Australian Words & Phrases

This will entertain those of you who are not from Australia. Take some time to understand where I come from and the language I speak....It's funny when a Canadian is around it long enough to start saying some of it without noticing. ha ha!

Ace! - Excellent! Very good!
Arvo - afternoon
Barbie (Barbeque) - Like a cook out. Many people get together for a 'Barbie' in the warmer months. They are usually BYO (Bring your own) meat and drinks.
Barney - A fight or scuffle.
Beaut - Very good. Excellent.
Billy - Used for making tea in, usually over a campfire. The best billies are the old ones. They make better tea.
Block - Block has a few meanings but the more Aussie one is your head.
Bludge - Not doing anything or getting things off others.
Blue - A blue can be a fight or the nickname of someone with red hair.
Bush - Bush refers to somewhere in the country or away from the city.
Chuck - Chuck has a few meanings. It can mean to throw or to put in.
Conk - To hit someone.
Cow - As well as being the animal that gives us milk it also means anything that is difficult. Crook - Not feeling well or not going well.
Dag - A bit of a fool or not very well presented.
Dinkum - Genuine or honest.
Dob In - To tell (an authority) on someone.
Fair Go - Give some a chance or an opportunity to do something.
Galah - A fool or a silly person.
G'day - A greeting. It is the Aussie way of saying good day.
Grouse - Means excellent.
Gutzer - Some plans don't work out or to have an accident.
Hooly-Dooly - An expression of surprise.
It's gone walkabout - it's lost, can't be found
Kangaroos loose in the top paddock - Intellectually inadequate
Jackaroo or Jillaroo - A farm hand, usually on a cattle station (very large farms).
Lollies - Candy or sweets.
Mate - This usually means a friend but it can be used to talk about or to anyone - even a total stranger.
Mug - Either a fool or your face.
Owyergoin - A greeting. How are you going? Often used with 'Gidday' and 'Mate'.
Pester - Annoy or bother someone.
Ratbag - Someone who does not behave properly.
Raw Prawn - A lie or a con job.
Sack - To be fired from a job.
Scrub - Can be the same as the bush or mean areas in the country where there are not many trees.
Shoot Through - To leave or disappear.
Shout - Pay for someone else.
Sport - A more general way of referring to someone rather than a mate.
Streuth - An exclamation, often of surprise.
Thongs - Rubber sandals.
Togs - A set of clothes. More often used to refer to a swimming costume.
Tucker - Food. Australian schools call their canteens a 'tuckshop.'
Whinge - Complain and carry on unnecessarily.
Wog - An illness such as the flu.
Yakka - Work - usually hard work.

So next time I'm with you, you wont have to look at me as if I'm from another planet, rather understand the unique language I speak!