Skip to main content

Shrimp on the barbie 

An “Australian” saying thought by other countries to be commonly used. Problems with this is that Australians call them prawns, and they don’t even cook prawns on a barbecue.
Tom (American) - Oi Mate - lets have a shrimp on the barbie!

Matt (Australian) - That fake accent sucks mate, and what shit do you think we eat?
Tom - .......
Words you can keep

shrimp on the barbie 

a phrase that NO australian ever says. EVER.
" lets never put a shrimp on the barbie."

shrimp on the barbie 

woojin's favourite aussie catchphrase
*woojin in an aussie accent* sHriMp oN tHe BaRbiE
shrimp on the barbie by skzistheshit February 26, 2019

Shrimp on the barbie 

Alright fucken listen here bud. If u think us Aussies say ‘throw a shrimp on the barbie’ YOUR FUCKEN WRONG. WHAT THE FUCK IS A SHRIMP. For your information it’s called a “prawn”. Get that through your thick skull cunt
Non Australian:”let’s throw a few shrimp on the barbie?”
Yeh mate Aussie:“ fucken nah Let’s cook some fucken prawns mate I’m starving”
Shrimp on the barbie by @pornhub? February 17, 2019

Shrimp on the Barbie 

When a midget "dates" a tall skinny blonde, and cums on her.
Jimmy brought a blonde home from the bar last night, and he threw some shrimp on the Barbie.

Slip Another Shrimp On The Barbie 

This term is believed by American's to be a common phrase in Australia. This was originally due to an Australian tourism advertisement starring Paul Hogan that was aired in America from 1984 - 1990.
Barbie is a slang term in Australia for barbeque, alternatively known around the world as a barbecue or BBQ.
Although shrimp are known as prawns in Australia, the wording of the advertisement was designed to minimise confusion in American audiences.
In the 2005 American film "Dukes Of Hazzard", Bo Duke spouts "chuck another shrimp on the barbie" (a common misquote of slip another shrimp on the barbie) in a poor Australian accent when introduced to an Australian university student in Atlanta.

Jumbo Shrimp on the Barbie 

A swollen vagina in hot pants on a hot day...
Smells like low tide..must be a shrimp on the barbie around here somewhere.
More from Urban Dictionary

Brought-upsy 

scruples; to have manners;

May also be spelt Brought-upsie

WestIndian/Caribbean in orient - Barbados, WHUT.
Example 1: Child, you ain't got no brought-upsy?

Translation: My Child, have you not any manners?



Example 2: What, you ain't got no brought-upsy?

Translation: I can't believe you're doing that. Were you not taught any manners as a child?
Brought-upsy by B-Town Gilly April 20, 2005
Word of the Day on September 12, 2026
The practice of modifying a model (not limited to toy action figures) to achieve some result other than that intended by the manufacturer. ...
I had to kitbash my Luke Skywalker figure with my Darth Vader figure because Luke was missing a hand.
kitbash by geru January 15, 2006
Word of the Day on September 11, 2026
Next