In Australia, sausages are called either “snags” or “bangers”, most commonly. Snag is by far the most common, and can refer to just about any kind of sausage including basic sausages and even hot dogs. Bangers is less common and a term borrowed from Britain, but still very popular in Australia.
Snag = Sausage or Hot Dog
Snags go on the barbie. Australians love barbies. Therefore, snags are an Australian staple.
In Australia, the most popular toppings are mustard and ketchup. Australians rarely eat their sausages without toppings; adding relishes or sauces make the dish even tastier!
Aussie Word of the Week
Aussies have a plethora of names for sausages and the ways and contexts in which we eat them. Snag is perhaps the most famous slang term for sausages, followed closely by banger. Many of us grab a sausage sanga down at the local hardware store.
As you can see, the phrase "hot dog" can be used as a noun, a verb, an adjective and even as an exclamation. Some of its meanings are positive: excellent, flourishing or expert — but some have been used in the pejorative sense: pornographic, a showoff or a mean way to call someone gay.
Why Are They Called Bangers ? British sausages being called bangers seems to be a historical legacy, a colloquial term left over from war time when sausages sometimes exploded in the pan when you cooked them.
See also: 'Dirty Bird' (KFC). “Let's pop into Maccas after the footy.”
Australians use a couple of other colloquial words for a hen's egg. The Australian English word googie or goog is an informal term that dates from the 1880s. It derives from British dialect goggy, a child's word for an egg. A closer parallel to the jocular bum nut, however, is the word cackleberry.
Hans American Hot Dog Franks | 375g.
Slaw Dogs (The South)
Hot dogs slathered with a sweeter, finely chopped, mayo-based slaw are popular in the South, where variations can include the chili-slaw (cole slaw, mustard, raw onion, minced all-meat chili) and BBQ slaw.
Hot dogs are made from trimmings of meat left over after cutting steaks and pork chips, which are then ground to resemble mince. Processed chicken trimmings are added to this mixture, along with salt, starch and flavourings. Water is sprayed into the vat and the mixture starts to resemble ice cream or mud.
Australia. In Australia, barbecuing is a popular summer pastime, often referred to as a "barbie". Traditional meats cooked are lamb chops, beef steak, and sausages (colloquially known as "snags").
Definition. In Australia, chips can refer to 'hot' chips; fried strips of potato. Chips also refer to what are known in other countries as crisps.
Spunk Attractive or sexy person of either gender (but generally a young man); as in “what a spunk!” Can also be used as an adjective: spunky.
Aussie Word of the Week
Australia's colourful bank notes are known by many colloquial names. The twenty-dollar note is referred to as a lobster, while the fifty-dollar note is called a pineapple, and don't we all want to get our hands on a few jolly green giants, that is, hundred-dollar notes?
Contributor's comments: The meaning of Bubs I grew up with is a baby, or quite often the youngest member of the family is called "bubs" from an older sibling.
Sheila = Girl
Yes, that is the Australian slang for girl.
Cut snake (Mad as a): this is an extremely Australian way to say that someone is very angry. Dag: another word for a nerd or geek.
So, in a trademark sense, at least, McDonald's “owns” the name MACCA'S, despite the fact that the nickname was not invented by McDonald's, but coined and popularised by the Australian public.
A patty or burger (in British English) is a flattened, usually round, serving of ground meat and/or legumes, grains, vegetables, or meat alternatives. Patties are found in multiple cuisines throughout the world.
Today, however, Germans refer to the hot dog sausages as Wiener, while Austrians call them Frankfurter. Both Vienna (in German: Wien) and Frankfurt claim credit for the origin of the hot dog.
Here in the UK, for instance, sausages are affectionately known as 'bangers', as in 'bangers and mash'.