1. Title Goes Here
UNDERSTANDING SLANG

2. 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

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

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

5. Aerial Ping Pong/
Aussie Rules

6. Australian Rules Football

7. Akubra

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

9. Arvo

10. Afternoon

11. Barbie

12. Barbeque

13. Bickies

14. Sweet or savoury biscuits

15. Big Smoke

16. Big City or
Town

17. Bloke

18. Male or Man

19. Blower

20. Telephone

21. Brekkie

22. Breakfast

23. Bring a plate

24. Bring a plate or serving of food to share with others

25. Jarmies

26. Sleepwear, clothes you wear to bed or Pyjamas

27. Loo/Dunny

28. Toilet or Bathroom

29. Mate

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

31. Oldies, Folks, Olds

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

33. Prezzie

34. Present, Gift, Package, Parcel

35. Stuffed

36. Tired, Exhausted, Sleepy

37. Sunnies

38. Eye protection or sunglasses

39. Surfers,
Surfie

40. Surfing fanatics

41. 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…

42. 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

43. 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

44. 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

45. Title Goes Here
ENJOY AUSTRALIA