Title Goes Here UNDERSTANDING SLANG

Words and Names can be shortened Some add “ie” or “o” at the end board shorts = boardies Steven = Stevo service station = servo Surfer = Surfie fish and chips shop = chippo Smith = Smithie Christmas = Chrissie Understanding Slang

Rhyming Slang Tin, Lid = kid Frog, Toad = the road Dog, Bone = Telephone China, Plate = Mate Rubbidy, dub = Pub Steak, kidney = Sydney Trouble, strife = Wife

Let’s test your Aussie slang knowledge - What do the following words mean?

Aerial Ping Pong/ Aussie Rules

Australian Rules Football

Akubra

Australia wide-brimmed felt hat. Often worn in the outback.

Arvo

 Afternoon

Barbie

 Barbeque

Bickies

 Sweet or savoury biscuits

Big Smoke

Big City or Town

Bloke

Male or Man

Blower

 Telephone

Brekkie

 Breakfast

 Bring a plate

 Bring a plate or serving of food to share with others

Jarmies

 Sleepwear, clothes you wear to bed or Pyjamas

Loo/Dunny

 Toilet or Bathroom

Mate

Friend/s ~Mate is often used to address someone if you have forgotten someone’s name

Oldies, Folks, Olds

Parents, Mum (Mom) and Dad, Mother and Father

Prezzie

Present, Gift, Package, Parcel

 Stuffed

 Tired, Exhausted, Sleepy

Sunnies

 Eye protection or sunglasses

Surfers, Surfie

Surfing fanatics

Using “slang” is very common in Australia. While you are studying here you may here some sayings or phrases that you don’t understand or that you may think sound really funny! Let’s have a look to see what some of those sayings are…

 Ava go = Have a go, Try something  Bob’s your uncle = Everything will be fine if this course of action is taken  Back of Bourke = A long way from anywhere  Barking up the wrong tree = Going about something the wrong way  Catchya later = See you again soon, goodbye  Cheerio = goodbye

 Chuck a sickie = Take a day off work or school  Chuck a wobbly = Have a temper tantrum  Fair dinkum = Used as an expression of astonishment  G’day = Popular Australian greeting, short for ‘good day’  Get a wriggle on = Hurry up  Good onya = Well done, expression of approval

 Hang on a sec = Wait a minute  Hooly dooly = An expression of surprise  No worries = Very common expression which can mean “Don’t worry about it”, “You’re welcome” etc  She’ll be right, mate = “It’ll be okay”, “Don’t worry”  She’s sweet = Everything is fine  Spit the dummie = Throw a tantrum  What a bummer = event or happening that isn’t very good

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