Australian Slang

To survive Down Under you can't help but learn these Australian words and expressions!

G'Day mate! Are you afraid of travelling to Australia without knowing the lingo? No worries, we're bloody ready to teach you heaps of new words and expressions!

• - Barbie: BBQ
• - Bloody: very (I'm bloody tired)
• - Bogan: the kind of person British people call "chav"
• - Brekkie: breakfast
• - Bush: the hinterland, the Outback, anywhere that isn't in town
• - BYO: Bring Your Own, it's for drinks in unlicenced restaurants or at parties
• - Chewie: chewing gum
• - Chicken Parmy: Chicken Parmigiana
• - Chrissie: Christmas
  
  
  
  
• - Esky: insulated food and drink container for picnics and barbecues
• - Footy: Australian football
• - G'Day: hello
• - Goon: box wine, usually a 4-litre cask
• - Heaps: a lot (thanks heaps)
• - Joey: baby kangaroo
  
  
  
  
• - Lollies: sweets, candies
• - Maccas: McDonald's
• - Mate: buddy, friend
• - Nipper: young surf lifesaver
• - No worries: no problem; forget about it; don't worry
• - Sheila: woman
• - Smoko: cigarette or coffee break
• - Snag: sausage
• - Spag bol: spaghetti bolognese
• - Stubby: a beer bottle
• - Stubby holder: insulated holder for a stubby
  
  
  
  
• - Sunnies: sunglasses
• - Surfies: surfers
• - Swag: rolled up bedding carried by a swagman (also called Swaggie), who's a tramp, hobo
• - Thongs: flip-flops
• - Tinny: can of beer
• - Togs: swim suit

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