Strine Expression of the Day #13

[hinterland]

Can I bite ye for a tinnie?

If someone asks to bite you for a tinnie, they want to...

a) shout you dinner
b) use your boat to go fishing
c) mowe your front lawn for ten bucks
d) borrow some beer with no real intention of paying you back

Comments

[sparky6892]

d

[nentikobe]

a tinnie is a boat. A very basic little one. Right?

... but who says that? That's one I've definitely never heard. So I'm going with the other Aussie standard - relate it to beer.

D.

[dragon_moon]

D?

[hinterland]

very good. how did you arrive at the right conclusion? i always enjoy hearing about the journey of your thought processing.

*hug8

[dragon_moon]

hehe, thanks! I wondered about the boat one because of the bite, but it didn't seem to quite fit the phrase. 'Bite me' seems a bit negative in that sense, and tinnie would fit a tin can, so that's why I guessed D.

[hinterland]

excellent!

[i]

d