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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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ENJOY AUSTRALIA