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AUSTRALIAN SLANG
Speaking
Australian Slang
Australian slang is colourful. Australian slang is often funny. Australian slang can be a complete mystery to most people not born here.
To help you, rather than alphabetize hundreds of words, we've divided up the information into three parts: Slang Phrases, Categories, and Rhyming Slang. We hope this makes it easier for you to understand and more enjoyable to read.
There is a lot of British and American slang we also use in Australia such as fridge for refrigerator. However, the info we've listed here, like the rest of our website, is devoted to all things Australian and so we've excluded most non-Australian words.
And finally, we're proud of being a very robust and colourful people and there are a lot more words we could have included in our lists. However, this is a family friendly website so you may find some of your favourites missing.
More Interesting Slang
Slang Phrases
What an Aussie saying means. It's also put into a sentence to help you understand how it's used.
Rhyming Slang
Dog's eye, rock and lurch, cheese 'n kisses and other words.
Slang Diminutives
Lippie, mushie, pollie, rellie, chewie and more.
Suggest a Slang Word
Think we've missed some good old Aussie words or phrases? We'd love to know about them.
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Want to know what a certain slang word means, but don't know what category it would be in. Use our Search to select from over 700 words.
Slang by Category
Food
Goog, sanga, floaters, damper and other food items. See also our Aussie recipes.
Bush Tucker
Quandong, Balmain Bugs, Witchetti Grubs etc
Drinks
Alcoholic & non-alcoholic drinks.
People
Pollie, reffo, dill, sook, and more
Kids
Ankle-biter, pusher, up the duff and more
Clothing
Cozzies, moleskins, uggs and things we wear
Places
Gaol, Top End, Woop Woop and more
Home
Bed-sit, besser block, doona, and more
School
Uni, kindy, dux, wag, chalkie and more
Cars, Trucks, 'n More
Boot, comby, anchors, bonnet and more
Travel
Prang, bitumen, Shank's Pony and more
Animals
Bunyip, jumbuck, underground mutton, etc.
Time
Arvo, Chrissy, yonks, evo, time words
Greetings
G'day, hooroo and tingle and more
More Things
Mates rates, li-lo, Nasho, lippy and more
More Slang
Words that don't fit into our slang categories. Many relate to how someone behaves or feels.
Military Slang
Dargon, Dixies, Red Tags, Tillie, Zoom Bag, and other military related words.
Super 8 film and
regular 8mm film.
Guarantee no flicker
VHS, Beta, VHS-C,
Hi8, and MiniDV
