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Arvo |
Afternoon |
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Banana Bender |
Resident of Queensland |
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Barbie |
Barbeque |
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Billabong |
A waterhole |
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Bloke |
Man |
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(have a) Blue |
To have an argument |
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Bogan |
White Trash, commoner, also see (yobbo) |
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Bunyip |
A mythical bush spirit animal that lives in swamps and billabongs |
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BYO |
Bring Your Own (booze) |
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Cobber |
Friend, mate |
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Cozzie |
Bathing Suit |
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Dag |
A silly person, not so cool |
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Daks |
Men’s trousers |
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Dud |
Something that doesn’t work, a failure, also see (Bogan) |
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Dunny |
Toilet. Usually in a little hut separate from the house. |
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Esky |
A cooler box |
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Fair Dinkum |
True, Genuine, honest |
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Feral |
Dirty, disgusting, unpleasant |
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Gallah |
A pink and grey bird. Also a silly person |
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G’day |
Hello |
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Good onya |
Well done, a form of encouragement |
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Goon |
Cheap box wine |
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Grog |
Alcohol |
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Hoon |
Boy Racer, kid in a fast car |
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Hooroo |
Goodbye |
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Hotel |
Pub. Sometimes with accommodation |
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In a tic |
Soon |
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Jackaroo |
A male horseman station ranch hand |
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Jillaroo |
A female horsewoman station ranch hand |
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Joey |
A baby kangaroo |
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Jumbuck |
A sheep |
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Loo |
Toilet |
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Maccas |
MacDonald’s |
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Mate |
A friendly greeting term, usually between men |
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No worries |
Aussie attitude that everything will
be okay |
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Ocker |
Stereotypical Aussie |
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Outback |
Remote parts of Australia |
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Outhouse |
See dunny |
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Pom |
An English Person |
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Pot |
A 285 ml glass of beer in Victoria and Queensland |
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Prawn |
Shrimp |
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Quicksmart |
Quickly, asap |
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Ranga |
A Ginger haired person |
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Rip off |
A bad deal, cheat |
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Roo |
Kangaroo |
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Sheila |
A Female |
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Schoolies |
Recent school leavers that party on the East coast at the end of the school year – usually inebriated |
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Schooner |
A large beer in NSW |
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(to have a) sook |
To winge,whine, complain, sulk |
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Strewth |
Wow, goodness |
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Stubbie |
A device used to keep your bottle of beer cold |
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Ta |
Thankyou |
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Tea |
Could be drinking tea, could be the evening meal. If you are invited to “tea”,it is best to confirm which they are talking about |
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Thongs |
Sandals |
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Tinny |
A can of beer |
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Ugg boot |
Warm fuzzy boots made from sheepskin |
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Undies |
Underpants |
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Vegemite |
Savoury sandwich spread all young Aussies are brought up on. Delicious To locals. Try some. |
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Westie |
Townie, chav, ned, gangsta wannabe (NSW) |
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Woop woop |
A mythical place very far away |
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Whipper snapper |
A young person |
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Yakka |
Hard manual labour |
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Yobbo |
Uncouth person |
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