Australianya - for those who need a laugh


These were results for an Ozwords comp where entrants were asked to take an Australian word, alter it by only one letter, and supply a new and witty definition


billabonk: to make passionate love beside a waterhole


bludgie: a partner who doesn't work but is kept as a pet.


dodgeridoo: a fake indigenous artefact.


fair drinkum: good quality Aussie wine.


flatypus: a cat which has been run over by a vehicle.


shagman: an unemployed male roaming the Australian bush in search of sexual activity.


yabble: the unintelligible language of Australian freshwater crustaceans.


bushwanker: a pretentious drongo who reckons he's above average when it comes to handling himself in the scrub.


shornbag: a particularly attractive naked sheep.


technicolour lawn: the front yard after a rave party