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:: lexicon ::

The following is a list of all the Australian words and expressions that are used in The Luckiest. Australian English is a bit of a strange creature, and can be a little hard to understand if you're unfamiliar with it. Each word or expression is listed by the chapter it was first used in.

Chapter 1

carpark
parking lot
chicken salt
salt originally used as seasoning for rotisserie chicken, now used mainly as salt on hot chips
footpath
sidewalk, pavement
hot chips
French fries
jumper
sweater

Chapter 2

deadshit
an arsehole
footy
football (usually either rugby league, Australian rules football or rugby union)
give someone a bell
to call someone on the phone
nature strip
an area of grass beside a road or street, or between a footpath and a road/street
shout
to buy food or drink for another person
takeaway
takeout
texta
marker pen

Chapter 3

flat
apartment
rock up
to arrive somewhere
triple-zero
the Australian emergency number, 000

Chapter 4

biro
ballpoint pen
chuck a U-ey
do a U-turn
crack the shits
to lose one's temper
traino
train station

Chapter 5

ambos
paramedics
annexe
a temporary or permanent structure attached to a caravan, made of waterproofed canvas or aluminium
caravan
trailer or mobile home
lounge
couch
singlet top
tank top or camisole

Chapter 6

bottle shop
liquor store
Bundy
Bundaberg Rum
hang shit on
to mock, harrass or tease
physio
physiotherapy
reno
renovate/renovation
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