Thetraveljunkie.org – Final time period, we realized Australian slang phrases and phrases at Tafe Queensland. There are many Australian slang phrases that we should always be taught once we reside in Australia. Whether or not we’re right here for work and vacation, this record of 1001 Australian slang phrases and phrases will assist us perceive the Aussies like a neighborhood.
A Chilly One – Beer
A doovelacki – a factor
Accadacca – How Aussies seek advice from Australian band ACDC
Ambo – ambulance
Ankle Biter – Youngster
Arvo – Afternoon (S’Arvo – this afternoon!)
Aussie Salute – Wave to scare the flies
Avo – Avocado
BAE – Acronym for “earlier than anybody else”
Bail – To cancel plans. ‘Bruce bailed’ = Bruce isn’t going to show up.
Barbie – Barbecue
Bathers – Swimsuit
Magnificence! – Nice! Most frequently exclaimed as “You Magnificence”
Billabong – A pond in a dry riverbed
Billy – Teapot (Within the Outback on the fireplace)
Bloody – Very. Used to extenuate a degree
Bloody oath – sure or its true. “You proper mate?”… “Bloody Oath”
Bludger – Somebody who’s lazy, typically additionally who depends on others (when it’s somebody who depends on the state they’re usually referred to as a ‘dole bludger’)
Bogan – This phrase is used for people who find themselves, nicely let’s say, rednecks. Or, should you like, simply name your folks a bogan when they’re performing bizarre.
Bonza – improbable
Booze Bus – Police car used to catch drunk drivers
Boardies – Board shorts
Bottle-O – Bottle Store, principally a spot to purchase alcohol
Boujee or bougie – Quick for bourgeois
Brekky – Breakfast
Brolly – Umbrella
Bruce – An Aussie Bloke
Buckleys Likelihood – little likelihood (Buckley’s Likelihood Wiktionary)
Budgie Smugglers – Speedos
Buggered – Exhausted
Bush – “Out within the bush” – “he’s gone bush” Within the countryside away from civilisation
Cab Sav – Cabernet Sauvignon
Cactus – Lifeless, Damaged
Choc A Bloc – Full
Choccy – Chocolate
Choccy Biccy – Chocolate Biscuit
Chook – Hen
Chrissie – Christmas
Chuck a u-ey – Do a u-turn
Ciggy – a Cigarette
Clucky – feeling maternal
Cobber – Excellent buddy. ‘Alright me ‘ol cobber’.
Coldie – Beer. ‘Come over for a couple of coldie’s mate.’
Coppers – Policemen
Crack the shits – Getting offended at somebody or one thing
Crikey – an expression of shock
Criminal – Being ailing or offended; ‘Don’t go criminal on me for getting criminal’
Cuppa – Cup of tea or espresso
Dag – Somebody who’s a little bit of a nerd or geek
Daks – Trousers. ‘Tracky daks’ = sweatpants (tracksuit pants)
Dardy – which means “cool”, is used amongst South West Australian Aboriginal peoples and has additionally been adopted by non-indigenous teenagers.
Deadset – True
Defo – Positively
Dero – Derelict
Devo – Devastated
Din dins – Dinner
Drive quick – Plant the foot
Drongo – a Idiot, ‘Don’t be a drongo mate’
Dunny – Rest room
Durry – Cigarette
Esky – An insulated container that retains issues chilly (normally beers)
Facey – Fb
Honest Dinkum – ‘Honest Dinkum?’ … ‘Honest Dinkum!’ = Truthfully? … Yeah actually!
Flannie / Flanno – flannelette shirt
Flat out – Actually busy – “Flat out like a lizard ingesting” – As busy as a bee
Footy – Soccer (AFL / Aussie Guidelines)
FOMO – Acronym for “worry of lacking out” Frothy – Beer
F*ck Me Lifeless – that’s unlucky, that surprises me
Furphy – rumours or tales which might be unbelievable or absurd
G’day – Hiya
Galah – an Australian cockatoo with a popularity for not being brilliant, therefore a galah can be a silly particular person.
Gnarly – superior – usually utilized by surfers
GOAT – Acronym for “nice of all time”
Going off – busy, plenty of folks / offended particular person “he’s going off”
Good On Ya – Good work
Goon – the very best invention ever produced by mankind. Goon is an affordable, boxed wine that can inevitably change into an integral a part of your Australian backpacking expertise.
Onerous yakka – Onerous work
Heaps – hundreds, heaps, many
Hols – holidays
Hoon – Hooligan (usually driving badly!)
Iffy – bit dangerous or unreasonable
Knickers – feminine underwear
Lappy – Laptop computer
Larrikin – Somebody who’s all the time up for fun, little bit of a innocent prankster
Legless – Somebody who is de facto drunk
Lollies – Sweets
Maccas – McDonalds
Manchester – Sheets / Linen and many others. When you’re from England, discovering a division inside a store referred to as Manchester may significantly confuse you
Mate – Good friend
Mint – Often means cool or good. “Man, that automobile is mint.”
Mongrel – Somebody who’s a little bit of a dick
Mozzie – Mosquito
No Drama – No downside / it’s okay
No Worries – No downside / it’s okay
No Wucka’s – A really Aussie strategy to say ‘no worries’
Nuddy – Bare
Num-nums – Tasty celebration meals
Outback – The inside of Australia, “The Outback” is extra distant than these areas named “the bush”
Pash – to kiss
Piece of Piss – simple
Piss Off – go away, get misplaced
Piss Up – a celebration, a get collectively and in Australia – most social events
Piss – (To Piss) to urinate
Pissed – Intoxicated, Drunk
Pissed Off – Aggravated
Rack Off – The much less offensive strategy to inform somebody to ‘F Off’!
Rapt – Very blissful
Reckon – for positive. ‘You Reckon?’… ‘I reckon!’
Rellie / Rello – Kinfolk
Ripper – ‘You little ripper’ = That’s improbable mate!
Root Rat – somebody who enjoys intercourse (perhaps somewhat an excessive amount of)
Rooted – Drained or Damaged
Runners – Trainers, Sneakers
Sammy – Samsung
Sangar – Sandwich
See ya! – Goodbye!
Servo – Service Station / Petrol Station
Shark biscuit – children on the seaside
Sheila – A girl
She’ll be apples – The whole lot will likely be alright
Shoot By means of – To depart
Sick – superior; ‘that’s actually sick mate’
Sickie – a sick day without work work, or ‘to drag a sickie’ could be to take a day without work whenever you aren’t really sick
Cranium – To down a beer
Slab – A carton of beers
Smoko – tea break
Snag – Sausage
Stiffy – Erection
Stoked – Completely happy, Happy
Straya – Australia
Strewth – An exclamation of shock
Stubby – a bottle of beer
Stubby Holder – Used so your fingers don’t get chilly when holding your beer, or to cease your fingers making your beer heat!
Stuffed – Drained
Sunnies – Sun shades
Swag – Single mattress you may roll up, a bit like a sleeping bag.
TBH – Acronym for “to be sincere”
Take a load off – Sit down and relaxation
Tea – Dinner
Tinny – Can of beer or small boat
Thongs – Flip Flops. Don’t be alarmed in case your new discovered Australian buddy asks you to put on thongs to the seaside. They’re most definitely expressing their concern of the recent sand in your delicate toes.
Trackie Daks – Tracksuit pants
True Blue – Genuinely Australian
Tucker – Meals. ‘Bush Tucker’ tends to be meals discovered within the Outback reminiscent of witchety grubs.
Two Up – A playing sport performed on Anzac day
U-IE – to take a U-Flip when driving
Up Your self – Caught up
Ute – Automotive with carry tray
Woolies – Woolworths
Woke – woke up
Woop Woop – center of nowhere “he lives out woop woop”
Ya – You
Yap – Speak an excessive amount of
Yeet – A really robust phrase for sure
YOLO – An acronym for “you solely reside as soon as”
Yous – (youse) plural of you!
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