1. Title Goes Here UNDERSTANDING SLANG

2. 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

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