Aussie is Australian slang for Australian, both the adjective and the noun, and less commonly, Australia.
Aussies: This one's a classic and is used to describe Australians worldwide. Ozzies: A variation of Aussies; this one is more commonly used by Americans. Roo: Short for kangaroo, this term is used affectionately to refer to Australians.
The enthusiastic and effective use of nicknames mirrors core Australian values and desired national characteristics, such as mateship, friendliness, informality, and solidarity with other Australians.
Mate. “Mate” is a popular word for friend. And while it's used in other English-speaking countries around the world, it has a special connection to Australia. In the past, mate has been used to address men, but it can be gender-neutral. In Australia, you'll also hear mate used in an ironic sense.
Contrary to some versions of both the 'baby talk' and 'proto-world' approaches, mama in Australia is mostly found as 'father', not 'mother', and papa is found as 'mother' in some areas.
Over 30% of Australians admit to using slang in most conversations. The most well-known slang words in Australia are 'mate', 'thongs' and 'sunnies'. The most annoying slang words in Australia are 'sheila', 'crikey' and 'cake hole'.
Aussie. Meaning: (Noun) Simply put, it's short for Australian. It is one of the most common words people use to refer to Australians, not only in Britain but in other parts of the world as well.
There was a time during the 1940s, '50s and '60s when you couldn't give a lad a more knockabout, Australian moniker. Such was the name's popularity, Monty Python ridiculed its ubiquity in a famous '70s sketch featuring four loud-mouth, beer-swilling Australians in slouch hats and khaki, all of whom were called Bruce.
When Aus or Aussie, the short form for an Australian, is pronounced for fun with a hissing sound at the end, it sounds as though the word being pronounced has the spelling Oz. Hence Australia in informal language is referred to as Oz.
White Australian may refer to: European Australians, Australians with European ancestry. Anglo-Celtic Australians, an Australian with ancestry from the British Isles. White people, who are Australians.
pom. A British person, especially one from England. (Originally applied to an immigrant from the British Isles.) The word pom has its origin in wordplay. An early, derisory term for an immigrant in Australia was the rhyming slang jimmygrant (sometimes written as Jimmy Grant), recorded in 1844.
The terms pommy, pommie, and pom used in Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand usually denote a British person.
Australians are generally quite reserved when it comes to flirtation, so it's best to take things slow. 2. Don't assume that everyone is interested in you. It's important to be respectful and understand that not everyone wants to flirt with you.
If someone is angry, you could say they've 'gone crook'. Crook can also be used to describe a criminal. Cuppa: if someone asks for a cuppa, they want a cup of tea. Cut snake (Mad as a): this is an extremely Australian way to say that someone is very angry.
ankle-biter – a small or young child.
Aborigine. Australian Formal – Garrimaay. Australian Paternal – Mamaay. Australian Maternal – Momu. Polynesian Maori dialect – Tipuna Wahine.
Aussie Slang Words For Women:
Chick. Woman. Lady. Bird. Broad.
While some Australian speakers would pronounce “no” as a diphthong, starting on “oh” as in dog and ending on “oo” as in put, others begin with an unstressed “a” (the sound at the end of the word “sofa”), then move to the “oh” and then “oo”.
1. G'day. One of the first things you'll hear when in Australia, is the classic “G'day, mate”, which is basically the same as saying, “good day”, or “hello”.
Yankee is sometimes abbreviated as “Yank.” People from all over the world, including Great Britain, Australia, and South America, use the term to describe Americans.
“Pom” comes from pomegranate, which was used as particularly tenuous rhyming slang for “immigrant”. But most Australians call the English poms (or whinging poms) without thinking about the origin of the term.