Wild Dingo exposed!

[Meerkat]

Ever wondered what Shane has been really saying?

hoon
// noun Australian, NZ Colloquial 1. a loutish, aggressive, or surly youth. 2. a foolish or silly person, especially one who is a show-off.

For other translations, please see:
The Macquarie Dictionary

[paladin]

Well DARN! I thought we were gonna see some real pornography!!

[shamus]

The first usage usually applies to youths in cars. To the second, delete 'foolish or silly' replace 'show off' with 'over exuberant- will grow up one day' and imagine a tolerant smile.

[ 09-15-2002, 07:52 PM: Message edited by: shamus ]

[Hughman]

Meerkat, I've had to rely on this page to understand our upsidedown friends-mind you, usually they take pains to avoid confusion-but wait until there is an all Austrailial/NZ topic!!

http://www.artistwd.com/joyzine/australia/strine/h.htm

hoon - 1. a hoodlum; rowdy, tough, rough, unsavoury youth; member of a street gang; hooligan; 2. foolish show-off; 3. one who lives off the earnings of prostitutes

Here in Maine, this word is usually mistaken for a waterfowl with a weird laughing call....

[capt jake]

Well, I am with Shane. I have several Hoons in my gaggle of kids. But I am proud of every one of them thar 'hoons'! [img]smile.gif[/img]
(ah excepting one of them, she would be "unsavoury youth; member of a street gang")

Anyway, the others are quite awesome!! [img]smile.gif[/img]
Hang in there Shane!!!

[Meerkat]

Originally posted by paladinsfo:
Well DARN! I thought we were gonna see some real pornography!!

<GASP> you wanna see Shane nekkid?

[paladin]

NO!!!! But I wuz skeered you wuz gonna show it....