Australia
Native Slang
English is the national language of Australia. But you may not always be able to make sense of some of the things you hear Australians say. That's because Australian slang is different from American slang.
See if you can figure out what these sentences mean using TFK's own Aussie Glossary below.
Hey, mate! Come along to our barbie this arvo. We've got some charcoal chook, and Grandpa's going to cook the snags.
I don't mean to grizzle, but I was feeling pretty crook during Chrissie. That, and there weren't enough lollies!
Now get the hang of Aussie slang!
(Note: A few of the words below are old-fashioned and are no longer spoken by most Aussies.)
arvo:
afternoon
barbie:
a barbecue
billabong:
waterhole in a dry riverbed
bluey:
a red-haired person
chook:
a chicken
Chrissie:
Christmas
crook:
broken or sick, as in "I'm crook. I think I have the flu."
drongo:
a foolish person
fair dinkum:
really, honestly
garbo:
garbage man
grizzle:
to complain
jumbuck:
sheep
lollies:
candy, sweets
mate:
a best buddy
mozzie:a mosquito
she'll be apples:
It will be all right.
snags:
sausages
stickybeak:
a busybody
wowser:
a party pooper
