australian english

• Aboriginal words

billabong, boomerang

• Bush

swag, swagman, tucker, coolibah, jumbuck, troopers, squatter

matilda

things carried by a traveler

waltzing matilda

carry a swag

swagman

a person who carries a swag

swag

things carried by a traveler

billabong

an arm of a river

coolibah

eucalypts

• billy

container for a boiling water

jumbuck

sheep

• tucker

food

• troopers

mounted police

squatter

a person who unlawfully occupies an uninhabited building

bilby

Australian bandicoot

bogey

to swim or bathe

budgerigar

a small green and yellow parrot

didgeridoo

a wind instrument

yakka

work, strenuous labour

bingle

a fight or skirmish

chook

a chicken

fair dinkum

reliable; genuine; honest; true

• lairy

flashily dressed

• larrikin

a young urban rough

• Pom

a British person

• snag

sausage

• digger

an Australian soldier

• plonk

wine of poor quality

• arvo

afternoon; sarvo - this afternoon

• Salvo

Salvation army officer

• dermo

dermatologist

• gyno

gynaecologist

• bizzo

business

• Aussie

Australian

• budgie

a budgerigar

• rellie

a relative

• bikie

a member of a gang of motorcyclists

• mozzie

mosquito

• dunny

toilet

• esky

container in which food and drink are kept cool

• barbie

a barbecue

• Chrissy

Christmas

• sickie

a day's sick leave

• firie

firefighter

• garbo

garbage collector

• milko

milk man

• journo

journalist

• tradie

tradesperson

• limo

limousine (slang diminutive)

• sheila

a girl or woman

• shelah

woman or girl

• bandicoot

extremely unhappy.

• g’day

good morning/afternoon

• skip/skippy

an Australian,

• true blue

very genuine, very loyal

• Oz

Australia.