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R is for

November 13, 2008 By 2 Comments

R is for r

• Rack off
Push off! Get out of here!
• Rapt
Pleased, delighted
• Ripper
Great, fantastic
* You little ripper [Exclamation of delight or as a reaction to good news]
‘We’ve finally cleared the waiting room – you little ripper!’
• right
* you right? [Do you need my help?]
* she’ll be right [everything will be OK]
• roo
Kangaroo
• ridgie didge
Genuine article – the real thing
• ropable
Extremely angry

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Comments

  1. Tristian says:
    November 13, 2008 at 6:37 pm

    Don’t you Aussies also use rip to mean to fart?

    “…I let one rip?”

    Reply
  2. Tristian says:
    November 13, 2008 at 9:37 am

    Don’t you Aussies also use rip to mean to fart?

    “…I let one rip?”

    Reply

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