The locals will go out of their way to make you feel welcome, and you might even be invited to a backyard barbie (barbecue) to have a chinwag (chat) and a coldie (cold beer).
coldie in British English
(ˈkəʊldɪ ) noun. Australian slang. a cold can or bottle of beer.
Dobie is a small Victorian Rural Location within the local government area of Ararat, it is located approximately 180kms from the capital Melbourne covering an area of 62.099 square kilometres.
Cranky : in a bad mood, angry. Crook : sick, or badly made.
dinger (Australian slang) franger (Australian slang)
Sparkys are extremely important professionals in Australia as well as in other countries around the world. Their job is to install and repair systems of wiring and other electrical equipment used for both commercial and residential applications.
Numpty is a word that is primarily used in British slang (specifically in Scotland), although it's use has also been recorded in Australia. The meaning of the word Numpty is generally defined as being one of the following: A stupid person, a person who makes silly or foolish actions, sometimes based on poor judgement.
"Knackers" is also a British/Australasian vulgar slang for testes, although this usage may be derived from nakers – small medieval kettle drums which were typically played in pairs suspended from a belt around the waist.
Chockers or chock-a-block means extremely full or crowded. You can use it for people or things.
: saturated or heavy with water or moisture: such as. : waterlogged, soaked. a soggy lawn. : heavy or doughy because of imperfect cooking. soggy bread.
: characterized by slowness, sluggishness, or lack of energy.
Dished up and Kerry-Packered. Aussie slang from the 1930s, this term is an extension of dished, meaning “ruined, beatened, damned,” according to Cassell's. (Saying “I'll be dished” is another way to say “I'll be damned.”) Another way to say tired in Australia is kerry-packered, rhyming slang for knackered.
Dag is an Australian and New Zealand slang term, also daggy (adjective). In Australia, it is often used as an affectionate insult for someone who is, or is perceived to be, unfashionable, lacking self-consciousness about their appearance and/or with poor social skills yet affable and amusing.
Hearing “heaps” is HEAPS common in Australia. It's basically used in place of “very” or “a lot.” If something is amazing, it's heaps good. If you're feeling especially grateful— thanks heaps!
quotations ▼ (countable, UK, Ireland, Australia, slang) A woman of loose morals.
Bum nut noun: an egg.
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe someone as jammy, you mean that they are very lucky because something good has happened to them, without their making much effort or deserving such luck. [British, informal]
A brickie is a bricklayer. This piece of Aussie slang has been around for yonks and was recorded as early as 1900. You might say that brickie has cemented its place in the Aussie lexicon. You could even consider it a foundational word.
a bath or swim: I'm going to have a bogey. 3. a rock pool for swimming in. Also, bogie. [
Australian and NZ informal a labourer who carries his personal possessions in a pack or swag while travelling about in search of work; vagrant workerAlso called: swagger, swaggie. Slang.
Aussie Slang Words For Women:
Chick. Woman. Lady. Bird.
Put a sock in it
Tells somebody to "shut up."