Here's a bit of Aussie slang. There's a lot of it, so not all of it is here. You may find
this website handy(useful)
Greetings:G’Day-Good day/Hello
Hows it goin’?- Although this is a question, the other person is not required to answer it.
Example, if A went to the shop to buy a pet kangaroo:
A- G'Day
B-How's it goin'?
A- I'm looking to purchase a kangaroo.
Hooroo (pronounced ‘ooroo’)-This means ‘goodbye’
Names:Adding an O:David-> Davo
John-> Johnno
Adding ‘zza’:Sharon-> Shazza
Lauren-> Lozza
Barry-> Bazza
Words:Agro- Angry
Akubra- A broad brimmed hat, usually worn by farmers, country people or tourists who want to look ‘Australian’
ANZAC biscuit- A yummy biscuit
Arvo- Afternoon
Avago- Short for ‘Have a go’
Barbie- A BBQ
Bathers/Cozzy/Togs- Swimming costume
Beaut- Short for ‘beatuiful’
Bi-jingos- Used to express surprise
Billy- A tin used to heat water over a fire
Bin- A place to put rubbish. The Americans call it a ‘trash can’
Biscuit- A ‘cookie’
Bloke- A man
Bogan- An uneducated, uncultured person, usually living in one of the ‘bad’ suburbs. They usually like Holdens and they sometimes have mullets. Google ‘bogan’ for more information
Bonza- Great, Fantastic
Bug zapper- A device which electrocutes mosquitoes
Bunyip- A mythical Australian animal, which lives in creeks and rivers
Chips- ‘French fried’
Chunder- To vomit
Creamed corn- Smashed up corn in a can. It’s good on toast!
Cuppa- A cup of tea
Dead horse- Tomato sauce
Deli- A ‘corner shop’, which sells the paper, lollies, milk, ice creams…
Dodge/Dodgy- Not trustworthy, eg ‘a dodgy car’
Dud/Lemon- Used to describe something which should work, but doesn’t. A car can be a ‘dud’ or a ‘lemon’ if it doesn’t work when it’s new.
Dunny- A toilet
Fair dinkum- Good value
Flat out- Working really hard, eg ‘The office was flat out today’
Footy- Aussie Rules football
Fritz/Devon- A sausage meat, made from the bits you couldn’t sell by themselves
Fully sick- Really cool
Galah- A parrot. Also, a word used to describe a fool
Garbo- Garbage man
Happy little Vegemite- A happy or pleased person
Hill’s Hoist- One of Australia’s greatest inventions, it’s a type of clothes line
Iffy- A little suspicious
Jiff- A short amount of time ‘I’ll help you in a jiff’
Joe Blogs- The name used to describe anyone, if you don’t know their name
Lamington- A cube of sponge cake, covered in chocolate icing, then dipped into coconut
Mate- A friend
Mozzie- Mosquito
Not happy Jan- Used to describe someone who is angry/not happy. Eg. ‘look at her/him, not happy Jan!’
Onyaaaa- Good on you
Ootawhoopwhoop- A word used to describe a town/place far far away.
Pavlova- A cake made from egg and sugar….
Relo- A Relative (uncle, auntie etc)
Rissole- A lump of mince meat which has been fried
Roo- Kangaroo
Sanga sandwich- A sausage placed diagonally across a piece of cheap white bread, with fried onions and tomato sauce on top.
Servo- Petrol station
Smoko- A break from work, in which one eats, has a drink and/or a smoke
Tassie- Tasmania
Tell her she’s dreaming (pronounced ‘tell ‘er she’s dreamin’)- If A was selling a car to B, and B thought the price was too high, B would say ‘Tell ‘er she’s dreamin’!’
Thingy- Used to describe something that you don’t know the name of. Eg, ‘Can you pass me the thingy?’
Thongs- Flip flops
Tracky dacks- Track suit pants, made from soft material, usually have some stripes on them and should only be worn by athletic people. Sadly, unfit and overweight people wear these and it looks wrong!
Twit- An idiot
Ute- Known in America as a ‘pick up’
Vee dub- A Volkswagon
Yobbo- A bit like a bogan
Yonks/Donkeys- A long time. Eg, ‘I haven’t seen you in yonks/donkeys!’
People in Australia definately have no idea how to dress for the cold. They're more interested in looking 'cool'....
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