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going troppo

'Going Troppo' is an exclusively Australian slang term for 'going crazy'. The popular understanding about it's origin is that it comes from stories of the tropical heat in the northern parts of Australia driving people crazy.

What's Stevo doing? He must be going troppo!

NB: 'Stevo' is pronounced 'Steve-O' it's an Aussie nick-name for someone called steven/stephen.

by Bob Hu July 14, 2005

155πŸ‘ 22πŸ‘Ž


mossie

(Australian Slang)

A Mosquito.

pl. 'mossies'

"What's up jake?"
"I just got bitten by a mossie."

by Bob Hu January 8, 2004

60πŸ‘ 13πŸ‘Ž


funkytastic

a portmanteau of 'funky' and 'fantastic'.

similar usage to "excellent" or "cool".

"hey, I just got tickets for the concert, wanna come along?"
"funkytastic!"

by Bob Hu June 26, 2005


42

According to Biblical genealogies found in the gospels there are 42 generations between Abraham and Jesus. Christians contend that Jesus is the answer to 'the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything'.

42 could be considered an example of truth being stranger than fiction*.

*Or possibly just an interesting co-incidence.

by Bob Hu July 14, 2005

62πŸ‘ 58πŸ‘Ž


kick back

Mafia or underworld term for a percentage of a crew's earnings which is earmarked for the Boss or head of a Mafia Family. This involves money earned from an illegal business as well as protection/extortion rackets.

"Vinnie's gotta kick back 20 points of the racehorse racket to Don Alberto."

by Bob Hu November 14, 2004

43πŸ‘ 59πŸ‘Ž


mozzie

Australian/Aussie slang for 'mosquitoe' commonly used in spoken language .

for an alternate spelling see also 'mossie'

for an alternate slang term see also 'bloodsucker' (NB: 'Bloodsucker' has now been generalised to also refer to things as varied as vampires, lawyers and leeches and the term generally carries a negative connotation).

Pass me the Aerogard mate, these mozzies are gonna make me go troppo.

by Bob Hu July 14, 2005

35πŸ‘ 16πŸ‘Ž


mozzie

'mozzie' for refering to mosquitoes is predominantly used in spoken language and there are varied spellings for the word (see mossie).

for an alternate slang reference to mosquitoes see also bloodsucker.

Could ya pass me that Aerogard mate? These mozzies are makin' me go troppo.

by Bob Hu July 14, 2005

16πŸ‘ 7πŸ‘Ž