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AUSSIE SLANG AND TRUCKIE TALK EXPLAINED
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You think we speak English in Australia? Wrong. Since many of us arrived here a couple of hundred years ago and many
thousands of years before that, we Aussies have been shortening words that are just
too long to bother with.
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A-Z OF AUSSIE DRIVING SLANGAnchors: Brakes
Anteater: Kenworth T604 because of the aerodynamic design
Bobtail: A prime mover without a trailer
Bog Cog: A very low gear
Bingle: A (small) road accident
Booze Bus: Random breath test unit
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A-Z OF AUSSIE DRIVING SLANGCarby: Carburettor
Clocked: Caught speeding
Cow catcher: Bull-bars
Disco Tin: High-visibility police car
Disco Whistle: Police car siren
Double One: Marked highway patrol Car
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A-Z OF AUSSIE DRIVING SLANGEvil Kinevil: Highway patrol motorcycle
Flash for Cash: Speed or red light camera
Hauling Unit: A prime mover
Hoon: Dangerous driver
Jinker: A trailer to transport long logs
Juice: Fuel
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A-Z OF AUSSIE DRIVING SLANGK: Kilometer(s)
Loud pedal: Accelerator
Mods: Modifications
Pig Trailer: A trailer with a non-steerable axle group near the middle
Pogo Stick: A pole behind the cab that holds trailer brake hoses and electrical connections.
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Carby: Carburettor
Clocked: Caught speeding
Cow catcher: Bull-bars
Disco Tin: High-visibility police car
Disco Whistle: Police car siren
Double One: Marked highway patrol Car
A-Z OF AUSSIE DRIVING SLANGRego: Vehicle registration
Reefer: An insulated, refrigerated dry freight container
Roo catcher: Bull-bars
Servo: service station
Shopping trolley: Small hatchback car
Spanner monkey: Mechanic
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Evil Kinevil: Highway patrol motorcycle
Flash for Cash: Speed or red light camera
Hauling Unit: A prime mover
Hoon: Dangerous driver
Jinker: A trailer to transport long logs
Juice: Fuel
A-Z OF AUSSIE DRIVING SLANGStack: Car crash
Tar: Asphalt road surface
Tarp: Short for tarpaulin. The covering to protect loads from rain.
Tug: A truck, particularly one used for shunting
Tiller: Steering wheel
Ute: Utility vehicle, pickup style vehicle
Rego: Vehicle registration
Reefer: An insulated, refrigerated dry freight container
Roo catcher: Bull-bars
Servo: service station
Shopping trolley: Small hatchback car
Spanner monkey: Mechanic
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K: Kilometer(s)
Loud pedal: Accelerator
Mods: Modifications
Pig Trailer: A trailer with a non-steerable axle group near the middle
Pogo Stick: A pole behind the cab that holds trailer brake hoses and electrical connections.