Where does spit the dummy come from?
Ever been on an airplane when an infant spits the dummy? This Australian slang expression, meaning to throw a fit, comes from the Aussies use of the word dummy to mean pacifier or binky.
What does dummy mean in Australian slang?
A stupid person. Example: You’re a total dummy.
What does spit it out mean slang?
informal. used to tell someone to start speaking or to speak more quickly, when they are unwilling to speak or are speaking slowly: Come on, spit it out, who told you about this? SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Is the word dummy offensive?
It’s offensive to call someone a dummy, yes, but the word “dummy” itself is not offensive. Like it’s offensive to call someone a “vegetable,” but the word “vegetable” to describe a food is not offensive. A vegetable doesn’t know they’re being called a vegetable. They’re unconscious.
What is a dummy in England?
a stupid person. UK. (US pacifier) a small rubber object that you put in a baby’s mouth to stop him or her from crying. (Definition of dummy from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
What is a pacifier called in Australia?
Pacifiers have many different informal names: binky (American English), dummy (Australian English and British English), soother (Canadian English and Hiberno-English), and Dodie (Hiberno-English).
What is a dunny in Australia?
dunny. A toilet. The dunny was originally any outside toilet. In cities and towns the pan-type dunny was emptied by the dunny man, who came round regularly with his dunny cart. Dunny can now be used for any toilet.
What does spit mean in Australia?
mainly Australian slang. to lose control of one’s temper.
What’s a dunny in Australia?
What is the meaning of spill it?
: to divulge especially personal information. spill the beans. : to divulge secret or hidden information.