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Australian Slang

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Here is some funny Australian slang I’ve picked up. Most of these are thanks to John Sargent, my long lost cousin from Hobart, Tasmania. Can you think of any more?

Lazy yet cute abbreviations for everyday things (they do this in New Zealand too)

    • brekkie: breakfast
    • smoko: breaktime (not everyone smokes though!)
    • Maccas: McDonalds
    • bikkie: cookie
    • sunnies: sunglasses
    • tea: dinner (this one irks me because they don’t even drink tea at dinnertime!)
    • pav: pavlova (a fluffy dessert with egg whites and powdered sugar

Another theme: pissing

    • on the piss: drinking
    • pissed: drunk
    • fairy’s piss: a misty day
    • pissing down: raining hard

Common ones you hear everyday:

    • ta: thank you
    • blokes: men
    • good on you: well done
    • harya garn: funny greeting, sounds like ‘how are you going’

Insults:

    • dag: the poopy end of a sheep’s butt

Funny sayings

    • Make hay while the sun still shines: Take advantage of the opportunity
    • Their ears must be burning: Talking about someone who isn’t present
    • Keep taking your tablets: Say to someone who is saying something over the top
    • He doesn’t let the grass grow under his feet: He’s a hard worker!
    • The sights you see when you haven’t got a gun!: Look who’s showed up!

Melbourne, Australia

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I’ve been living in Melbourne, Australia for 2 weeks now. I have a room in a share house with 6 other young people, from the US, Italy, Israel, England, and Australia. I’m here to finish up my 1-year working holiday visa, which expires in September.

Skateboarders on Flinders Street
Photo taken from the top of the WWII Memorial
Cool graffiti everywhere!
A park in our neighborhood
Geese at the park love your old bread
Fancy laneways with expensive cafes and shops
Nighttime skyline

 

Melbourne is known to be the coolest city in Australia, and I definitely agree, which is why I decided to live here for a few months. I got a job as a fundraiser for a women’s and children’s charity, and – more importantly – have found a team to play ultimate frisbee with! I bought a bike, found a yoga studio near my house with a 1-month introductory deal, and am slowly figuring out the public transportation.

So far, so good!