While some Australian speakers would pronounce “no” as a diphthong, starting on “oh” as in dog and ending on “oo” as in put, others begin with an unstressed “a” (the sound at the end of the word “sofa”), then move to the “oh” and then “oo”.
If you say “no” with an extra syllable or two, chances are you are actually saying naur, an Australian-ism defined by its listeners, not its speakers, which continues to be one of the internet's favourite jokes.
“Naur” is a phrase often used on social media to describe the way that people with Australian accents pronounce the word “no”. It's often used in a fun and light-hearted way to mimic the Aussie accent in videos online.
Break 'literally' down into sounds: [LIT] + [UH] + [RUH] + [LEE] - say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.
"When you tell an Australian that there's an 'r' in the way we pronounce 'no' they're like 'Mmm… no, there's not,'" says Hume. That's because the Australian accent is non-rhotic, so an "r" isn't pronounced unless it comes before a vowel.
Nuffy (nuff-ee) / Idiot
Also known as a nuff nuff, mick mock, spud, mug, boof head, drongo, dipstick or galah.
Oi /ɔɪ/ is an interjection used in various varieties of the English language, particularly Australian English, British English, Indian English, Irish English, New Zealand English, and South African English, as well as non-English languages such as Chinese, Tagalog, Tamil, Hindi/Urdu, Japanese, and Portuguese to get the ...
The Aussie accent started with kids
The parents spoke with all different kinds of English accents because they came from many places in England. But their children born in Australia formed friendship groups and started to talk in ways that were more like each other and less like their parents.
(UK, Australia slang, as a tag question) Contraction of isn't it. That's what I said, innit? Wiktionary. (UK, Australia slang) Used as a replacement for any negative tag question, irrespective of person, number, and verb.
Oomf is an acronym standing for “one of my friends” or “one of my followers.” This is a way to mention someone without directly naming them.
Yeah nah yeah = yes. No wonder you're confused! A commonly-used word here is mate, which normally means friend. But pay attention to the person's tone when they say it – sometimes, it's used in a passive-aggressive way, and it probably means the opposite of friend!
Cheeky: Used widely in Aboriginal Australia, the word cheeky isn't only used to refer to insolence but also behaviour that is dangerous. A dog prone to biting people, for example, would be described as “cheeky”.
The harsh environment in which convicts and new settlers found themselves meant that men and women closely relied on each other for all sorts of help. In Australia, a 'mate' is more than just a friend and is a term that implies a sense of shared experience, mutual respect and unconditional assistance.
Let's start with the most common, most well-known, and most quintessentially Australian slang term for girls: Sheila. While everywhere else in the English-speaking world, Sheila is a specific person's name, in Australia it can be used to refer to any woman or girl.
The etymology of 'nappy' is quite boring. It's assumed to be short for 'napkin' - a word still sometimes used by grannies and you hear it used a bit in some Asian countries as well.
Flip-flops are also called thongs (sometimes pluggers) in Australia, jandals (originally a trademarked name derived from "Japanese sandals") in New Zealand, and slops or plakkies in South Africa and Zimbabwe. In the Philippines, they are called tsinelas.
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.
Australian, British and New Zealand English uses "chips" for what North Americans call french fries. When confusion would occur between the two meanings, "hot chips" and "cold chips" are used.
These Australianisms have been largely replaced by the international cops, coppers, pigs or bacon. However the older, more affectionate wallopers is also still used.
Also, we don't refer to gasoline as “gas” in Australia. We call it “petrol”… unless it's diesel. We often have a mini-market inside each gas station that sells food and offers other services.