We see no point in informing the world that "fridge" is Australian slangAussie is Australian slang for Australian, both the adjective and the noun, and less commonly, Australia.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Aussie
The term "esky" is also commonly used in Australia to generically refer to portable coolers or ice boxes and is part of the Australian vernacular, in place of words like "cooler" or "cooler box" and the New Zealand "chilly bin". The term derives from the word "Eskimo".
dinger (Australian slang) franger (Australian slang)
Fridge, pronounced /FRIJ/, is the shortened form of refrigerator that started appearing in print in the early 20th century.
Aussie is Australian slang for Australian, both the adjective and the noun, and less commonly, Australia.
Hooroo = Goodbye
The Australian slang for goodbye is Hooroo and sometimes they even Cheerio like British people.
(/ˈkuːiː/) is a shout originated in Australia to attract attention, find missing people, or indicate one's own location.
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”.
The shoe known in Australia as a “thong” is one of the oldest styles of footwear in the world. Worn with small variations across Egypt, Rome, Greece, sub-Saharan Africa, India, China, Korea, Japan and some Latin American cultures, the shoe was designed to protect the sole while keeping the top of the foot cool.
Some American dictionaries describe the “frig” spelling as British, but all the British dictionaries we've checked (Macmillan, Collins, Longman, etc.) list only “fridge” for the short form of “refrigerator.”
Actually, “fridge” is in common use everywhere in the U.S. I've lived. If we sometimes say “refrigerator,” it's because syllables are inexpensive.
Definition. In Australia, chips can refer to 'hot' chips; fried strips of potato. Chips also refer to what are known in other countries as crisps.
It's "good evening", or the non-time specific "g'day". Contributor's comments: I grew up in Brisbane, and have never, heard 'Goodnight' as a greeting.
Runners: this is what Australians call their sneakers or trainers.
It is short for lollipop. Now that all seems fairly straight-forward, until we learn that lolly is actually the Australian word for sweets – i.e. British lollies but without the sticks. In other words, the correct translation for “Süßigkeiten” in Australia is “lollies”.
Australians have been using the word freely since its probable emergence in the late 19th century as a nickname for English immigrants, a short form of pomegranate, referring to their ruddy complexions.
One of Australia's Finest Inventions
Although the process has been refined, and people no longer use ether as a refrigerant, Harrison's refrigeration system is still the blueprint for today's refrigerators. James Harrison has taken his place amongst the most significant scientific pioneers.
◊ In U.S. English, fridge is informal, but in British English it is the usual word for a refrigerator.
Ask an Aussie to name a truly Australian word, and they might yell "Bonzer!" Bonzer, sometimes also spelled bonza, means "first-rate" or "excellent," and it is the Australian equivalent of the American "awesome": "It's a good clean game ... and the standard is red hot," Thies said.
Aussie Slang Words For Women:
Chick. Woman. Lady. Bird.