Here's a few more words of Aussie slang.
chockers: full (The cupboard is chockers.)
cupboard: closet, cabinet (Put those shirts in the cupboard)
crisps: potato chips (Have some crisps with your sandwich)
biscuits: cookies (Would you like tea and biscuits?)
crispbread: crackers (I'd like some crispbread with my soup)
chips: french fries (Fish and chips)
bangers: sausages (Bangers and mash)
mash: mashed potatoes
whoop-whoop: the middle of nowhere, back of beyond (Johno took a job in Whoop-Whoop)
CBD: Central Business District, downtown, financial district
flat: apartment (I rented a flat in the CBD)
Macca's: McDonalds (Brownie had a burger at Macca's)
return fare: round trip (Two return fares to Eagle Street Pier, please)
ATO: Aussie equivalent of the IRS (The ATO is picking my pocket again)
cossie: swimsuit, bathing suit (Are you taking your cossie to the beach? No, I'm wearing boardies)
yobbo: red neck, ignorant person (Those yobbos started a fight in the stands at the footy)
rort: fraud committed for personal gain (He's a tax rort)
spruik: self-promotion or promotion of an idea by talking about it in public (The premier is spruiking his plan for new main roads)
Hungry Jacks: the Aussie brand name for Burger King (The Goths hang out at the Hungry Jacks on the Queen St. Mall)
flat white: coffee drink similar to a latte
long black: shot of espresso plus hot water; similar to a Cafe Americano
short black: shot of espresso
done and dusted: all over, finished (The budget is done and dusted)
first in, best dressed: first come, first served
wooden spoon: last place (Their team got the wooden spoon this year)
shout: round of drinks (It's your shout)
stoush: fight, brawl (Johno and Dave-o got into a stoush at the pub)
Freo: Fremantle (I'm on my way to Freo)
Salvos: The Salvation Army store (Go to Salvos for some bargains)
push bike: bicycle
bike or motor bike: motorcycle
footpath: sidewalk (Don't ride your push bike on the footpath)
wowser: puritanical, strait-laced, teetotaler (She's a wowser)
Wednesday, 11 June 2008
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