wtf is "good on you"???

sweet adeline
sweet adeline Posts: 2,191
edited February 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
i've been hearing people say this lately and it bugs me to no end. the radio dj girl this morning must have said it 3 times in about 5 minutes, i couldn't take it.

i'm guessing it means "good for you". how did 'on' suddenly become interchangable with 'for'?

is this a british phrase?

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  • Drop The Leash 10
    Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
    it was a good thing on your part? i'm not sure.
    I will be what i could be
    Once I get out of this town


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  • pineapplesandwaves
    pineapplesandwaves Posts: 584
    'Good on ya' is Aussie slang, basically for a job well done.

    Good for you. Way to go. Congratulations. Etc.

    .
    No time to be void or save up on life. You got to spend it all.
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 32,167
    so is it the same thing as "a come up for you" ...
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • Medicated-Genius
    Medicated-Genius Posts: 359
    pineapplesandwaves wrote:
    'Good on ya' is Aussie slang, basically for a job well done.

    Good for you. Way to go. Congratulations. Etc.

    .

    And in typical aussie fashion, abbreviated down to " On ya!"...... we're a linguistically lazy bunch.
  • sweet adeline
    sweet adeline Posts: 2,191
    ah, thanks for the explaination.

    it sounds cooler when you aussies say it, not meant for us yanks.
  • sennin
    sennin Posts: 2,146
    Good job! Kudos!
  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Medicated-Genius wrote:
    And in typical aussie fashion, abbreviated down to " On ya!"...... we're a linguistically lazy bunch.

    I disagree. We have our own unique language, which I truly hope we hold onto.
    NOPE!!!

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    Hold on to the thread
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  • Medicated-Genius
    Medicated-Genius Posts: 359
    sweet adeline wrote:
    ah, thanks for the explaination.

    it sounds cooler when you aussies say it, not meant for us yanks.

    Yea, it's a bit like an aussie yelling " Motherfucker!"........ it just doesn't have the same ring to it as it does when a yank says it.
  • Medicated-Genius
    Medicated-Genius Posts: 359
    Jeanie wrote:
    I disagree. We have our own unique language, which I truly hope we hold onto.


    LOL, I was kinda joking. Being linguistically lazy is part of our own unique language too ... :P
  • sweet adeline
    sweet adeline Posts: 2,191
    Medicated-Genius wrote:
    Yea, it's a bit like an aussie yelling " Motherfucker!"........ it just doesn't have the same ring to it as it does when a yank says it.

    :D motherfucker!
  • Medicated-Genius
    Medicated-Genius Posts: 359
    sweet adeline wrote:
    :D motherfucker!


    YAY!!
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    sweet adeline wrote:
    :D motherfucker!

    good on ya, fucker!!! :p
  • sweet adeline
    sweet adeline Posts: 2,191
    cutback wrote:
    good on ya, fucker!!! :p

    good on motherfucking you :D
  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    I kinda like it but only if it's ya and not you.
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
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  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    MOTHAFUCKAAAAAAAAH

    (that's how i say it :p )
  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Medicated-Genius wrote:
    LOL, I was kinda joking. Being linguistically lazy is part of our own unique language too ... :p

    Exactly! :D And for all that it appears lazy on the surface some of the terms and sayings really are quite clever and best of all, humorous. :D
    NOPE!!!

    *~You're IT Bert!~*

    Hold on to the thread
    The currents will shift
  • WildChildRose
    WildChildRose Posts: 568
    sweet adeline wrote:
    i've been hearing people say this lately and it bugs me to no end. the radio dj girl this morning must have said it 3 times in about 5 minutes, i couldn't take it.

    i'm guessing it means "good for you". how did 'on' suddenly become interchangable with 'for'?

    is this a british phrase?

    end rant/


    In what context was it used? I've heard that used all my life in reference to clothing. "That shirt looks really good on you." How are you hearing it used?
    "I'll ride the wave where it takes me.."
  • Medicated-Genius
    Medicated-Genius Posts: 359
    Jeanie wrote:
    Exactly! :D And for all that it appears lazy on the surface some of the terms and saying really are quite clever and best of all, humorous. :D

    You know, I've noticed on the telly, foxtel anyway, that they voice over is trying to sound american. They do this promo for crap shows like Dog the Bounty hunter or some shit............... and call it Bad Ass saturday or Bad Ass tuesday or something. The voice over in an aussie, but he says Ass rather than arse...... shits me to no end!
  • Medicated-Genius
    Medicated-Genius Posts: 359
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    MOTHAFUCKAAAAAAAAH

    (that's how i say it :p )


    If you've got the american accent to go with it, I farken love it!
  • sweet adeline
    sweet adeline Posts: 2,191
    WildChildRose wrote:
    In what context was it used? I've heard that used all my life in reference to clothing. "That shirt looks really good on you." How are you hearing it used?

    the radio girl was talking to her sidekick and he said something about those people in georgia winning the $270M lotto and she said "good on them". i can't think of the other instances but she said it a couple more times.

    it just made me throw up a little in my mouth.

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