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bonsai

1. bonsai is a coloqual term in Australia for it's 25th Prime Minister - John Howard. The nickname was coined by the former leader on the opposition when he was quoted on Andrew Denton's Enough Rope (Screened: 28 July 2003). It is in reference to the Australian allience with America - viewed by some as 'subservient' (Malcolm Fraser).
2. Bonsai meaning "tray gardening" in Japanese is the process of growing trees and plants, while keeping them small by the use of careful pruning. It is considered a difficult art, and the trees can last for hundreds of years.
3. A computer code system used to manage CVS code arcives called 'The Bonsai CVS'.
4. Human Bonsai - Is a term for the practice of Comprachicose practictioners. It refers to the practice of changing the physical appearance of human beings by manipulating the growth of children. It's considered similar way to the horticultural method of bonsai -- or through deliberate mutilation.
John Howardsomeone was saying he's got a new nickname, 'Bonsai', 'cause he's a little Bush. - Mark Latham
by Flash Ash January 12, 2006
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Slippery Dip

Slippery dip is slang for slide used in Australia; often located in playgrounds.
Man 1: Hey kids want to go to the playground?
Child 1: Yeah, I love the see-saw.
Child 2: No.. I want to go on the slippery dip, It goes forever at the park.
by Flash Ash January 2, 2006
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Stu Vac

Stu Vac: Short for Student Vacation, Stu Vac is a short break taken before exams for the purpose of study and more usually procrastination.
"Stu Vac, traditionally known for its ability to turn apparently normal university students into caffine-guzzling, chain-smoking procrastinators..." - Honi Soit Article, Week 13, Semester I, 2006
"Stuvac: the best excuse for a piss up since 9/11" - Ibid
by Flash Ash August 11, 2006
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Stalker

stalker: selective walker
girl 1: so i followed him home.
girl 2: what? you're now a stalker?
girl 1: hey, that's just where i walk.. it's not my fault i was simultanously following him.
by Flash Ash February 2, 2006
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Honi Soit

Honi Soit is a student newspaper at the University of Sydney run by editors elected through the SRC elections. It publishes weekly and is distributed free to a readership of up to 20,000 students and University academic and general staff at all Sydney Uni Campuses.

The name is short for the phrase "Honi soit qui mal y pense" (French: "Evil to him who evil thinks"), which is the motto of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.
honi soit publication Week 1, Semester 1, 2006 - On the pronunciation of 'honi': "The 'h' is silent, fucker"
by Flash Ash August 11, 2006
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