On Aug 24, 4:55 pm, mdj <mdj....@gmail.com> wrote: > Actually, that one is English, and sounds even funnier when pronounced > in a heavy Oxford accent ;-) Yeah, the English ones are used in NZ too. > Crikey And we use that too, so it's not Aussie. http://en.allexperts.com/q/Etymology-Meaning-Words-1474/English-Aussie-Slang.htm You should have used "strewth". ;-) Cheers, Nick.