though not sure if its exclusively Australian...
2007-02-05 01:34:24 · 7 answers · asked by goddessly 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
A cool alternative to the ugly sounding bull-S**t. It;s meaning can also extend to to something unfair as well as untruths
2007-02-05 01:38:37 · answer #1 · answered by Sean P 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of it and Wilkes doesn't mention it in his Dictionary of Australian Colloquialisms. We have bull dust and bull s**t and just plain bull but I haven't herd of bull twang. You don't mean bowyangs do you? They are strings tied round trouser legs below the knee to keep the ends of the trousers out of the dust or mud.
2007-02-05 01:47:09 · answer #2 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's adapted from the German word "Bullenzwang" which was an official paper equal to a contract (die Bulle) in the middle age. "Zwang" means force. You were forced to obey the rules..
2007-02-05 03:24:34 · answer #3 · answered by Mütterchen Frost 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ever heard of the saying bull crap??it's the same
2007-02-05 01:43:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
a bulls twanger
2007-02-05 01:38:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never heard it
2007-02-05 01:37:42 · answer #6 · answered by prizefyter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dunno but it sounds dirty
2007-02-05 01:40:23 · answer #7 · answered by Kevin 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋