Where does the word RORT come from?

The word rort is a respelling of the word wrought, the past participle of the verb to work with the meaning used in metalworking of bending and twisting metal into the required shape.

What is a cocky in Australian slang?

cocky. A small-scale farmer; (in later use often applied to) a substantial landowner or to the rural interest generally. In Australia there are a number of cockies including cow cockies, cane cockies and wheat cockies. Cocky arose in the 1870s and is an abbreviation of cockatoo farmer.

What does Fanny mean in Australian slang?

(American slang) Buttocks. Fanny is an extremely offensive Australasian slang term for the female genitalia, so announcing to an Australasian that you “patted your friend on the fanny” can can leave him or her with decidedly the wrong impression. The word you are searching for is bum.

What does easy mean in Australian slang?

– E – easy means unconcerned as to the outcome of a particular matter (like saying “it’s all good” they’d say, “i’m easy”)

What is a Rory?

: dashing, flamboyant, boisterous.

What is a raught?

Definition of raught dialectal chiefly British past tense of reach.

What is a cow cockie?

Definition of cow cocky chiefly Australia. : a small dairy farmer.

What is the meaning of brass razoo?

A Brass Razoo. Brass razoo is an Australian phrase that was first recorded in soldiers’ slang in World War I. It is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as “a non-existent coin of trivial value”. It is commonly used in the expression I haven’t got a brass razoo, meaning the speaker is out of money.

What is the origin of the slang term ‘Razoo’?

Razoo may be a corruption of a sou, the smallest French coin. Brass is a common slang term for ‘money’. Another posited origin is a phrase used by Australian soldiers serving in France, and considered a joking reference used between Australian infantry and American troops.

What does brass mean in slang?

Brass is a common slang term for ‘money’. Another posited origin is a phrase used by Australian soldiers serving in France, and considered a joking reference used between Australian infantry and American troops. It was based on the Yankee “raspberry” also called a “razoo”, a blurt or mouth-sound made to sound like a fart.

Why is wine called ‘Brass’ in Australia?

This name survives in Australia today, as slang for wine.) This was probably helped somewhat by the fact that ‘Brass’ is English slang for ‘money’ anyway, and by the prevalence of such sayings as ‘a Brass Farthing’ and similar.