'Aussie battler' - The ordinary Australian trying to make ends meet. 'Aussie salute' - The flapping away of ever-present flies from one's face. 'Away with the pixies/birdies' - In another world, day-dreaming, intoxicated. B 'back o' Bourke' - remote, sparsely populated country area. ...
“A number of the classic Australian turns of phrase, the ones falling out of use that sound slightly old-fashioned to the younger generation, are actually inherited forms brought to Australia by British and Irish settlers. “For example, ‘tucker’ meaning food from the 1850’s, even cockne...
According to ANU, Australian English often uses the feminine pronoun “she,” whereas standard English would use “it.” She’ll be right essentially just means all is well. Bogan A bogan, according to the ANU dictionary is an uncultured or unsophisticated person. The term used to be an ins...
Ass -In the USA 'ass' generally refers to a bum (backside) but here it is more likely to refer to a donkey (a.k.a. a stupid person.) Aunty -A nickname for the broadcaster the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC. Aussie (Ozzie) -Australian. ...
Slang register Offensive slang These words should be used with care. Although they are not particularly "hot", they can be offensive to the person they are applied to. For example, if you call somebody an "airhead", that person could be insulted although anybody listening would not be shocke...
BTW for "by the way" and IMHO for "in my humble opinion." The acronyms have turned into a new language, also called "techspeak," "textspeak," "geekspeak," "Internet speak," "Webspeak" and "IMglish." For people who cannot type fast and hunt and peck every letter, these acronyms ...
A bogan, according to the ANU dictionary is an uncultured or unsophisticated person. The term used to be an insult, but has recently become more widely used in contexts that “are neither derogatory or negative,” according to the Australian National Dictionary. The origins of the expression are...
★★★☆☆The top five slang words used by Australian teenagers are dude, K. salty, savage and LOL. And teenagers use so much slang that parents are struggling to understand what their kids are saying.They're just some of the results of a new survey of. 500 Australians aged 13-19.Anot...
Footy: This is short for "Australian Rules Football," Australia's national sport. Give it a go: This means "try something" or "have a shot." "Give it a go, you might surprise yourself!" Bottle-o: This is short for "bottle shop," where you can buy alcohol. Why...
A bogan, according to the ANU dictionary is an uncultured or unsophisticated person. The term used to be an insult, but has recently become more widely used in contexts that “are neither derogatory or negative,” according to the Australian National Dictionary. The origins of the expression are...