Betoota-isms is your handy guide to keeping up with modern-day Australian slang and everyday vernacular.
I found out about the Australian independent news website, Betoota Advocate from a colleague who often shared some of their satirical articles on social media. The website takes its name from a deserted regional town of Betoota, Queensland.
Some of the entries are clever and witty. Others might make more sense in the context of a longer article. For each term, you can read a couple of definitions, and examples of how to use it in a sentence.
I discovered I was a Cadbury who likes the Rah Rah and Victorian Leg Tennis. I’m looking forward to a Sugarcane Champagne after my Plumber’s Picnic.
The book is divided into sections devoted to the pandemic, Swamp Thing (Canberra’s public servants), Celebrity Sobriquet (aka nicknames), Australian Archetypes, Style and Fashion, Dining and Cuisine, Liquor and Gambling, Sports, Sports Stars, Town and Country, Automotive, Geography, Rhyming Slang and Betoota Proverbs. There is a handy Index of terms at the back.
Betoota-isms is a fun book ideal for gift-giving and placing on the coffee table so you keep up with the cool kids down under. This book will be way more entertaining than the lame bonbon jokes at your next Christmas party.
ISBN: 9781760987749
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia
About The Betoota Advocate
The Betoota Advocate is a small and independent regional newspaper from far-west Queensland. We pride ourselves on reporting fair and just news with an authenticity that rivals only the salt on the sunburnt earth that surrounds us here in the Queensland Channel Country. Established in the mid-1800s, we are arguably Australia’s oldest newspaper and have always taken pride in our ability to report both regional and metropolitan news. Recently, our popularity has grown immensely as result of a bold online revival. The Betoota Advocate website: https://www.betootaadvocate.com/
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