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A Rough and Ready guide to Speaking Australian. English (Australian) to English (US) Converter |
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Arvo - Afternoon Barrack - to cheer your team on. You should not say you are rooting for your team!, rooting is what you do to Sheila's. Batwom - see Wombat. Bewdy - good one, "Bewdy mate !" Bloody Bewdy - an exclamation. really good one. Bin - trash can, rubbish tin, Wheely Bin is a Bin with wheels stupid ! Bloke - boy or man Blocky -"do a blocky" to drive around the block Block - a piece of land your house is on Block - "do your block", "don't lose your block", to get angry or lose your cool. Also "do your nut" or lose "ya nanna" (your banana). (narnar).Losing your nanna does not mean to lose your Grandmother. Nanna is pronounced "na na" or "nar nar" Brollie - umbrella Cobber pronounced "cobb ar" - a close mate Crashed - crashed out, tired or asleep Crook - sick or unwell, "I feel a bit crook mate! Dear - expensive Dinkum or fair dinkum - genuine, authentic, honest Dinky-di - its fair dinkum Dob - to dob in, to rat on someone or to tell on someone Dobber - someone who dobs Flat out - really busy, How's work ? - Flat out mate ! Flak - "cop the flak" get into trouble. Flake - Shark Flesh Flakey - not working reliably. Flaked out - Asleep Fortnight - 2 weeks F... off - "eff of" or "eff orrf" - a universal, really impolite way of saying go away. Getting on - getting old, can mean you are getting along fine with someone, also getting it done. Holiday or hol's, - vacation Knocked up - tired. If a girl is "knocked up" she is pregnant. Knocked off - how many ways can I tell you "me cars been stolen !" Also can mean "I have knocked off for the day" (finished work) or someone was killed (knocked off). Lift - elevator Mate - a friend, "g'day mate" Mickey mouse - artificial, not real or not very good. Examples:- Australia: - "It's a bit Mickey mouse" means not very good or flakey. United States:- It's Mickey mouse, means it's good, could also mean, "There goes Mickey Mouse." Muck about - to play, mess around. When you get "mucked about", some one is giving you the "run around". Nappy - babies diaper Nick off - go away Nicked off - gone away Nicked - stolen. e.g. "me cars been nicked". Packed in - broken Pegs - clothespins Pinched - stolen. e.g. me cars been pinched". Piss off - umm how many ways can you say go away ? Pissed off - not happy Pram - baby carriage Right - yes Right on - your correct You right - can I help you Rack off - less polite way of saying go away Ripper - good one, "Let snort a ripper" To fart loudly Serviette - paper or cloth napkin Sheila - girl or woman Shack - Holiday House, can mean anything from a tin shed to 5 bedroom House Shacked up - Living with someone, but probably not in the shack. Sticky tape - Scotch tape Stir - to tease or make fun of. Ta - Thank you Ta Ta - Goodbye Ticked off - not happy Tip - community garbage dump, it's a universally known truth that Australians do not Tip Torch - flashlight Uni - University Wombat - Small furry mammal, when struck by a car has a similar effect on the car as if the car hit a large boulder. Sometimes referred to as a Native Tank. RACIAL IDENTITIFICATION Pom - English person Kiwi - New Zealander Yank - American CLOTHING Bathers - swimsuit, swimming trunks Cardigan = button-up jumper Courting Dress - Dress that buttons at the front, top to bottom. Jumper = pullover or sweater Skivvy - high necked T-shirt (turtleneck) Wind cheater - sweatshirt |