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Sydney Steve · 09-14-2005, 02:58 AM

The change of spelling to "route" would be a great disappointment to Australians and changes the context entirely . To me the term American Roots held untold promise - it sounded X rated !!

I refer you to the Australian Slang dictionary (see the hyperlink below):

Root (verb and noun) : synonym for f*ck in nearly all its senses: "I feel rooted"; "this washing machine is rooted"; "(s)he's a good root". A very useful word in fairly polite company.
If you are interested in Australian slang this may be a good starting point. (It isn't all as coarse as this example ) lol

http://www.koalanet.com.au/australian-slang.html

09-14-2005, 02:58 AM	#3
Sydney Steve Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Sydney NSW Australia Posts: 300	The change of spelling to "route" would be a great disappointment to Australians and changes the context entirely . To me the term American Roots held untold promise - it sounded X rated !! I refer you to the Australian Slang dictionary (see the hyperlink below): Root (verb and noun) : synonym for f*ck in nearly all its senses: "I feel rooted"; "this washing machine is rooted"; "(s)he's a good root". A very useful word in fairly polite company. If you are interested in Australian slang this may be a good starting point. (It isn't all as coarse as this example ) lol http://www.koalanet.com.au/australian-slang.html __________________ Inventor and highly successful user of the " Reverse Polarity Chick Magnet" ! Female Repulsion Proven for 50 + years !