Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Aussie Slang

Hey all, here's some translation from Down Unda....

Arvo- afternoon
Ace!- excellent
Middy- sm beer
Schooner- lg beer
Bludger- slacker, relies on others
Mozzie- mosquito
Swimmas- swimsuit
Sunnies- sunglasses
Billy- teapot
Pash- kiss
Pissed- drunk
Sanger- sandwich
Sheila- woman
Bloke- man
Shout- turn to buy the round of drinks "my/your shout"
Swag- rolled up bedding for camping
True Blue- patriotic for Oz
Fairy Floss- cotton candy
Esky- cooler
Dunny or Loo- bathroom
Ute- pickup truck
Brekkie- breakfast
She'll be right!- everything will turn out okay
Stuffed- tired
Footy- Australian Rules Football 
Digger- soldier
Chook- chickens
Barbie- BBQ
Skull- down your beer in one take
Paddock- pasture land
Lollies- candy
Jackaroo/Jillaroo- cowboy/cowgirl
Servo- gas station
Heaps- lots of 
Grog- liquor, beer

There are SO MANY more slang terms. They really do have their own language, these are just a few I can think of now. 

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