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AUSTRALIAN SLANG
Phrases
Many English speaking people visiting our country for the first time often find Australian English surprisingly different. For example Aussies tend to shorten words in ways that leave visitors lost: a politician is a polly, university is uni and Christmas is Chrissie. In addition to using the "ee" sound at the end, we also use "o" endings when we shorten words such as rego for car registration.
So if you're visiting our country, keep this in mind and you'll be able to guess some of what we're saying.
Slang Phrases >> Page 1 Page 2 Page 3
- Meaning: someone is not trying hard enough and you want them to.
Example: Av-a-go-yer-mug. It really easy to do.
Av-a-go-yer-mug
- Meaning: dreaming.
Example: She's not listening. She's in love and away with the pixies.
Away with the pixies
- Meaning: man's suit. It's an example of Aussie rhyming slang.
Example: He went to the meeting in his new bag of fruit.
Bag of fruit
- Meaning: you are asked stop talking, be quite, in a angry way.
Example: Oh! Belt up. You're getting me mad.
Belt up!
- Meaning: that's the truth
Example: Bloody oath it is.
Bloody oath
- Meaning: if you do this (whatever is said first) it will work or be all right.
Example: Just add some extra water and Bob's yer uncle.
Bob's yer uncle
- Meaning: that's great friend.
Example: That's bonzer mate. I'm happy for you.
Bonzer mate!
- Meaning: make a U-turn.
Example: Chuck a U-e mate, the pubs the other way.
Chuck a U-e
- Meaning: open a can of cold beer
Example: Come over to my place and we'll crack a tinnie.
Crack a tinnie
- Meaning: true, genuine.
Example: Jack is a dinky-di Aussie all right..
Dinky-di
- Meaning: you are getting very angry, losing your head.
Example: Peter is out doing his block 'cause his wife pranged the car.
Doing your block
- Meaning: Don't upset yourself.
Example: Don't get your knickers in a knot. She'll be right, mate.
Don't get your knickers in a knot
- Meaning: give me a fair go.
Example: Fair crack of the whip! I only just started.
Fair crack of the whip!
- Meaning: someone really genuine.
Example: Peter is fair dinkum. You can trust him.
Fair dinkum
- Meaning: what you say when someone is not letting you do or say something.
Example: Fair go mate. I know I can do it.
Fair-go mate!
- Meaning: statement you make when someone is not letting you do or say something.
Example: Fair suck of the sav, mate. How about shutting up and listening.
Fair suck of the sav
- Meaning: in the middle of nowhere
Example: He wants to go camping 50 k's south of Woop Woop.
(You can use any number for the distance.)
Fifty k's south of Woop Woop
- Meaning: going very fast what ever they're doing.
Example: He is going flat chat and he'll be finished in half the time.
Flat chat or flat out
- Meaning: drunk or eaten to the excess.
Example: That was a great meal. I am full as a goog.
Full as a goog
Did you know . . .US President Obama tried a bit of Aussie strine in a 2011 toast to Welsh-born Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard. He said that their two nations had faced their fair share of "sticky wickets", but the relationship was in "top nick" after embracing a "no worries, she'll be right" mantra. ed. Interesting.
