hensylee
Well-known member
AUSSIE SPEAK
Barbie - A cook out.
Black Stump - Out towards the horizon. A long way away.
Bloke - A person - usually a male.
Blue - A fight or the nickname of someone with red hair.
Bush - Bush refers to somewhere in the country or away from the city.
Conk - To hit someone.
Crook - Not feeling well or not going well.
Dinkum - Genuine or honest.
Dunny - A toilet.
Fair Go - Give someone a chance or an opportunity to do something.
Galah - A fool or a silly person.
Gidday - A greeting. It is the Aussie way of saying good day.
Hooly-Dooly - An expression of surprise.
Kick - To share or join in.
Lollies - Candy or sweets.
Mate - This usually means a friend but it can be used to talk about or to anyone - even a total stranger.
Owyergoin - A greeting. How are you going? Often used with 'Gidday' and 'Mate'.
Pub - Any hotel. A favorite meeting place of many Australians.
Ratbag - Someone who does not behave properly.
Raw Prawn - A lie or a con job.
Sack - To be fired from a job.
Shiela - Female
Shoot Through - To leave or disappear.
Strewth - An exclamation, often of surprise.
Thongs - Rubber sandals.
Togs - A set of clothes.
Tucker - Food. Australian schools call their canteens a 'tuckshop.'
Winge - Complain and carry on unnecessarily.
Wog - An illness such as the flu.
Yakker - Work - usually hard work.
Barbie - A cook out.
Black Stump - Out towards the horizon. A long way away.
Bloke - A person - usually a male.
Blue - A fight or the nickname of someone with red hair.
Bush - Bush refers to somewhere in the country or away from the city.
Conk - To hit someone.
Crook - Not feeling well or not going well.
Dinkum - Genuine or honest.
Dunny - A toilet.
Fair Go - Give someone a chance or an opportunity to do something.
Galah - A fool or a silly person.
Gidday - A greeting. It is the Aussie way of saying good day.
Hooly-Dooly - An expression of surprise.
Kick - To share or join in.
Lollies - Candy or sweets.
Mate - This usually means a friend but it can be used to talk about or to anyone - even a total stranger.
Owyergoin - A greeting. How are you going? Often used with 'Gidday' and 'Mate'.
Pub - Any hotel. A favorite meeting place of many Australians.
Ratbag - Someone who does not behave properly.
Raw Prawn - A lie or a con job.
Sack - To be fired from a job.
Shiela - Female
Shoot Through - To leave or disappear.
Strewth - An exclamation, often of surprise.
Thongs - Rubber sandals.
Togs - A set of clothes.
Tucker - Food. Australian schools call their canteens a 'tuckshop.'
Winge - Complain and carry on unnecessarily.
Wog - An illness such as the flu.
Yakker - Work - usually hard work.
