You would normally say that you had "chucked a sickie", rather than hung a sickie. I have never heard that usage. You do however either hang or chuck a U-ey. The other terms are correct.
ReplyDeleteIndeed you're right. I'll chuck an edit and fix it! Thanks.
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