Aussie Slang
Australian's are renown for their use of slang.
Below is the slang word, or expression, and it's meaning.
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G'day
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Hello
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See ya
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Good-bye
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On ya
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Congratulations
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Ripper
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Good
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Tucker
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Food
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Copper / Pig
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Police Officer
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Mug
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Looser
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Beauty
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Terrific / Good
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Bloke
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Man
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Misis
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Wife
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Sheila
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Woman
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The Local
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Pub / Hotel
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Barbi
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Barbecue
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Hit the toe
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Leaving
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How ya going?
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How are you?
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Tube
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Television
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Ankle biter Young child
Barbie Barbecue
Billabong Waterhole
Bluey Someone with red hair;
a temper tantrum Breakky Breakfast
Bruce A man
Bunghole Mouth
Chinnwag A good chat
Chooks Chicken
Cockie Farmer
Coldie A cold beer
Crook Sick or not functioning
Cruddy Low quality
Digger Australian soldier
Dijeridu Aboriginal musical wind instrument
Dipstick Fool
Drongo An idiot
Dunny The toilet
Evo Evening
Face fungusA man's beard
Fair dinkum Someone or something really genuine
Footy Aussie Rules football
G'day Hi or Hello
Good on ya mate Well done there, mate
Grog Alcohol
Holy-dooly An expression of surprise
Iffy Something questionable
Jackaroo, Jillaroo Trainee male or female cattle station hand
Jarmies Pyjamas
Kafuffle Argument
Liquid amber Beer
Lie doggo
Hide away
Mate Friend
Narkie Short-tempered
Never Never Mythical place in the outback
Nong Idiot
No worries, mate Don't worry about it
Ocker Aussie who likes beer, sport and women
Oldies Parents
Oz Australia Pommy, Pom English person
Prang Vehicle crash
Prezzies Gifts
Quack Doctor
Ripper! Great!
Rip snorter! Something really great
Saltie Saltwater crocodile
Sandgroper Someone from Western Australia
Sangas Sandwiches
Sheila Young woman
Snags Sausages
Strine Aussie speak
Stubby Small bottle of beer
Tinnie Can of cold beer
Toey Very nervous person
Top-ender Someone from Northern Territory
True Blue Really
Australian Tucker Food
Underdaks Underpants
Uni University
Veggies Vegetables
Waterhole Pub or hotel
Woomera Stick used by Aborigines to throw spears
Wowser Old-fashioned, prudish
Yabbie Freshwater Australian crayfish
Yam Fictional story
Zonked Really tired
ZZZs Get some sleep
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