"That's _____ As!"

Ah, the ultimate Aussie phrase. "That's sweet as!" or "That's cool as!" or  "Crikey, Carlyn, you're just awesome as." Or, as I have often found myself saying, "Those crocodiles are creepy as."

While Americans emphasize things such as sweetness, coolness, and awesomeness by using the accented word "so," Australians favor a dangling comparison...(Seriously, though; it's "cool as"? Cool as what??)

Aha! But that's the simple magic of the saying: it's entirely up to your own imagination and/or interpretation. It can be "delicious as"--delicious as in the perfect apple brown sugar crumb pie. Or it might be "weird as"--weird as in the Bermuda Triangle, or weird as in the whole boys-wearing-tight-jorts phenomenon that is so oddly pervasive here. So many adjectives with so many potential things to describe. Take your pick. Try it out. In no time, you'll sound Australian as...