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When an Aussie says "Emma Chizzit" What she really means is . . .

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When an Aussie says, “Emma Chizzit” what she really is saying is, “How much is it?”


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Aussies outback, have a lot of their own local terms and usages that are quite amusing and often surprising too. But for an Aussie, they are just plain normal regular common daily expressions, nothing to be amused or surprised about. Some of these are casual shortened forms of the original word or phrase. By the way, a few of these expressions are also used in New Zealand as well.


Here are some of these interesting Aussie expressions, for what its worth:

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A - J

  • Aerial Ping Pong = Australian Rules Football
  • Aggie line = French drain
  • Aggro = Describes someone or something aggressive or aggression.
  • Ankle biters = Little children
  • Arvo = Afternoon
  • Avo = Short for avocado
  • Backpacker = Young, foreign tourist visiting Australia. Often backpackers walk around with their backpack on their back, making them even more obvious.
  • Banger = Sausage
  • Barby = Or barbie; Grill or Barbecue grill {short for barbecue}
  • Bathers = Swimming suit
  • Bench = {Or “benchtop”} Counter or countertop, especially in the kitchen
  • “Big night” = A very good time out with friends for the evening. Can even involve heavy partying all night long {sometimes with lots of drugs and/or alcohol], depending on who’s talking.
  • Bikie = Someone who rides a Harley Davidson, but most commonly used to describe the member of a bikie gang.
  • Bikkie = Cookie {short for biscuit}
  • Bloody = An adjective, used as an intensive: “Serves you bloody right.”
  • “Bloody oath” = An expression used to stress a point or an opinion: “Are you going to talk to him about the mess he made?” “Bloody oath I am!”
  • Blow in = Someone who is uninvited {eg at a party or someone who’s from out of town surfing}
  • Boardies = Slang for boardshorts, worn by surfers.
  • Bonnet = Hood {engine end} of a car.
  • Booger = Boogie/body boarder. Also called “sponger”.
  • Bottle-o = A liquor store {short for what Australians call a bottle shop; also the name of one of the bottle shops}
  • Bowls = Lawn bowling
  • Brekkie = Breakfast; Also spelled brekky or breaky
  • Brisvegas = Nickname for Brisbane, Queensland
  • Brolly = Umbrella
  • Bub = Baby
  • Bucks = A bachelor party; The buck is the groom-to-be.
  • Budgy smuggler = {Also: Budgie smuggler} Nickname for Speedo swimming trunks for men. Also called “ballhuggers”.
  • Bush = Foresty-area.
  • Bushie = Somebody who lives in the bush
  • Canadian passport = A mullet hairstyle
  • Cheeky = Saucy; bold; smart-alecky
  • Chippy = Carpenter
  • Chook = Chicken
  • Chrissy = Christmas
  • “Chuck a sickie” = Call in sick to work for a day off.
  • Cleanskin = An unlabelled bottle of wine which usually costs a lot less.
  • Coathanger = The Sydney Harbour Bridge
  • “Couldn’t be bothered” = Something Aussies say when they don’t want to do something: “I couldn’t be bothered going to the supermarket today.”
  • Cozzie = Swimming suit
  • Cracker = Something that’s great, like the best bargain for the day being the “cracker of the day.”
  • Crook = Ill or sick
  • Cubby house = Outdoor playhouse for children {or: cubby}
  • Cup Day = The day everyone watches the Melbourne Cup.
  • Cuppa = A hot beverage “Why don’t you come on over and we’ll talk about it over a cuppa?”
  • Dag = Someone who doesn’t dress well and/or has unrefined manners.
  • Dead horse = Tomato sauce
  • Dear = Expensive
  • Defo = Short for “definitely”
  • Docket = Receipt or bill
  •  Dog’s breakfast = A mess
  • Dog’s eye = Meat pie
  • Doona = Duvet {down- or fiber-filled quilt; comforter}
  • Dummy = Pacifier {for a baby}
  • Dunny = Toilet {outdoors}
  • EFTPOS = Electronic Funds Transfer at Point of Sale. This is called “direct debit” in America.
  • Esky = Ice cooler {some Americans call it an Igloo cooler}
  • Exy = Expensive
  • Fair dinkum = I haven’t yet heard this. If you do hear it, it means true or genuine.
  • Fairy floss = Cotton candy
  • Fanny = Slang for the vagina. In North America, this is an old way to say “butt.”
  • Feral = Someone who lives like they’re living out in the wild.
  • Flanno = Flannel
  • Flat out = Some Aussies say “Flat out like a lizard drinking” to describe how supposedly busy they are.
  • Flat white = Coffee with milk or cream.
  • Fly screen = Window screen
  • Footy = Australian rules football {the use of this varies in each region of Australian}
  • Fussed = Bothered. “I just couldn’t be fussed calling him back last night.”
  • “Get stuffed” = Piss off; get lost; go away.
  • “Going off” = Something that’s going extremely well {eg the surf or a party}. “I’m glad I woke up early for a surf because the surf was really going off this morning.”
  • Good on ya = Great job or well done.
  • Grannie flat = A separate living accommodation, usually attached to the home or in a separate building in the back of the home.
  • Grommet = Someone who is new to surfing {usually a child}.
  • Hard yakka = Hard work.
  • Heaps = A lot. “Thanks heaps!”
  • Hens = A bachelorette party; The hen is the bride-to-be.
  • Herb = Means the same thing, but Aussies pronounce the h with it. “Herb” is also used in place of marijuana, in conversation.
  • “How ya going?” = “How are you doing?” Very common to hear Aussies greeting each other this way. Also means someone is odd: “See that guy talking to that tree over there? He’s a bit how ya going.”
  • Hungry Jack’s = Burger King
  • Joey = A baby kangaroo or the name for any baby marsupial, including koalas and wombats.
  • Jumper = A pullover sweater

 


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S - Z

  • Salvo = Salvation Army
  • Sanger = Sandwich
  • Savoury = A dish which is not sweet.
  • Scratchies = Scratch lottery tickets
  • Script = Prescription
  • Schoolies = {also: Leavers} High-school graduates who have completed their exams take a week-long vacation and this is what the students are called.
  • Schooner = Pronounced “skooner,” it’s a large beer glass, generally holding a pint or more.
  • Scratchy = Scratch lottery ticket
  • Seppo = Originally a surfer term, a seppo {short for septic tank, rhymes with Yank} is an American surfer.
  • Servo = Service/gas station
  • Shark biscuit = Amateur surfer
  • “She’ll be right” = “Everything’s going to be OK.”
  • Shout = Someone’s turn to buy a round of drinks: “It’s your shout, mate.”
  • Sickie = Calling in sick to work.
  • Sinking piss = Drinking alcohol at home {generally beer}
  • Smoko = Cigarette or coffee/tea break {a term used often on construction sites}.
  • Snag = Sausage
  • Snag bag = Sausage roll
  • Sook = Someone who is tame or unoffending.
  • Sparky = Electrician
  • Spewin’ = Very angry: “He’s so mad, he’s spewin’”
  • Spit the dummy = To throw a fit or get upset about something.
  • Sponge = A boogie board {a “sponger” is a boogie boarder}.
  • Strine = Broad accent of Australian English.
  • Stroppy = Copping an attitude
  • Stubbie = Bottle of beer
  • Stubbie holder = Beer cozy/holder
  • Study = Den
  • Sunday surcharge = The 10% Sunday and public holiday surcharge at many restaurants, added on to your bill.
  • Sunnies = Sunglasses
  • Surfies = People who surf a lot
  • Suss = Size up or study something {ahead of time}; Or if someone seems a bit suspicious, you can call them suss.
  • Sweet as = Something they seemed to take from New Zealanders {“Kiwi’s”}, this means something is really good. “The surf was sweet as.” The point being you mentally fill in how sweet the surf was.
  • Swimmers = Bathing suit
  • Ta = Thanks a lot {said: tah}; This is how some Aussies say thanks.
  • “The Lot” = Aussies say this when they mean “everything”. A burger with “the lot” means everything, for example. In this case, that typically means the beef patty with beetroot, egg, pineapple, cheese, bacon, onion, tomato {and/or tomato sauce}.
  • The Toaster = Also known as the “Toaster Building,” the Bennelong Apartments building, next to the Opera House in Sydney.

  • Thongs = Flip-flops. Typically the favorite favourite brand of thongs is Havaianas.
  • Tin lids = Kids
  • Tinny = Small aluminum boat or a can of beer
  • Tip = The garbage dump
  • Tosser = A useless idiot; a wanker “Jono can’t do anything right. What a tosser.”
  • Tracky = Tracksuit or sweats/sweat pants {also known as trackies or tracky dacks}
  • Tradie = Tradesman/woman
  • Turps = Turpentine {short for mineral turpentine}; Also refers to alcohol “Did you get on the turps last night?”
  • Uni = University
  • “Up the duff” = Pregnant {usually referring to an unplanned pregnancy}
  • Ute = Pickup truck or utility vehicle
  • Vico = Victoria
  • Walk of shame = Wearing the same dress clothes out in public in the morning, following a big party night.
  • Wanker = A ridiculous person
  • Whinge = Persistently and annoying complaining {somebody who does this would be a “whinger”}.
  • Whiteant = To deter someone from buying something by criticizing it.
  • Wobbly = Behavior that is either excitable or slightly off.
  • Woolie’s = Woolworths; woolen clothing
  • Woop Woop = Made up name for a tiny town in the middle of nowhere.
  • Yeew! = A lot of Aussies say this when they‘re expressing excitement
  • Yewy = U-turn

 


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Aussie Expressions …  K - R


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  • Kerb = Curb
  • Kindie = {Also: kindy} Kindergarten
  • Kip = Nap {also: in Dutch, a kip is a chicken}
  • Kiwi = Someone from New Zealand
  • Knackered = Pooped; Tired; Exhausted
  • Layby = Layaway
  • Light globe = Light bulb
  • Lippie = Lipstick
  • Lolly water = Soft drink
  • Loo = Toilet; Restroom
  • Loose cannon = Someone who is behaving out of control
  • Lounge room = Living room
  • Lung lolly = Cigarette
  • Maccas = Nickname for McDonald’s {pronounced mă-kahs or mackers}
  • “Mad as a cut snake” = A crazy or a very angry person
  • Malaka = Greek for “masturbate”, it holds the same usage in Australia as “wanker”. Heard in areas of Sydney.
  • Maori = Native people of New Zealand.
  • Mash = Mashed potatoes
  • Mate = Friend/Buddy
  • Mate’s rates = Discounted price for, e.g. work services, from a friend.
  • Me = Depending on where you are and who you are talking to, some Aussies say “me” in place of “my”, so instead of asking “Where are my sunglasses?”,  they might say “Where are me sunnies?”
  • Mozzies = {or: mossie} Mosquitoes
  • Nits = Lice
  • “No dramas” = See “no worries”
  • “No worries” = They do say this and often. It generally means “don’t worry about it” or “no problem.”
  • Noughts & Crosses = Tic-Tac-Toe
  • Ocker = A person with poor social skills/manners, often speaking with a strine.
  • “Off your head” = High on drugs. “Caz was totally off her head last night at the party.”
  • “On the DOL” = Collecting unemployment payments from the Department of Labour. Also nicknamed “Rock ‘n’ Roll” by Aussies.
  • “On the piss” = Drinking alcohol
  • One-off = Something that is one of a kind; made, happening or done only once.
  • Outback = The barren lands
  • Pacer = Mechanical pencil.
  • Paddle Pop = A popsicle-type frozen treat.
  • Pash = Passionate kiss
  • Passion Pop = A cheap fizzy drink that some youth drink to get drunk.
  • “Peninshoola” = How Aussies say “peninsula”
  • “Piss off” = Go away; get stuffed; get lost
  • Pissed = Drunk
  • Pohm = {Also: Pom; Pommie; Pommy; Pohmmy; Pohmmie} A term used by Australians when referring to English people.
  • Pokies = Poker machines
  • Poo man = Plumber
  • Poo tickets = Toilet paper
  • Postie = Postal worker
  • Prezzy = {or: pressie} A gift or a present
  • Rego = Vehicle registration
  • Rellie/Relo = A relative, family member
  • Reno = Short for renovation
  • Ripper = Great
  • Ripping = When something {eg surfing} is done really, really well {same as “killing it”}.
  • “Rock ‘n’ Roll” = Collecting unemployment payments from the Department of Labour; Also said by Aussies “On the DOL”.
  • “Rock up” = Arrive or show up: “He rocked up to the party at about 11 last night.”
  • Rocket = {In food, eg salad} Arugula.
  • Root = It now feels a bit embarrassing whenever I use the word root because in Australia it is both a verb and a noun used in place of f***. So you don’t want to say to a friend who is playing a game, “I’m rooting for you.” You’d rather say “I’m cheering for you” instead. Even saying “root beer” seems to have taken on a whole new meaning…
  • Ropeable = Very angry.
  • Rubbish = Garbage. Also used to describe when something is ridiculous: “That music is rubbish.”
  • Rug up = Bundle up to keep warm when it’s cold outside.
  • Rumpus room = Family room; recreation room

 


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