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Subject: FW: Australian Slang
It is little wonder that visitors from overseas have trouble understanding
‘Aussie English’!!!!!!!! I didn’t realise until I read this, that I use most of
these terms in normal ‘Aussie speak’ everyday language.
(Also sorry about the naughty connotations used in the list)
Subject: Fwd: Australian Slang
Subject: Australian Slang
It came to my attention the lack of even Australians that didn't know these
words expressed in their own country not recognising their own slang
Here is some , even for those overseas:
1.. A Cold One – Beer
2.. Arvo – Afternoon
3.. Aussie Salute – Wave to scare the flies away.
4.. Bail – To cancel plans. ‘Bruce bailed’ = Bruce isn’t going to turn up.
5.. Bail out -- Get out ( of the car or bus)
6.. Barbie – Barbecue
7.. Bathers – Swimsuit
8.. Beauty! – Great! Most often exclaimed as “You Beauty”
9.. Billabong – A pond in a dry riverbed
10.. Billy – Teapot (In the Outback on the fire)
11.. Bloody – Very. Used to extenuate a point
12.. Bloody oath – yes or its true. “You right mate?”… “Bloody Oath”
13.. Bludger – Someone who’s lazy, generally also who relies on others
(when it’s someone who relies on the state they’re often calleda ‘dole
bludger’)
14.. Bogan – This word is used for people who are, well let’s say,
rednecks. Or, if you like, just call your friends a bogan when they are acting
weird.
15.. Booze Bus – Police vehicle used to catch drunk drivers
16.. Bottle-O – Bottle Shop, basically a place to buy alcohol
17.. Brekky – Breakfast
18.. Brolly – Umbrella
19.. Bruce – An Aussie Bloke
20.. Budgie Smugglers – Speedos
21.. Bush – The Outback.
22.. Cab Sav – Cabernet Sauvignon
23.. Cactus – Dead, Broken
24.. Choc A Bloc – Full
25.. Choccy Biccy – Chocolate Biscuit
26.. Chook – Chicken
27.. Chrissie – Christmas
28.. Ciggy – a Cigarette
29.. Clucky – feeling maternal
30.. Cobber – Very good friend. ‘Alright me ‘ol cobber’
31.. Cocky - a graziler, farmer or someone from a country town
32.. Coldie – Beer. ‘Come over for a few coldie’s mate.’
33.. Coppers – Policemen
34.. Crikey – an expression of surprise
35.. Crook – Being ill or angry; ‘Don’t go crook on me for getting crook’
36.. C*nt, the “C” word – Used when exchanging pleasantries between close
friends or family member. If someone calls you the “C” word in Australia (and
you haven’t done anything to make them angry), then breathe a sigh of relief…
it means you have entered the mate zone.
37.. Dag – Someone who’s a bit of a nerd or geek.
38.. Daks – Trousers. ‘Tracky daks’ = sweatpants (tracksuit pants)
39.. Deadset – True
40.. Deadbeat - not very bright person
41.. Der - a deadbeat
42.. Devo – Devastated
43.. Drongo – a Fool, ‘Don’t be a drongo mate’
44.. Dunny – Toilet
45.. Esky – An insulated container that keeps things cold (usually beers)
46.. F*ck Me Dead – that’s unfortunate, that surprises me
47.. Fair Dinkum – ‘Fair Dinkum?’ … ‘Fair Dinkum!’ = Honestly? … Yeah
honestly!
48.. Flannie / Flanno – flannelette shirt
49.. Frothy – Beer
50.. G’day – Hello
51.. Galah – an Australian cockatoo with a reputation for not being bright,
hence a galah is also a stupid person.
52.. Going off – busy, lots of people
53.. Good On Ya – Good work
54.. Goon – the best invention ever produced by mankind. Goon is a cheap,
boxed wine that will inevitably become an integral part of your Australian
backpacking experience.
55.. Gutsar. - a big downer
56.. Hard yakka – Hard work
57.. Heaps – loads, lots, many
58.. Hoon – Hooligan (normally driving badly!)
59.. Japanese riding boots - thongs
60.. Knickers – female underwear
61.. Larrikin – Someone who’s always up for a laugh, bit of a harmless
prankster
62.. Legless – Someone who is really drunk
63.. Lollies – Sweets
64.. Maccas – McDonalds
65.. Manchester – Sheets / Linen etc. For someone who’s from England,
finding a department within a shop called Manchester seriously confused me at
first.
66.. Mongrel – Someone who’s a bit of a dick
67.. Mozzie – Mosquito
68.. No Drama – No problem / it’s ok
69.. No Worries -No problem / it’s ok
70.. Nuddy – Naked
71.. Pash – to kiss
72.. Piece of Piss – easy
73.. Piss Off – go away, get lost
74.. Piss Up – a party, a get together and in Australia – most social
occasions
75.. To Piss – to urinate
76.. Pissed – Intoxicated, Drunk
77.. Rack Off – The less offensive way to tell someone to ‘F Off’!
78.. Rapt – Very happy
79.. Reckon – for sure. ‘You Reckon?’… ‘I reckon!’
80.. Rellie / Rello – Relatives
81.. Ripper – ‘You little ripper’ = That’s fantastic mate!
82.. Root Rat – someone who enjoys sex (maybe a little too much)
83.. Rooted – Tired
84.. Runners – Trainers, Sneakers
85.. Servo – Service Station / Garage
86.. Sheila – A woman
87.. Shoot Through – To leave
88.. Sickie – a sick day off work, or ‘to pull a sickie’ would be to take a
day off when you aren’t actually sick
89.. Skull – To down a beer
90.. Slab – A carton of beers
91.. Snag – Sausage
92.. Stiffy – Erection
93.. Stoked – Happy, Pleased
94.. Straya – Australia
95.. Strewth – An exclamation of surprise
96.. Stubby – a bottle of beer.
97.. Stubby Holder – Used so your hands don’t get cold when holding your
beer!
98.. Stuffed – Tired
99.. Sunnies – Sunglasses
100.. Swag – Single bed you can roll up, a bit like a sleeping bag.
101.. Tea – Dinner
102.. Tinny – Can of beer
103.. Thongs – Flip Flops. Do not be alarmed if your new found Australian
friend asks you to wear thongs to the beach. They are most likely expressing
their concern of the hot sand on your delicate feet.
104.. Togs - bathing suit , bathers
105.. Tucker – Food. ‘Bush Tucker’ tends to be food found in the Outback
such as witchety grubs.
106.. Two Up – A gambling game played on Anzac day.
107.. U-IE – to take a U-Turn when driving
108.. Ya – You
109.. Yous – (youse) plural of you!
