Central Coast News

Its clear that us Aussies are a lazy bunch, we shorten words or end an “O” to the end of a word, therefore creating our own language! We have compiled a list of Australian Slang to help the world understand us better!

• ambo – Paramedic, Ambulance Officer
• bickie – biscut or cookie
• arvo – afternoon
• bloke – male, guy, boy
• barbie – barbecue or BBQ
• barra –  barramundi fish
• bathers / togs / boardies: swimming costume / board shorts
• bludger – Someone who wants something for nothing, person who does not work or works very little
• boys in blue – Police
• dob in – to betray or report someone to the authorities
• budgy smugglers – swimming speedos (not boardshorts)
• Aussie/Ozzy – person from Australia
• ankle biter : small child (to me small annoying chilren)
• bottle-o : liquor store
• bush telly : campfire
• cark it – to die
• cheesed (off) – pissed off /angry
• chook –  Chicken
• chuck a wobbly – “throwing” a tantrum
• Chuck a U-ey – Do a U- turn
• dead set –used as an exclamation!
• tinnie – a can of beer or a small aluminium boat
• dead set against it – uncooperative
• do your lolly or nana– to get very angry
• dunny – toilet
• mackas/maccas – McDonalds fast food
• prawn – shrimp
• ranga – person with red hair
• kero – kerosene
• esky – a portable icebox
• fair dinkum – honest; genuine
• full as a goog  –  full of food after a big meal
• garbo – garbage collector /garbage man
• goon – wine sold inside a bag and cardboard box
• gutful – more than enough “I’ve had a gutful of this”
• hoon – a stupid person or a fast or wreckless driver
• larrikin – mischievous, wild or carefree person
• local rag – local newspaper
• mate – good or best friend (also used to talk to someone when you dont know their name)
• metho – methylated spirits OR strong Alcoholic spirits
• outback – the inland country far away from large cities (most of australia)
• rego – vehicle registration
• roo bar – metal bar fixed to the front of a vehicle to protect it against hitting kangaroos (also known as a bull bar)
• sangers/sanga – sandwiches OR sausages
• servo – a petrol station or gas station
• shonky – poor quality
• shotgun – shout it out when running towards the car and the front passenger seat of a vehicle is reserved for you (as long as you are the first to call it)
• shrapnel – coins of a low denomination
• sickie – a day taken off work, but not necessarily because of illness
• smoko – a break from work, to smoke or just to take a break
• snags  / sanga– sausages
• speedo – vehicle speedometer
• yobbo – a loud or stupid uncultivated person
• stubby/stubby holder – a bottle of beer (330ml), holder for beer so you don’t get cold hands
• tall poppy syndrome  - a cultural tendency to cut people down to size - criticism people who excel or achieve significantly and are arrogant about it.
• top drop – a good tasting beer or wine
• true blue – genuine
• ute – open backed car or a “pick-up truck”
• wag – to skip school or work
• Billy/Billycan – lightweight cooking pot which is used on a campfire or a camping stove.
• woop woop – out in the middle of no where
• yakka – hard or heavy work
• yonks ago (or yonks and yonks ago) – a long time ago
• swag – a blanket roll of light bedding, great for camping

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