Wednesday, March 02, 2005
Australian slang that Ive actually heard!
Ace! : Excellent! Very good!
Arvo : afternoon
Amber fluid : beer
Aussie : Australian
Beaut, beauty :great, fantastic
Big Mobs : loads, a lot of
Bloody : very
Dodgy :poor quality
Bull dust : rubbish
Cactus : dead, broken
Click :kilometre - "it's 20 clicks away"
Come good :turn out ok
Cost big bikkies :expensive
Cut snake :(mad as a)very angry
Deadset :true / the truth
Docket :a bill, receipt
Doco :documentary
Exy :expensive
Fair go :a chance / break
G'Day :hello!
Give it away :give up
Going off :good fun
Good oil :useful information, a good idea, the truth
Good on ya :well done
Grouse :great, terrific
Heaps :a lot
Have a go : give it a try
Iffy :dodgy
It's gone walkabout :it's lost, can't be found
Kick the bucket :to die
Knock back :refuse
Mate's rate :cheaper than usual for a friend
Mate's discount :cheaper than usual for a friend
No worries! :no problem / its okay
Pig's arse! :I don't agree
Quid, make a :earn a living
Rack off :get lost! get out of here!
Reckon! :for sure
Right :okay
Ripper :Great
Rooted :ruined, broken
She'll be apples :It'll be alright
She'll be right :it'll be okay
Stoked :very pleased
Too right :definitely
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