What is the Australian slang for family?

Rellies/relos: the slang term for your relatives or family members. Ripper: another way to say great.

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What is the Australian slang for kids?

The Billy Lids (Australian slang for "kids")

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What are 5 Aussie slang words or phrases?

Cozzie – swimming costume • Cranky – in a bad mood, angry • Crook – sick, or badly made • Cut lunch – sandwiches • Dag – a funny person • Daks – trousers • Dinkum, fair dinkum – true, real, genuine • Dipstick – a loser, idiot • Down Under – Australia and New Zealand • Dunny – outside toilet • Earbashing – nagging • ...

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What is the Australian slang for home?

Crib. Meaning: (Noun) This is a common term that simply refers to your house, the one that you live in currently.

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What do Aussies call their friends?

Mate. “Mate” is a popular word for friend. And while it's used in other English-speaking countries around the world, it has a special connection to Australia. In the past, mate has been used to address men, but it can be gender-neutral. In Australia, you'll also hear mate used in an ironic sense.

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28 AUSTRALIAN SLANG Words/Phrases (That You Need to Know!)

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What is the most Aussie word?

Here's a list of popular Australian slang terms you probably heard before but didn't know what they meant.
  • ta – thank you. ...
  • sheila – woman or female. ...
  • bloke – man or guy. ...
  • bogan – an uncultured or unsophisticated person. ...
  • brekkie – breakfast. ...
  • barbie – barbecue. ...
  • mate – friend. ...
  • crikey!

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What do Australians call girls?

Aussie Slang Words For Women:

Chick. Woman. Lady. Bird. Broad.

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What is poor Aussie slang?

Contributor's comments: The term 'povo' comes from the word poverty. Contributor's comments: [North Geelong informant] I would also say that this is used to describe someone who is tight arsed but not necessarily poor. Contributor's comments: poor and despised person: "Take no notice of him - he's just a povo."

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What do Aussies call a couch?

Is it a couch? A sofa? Or a lounge? A: Ah, well, the main two players worldwide are “couch” and “sofa”. Sofa is more common in Britain, while couch is preferred in North America, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia.

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How do Aussies say goodbye?

Australian goodbye is “Hooroo”; sometimes they even “cheerio” like British people, a UK slang word.

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What is Australian slang for mother?

Certainly if you're in the US, your mother is your “mom” – short for “mommy” and in the UK, Australia and New Zealand it's “mum” – shortened from “mummy”.

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What is Australian slang for Daddy?

The most common and uniquely Australian slang terms for dad are “ol' man” and “oldies,” which can refer to both parents as well. These are used more or less universally across the country and are understood by just about everyone. Australians also use many generic English slang terms for father like pops and papa.

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How do Australians say no?

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”.

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What is Australian slang for diarrhea?

For instance, the Jim-brits or Jimmy Britts, shortened to “the jimmies,” is Australian rhyming slang for diarrhoea; “Jimmy” (or “Jimmy Grant”) is an immigrant, so not only is this a deft expression, it is also a neat insult of the Australians' traditional enemy.

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What is Aussie slang for crowded?

full or crowded. Examples: The party was absolutely chockas.

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What is the Aboriginal word for toilet?

5. The word Djilawa (meaning toilet) has been included on all their bathroom doors.

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What is Aussie slang for food?

Tucker – /təkə/

Tucker is a word that Australians use for food.

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How do Australians say good day?

1. G'day. One of the first things you'll hear when in Australia, is the classic “G'day, mate”, which is basically the same as saying, “good day”, or “hello”.

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What is the Australian slang for pregnant?

preggo (adj.)

"pregnant," Australian slang, 1951, from pregnant (adj.

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What do Australians call beautiful?

Beaut!/Beauty!: beaut, beauty or 'you beauty' is a very Australian way to say that something is great.

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How do Australians say thank you?

Ta. 'Ta' means 'thank you'.

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