10 ways to survive the Australian Slang

Difficulty:
Easy

Instructions
things you'll need:

 Just yourself

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Arvo means Afternoon

o 2

A Barbie is not an unnatural looking baby doll it is a barbeque

o 3

To Chuck a Sickie is not to throw a sick person of board - but to have the day off
sick even though you are perfectly healty

o 4

Divvy van is police vehicle transporting criminals - no personal experience

o 5

Grog - liquor, beer - now a lot of personal experience with this one

o 6

The Lucky Country is Australia, where else?

o 7

Mongrel is a despicable person - usually used for the Footy umpires

o 8

By the way Footy is Australian Rules

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Spit the dummy is to get very upset at something

o 10

Bring a plate means bring your own food to a barbie (see point 2). It does not
mean they are short on crockery

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How to Understand Australian Slang

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If you've ever visited Australia (or at least watched "Crocodile Dundee"), you're familiar with
such common Australian slang phrases as "G'day, mate." But slang originating from down under
features some of the most colorful phrasings in the English language. Check out the following
sayings and impress your Australian friends, or merely entertain your American ones.

Difficulty:

Easy

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 Acquaint yourself with basic Aussie slang. Visit the National Museum of
Australia website to test your knowledge. Start using words like corker (great)
and yobbo (slob). Say "ta" instead of "thanks" and replace "fight" with "barney."

o 2

Sprinkle your speech with colorful Aussie phrases to express emotion. Tell an
exasperating person to "belt up" not "shut up." If someone is daydreaming, say
"They're away with the pixies." Tell a friend "Bonzer mate!" to congratulate them
on an accomplishment.

o 3

Rhyme with the Aussies. Australians use rhyming slang the same way Brits do
"Apples and pears" means stairs, "Al Capone" stands for telephone, "Joey Blake"
equals snake, "Frog and Toad" means road, and so on. Look for more intricate
rhyming phrases by going to the Alldownunder website.

o 4

Substitute slang names for common food and drink monikers. A "long black"
stands for double espresso, while a "flat white" means latte. "Tinny" equals beer
in a can and a warm beer left on the table too long translates to "Kimberley cold."
At meal time, if you hear an Aussie say "chook" that's slang for chicken, and if
they ask for a "bikkie" they want a cookie.

o 5

Dress like they do in Oz (Australia). First, put on your "grundies" or "under-

chunder" (underwear). Then slip on your "tweeds" or "strides" (pants) or
"boardies" (board shorts). Finally, add a "skivvy" (turtleneck) or "boiled shirt"
(dress shirt).

o 6

Refer to ladies' undergarments as "knickers." Call a bra an "over the shoulder."

Abbreviate sunglasses as "sunnies" and flip-flops as "flippies."

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How to Interpret Australian Slang
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Karen (Kaz) Silvestri has a Bachelor of Arts in English and has studied business and education at the
graduate level. Silvestri is an English professor at Fayetteville Technical Community College in N.C. and
has been writing professionally since 1997. She also leads workshops on memoir writing, journaling,
creative writing and poetry in her community and online.

By Kaz Silvestri, eHow Contributor

Aussie slang

Australian slang, or “strine,” has developed over the years to become a language in itself. It has
even been codified (recorded officially). The most obvious way to interpreting it is to realize that
Australians abbreviate most words that have more than one syllable. Another way is more poetic;
Aussies use metaphor to evoke an image that is humorous as well as self-explanatory. A third
way to interpret "strine" is recognizing that Australians use rhyming slang.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions
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 Abbreviate. The word “university” has four syllables and this is much too long for
the average Aussie so it becomes “uni.” You can discern it in conversation by
placing it into context. If an Aussie says “I got a science degree at uni,” you will
know that they mean “university.”

o 2

Check out another example of abbreviation. “The protestors were rallying at the
demo.” This is the Australian form of “demonstration.”

o 3

Chop off the end of a word and you will likely get an Australian slang word. If an
Australian tells you that something is “suss,” then he means that it is of
questionable value, or "suspect" or "suspicious." Or an Aussie will suss something
out, which means checking it to see if it checks out okay.

o 4

Move on to the Aussie expressions. These are turns of phrase meant to evoke an
image that generally show the expressions meaning. Aussies will say, “having a
bash” at something. This means that they will have a go or try at something.
Australians say, “Don’t come the raw prawn” when warning someone off who is
making unrealistic demands. This can be interpreted by understanding the
imagery of the phrase; who wants a raw prawn (shrimp)?

o 5

Continue to interpret the image. If someone “has a few kangaroos (or “roos”)
loose in the top paddock,” it means that they are a bit wacky, weird or strange
acting. When an Aussie tells you to “pull your head in,” he means you have made
an unbelievable suggestion and you should be silent.

o 6

Figure this one out. If an Australian tells you that “Bob’s your uncle,”, it doesn’t
mean that Robert is your father’s brother, but that everything will be all right.
This was originally a British term, referring to Bob Salisbury, uncle of the Prime
Minister Balfour 1902-05, and has been adopted into Australian vernacular.

o 7

Rhyme it; don’t say it. Australians also use rhyming slang and the key to
understanding it is to work it out from the context. “I have to go home to my
trouble and strife,” means, “I have to go home to my wife.” “Get your plates of
 meat off the table,” means “Get your feet off the table”. To hit the “frog and toad”
means to hit the road, and to have a “Captain Cook” means to have a look.

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How to Use Australian Slang

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Use Australian Slang

User-Submitted Article

As an Australian living in the US, I'm often asked for funny Australian sayings and Australian
slang. Here's how to use local slang to talk like an Australian:

Difficulty:
 Easy

Instructions
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Start with your greeting. Australians love to say "G'day," which is a shortened
version of "Good day." "G'day" is usually followed by "Howzitgoin?" which
roughly translates to "how are you?"

o 2

Never use a person's full name. Australians love nicknames, especially ones that
don't make any sense. This is why we call redheads "blue" or "bluey" and
overweight people often get the nickname "slim." The easiest way to make an
Australian nickname is to add "O" to the end, like "Dave-O" or "Johnno." It's also
popular to add "azza" to the first sound in a name - Jasmine becomes "Jazza,"
Shannon becomes "Shazza," and Aaron becomes "Azza."

o 3

Don't worry too much about gender. Australians call everyone "mate," male or
female. When you're traveling in Australia, you'll often hear groups of women
referred to as "guys" or "you guys." It's perfectly acceptable.

o 4

Add "o" or "ee" sounds to ordinary words to sound more Australian. The bottle
shop is called the "bottle-o," and afternoon is shortened to "arvo." Breakfast
becomes "brekkie" and Firefighter becomes "Firey." Yes, barbeque does become
"Barbie," but be warned, Australians never use the word "shrimp". It's called a
prawn.

o 5

Avoid the number one mistake US travelers make when visiting Australia:
pronouncing "Aussie" wrong. It's Oz-ee with a hard z sound, not Oss-ee. Think
"The Wizard of Oz." Now that you know how to speak like an Australian, enjoy
your trip to Australia!

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