Fin de siècle

French for "end of the century."

Professors and scholars use this expression in English to sound intellectually superior.

Oscar Wilde is one of the most controversial figures of fin de siècle Great Britain.

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Mungo

From the video game Fallout 3.
The children in Little Lamplight used it as an insult to adults.

"Get out of here, you mungo!"

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Compie

Short for computer.

Sounds like something an Australian would say.

"Listen to this!"

"I would, but my compie's speaker's don't work."

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