A funny and common Australian slang for beer is a "coldie", but other popular ones include "amber fluid", calling a case a "slab", or simply asking for a "pot" (a small glass) or "schooner" (medium), while a can is a "tinnie", and "plonk" is general cheap wine/booze, all reflecting Aussie love for shortening words and enjoying a casual drink.
Aussie slang for beer includes "Coldie," "amber fluid," "stubby" (a small bottle), "tinnie" (a can), "longneck," and depending on the glass size, a "schooner," "pot," "middy," or "handle," with "slab" meaning a carton, all great for a "barbie" (barbecue) with mates.
Have you ever referred to a beer as a brewski, suds or wallop? Check out these name variations of your favorite adult beverage.
Plonk is perhaps Australia's best-known word for alcohol.
Australians call a pint of beer a "Pint" (570ml) in most states (NSW, VIC, QLD, ACT, NT, TAS), but in South Australia, the standard 425ml is called a "Schooner," while their 570ml "Pint" is an "Imperial Pint". Western Australia also uses "Pint" for 570ml but sometimes calls the 425ml size a "Pint" too, adding to the confusion.
Food and Drink
Bevvy - Beverage. Grog - Alcohol / Booze. Stubby - A short, fat, bottle of beer. Schooner - A standard glass of beer, normally 425ml or 15oz. Slab - A carton/crate of 24 beers.
In Australian slang, "avo" means avocado, while "arvo" means afternoon; they sound similar but refer to different things, with "arvo" being pronounced more like "ah-vo" and "avo" like "a-vo" (with the 'a' as in 'apple'). Aussies shorten words and add an 'o' (like "servo" for service station or "devo" for devastated), leading to "arvo" for afternoon and "avo" for avocado, creating potential confusion for non-locals.
Common slang words for alcohol, such as sauce, booze, lean, and juice, along with nicknames like hooch, firewater, and moonshine, and hard stuff, might signal to parents that their teenager is drinking or misusing alcohol.
Here are 5 common Aussie slang words/phrases: G'day (hello), Mate (friend), Arvo (afternoon), No worries (no problem/you're welcome), and Barbie (barbecue), with many Aussies shortening words (like Brekkie for breakfast, Servo for gas station) and using colourful terms for everyday things.
A "cheeky pint" is a British slang term for an unplanned, self-indulgent, and slightly rebellious drink of beer taken on a whim, often when one "shouldn't really" be having it, such as on the way home from work or between commitments.
Hair of the Dog Doggie Claws – Sounds like a plea for acquittal on a legal technicality. Jolly Pumpkin Bam Bier – You're a happy lush and then, Wham!, you're out like a light. Lagunitas Lumpy Gravy – Great on mashed potatoes. Port Brewing Old Viscosity – Good old 10-w-40.
The 3-30-300 rule for beer storage is a guideline showing how temperature drastically affects flavor loss (oxidation), stating that beer stored at 90°F (hot car) for 3 days tastes as stale as beer at room temp (72°F) for 30 days, or refrigerated (38°F) for 300 days; it emphasizes that cold, dark storage (like the fridge) keeps beer fresh longest, slowing down aging and preserving hop flavor.
Brewski (beer) Suds (beer) Cold one (beer) Half-rack (12-pack of beer)
Some common street names and nicknames for alcohol include: Booze. Juice. Giggle juice.
Three fingers of alcohol is an imprecise, old-fashioned measure, but generally equates to about 3 to 6 ounces (90-180 ml), often estimated as 1 to 2 ounces (30-60 ml) per finger, with variations depending on finger size, glass size, and bartender interpretation. While some try to standardize it to 1 ounce per finger, a common pour for "two fingers" is 2 ounces, making "three fingers" roughly 3 ounces, though it can easily be more.
The alcohol in drinks is called ethanol (ethyl alcohol). It is made when yeast ferments the sugars in grains, fruits and vegetables. For example, wine is made from the sugar in grapes and vodka is made from the sugar in potatoes.
Lit. /lit/AdjectiveAmazing, cool, or fun. If something's fantastic, it's lit. This term can also be used to describe being drunk or high.
The use of "bloody" as a substitute for more explicit language increased with the popularity of British and Australian films and television shows aired on local television programmes. The term bloody in Singapore may not be considered explicit, but its usage is frowned upon in formal settings.
"Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy, Oi Oi Oi" (often written as "Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi") is a patriotic Australian sports chant, a rallying cry of national pride, originating from older British cheers like "Oggy Oggy Oggy," with "Aussie" being slang for Australian, and "Oi" functioning as an emphatic interjection, similar to "Hey!" or "Go!". It's used at sporting events, sometimes considered a bit cheesy or "cringey" by some Australians, but generally seen as an inclusive way to support national teams.
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.
Here are some Aussie slang words that you might not know. 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.