JNC / JDM Dictionary

toyotageek · **Posted:** Sat May 24, 2008 2:45 pm

So, there I am driving around town and I'm thinking to myself, which is quite often and very common... and I think, wouldn't it be handy to have a JNC dictionary to help with all the terms that get tossed around? I mean, before I came here I had no idea what a Hakosuka was, and I'm still trying to figure out "hoon"

Being mostly a Toyota guy, I often have no idea what the Datsun or Mazda guys are talking about. And what about those drift guys.... what the heck are they trying to say? Of course there are plenty more Japanese terms that have crossed over to the western world that could also use some explaining.

So it dawned on me that as soon as I got home, I'd log on to the JNC forum and call out to the powers that be - the all powerful and mighty masters of JNC and GrandJDM, in order to request an official JNC / GrandJDM Urban Dictionary.

Now I know Ben & Dan are off enjoying themselves at Motoring J Style this weekend, and heaven knows what Kev and Van are up to, but I pose this to you, the readers and members of the forum - what say you?
Yea :tu:

or Nay

?
I've even included a poll that awaits for your answers!

Heck, this is something that could even work it's way into the magazine.

kev · **Posted:** Sat May 24, 2008 5:06 pm

Well hoon is an Aussie term that means gearhead, but it tends to have some negative connotations about driving too fast and misbehaving behind the wheel.

But...you have to take it in context of the Aussie sense of humour, where your best friend is " a complete bastard" but your worst enemy is only "a bit of a bastard".

Aussies say negative things without intending to be mean, so if you are into cars you will be called a bloody hoon many many times

KurumaOtaku · **Posted:** Sat May 24, 2008 7:50 pm

... and a complete bastard, I hope

+1 on some international linguistics lesson / dictionary
Will you start making one, toyotageek?

Snoozin · **Posted:** Sat May 24, 2008 9:34 pm

Hah, I prefer to be termed a hoon, as opposed to a boyracer.

It just makes me sound so much older and more experienced :lol:

FireArrow · **Posted:** Sun May 25, 2008 2:32 am

Great idea. :tu:

RoadsterViking · **Posted:** Sun May 25, 2008 10:44 am

Maybe we could get an Aussie slang dictionary too? I've always wanted to talk like Alf Stewart on "Home & Away". Stone the flamin' crows!

kev · **Posted:** Sun May 25, 2008 3:46 pm

RoadsterViking wrote:

Maybe we could get an Aussie slang dictionary too? I've always wanted to talk like Alf Stewart on "Home & Away". Stone the flamin' crows!

No one really talks like that you know

toyotageek · **Posted:** Sun May 25, 2008 6:37 pm

KurumaOtaku wrote:

...Will you start making one, toyotageek?

Don't know if I'm qualified to start one, but I'll try to help with contributions if possible.

31GUN · **Posted:** Tue May 27, 2008 12:53 am

Australia also gets a lot of Americanisms.
But over the last few years I have been hearing Americans uttering Aussieisms (and it's pronounced 'ozzie' guys)
Unfortunately most of them are the blue variety.

Actually, should do one that teaches Americans how to speak like an Aussie.
For starters it's called Strain (Australian). We have the cities of Melbin(Melbourne), Synny(Sydney), and Brizbin or brizzy(Brisbane).
And you need to forget the letter R.

We drive nIssAns (not Neessahns) dAtsuns (not Dahtsuns) and soobaroos (however the hell you say it)

Hooks

dirtyleppa · **Posted:** Tue May 27, 2008 1:04 am

heres another one from down under... BOGAN :mrgreen:

rather be called a smelly bogan than a boy racer as i dont use lots of hair product, dont have a pink shirt and that means i dont get blamed for the street racing and burnout problem we have here in new zealand

kev · **Posted:** Tue May 27, 2008 1:11 am

For the purposes of Toyotageek's upcoming dictionary

"Bogan" is essentially the same as "Hoon" but with added redneck

dirtyleppa · **Posted:** Tue May 27, 2008 1:13 am

kev wrote:

For the purposes of Toyotageek's upcoming dictionary

"Bogan" is essentially the same as "Hoon" but with added redneck

couldnt have put it better myself.

maybe picture a dirty mullet, aviator sunglasses, 20 year old metallica tshirt

benny_blanco · **Posted:** Tue May 27, 2008 5:36 am

31GUN wrote:

Australia also gets a lot of Americanisms.
We drive nIssAns (not Neessahns) dAtsuns (not Dahtsuns)

that makes me laugh everytime I watch and American Car show Neessahn, but not as funny when I heard "the all new American built and designed Pontiac GTO" Ooops :oops:

I have a good one for the dictionary "Shazz / Shazza" A Bogan/Red Neck nickname for a woman named Sharon :mrgreen:

RoadsterViking · **Posted:** Tue May 27, 2008 6:24 am

kev wrote:

RoadsterViking wrote:

Maybe we could get an Aussie slang dictionary too? I've always wanted to talk like Alf Stewart on "Home & Away". Stone the flamin' crows!

No one really talks like that you know

What!! Have I been so cruelly decieved by the Seven Network?! :lol:

kev · **Posted:** Tue May 27, 2008 6:34 am

benny_blanco wrote:

I have a good one for the dictionary "Shazz / Shazza" A Bogan/Red Neck nickname for a woman named Sharon :mrgreen:

I believe in England Shazza has a different meaning?

RoadsterViking wrote:

kev wrote:

RoadsterViking wrote:

Maybe we could get an Aussie slang dictionary too? I've always wanted to talk like Alf Stewart on "Home & Away". Stone the flamin' crows!

No one really talks like that you know

What!! Have I been so cruelly decieved by the Seven Network?! :lol:

Yes....and how

We even don't wear those hats with the corks dangling around the edge

RoadsterViking · **Posted:** Tue May 27, 2008 6:42 am

kev wrote:

benny_blanco wrote:

I have a good one for the dictionary "Shazz / Shazza" A Bogan/Red Neck nickname for a woman named Sharon :mrgreen:

I believe in England Shazza has a different meaning?

RoadsterViking wrote:

kev wrote:

RoadsterViking wrote:

Maybe we could get an Aussie slang dictionary too? I've always wanted to talk like Alf Stewart on "Home & Away". Stone the flamin' crows!

No one really talks like that you know

What!! Have I been so cruelly decieved by the Seven Network?! :lol:

Yes....and how

We even don't wear those hats with the corks dangling around the edge

Well,if you promise not to tell anyone... Not all Norwegians are tall,blond,blue-eyed,strikingly handsome and freakishly good at winter sports.
It's true! I'm not very good at salom,myself. :lol:

kev · **Posted:** Tue May 27, 2008 6:50 am

RoadsterViking wrote:

Well,if you promise not to tell anyone... Not all Norwegians are tall,blond,blue-eyed,strikingly handsome and freakishly good at winter sports.
It's true! I'm not very good at salom,myself. :lol:

What the....??

I'm going down to Ikea* tomorrow and demanding my money back.

* yes I know it's not norwegian but it's the best I can do

RoadsterViking · **Posted:** Tue May 27, 2008 6:56 am

kev wrote:

RoadsterViking wrote:

Well,if you promise not to tell anyone... Not all Norwegians are tall,blond,blue-eyed,strikingly handsome and freakishly good at winter sports.
It's true! I'm not very good at salom,myself. :lol:

What the....??

I'm going down to Ikea* tomorrow and demanding my money back.

* yes I know it's not norwegian but it's the best I can do

Oh,nice! Any other swedish disasters you want blame on us? Saab,Volvo,Abba?

OH NO! I picked on Abba! The swedish disco-loving Aussies will murder me! :shock:

kev · **Posted:** Tue May 27, 2008 5:12 pm

Ok I will rephrase that...today I will return all my norwegian death-metal CDs and ask for my money back

RT112 · **Posted:** Tue May 27, 2008 6:18 pm

My wife used the term "arvo" twice in an e-mail to an American friend yesterday. The friend had to google the word to find out what it meant.

It's Aussie slang for "afternoon" BTW.

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