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Friday, 18. April 2008, 09:03:03

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A little different this time, because there is actually some personal history attached to this word.

You see, over fifty years ago, my paternal grandparents set sail for the Australian outback. There, they made a life, and raised four beautiful children. These children grew, and after a few years, my grandparents took their offspring and returned home to England, and had another child.

Since seven of my family members had Australian conditioning (the youngest child having picked up mannerisms from his siblings and parents) little things worked their way into the next generation (me, my siblings and cousins).

My conditioning was most influenced because I lived with my grandparents and their youngest child from when I was two years old, and had the most contact with other family members. Such Australian phrases and words have been passed down from children to their children, and so I present one of my favourite derogatory words to you now -
Drongo !
As in,
"Oi, drongo! What the bloody hell do you think you're doing? I didn't raise that prize winning family of remote controls for fifteen years for you to just USE them on the telly! Go make yourself useful and slap a Barbie on the barbie, eh?"

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Pineas 18. April 2008, 09:32

...slap a Barbie on the barbie? I have learned English since I was eleven but, well, I would need a little explanation.

But drongo seems to me a useful expression for this or that fellow on this planet.

r♡se 18. April 2008, 09:36

:lol: Good word!

Pineas - barbie is oz for barbeque :D.

Kimmie 18. April 2008, 09:38

Rose is right. I use slap a Barbie (the doll) on the barbie (the barbeque) a lot... p: .

Moesring 18. April 2008, 09:47

I take it you aren't a big fan of Barbie then :lol:

Kimmie 18. April 2008, 09:49

I hate the bitch :yes:

Moesring 18. April 2008, 09:50

As I understand it, that sentiment is echoed by a significant proportion of the population :yes:

Attila 18. April 2008, 09:52

Drongo... drongo... Hmmm... :yes: I like that word!
Funny story too! :D

Moesring 18. April 2008, 09:53

I like the word "Drongo" too... but I like the word "Minstrels" more :yes: :chef:

K C N Martínez 18. April 2008, 10:22

I'll definitely use Drongo now! p:

Cois 18. April 2008, 10:44

Drongo..:devil:

Andre 19. April 2008, 07:06

Ohh how interesting! Here in my city we use a very similar word to call someone stupid. It's TONGO.. Drongo.. tongo.. such familiar :smile:

Kimmie 19. April 2008, 08:18

Kitty - it's quite catchy, isn't it? :D .

Moe - well, yes, I figured as much :lol: .

Kerst - hooray! :hat: .

Clint - you like? p: .

Andre - they are similar! I prefer drongo though p:

Andre 19. April 2008, 08:21

Hehe :smile: do you know where 'drongo' came from? :smile:

Cois 19. April 2008, 08:22

Yeah.. Too bad nobody will understand me when I insult them.. p:

Andre 19. April 2008, 08:24

Cois, if you want I can teach some bad words in Portuguese in order to you insult people and not risk to get hit :D

Cois 19. April 2008, 08:28

In South Africa you'll get hit if you mumble because the guy thinks you're insulting him.. :insane: actually I was swearing at him under my breath.. p: I'm always up to learn new stuff though.. :D

Kimmie 19. April 2008, 08:28

Drongo is an Australian species of bird, if I remember correctly.

Andre 19. April 2008, 08:35

Oh I see. Tongo has no meaning in Portuguese! hehe
You can call them
viado - bicha = fag :D

Cois 19. April 2008, 09:04

*voice of sir david attenborough[sp?]*
And into the dusk the drongo flies in search of where to go.. An especially stupid bird that just flew and broke one of our cameras... VIADO BITCHA!

.:lol:

Andre 19. April 2008, 09:07

hahaha :D 'bicha' you have to pronounce like this '/bi'sha/'

Cois 19. April 2008, 13:27

Oops.. Too used to bitch I think.. :D

Attila 19. April 2008, 13:30

Bitcha has a better ring to it! :yes:

Pineas 19. April 2008, 19:10

German tends to long terms for calling a bloke an idiot: Dummpfeife, the classic Dummkopf, idiot, Doofi, Flachstecker or Schweinepriester.

I have just started learning italian, a language with a real treasure of expression for this case.

Attila 19. April 2008, 19:23

Dummkopf is a genius word, because you can say it in a way so even people who don't understand German understands what you mean!

r♡se 19. April 2008, 19:30

Yeah... except me when I was little. I have some family in Germany, and one time when they were visiting us in Sweden, another cousin told me that Dummkopf means goodbye. :right: I thought I'd surprise them with my newfound knowledge when they were leaving :lol:

Attila 19. April 2008, 19:32

Ohhhhh dear! :lol:

Cois 19. April 2008, 20:04

flachestecker? That sounds like flag sticker.. p: well actually flagsteker... :rolleyes: Rose.. Dummkopf! See you later! :D

Andre 20. April 2008, 07:09

Pineas: Italian is such a nice language. I love it. Let me teach you some words for idiot in Italian
Scemo
Stronzo
Testa di cazzo
Deficiente
Hehehe
There are loads :D

Andre 20. April 2008, 07:11

Cool, I can learn many words in different languages here. Hehehe Rose-marie! teach us some words in Swedish.. by the way, I know some phrases in Swedish: Du är bav. Right? P:

Attila 20. April 2008, 09:18

Let's just say that there are idiots all over the world... :D

Andre 20. April 2008, 10:40

that's true :smile:

r♡se 20. April 2008, 12:08

I can teach you some Swedish words, decaspecht. Just tell me which ones you'd like to know :D.

I'm sorry, but there is no Swedish word "bav". "Du är" is correct though :yes:

K C N Martínez 20. April 2008, 15:48

Homer: Doh! @ André!

Attila 20. April 2008, 16:08

Perhaps he meant Bavian?! :lol:

r♡se 20. April 2008, 16:16

I was thinking that too, but that's Norwegian confusing me. In Swedish, it's babian p:.

Andre 20. April 2008, 21:01

Hahaha P: My teachers are not so good then :D they only teach me bad things.. hehehe

K C N Martínez 20. April 2008, 22:06

And who are your teachers?

Andre 22. April 2008, 01:37

Charlotte P: hehe She only teaches me bad things.. and you don't teach me P:

r♡se 22. April 2008, 08:11

What's bav supposed to mean then?

Attila 22. April 2008, 09:49

Get ready to slap him in case it means something rude! :left:

Cois 22. April 2008, 10:19

It means horny.. :whistle:

K C N Martínez 22. April 2008, 10:24

Oh...I know what ANdré is trying to say. He wants to say: "bajs". What he says is completely right..about Charlotte. He teaches only bad things! :whistle: But I suppose that's what André wanted to learn...p: And btw André, have you seen her around? :o:

Clint, you have only one thing on your mind. A typical car seller! :rolleyes:

Cois 22. April 2008, 10:32

Kerst.. Stop stalking me! :insane: no means :no:

K C N Martínez 22. April 2008, 10:33

No means :no:? Shit man, you are insane for real! :right:

Cois 22. April 2008, 10:40

:happy: thanks..
Now stop wanting my skinny disgusting body as your plaything.. :cry:

K C N Martínez 22. April 2008, 10:46

Yep, Clintan is TOTALLY insane! :left:

Andre 22. April 2008, 22:12

Nooo.. it's not bajs Kerstin!!! I would never say rose-marie is a bajs! I wanted to mean nice, good or something like this :D
Yes, Charlotte is kind of weird, she comes to talk to me at msn but she suddenly doesn't answer me anymore. P:
attilasoul: It's not rude :D rose-marie is a pretty woman, I can't say rude things to her
Cois: hahaha horny? P: by the way, would you think Kerstin can tell us how horny is in Swedish? :D:D

K C N Martínez 22. April 2008, 22:18

You meant perhaps: Jag är snäll?

Well, she hasn't been here on Opera lately anyways André! :right:

Andre 22. April 2008, 22:20

Yeah.. she left us.
Hmmm it was a word which begins with 'b'

K C N Martínez 22. April 2008, 22:21

I can't recall a word that has that specific meaning and that beginns with a b. Sorry!

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