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Australian Slang!
Crikey, mate! It's a fair dinkum to say that Aussies talk funny! Well, not funny – but different.
You've probably heard someone from Australia talk and perhaps commented about their accent and the way they spoke. While people from Australia speak English, they have a very unique vocabulary that can make a bloke cranky!
Here are some common Australian slang terms so the next time you watch a Crocodile Dundee movie, watch an old episode of the Crocodile Hunter on TV, watch the Wiggles, or listen to Olivia Newton-John speak, you may be able to understand what they are saying.
Ace - Excellent!
Amber fluid - beer
Ankle biter - small child
Apples, she'll be - It'll be all right
Aussie (pronounced Ozzie) - Australian
Barbie - barbecue
Battler - someone who works hard but just making a living
Beaut, beauty - great or fantastic
Bingle - motor vehicle accident
Bloke - man or guy
Blue - fight
Blue, make a - make a mistake
Boozer - a pub
Bush - anywhere that isn't in town
Cark it - to cease functioning
Chewie - chewing gum
Chokkie - chocolate
Chook - a chicken
Chrissie - Christmas
Cobber - friend
Coldie - a beer
Come a gutser - make a bad mistake and have an accident
Cranky - in a bad mood or be very angry
Crikey - Christ
Dag - a funny person, nerd or goof
Daks - trousers
Dinkum, fair dinkum - true, real or genuine
Dinky-di - the real thing
Dipstick - a loser or idiot
Down Under - Australia and New Zealand
Drink with the flies - to drink alone
Drongo - a dope or stupid person
Earbashing - nagging, non-stop chatter
Exy - expensive
Fair dinkum – true or genuine
Fair go – have a chance
Fruit loop - fool
Full - drunk
Furphy - false or unreliable rumor
G'Day - hello!
Give it a burl - try it or have a go
Good oil - useful information
Good onya - good for you
Heaps - a lot
Holy dooley! - an exclamation of surprise
Hoon - hooligan
Hooroo - goodbye
Joey - baby kangaroo
Journo - journalist
Kindie - kindergarten
Knock - to criticize
Lippy - lipstick
Lollies -sweets or candy
Mate -buddy or friend
Mob - group of people
Mongrel - despicable person
Moolah - money
No-hoper - somebody who'll never do well
Not the full quid - not bright intellectually
Oldies - parents
Outback -interior land of Australia
Oz - Australia!
Polly - politician
Postie - postman
Rapt -pleased or delighted
Ratbag - mild insult
Rego - vehicle registration
Rellie or relo - family relative
Ridgy-didge - original
Roo - kangaroo
Sanger - a sandwich
Sheila - a woman
Stoked - very pleased
Sunbake - sunbathe
Sunnies - sunglasses
Tinny - can of beer
Trackies - track suit
Ugh - ugly
Uni - university
Waggin' school - playing truant
Walkabout - a walk for an indefinite amount of time
Yabber - talk a lot
Whether you're a bloke or a sheila looking for a walkabout
or a car hire, this is all some good oil if you ever decide to give Oz a burl:
koalanet.com
australiatravelsearch.com
aussieslang.com
australianexplorer.com
ausinternet.com
dunway.com
famie.com
Wikipedia Australian slang
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