BLAK THINGS

- Tidda - Cuz - Lubly - Lublycing - Sis - Dawg - Gammon - Shame job - True gawd - Deadly - Too deadly you mob - Not even - E’yah look out

Blak Words and Sayings:

- Whichway - Aye budda - Gorn git - Gorn then - Big ole - Lah - Poxy ting - Koori time - True ‘ey - Gubba - Aye my cuz - Oi its proper f**ked - You remember your cuz from Aunty Brenda’s side

Blak Activities:

- Making chicken + coleslaw rolls - Yarning with your Elders - Not whistling at night - Asking “who’s your mob” when other Blak mob slide into your DMs - Making tea for Aunties - Constantly refreshing your bank account on scholarship day - THEN acting like a baller when you go out - Stalking lubly one’s Insta to see if they got a secret man/woman you don’t know about - Making up dances with your cousins - Fishing - Listening to Alan Jackson

- Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander paintings - Merch from local ACCO’S (t-shirts, lanyards, hats) - Keens Curry - Devon/Fritz - Footy banner/merch - Bully beef - Mission/camp dog - VB or XXXX Gold in the fridge - A plastic bag full of plastic bags - Take-out containers your mum made you wash and reuse - Vicks VapoRub - Asking everyone where they’re interning over the summer - Looking for scrapes at Blak events (Indig Games,

NAIDOC Ball, LDI) - Listening to your CT Advisor talk up LDI - Working out where the after-party is for LDI - Chargin up in the city - Napping in the MB Common Room - Taking food from the MB Common Room - Dressing up for Dreamtime at the G - Explaining to your white friends how Indigenous kinship works - Yarnin about Michael Combs controversy

In a Blak House You’ll Find:

- Lemons - Spare mattresses for your cousins - Thick wool blanket - Photos EVERYWHERE - Sheets as couch covers - Busted car in the backyard getting ‘fixed up’ - Stubby holders - Black & Gold toilet paper - Wooden spoon - That one uncle spinning gammon yarns - Skinny ankles