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The Essential Guide to Australian Slang
If you’ve been Down Under (or ever spoken to an Aussie) you’ll know that we’re pretty hard to understand. We may speak English, but we also like to put our own spin on many common words and phrases. If you don’t pay attention you could easily mix up a bevvie with a brickie, or a servo with a garbo, leaving you in all sorts of trouble.
As a family owned Australian company, we wanted to do our bit to help the rest of the world understand us a little better. So, to not look like a drongo next time you talk to an Aussie, just follow our essential guide to Australian slang. Drop a few of these into your next conversation, and you’ll sound like a fair dinkum Bundaberg local in no time.
Australian Slang
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Ambo – An ambulance or paramedic Arvo – Afternoon Avo – Avocado Barbie – BBQ or cookout Bevvie – An alcoholic drink Biccy – Biscuit (cookie) Bludger – A lazy person Bogan – Redneck Bottle-o – Liquor store Brickie – Bricklayer Buckley’s chance – Very unlikely Budgy Smugglers – A pair of swimming trunks Cabbie – Taxi driver Cark it – To die or stop working Cheers – Thanks Chuck a U-ey – To perform a U-turn Copper – Police officer Crook – To be sick or unwell Drongo – Fool or idiot Dunny – Toilet Durry – Cigarette Esky – A drinks cooler |
Fair dinkum – To be genuine or authentic Garbo – Garbage collector Going off like a frog in a sock – Being very excited Hard yakka – Hard work Mate – Friend Mozzie – Mosquito Muso – Musician Nah, nah, yeah – Yes Ripper – Very good Servo – Gas station Shout – To pay for a group’s food or drink Sickie – To have a sick day off work Snag – Sausage Spew – To vomit Spit the dummy – To lose one’s temper Squiz – To have a look at something Starkas – Being naked Stubby – A short glass bottle (just like a Bundaberg Ginger Beer!) Thongs – A pair of flip flops Up the duff – To be pregnant Woop Woop – To be far away from anything |
There you have it! Now you can have a ripper time with your mates at your next barbie. Just don’t forget to bring along a few Bundaberg Ginger Beers to stick in the esky!
