Hills Hoist
HILZ HOIST · noun
A rotary clothesline in the backyard.
Person 1"Where are the kids?"
Person 2"Swinging off the Hills Hoist."
Where it's from
Lance Hill started building them in Adelaide in 1945.
Something wrong or missing? Suggest a fix
While you're here
Yeah nah
No. Starting with yeah makes it sound a bit more friendly.
Arvo
Afternoon. Used heaps by basically everyone.
Fair dinkum
Genuine, true, no word of a lie. Also a question: "Fair dinkum?"
Servo
Petrol station. Also where you buy a pie, milk and a bag of ice at 11pm.
Dunny
Toilet. Traditionally an outhouse down the back of the yard, now any toilet at all.
Dog's breakfast
Used to explain something that's chaotic or a complete mess.
