Australian Slang
here is a short list of Australian slang words
- Arvo – this is short for afternoon. 'Drop by this arvo,' means please come and visit this afternoon
- Fortnight – this term describes a period of two weeks
- Brekkie- means breakfast
- Barbecue, BBQ or barbie – outdoor cooking, usually of meat or seafood over a grill or hotplate using gas or coals
- Snag – the raw type sausages usually cooked at a barbecue. They can be made of pork, beef or chicken
- Chook – means a chicken
- Cuppa – a cup of tea or coffee 'Drop by this arvo for a cuppa' means please come and visit this afternoon for a cup of tea or coffee
- Loo or dunny – these are slang terms for toilet. If you are a guest in someone's house for the first time, it is usually polite to ask permission to use his or her toilet
- Fair dinkum – honest, the truth
- To be crook – to be sick or ill
- Flat out – to be very busy
- Shout – to buy someone a drink. At a bar or a pub when a group of friends meet, it is usual for each person to 'shout a round', meaning buy everybody a drink
- Bloke – a man. Sometimes if you ask for help, you may get be told to 'see that bloke over there'
- How ya goin? 'How are you going?' – means how are you, or how do you do?
A complete list can be found here.