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It's definitely still used but mostly by the older generations. For the younger generations it thus has a slightly negative connotation as a aging woman rather than a young one.

I think older Australians and Channel 9 watchers use "sheila" as Ray Martin uses "bloke".

Sheila is an Irish feminine name and as we had a lot of Irish coming here as convicts and otherwise then it is logical that these ideas take hold.

Remember that many slang words that we think of as Australian are rooted in English.

Sheila is in reference to a girl . Yes , it is like the American ' babe ' or ' chick ' .

I'm from melbourne and I don't think people use it nowadays, esp the younger generation. We refer to gals as chicks all the time. And yeah, seppo for american hahahaha (if you know what i mean)

Sheila The Kangaroo

ok, I wasn't going to respond to considering the fact that i've got already seen everybody else's yet I in simple terms regarded and Joshms and observed, "Thongs - underclothes, often worn via women human beings on particular events." Am I the only one giggling their face off? Aaaahahahaaaaa. Joshms, you're hilarious. and because i'm answering, i might besides provide it a bypass. See what I keep in mind. like the reminiscence sport, you realize? G'day - hi, how's it going. Bogan - Eh. i understand this is no longer ideal, however the only element coming to ideas is "surfing" Barbie - barbecue Figjam - "i understand i'm ideal" Snag - % to capture on something. "Off your face" - inebriated Chuck - to toss stuff Fob - extraordinary. Or properly-loved. somebody who's properly-loved and extraordinary? Eshayz - all i can think of of is that it extremely is a extraordinary thank you to declare essays. Mozzie - Mozzarella cheese. Rents - father and mom Boot (no longer a shoe)- to kick somebody out? Root - is it this one it extremely is "to have intercourse"? Plastered - does not this mean inebriated, too? Stubbies - Um. Little human beings? Like hobbits? "U-ee" - u-turn Sheila - woman Thongs - that must be *flipflops*, Joshms! XD Wog - walk your canine. AH! i do no longer understand. As you will discover, a undeniable somebody up there messed me up. i'm undesirable at reminiscence, apparently. i think of i might fail at existence in Australia.

Not everybody likes Shiela - but it is certainly Australian Slang ... I think it's great - said by the right person and in the right context.

Eww Im form sydney and i HATE the word shiela. I think older ppl men genreally use it. I like woman, or babe..But shiela eww is wrong

I always thought ,Sheila was a female kangaroo

Yes it is exactly like babe and chickie.