More on Aussie slang

I actually used "g'donya" (a contraction of "good on you" that is a multipurpose phrase: for a full exploration of all of its possible meanings, go watch The Castle. Go watch it even if you could care less about "g'donya") in conversation the other day. I used it ironically and in a gentle mocking of an Aussie colleague who had just used it referring to me in a patronizing way. But I did use it. 'Tis a slippery slope I'm on!