Rural/Regional Australia:
Ganga/Derro/Bogan - An unrefined person
Booze - Alcohol
She'll be right - Everything will be fine
Beyond the black stump - In the middle of nowhere
Back of Burke - Same as above
Fair dinkum - Fair enough
Battler - Someone living below the poverty line
Cadbury - A light drinker (Comes from the slogan, 'A glass and a half in every block.')
Mongrel - A villainous person
Shooting your mouth off - Talking very quickly
A few roos loose in the top paddock - Going crazy
Strewth/Blimey - An exclamation of disbelief
Townie - Someone who lives in an urban area
Maroon/Cane toad - A Queenslander
Roach - Someone from New South Wales
Tradie - Someone who works in skilled labour (bricklayers, plumbers, electricians, etc.)
Mate - A friend
Bloke - A man
Sheila - A young woman
Mrs - A female significant other
Barbie - Barbecue
Snag/Banga - A sausage
Ranga - A red-head
Bimbo - An air-headed woman
Mozzie - A mosquito
The raw prawn - A bad deal (eg. 'Don't try to come the raw prawn with me!')
Better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick - Better than nothing
Chuffed - Happy
Jackeroo - A male stockperson
Jilleroo - A female stockperson
Bloody - A word used for emphasis (eg. 'A bloody legend!')
Legend/Ripper - A good person
Blotto - To drink until you pass out
Up **** creek without a paddle - In trouble
Beaut/Beauty/Bonza - Fantastic
Footy - Football (AFL or Rugby)
Stuffed around - Inconvenienced
Green - New at something
Jumper/Roo - Kangaroo
Dunny - Toilet
Slammer - Jail
- InAnotherWorld-x:
- Hmm, I think we have a few. I'll look online and see which ones I actually say..
Bloke: A male.
Blowie : Blowfly.
Crook : To be sick or no good
Footy: Refers to either Rugby League, Rugby Union, or Australian Rules football, which is very popular in Melbourne. (I use it to refer to AFL (Australian Rules football, as I'm from Melbourne)
Fair dinkum : True, genuine; an assertion of truth or genuineness.
Mate : Friend, buddy. The great Australian leveller. Anyone can be your mate, from the Prime Minister to the bloke next‑door. Also, affectionate term for a close friend. “G’Day mate,” is a common Aussie greeting. (I never actually say 'G'day mate, neither does anyone I know, but I use mate alot...)
Mozzie : Mosquito
No worries: Don’t worry, everything is okay.
Shout: To pay for a round of drinks, also used when buying anything for another person. In an Aussie pub you’ll often hear, “It’s your shout, mate.”
Snag: a sausage
Barbie: Barbecue
Tomato sauce: Ketchup
Ute: Utility truck or pick‑up truck.
Holy crap, I never knew how much Australian slang I actually use..
I'm Australian if that wasn't already obvious.. ahahah
I didn't even realise 'shout' and 'tomato sauce' were Australian...