6/17/2023 0 Comments Lame meaning slang![]() “Should we invite Johnno around to watch the footy this arvo?” Footy (Noun) Abbreviation of football Australia’s favourite pastime*.“That choccy bikky tasted fair dinkum unbelievable.” Fair dinkum (Adjective) An expression used to emphasise truth or veracity.“I’m going to put my feet up this arvo with a cuppa and a choccy bikky.” See also: sunnies (sunglasses), undies (underwear), Crissie pressie (Christmas present) etc. Choccy bikky (Noun) Abbreviation of ‘chocolate biscuit’.Tired, broken or ruined “These bathers are buggered now.”Īn annoying thing “These avo-stained bathers a bit of a bugger.”Īn impolite instruction “Bugger off and change into some clean bathers.” Bugger (Noun/verb/adjective) A mild profanity that’s also one of the most versatile words in Australian English.Įxclamation “Bugger! I dropped some more avo on myself.”Ī term of sympathy “Look at that poor bugger with avo all over his bathers.”.“Geez, there’s a lot of bogans at the bottle-o.” Bottle-o (Noun) Abbreviation of ‘bottle shop’, a store that sells alcohol.“I can’t understand that bogan’s broad Australian accent.” See also: feral, ratbag, reptile, bevan etc. Bogan (Noun) An uncouth or uncultured person, usually.“I’m running around like a headless chook organising this bloody barbie, and Johnno’s just sitting there like a bludger!” “Oh no, I’ve gone and bloody lost the keys to the ute” See also: heaps (as in 'very' – a more positive alternative). Bloody (Adverb/adjective) An expression of emphasis, particularly in anger.Picturing yourself relaxing by this pool? It's Byron Bay YHA *Bonus points if the 'my' is pronounced as 'me' “Oh no, I've spilled grog on my* bathers.” of ‘swimming costume’) in New South Wales. Bathers (Noun) A swimsuit also ‘togs’ in Queensland and ‘swimmers’ or ‘cossie’ (abbr.Barbie (Noun) Abbreviation of ‘barbecue’ seldom used in the same sentence as ‘shrimp’ (which isn't a word Australians use at all, by the way!).“I bumped into Johnno at the servo this arvo.” See also: devo (devastated), servo (service station), avo (avocado), ambo (ambulance personnel) etc. Arvo (Noun) Abbreviation of ‘afternoon’.Below, we've laid out some of the most common phrases to look out for and even incorporate in your own speech. Many of the oldest pieces of Aussie slang are simple truncations of common phrases, and any word more than two syllables is fair game to be shortened – even on the fly. Australians are overwhelmingly casual in their approach to language. ![]()
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