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In Australian slang, "cactus" typically means something that is broken, not working, or dead. For example, a car that won't start could be described as cactus.

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If something is "cactus", it is broken, doesn't work any more, or another great Australian idiom - "buggered".

Practical application = "Bugger! The motor threw a rod. It's cactus."

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