Australians typically call a thick, insulating bed blanket a doona. While "quilt" or "duvet" are understood, "doona" is the dominant, colloquial term originating from a brand name in the 1980s. The insert itself is called a doona, and it is placed inside a doona cover.
Doona is the preferred term in Australia, usually filled with feathers or other natural and synthetic materials.
In Australia “Manchester” means bed linen and cotton towels (and sometimes, table-cloths).
In Australia, quilt, doona and duvet mean the same thing – a thick piece of insulating padding in a plain fabric casing designed to be put inside a cover. You could also call this item a continental quilt, eiderdown or comforter, although in Australia comforters are usually sold as quilts sewn into a decorative cover.
Most Australians now use the term doona meaning a quilt: there is no difference between a quilt and a doona.
Australians call pajamas "pyjamas" (with a 'y') and often shorten them to "PJs," just like in other English-speaking countries, with informal terms like "jammies" also used, but "PJs" is very common for nightwear. They also use terms like "trackies" or "trackie dacks" for comfortable sweatpants or lounge pants, which can sometimes double as sleepwear.
Common Australian slang for a girl includes "Sheila" (older, sometimes dated or slightly derogatory), "chick," or just using general terms like "mate," "gal," or "lass," with context and tone being important, but "girl" is still widely used; some slang, like "moll," can refer to a girlfriend or a promiscuous woman, while "bogan" describes an unsophisticated person.
What is a donga? A donga is a type of modular, transportable building frequently used in remote areas across Australia, especially in mining and construction industries. These buildings are popular for their quick setup and cost-effectiveness.
The word 'bikkie' is Australian slang for biscuit! 🍪 In Australia, biscuits are what we call cookies. Here at The Chillax Lounge, we love embracing our Aussie roots and sharing a bit of our culture with you.
Woop Woop is used to refer to a place in the middle of nowhere. People use it to signify that a location is far away, unfamiliar to them, and difficult to get to.
Sexual intercourse. Root. Sexual intercourse, similar to the British word 'Shag'. Can also be used as a verb.
Blanket. A blanket is a generic term that refers to almost any bed covering thicker than a sheet, including quilts, duvets, and comforters. It can also refer to a more utilitarian woven covering that is sandwiched between a flat sheet and another layer primarily for warmth.
For many Australians the term 'continental quilt' was the favoured word until 1980, after this it was referred to as a 'doona'.
In Australia, "thongs" refer to flip-flops, the rubber or plastic sandals with a Y-shaped strap that goes between the toes, a term that confuses visitors from countries like the US where "thong" usually means a type of underwear. Australians also sometimes call them "double pluggers" or "pluggers", especially in the Northern Territory, while the underwear is typically called a "g-string".
"Oy oy oy" in Australia is most famously part of the patriotic chant "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi!" used at sporting events to show national pride, but "Oi" also functions as a general Australian informal interjection, like "hey" or "excuse me," to get someone's attention. The chant itself comes from the British "Oggy Oggy Oggy" cheer for Cornish pasties and became popular in Australia after the 2000 Olympics.
nounWord forms: plural cockies Australian informal. 1. short for cockatoo (sense 2) 2. a farmer whose farm is regarded as small or of little account.
Dunny can now be used for any toilet. The word comes from British dialect dunnekin meaning an 'earth closet, (outside) privy' from dung + ken 'house'. First recorded in the 1930s but dunnekin is attested in Australian sources from the 1840s.
Missus. A person's wife or girlfriend. I'm taking the missus out for their birthday.
Australians commonly call the bathroom the loo, the toilet, or simply the bathroom, but slang terms like the "dunny" (especially for outdoor/older toilets) or "bog" are also used, while formal terms include "Gents" or "Ladies," with "restroom" being less common.
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.
Australians call cigarettes slang terms like "Durry" (especially for rollies), "Dart," and "Ciggie," with other less common ones including "fag," "cancer stick," or "lung lolly," often used humorously or by non-smokers, while a "smoko" is a cigarette break.
Woolworths (colloquially known as "Woolies") is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Woolworths Group.