Australian commentators try to explain Aussie slang to colleagues at Tokyo Olympics beach volleyball

Cringeworthy moment Olympic commentators try to explain Australian slang and culture to a confused Japanese colleague at the beach volleyball By Kate Rooney For Daily Mail Australia Published: 20:01 EDT, 28 July 2021 | Updated: 20:05 EDT, 28 July 2021 Australian commentators have awkwardly tried to bridge the language barrier at the Tokyo Olympics by … Read more

North Korean teens face gulag for ‘perverted’ slang on mobile phones

North Koreans face the gulag for using slang words after Kim Jong-un unleashed a bizarre new crackdown on ‘perverted’ language. The secretive state adopted the new measures in December, fearing that its teenage citizens were growing too comfortable with words popular in democratic South Korea. Now the authorities will inspect citizens’ phones, hunting for any … Read more

North Korean teens face gulag for using ‘perverted’ slang words

North Koreans face the gulag for using slang words after Kim Jong-un unleashed a bizarre new crackdown on ‘perverted’ language. The secretive state adopted the new measures in December, fearing that its teenage citizens were growing too comfortable with words popular in democratic South Korea. Now the authorities will inspect citizens’ phones, hunting for any … Read more

How Nicole Kidman tricked Jay Leno into using a rude Australian slang term

How Nicole Kidman tricked Jay Leno into using a VERY rude Australian slang term on U.S. television By Daily Mail Australia Reporter Published: 01:39 BST, 25 June 2020 | Updated: 01:42 BST, 25 June 2020 Nicole Kidman is known for her class, poise, and elegance.  But the Australian actress also has a cheeky side, which … Read more

English teacher reveals difference between British, American and Australian slang

English teacher reveals the VERY different slang words used in Britain, America and Australia – including ‘doona’ for duvet and ‘bottle-o’ for off-licence Lucy Bella Earl, from Hertfordshire, runs the ‘English with Lucy’ YouTube channel Shared video on the difference between British, American and Australian slang Includes words like ‘bottle-o’ and ‘ABC store’ for ‘off-licence’ in British … Read more

Covid-19 pandemic triggers new wave of ‘coronaspeak’ slang

Can you speak fluent Covid? Pandemic triggers new wave of slang including Miley Cyrus for coronavirus and sanny for hand gel  Coronavirus pandemic has seen a wave of new slang words across the world  New Covid-19 related words include ‘sanny’, ‘the rona’ and ‘covidiot’ ‘Coronaspeak can help the public make sense of the crisis,’ linguist … Read more