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- fool, silly person. Named after the bird of the same name because of its antics and the noise it makes.
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Sep 2, 2024 · Spiffy, pretty spiffy – great, excellent or sharp; Spit the dummy – get very upset at something; Spruiker – man who stands outside a nightclub or restaurant trying to persuade people to enter; Sprung – caught doing something wrong; Spunk – a good looking person (of either sex) Squizz (noun) – look – “take a squizz at this”
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- While the terms has been watered down over the last few years, the word bogan refers to an an uncouth or unsophisticated person regarded as being o...
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- One of the most iconic Australian slang terms, 'Fair Dinkum' means absolutely and unequivocally true. A fair dinkum truth is the authentic reality.
- A Cold One – Beer.
- Accadacca – How Aussies refer to Australian band ACDC.
- Ankle Biter – Child.
- Arvo – Afternoon (S’Arvo – this afternoon!)
Oct 18, 2007 · Spiffy, pretty spiffy : great, excellent Spit the dummy : get very upset at something Spruiker : man who stands outside a nightclub or restaurant trying to persuade people to enter
- Brekkie. The most important meal of the day, “brekkie” means breakfast. “I eat brekkie every morning before sunup.”
- Bush telly. “Bush telly” is what you’ll want to call the campfire when you’re camping in the Outback. “We sat around the bush telly telling ghost stories.”
- Not my bowl of rice. The Australian version of “not my cup of tea,” this expression is used to express when something is not to your liking. “These shiny pink leather pants are not my bowl of rice.”
- Bog standard. “Bog standard” means basic or unadorned; it’s used to describe the simplest version of something. “It’s your bog standard refrigerator, nothing fancy.”
Good day or G’day – the Australian Hello. Good on ya – this is an Aussie slang phrase for “good work”, or a job “well done”. “Good on ya, mate!”. Hard yakka – Aussies use the term hard yakka to refer to “Hard work”. Heaps – a phrase to indicate an extreme, similar to “really,” or “very.” ”That’s heaps good.”.
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Sep 8, 2024 · Australian slang words are ridiculously fun and creative. This post covers 102 of the coolest and most common Australian slang words, so you'll sound more like an authentic Aussie. Grab a cuppa and a choccy biccy—it's time to learn why the best English slang on earth comes from down under!
Aug 19, 2012 · You may notice that Australians are a sometimes coarse people, and that is true of Australian slang and of dating in Australia. We’re not afraid to call a spade a spade and a prawn a prawn, nor do we shy away from discussing our sexual exploits with our mates.
