Foreign tongues

[Vodstok]

Okay, we have a ton of people here from all over. even in different parts of a single country, theere are different vernaculars and ways of saying things.

Being a writer and a huge fan of british movies (and Aussie, and New Zealand), i have some questions about the meaning/proper usage of some words, plus if anyone could come up with some that they are fairly sure none of us poor sheltered Americans may not have heard.

For our British freinds:

What does "Bollocks" mean? I have gathered that it is kind of a general purpose swear, but in dog soldiers it is used repeatedly like the word "balls" (as in testicles)

For the Aussies.... What the hell is "Crikey!" is that used regularly? Or is Steve Irwin that "unique". (for the record, i like him. its rare to see adults with that kind of enthusiasm about animals. Plus, when they were doing "Croc hunter live" on animal planet, he slipped up at one point and shouted "SHIT!" when trying to catch a croc D)

[Egekrusher]

I like to stick my tongue in foreigners.

[cheebacheeba]

Crikey = Colloquialism - An expression of confusion, surprise, or exasperation.
Kind of a little like "fuck", a little like "jesus!"
Not seen as offensive. Not commonly used, but not all THAT uncommon. Country people use it more. Queenslanders also use it more.
Expect it to come out of the same kind of aussie that comes out with "mate", "gday".
It's a pretty rural-area term, so there you have it, used among farmers, old-ish people, and I guess crazy guys that catch deadly animals...
It's being phased out.

A similar colloquialism used here that you may or may not have heard of is "struth" pronounced "strooth", and it's more or less exactly the same as above. Used as commonly, by the same "categorie" of people.
Also largely phased out.

"rare to see adults with that kind of enthusiasm about animals"
- I think that's because he's slightly retarded...but hey...



;)