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Rough sleepers are homeless people.
Trolleys are shopping carts. Ticket tokes(or toques) are scalpers. What's a punter?
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I think you mean "ticket touts".
A "punter" can be one of several things. Off the top of my head, it can mean at least the following:
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More generally, a 'punter' is a common slang term for a customer of any business.
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What's a bloody wobbler?
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I can't tell whether the question is
What's a "bloody wobbler"? or What's a bloody "wobbler"? Without context, my guess is either: 1. A cricket term for a slow ball bowled which bounces in an unpredictable manner, i.e. meaning to do something sneaky. 2. To have a temper tantrum (which I have always known as "to throw a wobbly", but there could be variations). |
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I would say it isn't a temper tantrum because you don't refer to someone as a "wobbler" if they have a bad temper.
However, perikles, you are most correct with the phrase "to chuck/throw a wobbly" (in which "chuck" is just a slightly more slang or bogan way to say it.)
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I like the one about naming the various parts of a car.
Yank: We call it a trunk. After all, look who invented the automobile. Britisher: We call it a boot. After all, look who invented the language. |
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Do I have to know German to understand this?
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I got all but one word right. Do you want it 'translated', or are you just having a bit of fun?
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I must add that it is a mocked up road sign not a for real one. Which word couldn't you get BTW? Last edited by Rusty; January 22, 2012 at 07:25 AM. Reason: merged back-to-back posts |
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