BBT	Big Blue Taxi - my own description of my main means of transport around Sydney. These are the Sydney Buses which are not particularly blue. But the description does differentiate the buses from white 'standard' taxis and the 'silver service' taxis which are the other more desirable alternatives.Well, not really. I've found the Sydney buses a constant source of entertainment.	*
Bendy Bus	Articulated buses which have this concertina-like join between the front of the bus and the "trailer" bit of the bus. A low altitude way of getting a larger number of people around instead of double-deckers. In Sydney, these are some of the oldest buses in the fleet - rattling windows but good old-fashioned courtesy from the bus drivers.	*
Brekkie	Breakfast, the foundation for a good day at a beach, or any day for that matter. My standard is Muesli and 'Real Milk' (none of this 'Sheila's Milk' or 'White Water') plus black tea, usually Twinings Earl Grey. I have the occasional 'Second Breakfast' at a suitable cafe on the way to the beach of the day consisting of scrambled eggs on toast with varied augmentations such as mushrooms or tomatoes.	*
Coopers	Ales brewed by the Coopers Family Brewery of South Australia. My preference is the Sparkling Ale which has a 5.8% ALC/VOL content. It goes through a secondary fermentation in the bottle as indicated by the yeast residue. If being served from a bottle, a ritual rolling or up-ending of the bottle is required to makes sure the poured ale is nicely cloudy.	Coopers Brewery www.coopers.com.au
Esky	Essential armory against the Australian climate and general-purpose furniture. It is an insulated container for keeping the flies away from the meat to be barbecued until the last minute which, once extracted, makes room for a few more tinnies or even champagne for the shielas or soft drinks for the rug-rats. Also used as a seat whilst guarding the amber fluid or in extreme situations used as a table. Known in NZ as Chilly-bins.	*
KT26s	Inexpensive, very unfashionable but very comfortable joggers which have been the same design for at least twenty years.With, hopefully, twenty further years of walking to beaches, bays and coves ahead of me, I hope they continue to be made for another twenty.	*
Possie	Position, location, spot. A claim to a bit of territory at a pub, park, beach or, indeed, anywhere.One of the very few occasions when the colloquialism isn't used in Oz is in (un)real estate fiction.There it's always "Location, location, location!". Illustrated is my favourite 'head office' possie.	*
Schooner	Nothing nautical about this word unless associated with 'Three sheets in the wind'. i.e. very drunk. The largest beer glass in New South Wales -425 mL (other than the Pint). Each state has its own names for differing glass sizes, totally confusing, not just for overseas visitors, but Australians going inter-state as well.	A UK interpretation of Oz Glass sizes www.bbc.co.uk
Thongs	Not an item of women's intimate apparel, though it can be. Basic footwear of the rubber and plastic variety. Has had its moment of being a fashion fad when seventy dollars was charged for a seven dollar item. Called "Flip-flops" in the UK and "Jandals" (Japanese Sandals) in NZ.	The Sydney Morning Herald www.smh.com.au/articles
Tinny	Near the Australian coast, Tinny (#1) frequently refers to the cheap, light aluminium dinghy which can be lashed to the top of a ute, offloaded at the beach by two people and once loaded with fishing equipment, bait, safety gear and a slab of tinnies (#2: carton of canned beer - confusing isn't it!) disappears offshore to become an insignificant dot on an endless ocean and, if you're really tinny (#3: lucky) and the fish are biting, stay out there until until the beer runs out.