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Have you ever visited a foreign country of which you know the language but still, you sound different from their native people. Probably, the difference is in accent and pronunciation. Another reason can be the use of words while speaking. These informal or spoken words are slang words.
In this article, Australia’s top 100 used slang words in their spoken language will be discussed further.
Written English or formal English is an English which anyone learns. This type of English has some specific set of grammar rules which have to be learned to write or read in it. But if you move to an English-speaking country, you may have come across many of the new words which you have not learned but you will listen to them from their native people of theirs. These new words can be called the slang language of their native people.
According to the dictionary meaning of slang,
As a non-native speaker, English slang can be used in the social context. It means, that when you are in any social environment of an English speaking country, using slang can make
| Aussie slang word/phrase | Meaning |
| 1. A Cold One | Beer (Sentence- Hey buddy, pass me a cold one.) |
| 2. Arvo | Afternoon |
| 3. Aussie Salute | Wave to scare the flies |
| 4. Avo | Avocado |
| 5. Bail | To cancel plans |
| 6. Barbie | Barbecue |
| 7. Bathers | Swimsuit |
| 8. Beauty | Great! |
| 9. Billabong | A pond in a dry riverbed |
| 10. Billy | Teapot (in the outback on the fire) |
| 11. Bloody | Very |
| 12. Bloody oath | Yes! Or “That’s very true” |
| 13. Bludger | Someone who’s lazy |
| 14. Bogan | Someone who’s not very sophisticated |
| 15. Booze Bus | Police vehicle used to catch drunk drivers |
| 16. Bottle-O | Liquor shop: a place to buy alcohol |
| 17. Brekky | Breakfast |
| 18. Brolly | Umbrella |
| 19. Budgie Smugglers | Speedos |
| 20. Bush | “Out in the bush” or away from civilisation |
| 21. Choc A Bloc | Full |
| 22. Biccy | Biscuit |
| 23. Chook | Chicken |
| 24. Chrissie | Christmas |
| 25. Cobber | Very good friend |
| 26. Coldie | Beer |
| 27. Coppers | Policemen |
| 28. Crikey | an expression of surprise |
| 29. Crook | Being ill (I’m crook); a criminal (he’s a crook) |
| 30. Dag | Someone who’s a bit of a nerd or geek |
| 31. Daks | Trousers |
| 32. Deadset | That’s true, or true! |
| 33. Defo | Definitely |
| 34. Devo | Devastated |
| 35. Drongo | a Fool, ‘Don’t be a drongo mate’ |
| 36. Dunny | Toilet |
| 37. Durry | Cigarette |
| 38. Esky | An insulated container that keeps things cold |
| 39. Facey | |
| 40. Fair Dinkum | Honestly? Or, Yes honestly! |
| 41. Flannie / Flanno | flannelette shirt |
| 42. Flat out | Really busy |
| 43. Footy | Football (AFL / Aussie Rules) |
| 44. G’day | Hello |
| 45. Galah | Not being bright, also a stupid person |
| 46. Gnarly | Awesome |
| 47. Going off | Busy, lots of people |
| 48. Good On Ya | Good work |
| 49. Goon | Wine in a box |
| 50. Hard yakka | Hard work |
| 51. Heaps | Loads, lots, many |
| 52. Hoon | Hooligan or a very bad driver |
| 53. Iffy | Bit risky or unreasonable |
| 54. Knickers | Female underwear |
| 55. Lappy | Laptop |
| 56. Larrikin | Someone who’s always up for a laugh |
| 57. Lollies | Candies or Sweets |
| 58. Maccas | McDonalds |
| 59. Manchester | Sheets / Linen etc |
| 60. Mate | Friend |
| 61. Mozzie | Mosquito |
| 62. No Drama | No problem / it’s ok |
| 63. No Worries | No problem / it’s ok |
| 64. No Wucka’s | A truly Aussie way to say ‘no worries’ |
| 65. Outback | The interior of Australia. Even more remote than “the bush” |
| 66. Pash | To kiss |
| 67. Pissed Off | An offensive/vulgar way of saying you are very annoyed |
| 68. Preggas | Pregnant (sentence My wife is preggas again with our second child.) |
| 69. Pissed | Intoxicated, Drunk |
| 70. Piss Off | An offensive way to tell someone to go away or get lost. |
| 71. Rack Off | The less offensive way to tell someone to go away or get lost. |
| 72. Reckon | For sure |
| 73. Rellie / Rello | Relatives |
| 74. Ripper | ‘You little ripper’ = That’s fantastic! |
| 75. Rooted | Tired or Broken |
| 76. Runners | Trainers, Sneakers |
| 77. Sanger | Sandwich |
| 78. Servo | Service Station / Garage |
| 79. Sheila | A woman |
| 80. Sick | Awesome; ‘that’s really sick mate’ |
| 81. Sickie | A sick day off work |
| 82. Slab | A carton of beers |
| 83. Snag | Sausage |
| 84. Stoked | Happy, Pleased |
| 85. Straya | Australia |
| 86. Stubby | A bottle of beer |
| 87. Stuffed | Tired |
| 88. Sunnies | Sunglasses |
| 89. Swag | Single bed you can roll up, a bit like a sleeping bag |
| 90. Tea | Dinner |
| 91. Tinny | Can of beer or small boat |
| 92. Thongs | Flip Flops |
| 93. True Blue | Genuinely Australian |
| 94. Tucker | Food |
| 95. Two Up | A gambling game played on Anzac day |
| 96. U-IE | To take a U-Turn when driving |
| 97. Up yourself | Stuck up |
| 98. Woop Woop | Middle of nowhere “he lives out woop woop” |
| 99. Yan | You |
| 100. Yous | Plural of you |
*Aussie- slang for a native to Australia.
This aforementioned list has some of the words which you know already. For example- sunnies, piss off, no drama, lollies, bail or brekky, etc. Still, additional words will help you more in this area.
So, if you want to sound like an Aussie, try these words in your daily speaking and practice for them. Hoping that this list will help you out in some of the words other than gonna or wanna. Keep working to achieve your goal in a specific direction.
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