English Dictionary

Australian rhyming slang

名詞

不可算名詞

The set of slang expressions used by Australians in which a word or phrase is replaced by a rhyming word or phrase, this word or phrase then often being abbreviated to its first syllable or syllables, or its first word. Examples include bag of fruit, Joe Blake, and Noah's ark. Much Australian rhyming slang overlaps with the rhyming slang of New Zealand, the UK, and the US.

日本語の意味

オーストラリアで使用される俗語表現の一形式。具体的には、ある単語やフレーズの代わりに、韻を踏む別の単語やフレーズが用いられ、その言葉がしばしば最初の音節や単語に略される手法である。

At the neighborhood barbecue, he slipped into Australian rhyming slang and everyone laughed.

近所のバーベキューで、彼は語を韻を踏む語句に置き換え、それをしばしば最初の音節で短縮するというオーストラリアのスラングを使って冗談を言い、みんなは笑った。

意味（1）

The set of slang expressions used by Australians in which a word or phrase is replaced by a rhyming word or phrase, this word or phrase then often being abbreviated to its first syllable or syllables, or its first word. Examples include bag of fruit, Joe Blake, and Noah's ark. Much Australian rhyming slang overlaps with the rhyming slang of New Zealand, the UK, and the US.