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Thread #100874   Message #2030738
Posted By: JennieG
20-Apr-07 - 01:38 AM
Thread Name: Saying gidday and a question if I may
Subject: RE: Saying gidday and a question if I may
G'day and welcome from another Ozzie, I'm in Sydney - there is quite a contingent of us here.

Azizi - you talk of words meaning one thing in the USA and something else entirely in Oztralya - the word "root" for instance. To both of us it means the part of a plant that is underground; and to the USA it also means to cheer for one's team. In Ozzie slang it means the sexual act, or to be very tired, viz: "I've had a hard day, I'm rooted". More comonly used by men than women!

Cheers
JennieG