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What are some Australian Phrases?

S's #1

septic; septic tank
noun An American (affectionately); rhyming slang (Septic tank = Yank)
`Jeez, youse septics are a funny bunch of blokes (see)!'
sheila
noun female; woman
`She's a top sheila!'
shit (itself)
colloq broke down in a major way; beyond repair
My bloody car's shit itself at last!
shithouse
noun toilet; dunny (see); US='bathroom'
adjective awful; terrible
'I feel totally shithouse this mornin'.'

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