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A swag of snags – where Aussie English came from The convict author of Australia’s very first dictionary would be delighted to know many “flash” terms from his day still linger on in our everyday lexicon. If you say there are swags of snags on the barbie, you’re using “flash” language.  Photolyric Save Share A nation is defined by its dictionaries. So it is somehow appropriate that Australia’s first lexicon guide was a dictionary of slang and was written by a convict. If you call your clothes your “duds” or your “togs”, ask for a ...

International Talk Like a Pirate Day was invented in 1995 by two Americans, John Baur and Mark Summers, as a parody of all those endless United Nations proclaimed days dedicated to terribly noble causes. In order to Talk Like a Pirate you greet everyone with 'Ahoy maties' or 'Ahoy me hearties' in a growling accent and throw in the occasional 'Aye, Jim lad' while pretending to have a parrot on your shoulder. That works for pirates, but what about convicts? How can you talk like a convict? Talking like a pirate is so 1995... convict-speak is where it’s at. Probably by talking exactly t...