WITH a scrum of rugby fans around the world congregating in stadia, pubs and around any available TV, there\u2019s a chance you could miss out if you don\u2019t know your braai from your barbie or a bevvie from a brewski.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To help bewildered fans navigate this Babel, British Airways\u2019 cabin crew, who between them speak 45 different languages, from Arabic to Zulu, have put together a glossary of words and phrases which may be heard more often between now and 2 November as fans swap stories and favourite moments in the air and on the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
All could be used by fans who think they\u2019re speaking dinkum English and may be puzzled why other fans don\u2019t understand them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here is the international alphabet of rugby slang:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Arvo:<\/span> Australian for afternoon. \u201cThe Wallabies are playing this arvo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n Braai:<\/span> South African term for a barbeque. \u201cAs soon as I get home we\u2019re going to have a braai to celebrate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n Craic:<\/span> Irish term for fun or gossip. \u201cGreat craic watching the game.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n Dwtty:<\/span> Welsh for someone who is little. \u201cThat scrumhalf is dwtty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n Fairy-dust:<\/span> An American expression meaning something is too technical to understand. \u201cThe refereeing of the ruck is fairy-dust to me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n Gutted: <\/span>English slang for bitter disappointment. \u201cI was absolutely gutted we lost.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n Hayibo!<\/span> Derived from the Zulu when something seems unbelievable. \u201cHayibo! 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