Colloquialisms common to the Keltrian Books

===  These are some common Colloquialisms you will find in the books written by me ===
A Ranger - a redhead
ANZAC - Australian and New Zealand Army Corp
ANZAC bickies - primarily made of oatmeal, golden syrup [treacle], butter and sugar, different nuts are often added
Bickies - cookies in the US
Brunch - meal - when you have missed breakfast but it's a bit early for lunch. Commonly had after a late night out.
Budgie smugglers - also known as dick-togs or Speedos
Causeway - in country areas, a low
bridge, often without side rails. They lay large concrete pipes between 0.5-2m in diameter, in the bottom of the
 creek and place cement over the top. They will flood in the wet season and often have markers indicating the depth and no side railings but some may have short posts.
Clucker - closer to chooks, or chickens, as we know of them
Cuppa - a cup of
Dag - a derogatory term, also known as the accumulation of shit on a sheep's arse
Daks - pants, britches
Donga - a demountable building that is used for temporary accommodations and ablution buildings
Drongo - not a very smart person
Dust-up - a fight
Esky - (brand name) a portable polystyrene box for keeping your beer, and edibles for picnics and camping, cold. Better quality ones have a thick plastic shell and drain plug. 
Fat-attack - go ballistic, rant, rave and be generally upset
Fred - a 'Field Ration Eating Device' or 'Fucking Ridiculous Eating Device;' for a picture see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_Ration_Eating_Device
Flea market - stalls or booths set up by people to sell unwanted items. Often run by a Charity to raise money
Gunna - going to
Gonna - dying or dead
Hopper - Flying version of a motorcycle with fans and wheels
Kinda – kind of
Linger - invented 2070, Lingers have electric motor driven fans that provide the levitation. They have a set of wheels for parking or slower driving on land, making them an all-terrain vehicle for flying at altitudes restricted to less than 10m.
Lucked in - got lucky
Lucked out - out of luck
Mad - multi-application device worn on the wrist, replaces watches and mobile phones
Nookie - sex
Ozlium - Stronger and lighter than titanium, has high radiation and thermal reflection capabilities and is able to withstand extremely high-velocity impacts
Oznglass - Transparent in low light levels, as light increases, it darkens to reflect the excess light and most other undesirable radiation. A variant of Ozlium with similar thermal properties and strengths
Pash - passionate kissing
Peepers - Integrative Educational Shades, ‘IES’ or eyes. They got their nickname because they are commonly used for viewing and interacting with pornography
Pushy - pushbike - bicycle
Quickie - sex with little foreplay and generally quick 
Servo - a service, gas or petrol, station, depending on your local understanding
Shacking up - a couple living together without getting married
Snag - sausage designed to be fried or broiled
SOP - Standard Operating Procedure
Surf-and-turf - a restaurant that provided seafood and meat dishes
Suss-out - slang for checking something out
Tenna - ten bucks or ten dollars
Thongs - Also known as, boat-floaters, jandals [NZ], flip-flops, Chinese safety-boots or Japanese riding boots
UDL’s - (brand name) for cans of premixed spirits and soft drinks (sodas like lemonade and cola)
Useta - in the past, used to be
Ute - a utility type vehicle with a cab that seats two or three people, and a flatbed tray on the back. The tray may or may not be attached to the cab, and it may have a cover. It is also known as a ‘pickup’ in Yankee Land and as a ‘tilly’, Down Under
UNSEC - United Nations Space Collaboration
Vinnies - St Vincent de Paul’s Charity shops.
Yakka - work of a physically demanding type. Mind you, some people are called ‘yakka’s’ as well; they talk too much
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