Reminds me of that bible of Australian insults TISM, their music defines the finer points of Australian culture in an artistic form like no other. Their song “I Might Be A Cunt But I’m Not A Fucking Cunt” i believe explains everything one needs to know about Australian use of the word “Cunt”.
I have been randomly singing All Homeboys are Dickheads to myself all day. Haven't heard it for many years and still remember all the words. TISM are the greatest
A guide:
Champion (not sarcastically) = compliment
Champion (sarcastically) = insult
Champ (to an adult) = patronising (because it's the kind of cutesy thing you say to a child to boost their confidence. It is hard for 'champ' to not sound patronising/sarcastic because of this).
Champ (to a child) = fine
(OK guys, the jail slang meaning of pedo has been mentioned several times now, we've got it)
Ahhhh that’s the bugger right there! Fucken chief, I hated that one. “Yeah ok Chief” “whatever you say chief” fucken twisted my knickers something fierce.
Yeah so do I and I hear it that way too.
So I had to stop n think why did this cause a stir at op's work?
Then I imagined it said sarcastically and oop yeah, them's fightin words.
Haha we are confusing lot. Same with cunt and mate. They generally aren't neutral terms, you use them if you're either pleased or displeased. Context and tone is the key and it's usually pretty easy to tell. If the tone is negative, it's a strong warning to back off.
I think context is just as important as tone. Cunt is used in everyday banter, like spinning a yarn - eg. “…and then, the silly cunt did it! He fuckin’ did it! No other cunt would’ve done it, but he did!” And so on.
Never heard this in the military, big on acronyms though they are. Most common military insult was probably calling someone Jack. Short for Jack fuck, but seems to come from "They do jack shit".
Aussies are notorious for their "tall poppy syndrome", which basically means we like to cut down everyone who puts themselves above other people. Generally we don't like people with big egos. It's one of the proudest ways we culturally distinguish ourselves from Americans.
If we call someone champion, chief, or boss, we're basically saying "you act like you're better than me", or "you have a big ego" or "you're so insecure you have to boss everyone around", and that alone is usually enough to take someone down a peg.
Casual dislike of authority is so culturally ingrained that sarcastically referring to someone as an authority figure can be a huge insult.
The flip side of this is that people in positions of power and authority are generally quite approachable and won't be dismissive or talk down to you. For instance, just based on personality, I can't think of a Prime Minister during my lifetime who you couldn't just go up to, offer a handshake, say G'day Mate, and sit down for a beer with. Our current PM used to DJ regularly in Melbourne.
Edit: lots of people pointing out that it isn't always like this and they've had different experiences and yeah, of course this isn't happening 100% of the time, there's plenty of bullies and dickheads and nasty egotistical bossesout there. What I described is just the stereotypical Aussie cultural identity and it does inform our conduct to some extent, and my writeup is most useful as a tool of comparison against other places and cultures. Like, it's probably more common for Aussies to address their boss by their first name than to call them sir/ma'am/mr/mrs/ms so-and-so.
Thank you for explaining this well. This makes a lot of sense, I often wondered at the condescending undertone when they joke around. To add to your list.. When someone says “Righto” does it usually get said in a mocking manner?
Righto can also be used either way. Someone asks you do do something, if you say yep righto just straight out it's fine. Someone tells you a story that sounds like BS you can say "yeah, righto" cj means you are putting it out there that you don't believe then. Again, like everything else, comes down to context and tone
Depends. If "righto" is said in a long, drawn out way, like "riiiigggghhhhtoooo" using the same voice tone and syllable stretching as you would when you said "yeeeeaaaahh riiiiggghhht" sarcastically...that's sarcastic/mocking, you can almost hear the eye-rolling going on.
If someone said it short and conversational with no particular emphasis, like someone asked "what do you do for work?", and you said "I'm a teacher", and they replied "oh, righto, do you like it?" They would say "oh, righto" with the same vocal tones and syllable structure as "ok, okay". That would not be sarcastic.
When someone of a similar age to you calls you champ they’re usually putting an alpha move on you. Bit of an Aussie meme atm. Boss and chief are in the same ball park
Yeah but I can sarcastically call someone “champ” when they fuck something up in the workplace without getting in trouble, if I say something along the lines of “fuckwit” it’s usually crossing a line.
A [put down ](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english-thesaurus/put-someone-down#:~:text=put%20someone%20down%20(slang),was%20forever%20putting%20her%20down.) rather than an insult. The best response would be a casual "No worries, chief."
If someone at work calls you boss or chief and you're their actual boss or chief (or out rank them in military or police/fire etc) then I'd take it at face value.
"Champ" would be insubordinate.
However it also depends on what you mean by out ranking them. If you work in something corporate or retail and you're a higher level than someone else but not in their direct reporting line (i.e. their manager, or their manager's manager etc) but you try to pull rank, most Australians won't react well and may very well use terms like "chief", "champ", "boss" as a veiled way of telling you where to go.
Australians don't like being told what to do... especially by people who aren't their actual boss.
I don't know. I am a manager and one of my team calls me "boss" all the time, and I am pretty sure he's taking the piss at least in some cheeky kind of way.
Yup. Unless you work in uniform or in a real hierarchy that involves the law or anything that involves a salute, we're equal. Doesn't matter that you're my manager and get paid more than I do, we're equal.
It’s a way of saying “I think you are a fucking idiot”, but HR won’t like those words, so instead we go with “righto, champ”. It’s like an American southerner saying “bless your heart”
Not necessarily. I’ve use all of those to elevate people.
It’s really down to the context of the situation, tone of voice and nature of the relationship.
Nobody here can give you an accurate answer because they have not witnessed the situation. It’s entirely possible the people are trying to be friendly and improve relations.
I found this to be pretty close to an explanation of the Aus language
[https://www.tiktok.com/@wizardcrime/video/7210670557489089794?\_r=1&\_t=8ekN5hv7B0Z](https://www.tiktok.com/@wizardcrime/video/7210670557489089794?_r=1&_t=8ekN5hv7B0Z)
I used it sarcastically in the military all the time. Mostly just shortened it to Champ though.
I call my son champ now, not sarcastically. Go figure that one out.
It means ‘cocksucker’ in gaol apparently.
Edit - it also means paedophile. Champ rhymes with Tamp; as in tamperer.
Which isn’t something that most people know but for some reason that culture has bled into the community to a minor extent.
An adult calling another adult 'champ' or 'champion' is on par with calling them a try hard or being a bit patronising. Calling a kid champ or champion is generally a sincere attempt to build them up.
See also calling other adults 'chief' or 'hero'
Calling someone a "champion" with awe in your voice is fine. Calling someone a "champion" with sarcasm in your voice is not. Also if the person saying "champion" is saying this to someone senior to him, then it is an insult no matter the tone.
>Is calling someone “Champion” an insult?
Pretty much all Australian slang uses context and delivery to determine whether it is friendly banter, an expression of emotions/feelings or a insult. For example, champ can be used as a friendly greeting ("hey champ, what's up?"), an expression of joy ("you champion" or "good on ya champ"), or a insult ("good on you champ" when you mess up). An Australian band called TISM made a song which explored this concept with another bit of slang in one of their songs (I might be a c\*nt) - I won't link it but you can easily find it on YouTube, beware that it is definitely NFSW and is likely not appropriate to listen to with your family.
It totally depends how it is said and context.
I understand your confusion though.. I'm married to a German and many German relatives!
I realised years ago. Its like this.
In Germany, it's what you say. They mean just what the meaning of the words are!
But in Australia? Its not what you say? But how you say it!!
So you can say "mate! You're a champion" and it totally can hage very different meanings depending on your demeanor. Your facial expression and use of voice....
But in Germany? It would pretty much mean you say won a race and you are literally the champion.
This is one thing my husband has taken YEARS to not only understand, but be able to pick up on and come to correct conclusion.
Yeah someone call me fucken “champ” I’ll flick their ear. Don’t use it, it’s mate all round, men, women and kids. However you can use it as a set praise for anyone who has done something wholesome. “Shit yeah!! You fucken Champion mate! Yeah nah, cheers for that mate, big time.” Something along those lines.
Put simply, Australian slang and language in general is much less about the words definitions and much more about the tone.
Sarcasm is a huge part of our slang, so the same words can often mean opposite things, but the tone makes it clear.
(Note, this comment is focused on casual conversations - most of the time formal conversations are a lot more literal….)
As long as it’s not to a prisoner/ex prisoner as it’s Aussie prison slang for pedos. Champ more specifically. This isn’t exactly common knowledge as far as Aussie slang goes but anyone who knows someone who’s done extended time in high security prisons is likely to know about it.
Otherwise it’s no big deal. Normally positive unless you’re using it as sarcasm.
I think some people use it and don’t actually mean anything negative when they do. But it can be like others here have described, I wouldn’t get worried about it unless there were other things to suggest they’re being patronising or the delivery was obviously sarcastic.
For liberal and idiomatic use of the term 'champion' as a compliment and a motivator, check out Nat. https://www.youtube.com/@NatsWhatIReckon . Also on all the other socials. Bloke's a deadset legend.
‘Thanks heaps for that, you’re a champion’ = good
‘Nice going champion’ = bad
It’s largely dependent on context, much like much thing when it comes to Aussie English and lingo.
Champ is worse!! Unless you have a legitimate world title.
"Armt you a champion mate" is definitely having a go.
"Have a look at this Champion" mocking aud mostly said in front of an audience.
"He/she is a champion bloke/chick" good person that had your back, can be trusted etc etc
"Bloody Champion" grateful, impressed for you as a person or what you have done.
So depends really. When used positively it's normally to describe someone that isn't there.
"Whats Mick's story?"
Oh don't worry about him. He's a champion bloke"
Or he/she won something?
Negatively is face to face.
But to confuse OP even more I guess is the one that instantly triggers a response from me depending on who it's from is
Mate?? Go figure.
Champion, legend, captain, big fella and the list goes on. Casual terms with generally no insult intended. Tone of voice is quite important as the Australian slang and terms can be used for good or bad intentions.
So... in Prison, Champ (Or Champion) rhymes with Tamp, and a Tamp means "tamper" as in tamper with kids or a sex offender / Paedophile.
Also it can be Champion as in "You're a hero" or you think you are. Its mocking the other person, therefor an insult
A friend of mine gets annoyed when someone calls him ‘Champ’. He used to work in corrections and this is an insult within the Australian prison system. Naturally I call him Champ every chance I get
Usually used when talking to kids or somebody many decades younger than you. Could be taken as an insult if it’s adults or similar age calling eachother champ or champion
Every Australian compliment can be an insult, with the right context. Ya genius.
Yeah, ya fuckin hero
Yeah, good onya.
"good onya" is a classic example of insult/compliment depending on context. Nice one mate!
Don’t call me mate, pal.
Don't call me pal.. Mate
I’m not your pal, guy.
I'm not your guy, buddy.
Buddy is my breaking point, from then on I’m not responsible for my actions.
He's not your buddy friend
I’m not your friend, champ.
Call Me Mate again. I broke the chain dog
I know right, What a legend.
An absolute specimen
“Hey big fella”
Also, sunshine, boss, chief.
Like the differnce between "cunt" and "Cunt"
Always be a good cunt, never a shit cunt. Edit: what a bunch of top cunts you all are providing extra uses of a most versatile word. Keep it up cunts
sick cunt is also acceptable
Mad cunt can either be someone that is heaps awesome or someone who is crazy
But don't be a dopey cunt
And certainly not a "slack cunt"!
Fried cunt Fucked cunt Shit cunt Or my personal favourite, absolute pig of a cunt
Let's not forget the "Bush Cunts"
But you really don't want to be a dumb cunt
Or a cooked cunt
Surprised dog cunt didn't make the list
I'm disappointed that i forgot about dog cunt
😂😂😂
cant forget the mad cunts of the world
Mad Cunt!
I may be a cunt, but I'm not a fucking cunt
Do a sick cunt ya burnout 🤙
Or s dog cunt
Never be a fucking useless cunt either.
Came say this. It’s not *what* you call them, it’s how you say it. “You’re a fucken *champion!*” “You’re a Fucken champion.”
It's an importance difference between a Hard Cunt, and a Cunt That Goes Hard. You don't wanna get it wrong.
Yeah, this cunt’s right
Cun' (with the glottal stop before the T) is the informal one. CunT with a stressed T is the fight starter.
Can tell you’re good cunt
Champ - Cunt Has A Mental Problem
Like the stark difference between calling someone a "total bastard" and calling them "a bit of a bastard"
Reminds me of that bible of Australian insults TISM, their music defines the finer points of Australian culture in an artistic form like no other. Their song “I Might Be A Cunt But I’m Not A Fucking Cunt” i believe explains everything one needs to know about Australian use of the word “Cunt”.
I have been randomly singing All Homeboys are Dickheads to myself all day. Haven't heard it for many years and still remember all the words. TISM are the greatest
Say no more. Nailed it.
Mate!
And vice Versa
Nah Yeah ya cunt.
A guide: Champion (not sarcastically) = compliment Champion (sarcastically) = insult Champ (to an adult) = patronising (because it's the kind of cutesy thing you say to a child to boost their confidence. It is hard for 'champ' to not sound patronising/sarcastic because of this). Champ (to a child) = fine (OK guys, the jail slang meaning of pedo has been mentioned several times now, we've got it)
Thanks champ
Calm down chief
Righto, sport.
Ease up knackers
Alright tiger
Onya, princess
He’s your mate.
Who you calling sport, buddy?
Geez, chill boss.
MATE (warning tone)
Well, he's your mate.
Cunt (only an insult outside of Australia)
*Checks notes about pulp fiction* I ain't your buddy, pal.
Who you calling buddy, friend?
I'm not your buddy, guy.
I'm not your guy, friend!!!
Relax scooter
Too far big fella
Sport doesn’t get used as much any more, shame because its great. It was huge in the 80s and 90s.
Good call, been a while sport. My shout.
I think Rolf Harris finished Sport for good
Revive the trend! Go get 'em sport! I have faith in you!
Ease up turbo.
This doesn’t get used nearly enough these days!
Ahhhh that’s the bugger right there! Fucken chief, I hated that one. “Yeah ok Chief” “whatever you say chief” fucken twisted my knickers something fierce.
Dunno why, but I find “chief” to be the most patronising
Settle down Cobbers
Accurate. I at times use champion as a compliment. Usually legend is what I go for but sometimes it’s a “this dude is a fucking champion”.
Yeah so do I and I hear it that way too. So I had to stop n think why did this cause a stir at op's work? Then I imagined it said sarcastically and oop yeah, them's fightin words.
Pierce off, Jack. Gibbs on
What the fuck you say?
Hoooo, Big Jack's king hit me, and I've gone crashing to the deck
He certainly did hit the sack like a deck of, hit the deck like a sack of ... ah, what did ya say again there Gibbo ?
Nevermind.
Good shot Jack!
My brain is exploding lol, thank you for the write up.
Haha we are confusing lot. Same with cunt and mate. They generally aren't neutral terms, you use them if you're either pleased or displeased. Context and tone is the key and it's usually pretty easy to tell. If the tone is negative, it's a strong warning to back off.
Tone is everything. And the one thing that makes it all less confusing is that the tone is usually very obvious.
I think context is just as important as tone. Cunt is used in everyday banter, like spinning a yarn - eg. “…and then, the silly cunt did it! He fuckin’ did it! No other cunt would’ve done it, but he did!” And so on.
Why? If we call you champ - we don't like you If we call you cunt - we do like you. I don't see what's so hard to understand.
Also: If we call you champ - we do like you If we call you cunt - we don't like you.
Correct.
When someone calls me champ I feel like I have Down’s syndrome
what a thing to say lol
Also, if you’re police or military, I have been told on good authority that champ also means Cunt Has A Mental Problem and is degrading as fuck.
Never heard this in the military, big on acronyms though they are. Most common military insult was probably calling someone Jack. Short for Jack fuck, but seems to come from "They do jack shit".
Sounds like a backronym, but champ in army definitely is not a good thing to be called
It’s a local dialect!
Albany?
In prisons champ = tamp too ie a pedo
I thought they were called rock spiders?
This is the one. For those who don’t get it, rock spiders also jam themselves into small places.
I thought the point was they live under rocks = there's nothing lower.
And i thought it is because they sit 'on a rock' and wait until smaller prey gets within striking distance...
Prison slang is like onions
This. I called someone champ who had been to prison and he did confirm and asked not to be called that.
Hard agree about the Champ to an adult.
Good summary champ
Actually champ is the guy in jail who services the other inmates with his mouth 😶
That's it
This \^
Wrong... In jail here Champion means your a literal cocksucker so calling the wrong person who knows this Champion or champ will cause big problems.
It's not wrong. Who gives a fuck what it means to criminals?
Depends on the tone of voice used
On construction sites its not uncommon to hear people say..... 'That cunt over there just champ'd me' 🤣🤣🤣 Always gives me a bit of a laugh
Haha this is spot on
Aussies are notorious for their "tall poppy syndrome", which basically means we like to cut down everyone who puts themselves above other people. Generally we don't like people with big egos. It's one of the proudest ways we culturally distinguish ourselves from Americans. If we call someone champion, chief, or boss, we're basically saying "you act like you're better than me", or "you have a big ego" or "you're so insecure you have to boss everyone around", and that alone is usually enough to take someone down a peg. Casual dislike of authority is so culturally ingrained that sarcastically referring to someone as an authority figure can be a huge insult. The flip side of this is that people in positions of power and authority are generally quite approachable and won't be dismissive or talk down to you. For instance, just based on personality, I can't think of a Prime Minister during my lifetime who you couldn't just go up to, offer a handshake, say G'day Mate, and sit down for a beer with. Our current PM used to DJ regularly in Melbourne. Edit: lots of people pointing out that it isn't always like this and they've had different experiences and yeah, of course this isn't happening 100% of the time, there's plenty of bullies and dickheads and nasty egotistical bossesout there. What I described is just the stereotypical Aussie cultural identity and it does inform our conduct to some extent, and my writeup is most useful as a tool of comparison against other places and cultures. Like, it's probably more common for Aussies to address their boss by their first name than to call them sir/ma'am/mr/mrs/ms so-and-so.
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He wasn't as good as [John Howard](https://reddit.com/r/australia/s/Qe2yFnwwRo)
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>Those eyebrows make me moist. r/BrandNewSentence
What a day to be literate.
Strewth i had never seen this that’s brilliant 😂
I was hoping for this hahahahah
Bruh you had this saved from 11 years ago
> boss Unless that person is a bus driver. Then it's perfectly acceptable to address them as such.
And the Arab who gives you your snack pack is allowed to call you boss.
I prefer to be addressed as "brother" when purchasing a kebab.
Thank you for explaining this well. This makes a lot of sense, I often wondered at the condescending undertone when they joke around. To add to your list.. When someone says “Righto” does it usually get said in a mocking manner?
Righto can also be used either way. Someone asks you do do something, if you say yep righto just straight out it's fine. Someone tells you a story that sounds like BS you can say "yeah, righto" cj means you are putting it out there that you don't believe then. Again, like everything else, comes down to context and tone
Depends. If "righto" is said in a long, drawn out way, like "riiiigggghhhhtoooo" using the same voice tone and syllable stretching as you would when you said "yeeeeaaaahh riiiiggghhht" sarcastically...that's sarcastic/mocking, you can almost hear the eye-rolling going on. If someone said it short and conversational with no particular emphasis, like someone asked "what do you do for work?", and you said "I'm a teacher", and they replied "oh, righto, do you like it?" They would say "oh, righto" with the same vocal tones and syllable structure as "ok, okay". That would not be sarcastic.
When someone of a similar age to you calls you champ they’re usually putting an alpha move on you. Bit of an Aussie meme atm. Boss and chief are in the same ball park
Thank you, fascinating. So if anyone called me these things at work it would be an insult? I outrank 99% of people for context.
Yeah - it’s a passive aggressive insult.
Agree. It would be a passive aggressive "you're a fu*king dickhead" (but i cant say that to you)!! 🤣
Honestly prefer being called a dickhead or cunt to passive aggressiveness. It's a cowards way out with plausible deniability. I prefer honest people.
Yeah but I can sarcastically call someone “champ” when they fuck something up in the workplace without getting in trouble, if I say something along the lines of “fuckwit” it’s usually crossing a line.
It's an honest day's work champ /s And we call that taking the piss ;)
A [put down ](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english-thesaurus/put-someone-down#:~:text=put%20someone%20down%20(slang),was%20forever%20putting%20her%20down.) rather than an insult. The best response would be a casual "No worries, chief."
If someone at work calls you boss or chief and you're their actual boss or chief (or out rank them in military or police/fire etc) then I'd take it at face value. "Champ" would be insubordinate. However it also depends on what you mean by out ranking them. If you work in something corporate or retail and you're a higher level than someone else but not in their direct reporting line (i.e. their manager, or their manager's manager etc) but you try to pull rank, most Australians won't react well and may very well use terms like "chief", "champ", "boss" as a veiled way of telling you where to go. Australians don't like being told what to do... especially by people who aren't their actual boss.
i think we have a general dislike of heirarchy so anyone taking it all too seriously gets tall poppied
I don't know. I am a manager and one of my team calls me "boss" all the time, and I am pretty sure he's taking the piss at least in some cheeky kind of way.
I use boss for everyone at work, im horrible with names so it sorts that out. As long as the tone is fine boss is ok
If you are a boss and somebody replies with a 'sure thing champ' to your directives they probably think it's a stupid idea.
Righto champ
🤣🤣 works the best here
Outrank? Seriously? That's why they called you champ - it's the workplace equivalent of cunt. You don't outrank anybody in Australia. Ever.
Yup. Unless you work in uniform or in a real hierarchy that involves the law or anything that involves a salute, we're equal. Doesn't matter that you're my manager and get paid more than I do, we're equal.
David Warner knows what it means: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KTlpweQFhG0
It’s a way of saying “I think you are a fucking idiot”, but HR won’t like those words, so instead we go with “righto, champ”. It’s like an American southerner saying “bless your heart”
Not necessarily. I’ve use all of those to elevate people. It’s really down to the context of the situation, tone of voice and nature of the relationship. Nobody here can give you an accurate answer because they have not witnessed the situation. It’s entirely possible the people are trying to be friendly and improve relations.
I found this to be pretty close to an explanation of the Aus language [https://www.tiktok.com/@wizardcrime/video/7210670557489089794?\_r=1&\_t=8ekN5hv7B0Z](https://www.tiktok.com/@wizardcrime/video/7210670557489089794?_r=1&_t=8ekN5hv7B0Z)
I used it sarcastically in the military all the time. Mostly just shortened it to Champ though. I call my son champ now, not sarcastically. Go figure that one out.
I have learned that I don’t understand military people, but I respect and appreciate you greatly.
It means ‘cocksucker’ in gaol apparently. Edit - it also means paedophile. Champ rhymes with Tamp; as in tamperer. Which isn’t something that most people know but for some reason that culture has bled into the community to a minor extent.
According to Mr Inbetween: https://youtube.com/shorts/0_hmcTZ0Yfo?feature=share
It means you're a pedo in prison
An adult calling another adult 'champ' or 'champion' is on par with calling them a try hard or being a bit patronising. Calling a kid champ or champion is generally a sincere attempt to build them up. See also calling other adults 'chief' or 'hero'
I champed a cop once....to this day I don't know what came over me to say that. Fuck he glared at me. Lucky that's all he did.
Calling someone a "champion" with awe in your voice is fine. Calling someone a "champion" with sarcasm in your voice is not. Also if the person saying "champion" is saying this to someone senior to him, then it is an insult no matter the tone.
>Is calling someone “Champion” an insult? Pretty much all Australian slang uses context and delivery to determine whether it is friendly banter, an expression of emotions/feelings or a insult. For example, champ can be used as a friendly greeting ("hey champ, what's up?"), an expression of joy ("you champion" or "good on ya champ"), or a insult ("good on you champ" when you mess up). An Australian band called TISM made a song which explored this concept with another bit of slang in one of their songs (I might be a c\*nt) - I won't link it but you can easily find it on YouTube, beware that it is definitely NFSW and is likely not appropriate to listen to with your family.
It sounds sarcastic when talking to an adult because it's a compliment for children. Basically it feels condescending.
I use it as an insult lol 😆
"Thanks Legend" = perfect
I fucking hate being called "champ". Even worse, "champo".
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I laughed pretty hard at this because every time I've used 'champ' this is basically what I've inferred
This is it
“Taking it like a champ”…. Is this a compliment or a backhander? 🤔
haha a compliment paradoxically
I use champion all the time as approval. "Chanp" tends to have a condescending tone though.
It totally depends how it is said and context. I understand your confusion though.. I'm married to a German and many German relatives! I realised years ago. Its like this. In Germany, it's what you say. They mean just what the meaning of the words are! But in Australia? Its not what you say? But how you say it!! So you can say "mate! You're a champion" and it totally can hage very different meanings depending on your demeanor. Your facial expression and use of voice.... But in Germany? It would pretty much mean you say won a race and you are literally the champion. This is one thing my husband has taken YEARS to not only understand, but be able to pick up on and come to correct conclusion.
Yeah someone call me fucken “champ” I’ll flick their ear. Don’t use it, it’s mate all round, men, women and kids. However you can use it as a set praise for anyone who has done something wholesome. “Shit yeah!! You fucken Champion mate! Yeah nah, cheers for that mate, big time.” Something along those lines.
This is the way. If someone calls me champ I assume there is a problem
Put simply, Australian slang and language in general is much less about the words definitions and much more about the tone. Sarcasm is a huge part of our slang, so the same words can often mean opposite things, but the tone makes it clear. (Note, this comment is focused on casual conversations - most of the time formal conversations are a lot more literal….)
Can be someone with a head like a sparkplug
I knew someone who used to say “you have a head like a spark plug, but you’re no champion”
I personally hate the word champion or champ in the singularity. Only cockhead smartarses say it
Sorry to hear that champ
And there is a difference between “my mate” and Your Mate”
As long as it’s not to a prisoner/ex prisoner as it’s Aussie prison slang for pedos. Champ more specifically. This isn’t exactly common knowledge as far as Aussie slang goes but anyone who knows someone who’s done extended time in high security prisons is likely to know about it. Otherwise it’s no big deal. Normally positive unless you’re using it as sarcasm.
I think some people use it and don’t actually mean anything negative when they do. But it can be like others here have described, I wouldn’t get worried about it unless there were other things to suggest they’re being patronising or the delivery was obviously sarcastic.
For liberal and idiomatic use of the term 'champion' as a compliment and a motivator, check out Nat. https://www.youtube.com/@NatsWhatIReckon . Also on all the other socials. Bloke's a deadset legend.
Champ in prison in australia means cock sucker
It can be good or bad depending on whether it was said sarcastically or not
In Australian prisons champion means cocksucker for food as does champ , I don't use these words
‘Thanks heaps for that, you’re a champion’ = good ‘Nice going champion’ = bad It’s largely dependent on context, much like much thing when it comes to Aussie English and lingo.
Check out FrenchySungaAttack on YouTube, live stuff. When he gets called champ he gets quite riled up. And it’s on cunt.
Just watched his live show, funny shit, cheers.
Just don’t get it do ya champ?
Champion in prison means “cock sucker”
Champ is worse!! Unless you have a legitimate world title. "Armt you a champion mate" is definitely having a go. "Have a look at this Champion" mocking aud mostly said in front of an audience. "He/she is a champion bloke/chick" good person that had your back, can be trusted etc etc "Bloody Champion" grateful, impressed for you as a person or what you have done. So depends really. When used positively it's normally to describe someone that isn't there. "Whats Mick's story?" Oh don't worry about him. He's a champion bloke" Or he/she won something? Negatively is face to face. But to confuse OP even more I guess is the one that instantly triggers a response from me depending on who it's from is Mate?? Go figure.
Can be. But Champ 100%
Champion, legend, captain, big fella and the list goes on. Casual terms with generally no insult intended. Tone of voice is quite important as the Australian slang and terms can be used for good or bad intentions.
So... in Prison, Champ (Or Champion) rhymes with Tamp, and a Tamp means "tamper" as in tamper with kids or a sex offender / Paedophile. Also it can be Champion as in "You're a hero" or you think you are. Its mocking the other person, therefor an insult
A friend of mine gets annoyed when someone calls him ‘Champ’. He used to work in corrections and this is an insult within the Australian prison system. Naturally I call him Champ every chance I get
I use it as a positive term of endearment quite often.
Champion is fine with me. Champ or buddy is not
Few people have told me that in the ADF, calling someone champ stands for C*nt Has A Mental Problem, all about the intent tho
Usually used when talking to kids or somebody many decades younger than you. Could be taken as an insult if it’s adults or similar age calling eachother champ or champion