Some of our Australian words that are commonly used in our everyday lives. These words are apart of the Australian culture.
All different countries have some differences in the way people communicate. Enjoy comparing how they differ from your part of world.
Enjoy reading them.
Your comments are welcome
Life49
Apples, she'll be : It'll be all right
Aussie salute : brushing away flies with the hand
Barbie : barbecue (noun)
Blowie : blow fly
BYO : unlicensed restaurant where you have to Bring Your Own grog, also similar party or barbecue
Chewie : chewing gum
Chook : a chicken
Coathanger : Sydney Harbour bridge
Cobber : friend
Cockie : cockatoo
Cockie : cockroach
Coldie : a beer
Digger : a soldier
Fair dinkum : true, genuine
G'Day : hello!
Kero : kerosene
Kindie : kindergarten
Mickey Mouse : excellent, very good. Beware though - in some parts of Australia it means inconsequential, frivolous or not very good!
Mozzie : mosquito
Oldies : parents - "I'll have to ask my oldies"
Ridgy-didge : original, genuine
Right, shes : it'll be all right
Right, that'd be : Accepting bad news as inevitable. ("I went fishing but caught nothing." "Yeah, that'd be right.")
Tinny : can of beer
Tucker : food
Vedgies : vegetables
Vee dub : Volkswagen
Yabby : inland freshwater crayfish found in Australia (Cherax destructor)
Yakka : work (noun)
All different countries have some differences in the way people communicate. Enjoy comparing how they differ from your part of world.
Enjoy reading them.
Your comments are welcome
Life49
Apples, she'll be : It'll be all right
Aussie salute : brushing away flies with the hand
Barbie : barbecue (noun)
Blowie : blow fly
BYO : unlicensed restaurant where you have to Bring Your Own grog, also similar party or barbecue
Chewie : chewing gum
Chook : a chicken
Coathanger : Sydney Harbour bridge
Cobber : friend
Cockie : cockatoo
Cockie : cockroach
Coldie : a beer
Digger : a soldier
Fair dinkum : true, genuine
G'Day : hello!
Kero : kerosene
Kindie : kindergarten
Mickey Mouse : excellent, very good. Beware though - in some parts of Australia it means inconsequential, frivolous or not very good!
Mozzie : mosquito
Oldies : parents - "I'll have to ask my oldies"
Ridgy-didge : original, genuine
Right, shes : it'll be all right
Right, that'd be : Accepting bad news as inevitable. ("I went fishing but caught nothing." "Yeah, that'd be right.")
Tinny : can of beer
Tucker : food
Vedgies : vegetables
Vee dub : Volkswagen
Yabby : inland freshwater crayfish found in Australia (Cherax destructor)
Yakka : work (noun)
