G’Day. Australia is a unique country and not just for its culture, different foods and indigenous animals. There is the Australian Slang to master. So here we go, here is a list of 90 of my favourite slang words to help you understand the Australian lingo, so you won’t look like a drongo in ya budgie smugglers on a hot arvo listening to accadacca – while enjoying a cold one at a dinky-di barbie! Yes!
| Accadacca | The Australian band AC/DC |
| Ankle biter | Child |
| ang on | Wait a minute |
| Arvo | Afternoon |
| Aussie | Australian |
| avago | have a go |
| Banana bender | A person from Queensland |
| Barbie | Barbecue |
| Back of Bourke | In a remote area |
| Blowie | Blow fly |
| Bloke | Male person |
| Bludger | Lazy person |
| Blue heeler | Police officer or cattle dog |
| Bogan | Redneck/uncouth person |
| Bonza | Good, great, like a bonza bloke |
| Booze bus | Police breath testing unit |
| (you’ve got) Buckley’s | You’ve got no chance |
| Budgie smugglers | Male swimmers |
| (I’m) bushed | I’m tired |
| BYO/G | Bring your own/grog |
| Choc a bloc | Full |
| Chook | Chicken |
| Chuck a U-ee | Do a U-turn |
| Chunder/chuck/spew | Vomit |
| Clobber | Clothes |
| Crikey | Surprise expression |
| Cocky | Ffarmer, or cockatoo (bird) |
| Cold one | Cold beer |
| Come a cropper | Have an accident |
| Cooee | Bush call |
| Cossie | Bathing costume |
| Dag | Unfashionable person, nerd or geek |
| Daks/strides | Trousers |
| Dead set | Genuine |
| Derro | Tramp/homeless person |
| Digger/s | ustralian soldier/s |
| Dinky-di | Genuine |
| Doona | Duvet |
| Down Under | Australia |
| Drongo | Idiot, fool |
| Dunny/loo | Toilet |
| Earbash | Talk a lot |
| Esky | Portable cooling box |
| Fair crack of the whip | Fair go |
| Fair dinkum | Really, truly, genuinely |
| Fair go | A reasonable chance |
| Ferals | People living ‘at one’ with nature |
| Footy | Football |
| Fremantle Doctor | Sea breeze in Perth |
| Galah | A bird, or a loud, noisy person |
| Goodonya | Good work |
| Grog/plonk/booze/piss | Alcohol |
| G’day | Hello |
| Had a gut full | Had enough |
| Legless | Really drunk |
| Maccas | Mcdonalds |
| Map of Tassie | Lady ‘bits’ |
| Mate | Good friend |
| Middie | Medium-sized glass of beer |
| Mozzie | Mosquito |
| Mug | Fool |
| No worries | No problem |
| Outback | Interior of australia |
| Pokies | Poker machines |
| Prang | Minor car accident |
| Sandgroper | Someone from Western Australia |
| Sangers | Sandwiches |
| Schooner | Large glass of beer |
| Sheila | Female |
| Sickle | Take time off work when not sick |
| Slab | Carton of beer |
| Smoko | Break from work to have a smoke |
| Snag | Sausage |
| Spit the dummy | Tantrum |
| Spunky | Good looking |
| Straya | Australia |
| Strewth | Gee whiz |
| Stubby | Bottle of beer |
| Swag | Ssingle roll up bed to take travelling |
| Thongs | Flip flops – shoes |
| Tinnie | Can of beer |
| True blue | Genuine |
| Tucker | Food |
| Two-up | Illegal gambling game only played ANZAC Day |
| Wag | Play truant |
| Wally | Idiot |
| Gone walkabout | Disappear for a while |
| Woop Woop | Middle of nowhere |
| (Hard) Yakka | hard work |
| Yobbo | Uncultured person |
So there you have it, my list Australian slang with 90 of my favourites. I am sure there are more out there so feel free to drop me a line in the comments below and I will add them to my list.
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