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The "official" Julie to Rodney translation table:
| cookies |
biscuits |
| biscuits |
scones |
| scones |
turnovers |
| closet |
wardrobe |
| corn starch |
cornflour |
| cornflour |
polenta |
| 'erbs |
herbs |
| trunk |
boot |
| hood |
bonnet |
| trash can |
rubbish bin |
| layaway |
layby |
| sweats |
track pants (tracky dacks) |
| sweater |
jumper |
| jumper |
dress (like a pinafore) |
| soda |
fizzy drink |
| jello |
jelly |
| candy |
lollies |
| spaghetti |
spaghetti bolognaise |
| beets |
beetroot |
| peppers |
capsicums |
| grilled sandwich |
toasted sandwich |
| granola |
muesli |
| light bulbs |
light globes |
| hamburger |
mince meat |
| mincemeat |
fruit mince |
| tunafish |
tuna (choona) |
| ketchup |
tomato sauce |
| cooler |
esky (Kiwi - chully bun) |
| swimming suit |
cossie |
| cigarette |
fag, smoke, weed, dhurry |
| powdered sugar |
icing sugar |
| whining |
whingeing (winjing) |
| rappelling |
abseiling |
| grocery cart |
shopping trolley |
| bi-weekly |
fortnightly |
| apartment |
flat (rented) or unit (owned) (usually) |
| butt |
bum, arse (especially if it's cute) |
| squash |
pumpkin |
| pumpkin |
Queensland Blue |
| motor home |
caravan or motor home (depends on size) |
| pharmacy |
chemist |
| fries |
chips (Kiwi - chups) |
| mate |
partner |
| friend, buddy |
mate |
| sofa |
lounge |
| eraser |
rubber |
| yield |
give way |
| vacation |
holiday |
| elevator |
lift |
| cell phone |
mobile phone |
| diaper |
nappy |
| gas |
petrol |
| (LPG - Liquid Petroleum Gas) (for vehicles) |
gas or LPG |
| zip code |
postcode |
| mailman |
postman |
| shrimp |
prawn or shrimp (depends on size) |
| strip of bacon |
rasher of bacon |
| moving company |
removalist |
| liquor, booze |
grog, booze |
| golden raisin |
sultana |
| 401k |
superannuation |
| takeout |
takeaway |
| check mark |
tick |
| molasses |
treacle |
| toilet, bathroom |
bog, dunny, crapper |
| egg salad |
egg & lettuce |
| "Velveeta" |
cheese |
| sliver |
splinter |
| caravan |
convoy |
| motor home |
caravan |
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The "official" Rodney to Julie translation table:
| Dunny |
Duncan, if you don't mind |
| nick, as in "nick off" or "nick down to the shops" |
go, proceed |
| pissed |
drunk |
| pissed off |
pissed |
| egg salad |
egg, lettuce, tomato, carrot, cucumber, capsicum, beetroot |
| bub, bubbie |
baby |
| aircon |
air conditioning |
| chook |
chicken |
| pram |
stroller |
| tingle, jangle, ring, as in "I'll give you a tingle tomorrow" |
call (on the phone) |
| therefore: ring on the mobile |
call on the cell |
| caravan |
trailer |
| convoy |
caravan |
| lemonade |
Sprite or 7-Up |
| lemon squash |
lemonade |
| the hash key |
the pound sign |
| pegs |
pins, clothes pins |
| star jumps |
jumping jacks |
| knackered |
exhausted |
| mozzie |
mosquito |
| serviette |
napkin |
| Macca's |
Mickey D's |
| aluminium |
aluminum - yep, they really do spell it differently. |
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The "interesting" each-way translation table:
| The word: |
for Rodney |
for Julie |
| pissed |
drunk |
angry |
| egg salad |
egg, lettuce, tomato, carrot, cucumber, capsicum, beetroot |
egg & lettuce |
| chilli peppers |
hot chillis, chilli peppers |
whole range of types, flavours, heat settings, etc. |
| cheese |
whole range of cheddar, brie, camembert, blue vein, etc. from all over the world |
funny plastic orange stuff that is included in a Big Mac |
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