Aussie Slang

Hello! Here are some of the most commonly used Australian slang words that I found very interesting. Thats why Im sharing them with you. But of course, Australia is a big lace and sometimes some words are restricted to only certain regions, so watch out for the use of those words as some of them can be !" in some laces while being offensive in others. #ets have fun! Ill as$ you to ma$e sentences along the way, so be ready! %irst, lets start out with some easy ones. &oull be using those to ma$e a conversation with your friend afterwards.

'. (day ) (ood day and how are you going* +. mate Are you going to Tassie, too, mate* ,. avo -o you thin$ we should meet in the morning or in the avo* .. &ou Beaut/ &ou beauty/ &ou ri a/ ace/ bril 0ongrats on being romoted. &ou beaut! 1. blo$e/ Sheila &oure in the wrong lace. This bathroom is for sheilas only. 2. bre$$ie 3hat do you usually eat for bre$$ie* 4. cho$$ie I love cho$$ie even though I $now that Itll ma$e me fat. 5. 0hrissie Are you going anywhere for 0hrissie* 6. dunny/ loo/ cra a 7ature calls. 3heres the dunny* '8. sunnies Its very bright outside. Better ut on your sunnies while driving. ''. maccas Its eleven now. #ets to to 9accas and get a su er value meal! '+. olly I dont li$e the olly. Hes always out to ma$e money for himself. ',. ostie The ostie comes at + ocloc$ every afternoon. '.. re::ie

Are you going to give me a nice re::ie for my birthday* '1. servo 3ere almost running out of gas. #ets go to that servo. ;;;;;;;;;; Those are some of the easiest ones. Now lets see if you can put them to use. Make a two-minute dialogue with your pal using the words above and get a feel of how those Aussies talk! e creative and funny. '2. Bloody oath Boody oath! I cant agree with you more. '4. Bludger Allen is such a bludger. He sim ly doesnt wor$ very hard. '5. fuel/ etrol Theres a servo nearby. #ets go and get some etrol. '6. chemist Are you going to get some medicine at that chemists* +8. go on a holiday I feel really stressed about my wor$. I need a holiday. +'. biscuit ++. (et into a blue 3hat ha ened to your left eye* -id you get into a blue at school* +,. Bottle<o/ (rog sho / !ffie Im going to get some wine at the bottle<o on the corner. +.. Buc$leys Sorry mate! But you have no buc$leys of that ha ening. +1. dag Are you telling your bad<dag =o$es again* +2. fair din$um/ din$y die Are you being fair din$um about it* +4. hard ya$$a 3or$ing on a farm is hard ya$$a. +5. rec$on Since you are in such a bad mood, I rec$on that were not going to the movies tonight. +6. rooted/ $nac$ed Ive been u since this morning. I feel so rooted. ,8. butty/ sanger Im so hungry that I can eat an ele hant. Is there a sanger

sho nearby* ,'. Aggro/ Ber$o #oo$ at that driver! Hes going aggro. ,+. snag 9ay I have a snag sanger, lease* ,,. stubby holder 3hen we go boating in the la$e nearby, I always bring a stubby holder with me ,.. co::ies/ togs/ budgie smugglers/ bathers ,1. thongs Its very casual to wear a thong in the summer. But they are not very welcomed in the libraries in Taiwan. ,2. bush tu$$a Ill have to survive on bush tu$$a here since Im lost here in the middle of nowhere. 7ow lets ta$e a brea$ and have fun with a crossword u::le. Break Time We are going to learn more Aussie slang words that are good to know, but first lets talk a bit about cockney rhyming slang. 0oc$ney >hyming Slang dog and bone ; hone a le and ears; stairs Britney S ears; beers Twist and twirl;girl !nes and twos;shoes Tea leaf ;thief ?or$ie ie; lie ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; Well learn the following words only when we have time. ^_^ ,4. soo$; whiner ,5. trainers/ =oggers/ sandshoes ,6. boot .8. caravan .'. rubber .+. fortnight .,. strewth/ cri$y

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