Anyone from australia? how does ooroo mean goodbye?

[frizzlefry]

I know it's probably bush language, but i'm just curious. It doesn't make any sense to me.

Any other strange slang from other countries? Like crikey or ah heck.

 

[Scouzer]

Eh
Yo
wazzah
shibby
can (toilet)
sh!thouse (toilet)


Some retarded things we say...

 

[frizzlefry]

dude... those aren't that weird. something better?

 

[gopunk]

we you can eh and yo too

 

[eakers]

bus stop.
wet day.
shes there.
i say.
please share my umbrella.

 

[frizzlefry]

Originally posted by: eakers
bus stop.
wet day.
shes there.
i say.
please share my umbrella.

eak dah kat!

 

[AndyHui]

It's more "hooroo" rather than "ooroo". Yes, it does mean goodbye.

There are lots of other odd things that we say (or at least non-Australians find odd), such as "tracky dacks" (sweat pants).

Don't ever say SUV, or Sports Utility Vehicle, to an Australian. You'll get a blank look, because we have no idea what it is. Say "four wheel drive" and we will understand.

We don't throw shrimps on the barbie....it's prawn.

 

I watched some prawn last night with my girl

 

[Placer14]

Originally posted by: Roger
I watched some prawn last night with my girl

lol....
Another interesting thing...

Mate in austrailian is more or less "friend" as far as us "Yanks" are concerned.
But Friend there, is basically a "lover" or "Significant other".....a Mate if you will.

Did i get that right?

 

[DJSnairdA]

Originally posted by: Placer14

Originally posted by: Roger
I watched some prawn last night with my girl

lol....
Another interesting thing...

Mate in austrailian is more or less "friend" as far as us "Yanks" are concerned.
But Friend there, is basically a "lover" or "Significant other".....a Mate if you will.

Did i get that right?

Nah a Mate is like a "peer".. it's also just a common way to greet someone... "how's it going mate?"

And a friend is exactly what a friend is in america

 

[ObiDon]

how does ooroo mean goodbye?

I thought that meant "WTF?!?" in Tim "The Toolman" Taylor-ese.

 

[frizzlefry]

hehehe.... funny stuff i still want to find out the history behind ooroo though. i mean how the hell do you figure someone came up w/ that line?

 

[Harvey]

Originally posted by: Roger
I watched some prawn last night with my girl

Her name doesn't happen to be Barbie, does it?

I don't know why you say good bye. I say ooroo.
Ooroo, ooroo.
I don't know why you say good bye. I say ooroo.
(or something like that. )

The Beatles

 

[Placer14]

Originally posted by: DJSnairdA

Originally posted by: Placer14

Originally posted by: Roger
I watched some prawn last night with my girl

lol....
Another interesting thing...

Mate in austrailian is more or less "friend" as far as us "Yanks" are concerned.
But Friend there, is basically a "lover" or "Significant other".....a Mate if you will.

Did i get that right?

Nah a Mate is like a "peer".. it's also just a common way to greet someone... "how's it going mate?"

And a friend is exactly what a friend is in america

Oh, I had a girlfriend fresh from Australia who said that...maybe she's a fink!!!

 

Oh, you are just a ball of laughs Harvey

 

[ndee]

chuchichästli

 

[leyleinoz]

Ooroo is vintage Ozspeak for 'bye for now or see you later between friends or family - never for a formal goodbye, it's much more a throwaway said as you are actually moving off. You rarely hear it anymore except perhaps from an old bushman or from his grand daughter. A good word for signing off an email.

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