Barbie. “Barbie” is a short form of barbeque. In Australian English, “-ie” is also added to lots of abbreviated words. The word “selfie” is a good example of this; it was coined by an Australian man in 2002! How to use it: We're having a barbie tomorrow – do you want to come?
Definition of 'Barbie doll'
a young woman or girl thought of as being variously superficial, vacuous, blandly attractive, etc. usually used with mild contempt or derision.
a bath or swim: I'm going to have a bogey. 3. a rock pool for swimming in. Also, bogie. [
This week we shine a spotlight on a quintessential piece of Aussie slang, a word famous the world over: sheila. A sheila is a woman. In use since the 1830s, sheila has its origin in a generic use of the common Irish girl's name.
Aussie Slang Words For Women:
Chick. Woman. Lady. Bird.
Durry, a New Zealand or Australian slang term for cigarette.
It is short for lollipop. Now that all seems fairly straight-forward, until we learn that lolly is actually the Australian word for sweets – i.e. British lollies but without the sticks. In other words, the correct translation for “Süßigkeiten” in Australia is “lollies”.
Sanger is an alteration of the word sandwich. Sango appeared as a term for sandwich in the 1940s, but by the 1960s, sanger took over to describe this staple of Australian cuisine.
Runners: this is what Australians call their sneakers or trainers.
The term "mate" is essentially gender neutral in Australia.
This applies almost in all cases except perhaps if you're a male and bump into a woman who is 'generationally' older than you.
(/ˈkuːiː/) is a shout originated in Australia to attract attention, find missing people, or indicate one's own location.
Slang is often about drawing comparisons to one aspect of a thing, and it's common for two different slang terms to come from closely related things. Doll is a compliment because dolls are (often) cute. Barbie is an insult because Barbies are fake, unnatural and have a sort of uncanny valley semblance to real beauty.
The Court decided the word “Barbie” is an ordinary word, and therefore deserving of less protection: “No person is entitled to fence in common (words) of the English or French languages, and words of a general nature cannot be appropriated over a wide area.”
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.
Kraft Dinner (KD) in Canada, Kraft Mac & Cheese in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand, Cheesey Pasta in the United Kingdom and internationally is a nonperishable, packaged macaroni and cheese product.
Aussie Word of the Week
Underdaks, also called underchunders or underdungers, is a colloquial name for your underpants. Daks are trousers, therefore underdaks must logically be underwear. Simple.
traps, trappers or jacks – police. These Australianisms have been largely replaced by the international cops, coppers, pigs or bacon. However the older, more affectionate wallopers is also still used.
Allen's Lollies and the Natural Confectionery Co.
lollies) is a catch-all term for candy in Australia. More specifically, it applies to gummy candy.
dunny – a toilet, the appliance or the room – especially one in a separate outside building. This word has the distinction of being the only word for a toilet which is not a euphemism of some kind. It is from the old English dunnykin: a container for dung. However Australians use the term toilet more often than dunny.
6. Tinnies = Cans of Beer. But the Australian slang for beer is amber fluid. Some states call it a pint and at others, it is a schooner.
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").