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Australian Slang
Straya slang... You gotta get on it!
Here is a short list of the most common Australian slang words.
They are sorted by categories.
More coming soon...
Relationships
How do we call the people closest to us?
husband
wife
relatives
friend
best friend
very good friend
hubby
wifey
relos or rellies
mate
bestie
cobber
Clothes
Have you ever come across these aussie words?
swimsuit
umbrella
speedos
tracksuit trousers
flannelette shirt
female underwear
trainers/sneakers
sunglasses
flip flops
bathers
brolly
budgie smugglers
trackies or daks
flannie or flanno
knickers
runners
sunnies
thongs
Food and drinks
Food for thought
food
beer
beverage/s
avocado
biscuit
chicken
wine in a box
sweets
sandwich
a carton of beers
sausage
bottle of beer
can of beer
tucker
a cold one or a coldie
bevvy/bevs
avo
biccy
chook
goon
lollies
sanger
slab
snag
stubby
tinny
Trades & Professions
Have you ever come across these aussie words?
bricklayer
policemen
garbage collectors
journalist
politician
trades people
brickie
coppers
garbos
journo
pollie
tradies
Places
Do you know what these words mean?
bottle shop, liquor shop: a place to buy alcohol
delicatessen
McDonald's
service station
university
Australia
Brisbane
Tasmania
bottle-o
deli
Macca's
servo
uni
Aussie or Ozzie
Brissie
Tassie
Animals
Have you ever come across these aussie words?
chicken
kangaroo
mosquito
chook
roo
mozzie
Vehicles
How do we call these vehicles?
ambulance
police vehicle to catch drunk drivers
ambo
booze bus
Following Directions
You can't miss it! Don't get lost, mate!
turn left
a kilometre
do a U-turn
chuck a left
a click
chuck a u-ey
(Describing) People
How to describe people.
not sophisticated
a criminal or someone ill
a fool
a hooligan or very bad driver
a lazy person
a bit nerdy or geek
not bright, stupid
always up for a laugh
idiot
a bogan
a crook
a drongo
a hoon
a bludger
dag or daggy
galah
larrikin
dingbat
Have you learnt any already? Good on you, mate!
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