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

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Published 2020-01-24
I ask random Australians to explain complicated Aussie slang / colloquialisms to help tourists understand what the heck we're trying to say! Arvo, servo, smoko, drongo, bottle-o, cheeky barbie, bevy and g'day mate are a few classics, but spoiler alert: shrimp on the barbie is fake news.
This video will be your travel guide to learn Australian English and survive the crazy Australian accent if you decide to holiday / vacation / work in the land down under. :)

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All Comments (21)
  • @Maya_Ruinz
    I get the feeling in a hundred years they are going to have their own distinct language
  • The girl who was asked if she was actually Australian: “yea I’ve got shrimp in my bag”… as if that’s like a form of ID for Australians
  • @Gordon_L
    "Go for your life" is another Aussie expression , it does not mean run away in case you get hurt , it means help yourself , e.g. person 1 asks "can I grab a drink of water please mate ? " Person 2 , "Yeah , no worries mate , go for your life"
  • @peterwimsey1
    according to wikipedia "shrimp on the barbie" was used by Paul Hogan in an American advertisement because Americans say shrimp instead of prawn
  • @jayminpatel2932
    I would pay to watch a drama if the Aussie of all aussie was trying to converse with the Scottish of Scots. That would be a hoot
  • I love to hear Australian English😂😂😂, it's hard but it's exciting to learn😂
  • @SkydrawnIV
    Most important is how the word 'cunt' is most often used as a term of endearment.
  • @brianpack369
    In California, we also use the phrases "Yeah, no" and "No, yeah." I always assumed everyone in the English speaking world used them until I heard someone complain about it.
  • @sh_sp
    Australians are really nice I love their accent it's really cool 😭😂💗
  • @a.m11558
    This is fascinating. I am from Kensington, Melbourne, and we have a completely different dialect, totally different accent too. A lot of these words sound a bit feminine and even childish at times, I've never heard of "duzza" or "bevvie" before. Here are some Kensington slang words. Black Mariah - A police van. In other parts of Australia these are called divvy vans or booze buses. "Don't let the Black Mariah catch you." Tuppence - Nothing, not much, always used to refer to a value, often money. "I got tuppence for that ebay listing." Madra - A mutt. In other parts of Australia you may hear the word "bitzer" instead. "I got a new dog, it's a madra though." Aught - Anything. "I haven't done aught, I swear." Chimpy - Cheap. "I got this car chimpy mate, don't worry." Chips - Thin, lean, often used to refer to a skinny person. "He's a bit chips, hey?" Innit - Abbreviation for "isn't it." Dunnit - Abbreviation for "doesn't it." Wannit - Abbreviation for "wasn't it." Ant or Ain't - Abbreviation for "have not". This is different to the other uses of "ain't", such as in US English. Half-Cut - Half drunk. "I'm half-cut mate!" Pissed - Drunk. "Oh, he's pissed." Paralytic - Very drunk. "He's bloody paralytic!" Abbas/Abbers - Abbreviation for abattoirs. Slaught - A slaughterman. Dill - A simpleton Till - A cash register. Docket - A receipt. Stone - A unit of weight. This is the only place in Australia I have heard stone be used more often than kilograms to refer to someone's weight. Cut - Drunk. "I'm cut." Grog - Alcohol. "I'll get the grog." Alow - Underneath, below. "Just get alow it and have a look." Aye - Yes. It might sound like pirate-talk but I have heard many people use this seriously in conversation, mostly older men. "Aye, I agree." Bedlam - Insanity, craziness. "This house is utter bedlam!" Beld - An old lady, often a bit of a ratty one. "That old beld down the street's driving me up the wall." Luce - Pronounced "loose", this means a match or sometimes a sparkler. "Get a luce, would you?" Peeler - A policeman. "Bloody peelers are on us." Shrifty - Forgiving, merciful. "He's acting a bit shrifty today, I think we'll be alright." Bird - A woman or older girl. Tapster - A person who serves at the bar and is not the publican. Jenker/Jenka - A cart hauled by horses, also used to refer to billy carts. Wain - A wagon hauled by horses, sometimes used to refer to something very heavy. Husbandman - A farmer. Iron horse - A train, almost always a very old train such as a steam engine, but it is still used to refer to freight trains. Olk/Olc - Bad, no good, rotten. Loggerhead - A thick-headed person, someone unintelligent and brash. Conta/Conter - Someone descended from convicts. Pom/Pommy - Englishman. Pissant - Someone descended from English immigrants rather than convicts or Irish immigrants. Piss In - Do something easily. Pisspot - An alcoholic or someone who doesn't wash often enough. Donahue - A wildman, someone who lives in the hinterland. Empty/Emptyhead - Someone foolish and stupid, or sometimes someone with a mental disability. Granna/Granner - An ugly person. Those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head.
  • @Astrodgirl
    I love their “naur” it sounds pretty cool
  • @vinnieboy3142
    To chuck a sickie (to take a day off work) My girlfriend is from Melbourne but I already knew some slang. Also "heaps", "fair dinkum, mate " and many more.
  • @nnguinn
    Chris and Felix made me search for this video...
  • @oldspiritart
    My coworkers from Perth, here in the States loved our Halloween. Talked excitedly about buying lollies. Told them candy is good, doesn’t have to be a lollipop. They explained it to me. Plus they often told each other to get stuffed. Thought they were wishing death followed by taxidermy for a nanosecond.
  • @naamjeil
    As a English learner and one who loves Ausi, I should visit there have nice holidays before they change whole language.
  • @marleymcscumbag
    Sook is a good one I've had to explain that to way too many Americans