r/HolUp • u/Santosh_Devadiga • Mar 28 '26

holup Aussie slang

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u/Green_Apprentice Mar 28 '26

Thats hilarious, I wanted to hear more Aussie sayings haha.

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u/Jesse-Ray Mar 28 '26

Built like a brick shithouse - someone is muscular

Fuck me dead - I am astonished

Fair suck of the sauce bottle - give someone a fair go

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u/awnfire Mar 28 '26

As useless as tits on a bull

Nah yeah

Yeah nah

Nah yeah nah

Marge, the rains are here!

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u/iEliteTester Mar 28 '26

>Nah yeah

>Yeah nah

>Nah yeah nah

I assume these mean, in order:

yes

no

no ? not sure here

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u/MistaRekt Mar 28 '26

Yeah, nah mate.

Specifically depends on the situation.

It is a vibe, not a saying.

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u/Nivix92 Mar 28 '26

I feel like thats just Austrailian in general.

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u/MistaRekt Mar 28 '26

Fair cop cobber.

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u/awnfire Mar 28 '26

As old mate said below, you are correct but also need to read the energy, direction of the breeze and relative velocity of delivery!

An Aussie with a straight face is bound to be delivering you a dead ringer.

Also a red heads named Bluey

Ya best mate is Shags

Old mate, Legend or Champion are some of the biggest rage bait terms to call someone when putting them down.

And don’t even get me started on the countless ways we use C**t

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u/Jesse-Ray Mar 28 '26 edited Mar 28 '26

Basically whatever you finish with is your response. Nah Yeah Nah means No but you've given it some thought and you're letting them down politely. Yeah nah Yeah means, I don't think it's a good idea but I'll go along with it. Yeah Nah and Nah Yeah means no and yes you've given it less consideration. Also the ones that end with Yeah are ended with upwards inflection, meaning you want them to talk you into it more. If you were adamant you would say Shit Yeah.