![]() ![]() If it’s their shout they’re going to be paying. I was at the bar and my friend says “ it’s my shout mate“. Let’s just say it only refers to men, and they tend to be wearing speedos! When someone exclaimed to me: “OMG check out his budgie smugglers” I really had absolutely no clue what they were talking about. Some phrases can be a bit more difficult to work out than the abbreviations Australians use. MacDonalds, you know that famous fast food burger joint, is only known as Macca’s over here! I think the video below perfectly illustrates this unique way of speaking Australian! At other times they’ll just add a different vowel instead of the ‘o’. Oddly though, some of these words end up being longer than they were originally. “ bottle-o” (Bottle shop / off license) “ servo” (garage / service station). This is because for some weird reason Australians like to shorten every word and then add a vowel to the end of it… e.g. Once you’ve been in Australia for, well, an hour, you’ll notice that nearly every word has an ‘o’ on the end of it. Image from flickr How To Speak Australian Some of these words may not be as commonly used these days, but you might still hear them being used ironically or by older Australians. Woop Woop – middle of nowhere “he lives out woop woop”.Two Up – A gambling game played on Anzac day.‘Bush Tucker’ tends to be food found in the Outback such as witchety grubs. They are most likely expressing their concern of the hot sand on your delicate feet. Do not be alarmed if your new found Australian friend asks you to wear thongs to the beach. Swag – Single bed you can roll up, a bit like a sleeping bag.Stubby Holder – Used so your hands don’t get cold when holding your beer, or to stop your hands making your beer warm!.Sickie – a sick day off work, or ‘to pull a sickie’ would be to take a day off when you aren’t actually sick.Sick – awesome ‘that’s really sick mate’.She’ll be apples – Everything will be alright.Root Rat – someone who enjoys sex (maybe a little too much).Ripper – ‘You little ripper’ = That’s fantastic mate!.Rack Off – The less offensive way to tell someone to ‘F Off’!.Piss Up – a party, a get together and in Australia – most social occasions.Outback – The interior of Australia, “The Outback” is more remote than those areas named “the bush”.No Wucka’s – A truly Aussie way to say ‘no worries’.Mongrel – Someone who’s a bit of a dick.If you’re from England, finding a department within a shop called Manchester could seriously confuse you. Larrikin – Someone who’s always up for a laugh, bit of a harmless prankster. ![]() Hoon – Hooligan (normally driving badly!).Goon is a cheap, boxed wine that will inevitably become an integral part of your Australian backpacking experience. Goon – the best invention ever produced by mankind.Going off – busy, lots of people / angry person “he’s going off”.Gnarly – awesome – often used by surfers.Galah – an Australian cockatoo with a reputation for not being bright, hence a galah is also a stupid person.Furphy – rumours or stories that are improbable or absurd.F*ck Me Dead – that’s unfortunate, that surprises me.Flat out – Really busy – “Flat out like a lizard drinking” – As busy as a bee. ![]()
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