Colloquial expressions, idioms, and slang once common, now archaic…

"Your mother wears Army boots!"

That insult refers to impoverished women, refugees of war, who used to follow the WWII troops making money as prostitutes.
For practical reasons, they would wear boots so they could deal with the rough ground and mud.
Where did the phrase your mother wears army boots come from? – Sage-Advices

Some other sites say it just means your mother is frumpy, but I think that is the G-version of the insult.
 

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And then there's the Suthrun version of "carry". It doesn't necessarily mean to pick something up and move it.

Aunt Eulie might say, "Well, Bubba 'n them won't be here come Sunday 'cause they're going down to Florida so my nephew Billy Ray is gonna come and carry me to church in his new car. Lord-a-mercy, I'm a-gonna hang on to my hat and my Bible tight 'cause that boy drives like the Devil himself is nippin' at his heels!"
 
Aussie slang words.
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She'll be right. (Situation or person will be okay.
A few sandwiches short of a picnic. (Lacking intelligence).
Pull your head in. (used to tell someone their behaviour is out of line).
Gone to Woop woop. (Middle of nowhere).
True Blue. (Someone described as genuine or authentic).
Knock off time. (a term for finishing work).
Well stone the crows!. (I don't believe it)
 
Kind of cheating and stealing from things that I used to say that were popularized first by TV Shows:

Up your hose with a rubber nose.
Yada, yada, yada - I still hear this one now and then
Stifle !
Marcia Marcia Marcia-I used to say that a lot but I do not know in what context
To the Batmobile-Still use it at times.
Danger Will Robinson- Used to be one of my favorites
Jane, You ignorant sl&*- Used to insert friends name in place of Jane back when SNL was in it's prime.
 

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