{"id":218978,"date":"2019-09-24T07:00:11","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T05:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=218978"},"modified":"2019-09-24T20:32:35","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T18:32:35","slug":"howzit-bru-watching-match-rugby-fans-guide-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/09\/24\/howzit-bru-watching-match-rugby-fans-guide-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Howzit bru, watching the match? The rugby fans\u2019 guide to English"},"content":{"rendered":"

With a scrum of rugby fans around the world congregating in stadia, pubs and around any available TV, there\u2019s a chance you could miss out if you don\u2019t know your braai from your barbie or a bevvie from a brewski.<\/p>\n

To help bewildered fans navigate this, British Airways\u2019 cabin crew, who between them speak 45 different languages, from Arabic to isiZulu, have put together a glossary of words and phrases which may be heard more often between now and November 2 as fans swap stories and favourite moments in the air and on the ground.<\/p>

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All could be used by fans who think they\u2019re speaking dinkum English and may be puzzled why other fans don\u2019t understand them.<\/p>\n

Here they are:<\/strong><\/p>

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Arvo:<\/strong> Australian for afternoon. \u201cThe Wallabies are playing this arvo.\u201d<\/p>\n

Braai:<\/strong> South African term for a barbeque. \u201cAs soon as I get home we\u2019re going to have a braai to celebrate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Craic:<\/strong> Irish term for fun or gossip. \u201cGreat craic watching the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dwtty:<\/strong> Welsh for someone who is little. \u201cThat scrumhalf is dwtty.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fairy-dust:<\/strong> An American expression meaning something is too technical or obscure to understand. \u201cThe refereeing of the ruck is fairy-dust to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gutted:<\/strong> English slang for bitter disappointment. \u201cI was absolutely gutted we lost.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hayibo!<\/strong> Derived from the isiZulu meaning \u2018definitely not\u2019, this expression is used by all South Africans when something seems unbelievable. \u201cHayibo! There\u2019s no way that was a try.\u201d<\/p>\n

Isnae: <\/strong>Scottish for \u2018is not\u2019. \u201cThat yellow card isnae fair.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jandals:<\/strong> What New Zealanders call flip flops. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be hot so I\u2019m wearing my jandals.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kerfuffle:<\/strong> Canadian term for an awkward or stressful situation or commotion. \u201cthat was a bit of a kerfuffle on the tryline.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lekker:<\/strong> A word used in Namibia and South Africa to describe something that is good, great, cool or tasty. \u201cThe T5 lounge is a really lekker place to watch the match.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Naff:<\/strong> English word for something that\u2019s uncool. \u201cYou look really naff in that anorak.\u201d<\/p>\n

Owt:<\/strong> Yorkshire term for anything. \u201cYou get owt for nowt.\u201d You don\u2019t get anything for nothing.<\/p>\n

Quid:<\/strong> What the Brits call a pound. \u201cI bet you ten quid we\u2019ll beat you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rark up:<\/strong> Kiwi expression for giving someone a good telling off. \u201cThe ref gave him a good rark up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scrag:<\/strong> Australian term for holding someone by the neck or garment. \u201cHe got scragged just before the line.\u201d<\/p>\n

Toque:<\/strong> Canadian word for a woollen hat or beanie.<\/p>\n

Uggs:<\/strong> Warm Australian sheepskin boots. \u201cIt\u2019s freezing, best wear your beanie and uggs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vuvuzela:<\/strong> A long, colourful plastic trumpet some South African fans use to make a loud braying sound. Apparently the word is derived from the isiZulu for making a noise.<\/p>\n

Whinge:<\/strong> Originally an English world for whining, sometimes used by Australians to describe the English. \u201cStop whinging and accept the better team won.\u201d<\/p>\n

XXXX:<\/strong> Pronounced \u2018four x\u2019 it is a brand of beer made in Queensland, Australia, and is also referred to as \u201cBarbed wire.\u201d.<\/p>\n

Yabber:<\/strong> An Australian expression for talking a lot. \u201cI wish the ref would stop yabbering and get on with the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zonked:<\/strong> English expression for totally exhausted. \u201cThe team must be totally zonked after that defensive effort.\u201d<\/p>\n

Flying to almost 300 destinations, more than 2\u00a0000 cabin crew speak at least one other language.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of crew and ground staff can fluently speak French, Spanish, German and Italian.<\/p>\n

The airline also has crew who speak Finnish, Punjabi, Mandarin, Korean, Portuguese, Afrikaans and sign language.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood service is the same in every language and we know that our customers value the efforts our cabin crew go to, to make sure they have an enjoyable and comfortable experience when they fly with us,\u201d said Sue Petrie, British Airways’ regional commercial manager trade for Southern and East Africa.<\/em><\/p>\n

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