AE 996 - Aussie Slang: A Bit of Alright

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I am going to teach you the Aussie slang phrase "a bit of alright".

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Transcript of AE 996 - Aussie Slang: A Bit of Alright

G'day, you mob. Pete here, and this is the Aussie English podcast, the number one place for anyone and everyone wanting to learn Australian English. Today is another episode in the Aussie slang series where my goal is to introduce you to and teach you Australian slang terms and expressions that Aussies use down under every day.

Not necessarily that they use every single one that I'm going to be teaching you every single day, but they use slang every day. And so, it's useful to learn some of these, recognise some of the other ones that are maybe a little ruder, like today's one. Anyway, so today's expression for you is "a bit of alright". Oh, yeah, "a bit of alright". "A bit of alright" effectively means that someone is attractive.

So, obviously, if I'm going to use this, I would use this on a woman. I'm a heterosexual man. If you came across a woman who is heterosexual, she's going to use it on a man. If you find, you know, someone who's homosexual, they're going to use it on the same gender as themselves or the same sex as themselves. But effectively, if someone is "a bit of alright", you are saying that that person is attractive, you find them attractive.

Well, yeah, I was walking down the street and this girl was "a bit of alright". It's not something I think I would say, to be honest, on a daily basis, because it has this kind of sexist tone to it. But there are plenty of guys that I've heard say this and even women that I've heard say this about guys. Oh, yeah, that guy's "a bit of alright". What a hunk. What a slice of yum.

I just made that up. I don't know where that came from. Slice of yum. Good one, Pete. Anyway, "a bit of alright" just means that you find someone attractive. Okay. "A bit of alright". So, that's it for today, guys. Don't forget, if you want to get access to the members only episode that I release each time I release one of these episodes, go and check out the premium podcast and become a member.

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