Anyone Understand Australian?

[flipnflap]

At the presentation ceremony for tennis’ Australian Open Women’s Singles Final today, runner-up Li Na from China was announced from the podium with the words “She’s battered and bruised and quite possibly buggered…..” What does this mean in "Australian" because I doubt SAue Barker would keep her job if she said that in front of the croiwd and TV at Wmbledon?

[mrs_overall]

It has the same meaning (not the sexual one) in Oz as it does here

[flump1]

Knackered, I would imagine flipnflap, slip of the tongue !

[mrs_overall]

flump - I took a sip of tea as I read your remark and it has come down my nose cos I was laughing so much at your answer.

"slip of the tongue" may be a bad phrase to use when talking about a word that can also have a sexual meaning

[flump1]

Mrs O ...sorry I should read before I post eh ? x

[douglas9401]

She certainly took a licking.

[whiskeryron]

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She certainly took a licking.// mm! there we are then.

WR.