(Australia, New Zealand, slang) The Tasman Sea, separating Australia and New Zealand.
Trimming the grass in the ditch out front yesterday, either a bug bit me or a rock bounced up and hit me in the neck and now it's mildly itchy. Glad it's done though cause the grass turns into a jungle quickly.
Forcing me off my antidepressants may as well just shoot me in the head and roll my corpse into the ditch
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) The Tasman Sea, separating Australia and New Zealand.
"The Ditch" means: The Tasman Sea, separating Australia and New Zealand.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
"The Ditch" means: The Tasman Sea, separating Australia and New Zealand.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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Among the grass of the ditch, one blade stands above the others. The grass lord's spikelets nod in the breeze. I nod in return. #nonsequitur
"The Ditch" means: The Tasman Sea, separating Australia and New Zealand.. Register: informal slang, fine in casual conversation, texting and social media but not in academic essays, business writing or formal speech. Note the regional or dialect label (New Zealand) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
“Trimming the grass in the ditch out front yesterday, either a bug bit me or a rock bounced up and hit me in the neck and now it's mildly itchy. Glad it's done though cause the grass turns into a jungle quickly.”
“Forcing me off my antidepressants may as well just shoot me in the head and roll my corpse into the ditch”
“Among the grass of the ditch, one blade stands above the others. The grass lord's spikelets nod in the breeze. I nod in return. #nonsequitur”
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(UK, military, slang) Any sea.
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