That Eye, the Sky Written by Tim Winton
Feb 09, 2016
That Eye, the SkyWritten by Tim Winton
AUSTRAILIAN LINGO/ SLANG
CHOOK
• A chicken is called a chook in Australia.
• In That eye, the sky, the main character, Ort, has a chook named Errol.
ERROL
DUNNY
• A dunny is an outdoor bathroom, usually just a shack, sometimes with no electricity or running water.
• Errol lives on top of the dunny.
CROOK
• Crook means sick, badly made, or disabled.
• In my book, Ort’s dad gets in a car accident, and Ort calls him crook.
BIKKIES
• Bikkies are small biscuits that Australians eat. They are dry and sweet.
• In the book, they eat bikkies when they do communion in their house.
DAG
• A dag means a funny person, a nerd, or a goof.
• Like me.
TEA
• In Australia, it is not called dinner or supper like it is here. It is called ‘tea’ there.
• Ort has to feed his dad “tea” because his dad is so crook.
PREZZY
• A prezzy is a present in Australia.
• In my book, Henry leaves for awhile, and Ort thinks its to get them prezzys.
BITUMEN
• A bitumen is a paved or asphalt road in Australia, or the chemicals used to make asphalt.
• Ort’s dad was going too fast on the bitumen when he crashed.
MOZZIE
• Mozzie means mosquito in Australia.
AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! RUN AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
UTE
• A truck, or utility vehicle.
• In the book, a ute is what Ort’s dad crashed in.