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.
Incorporate them into your vocabulary now, you never know when you're going to meet an Aussie! Mate is a colloquial word for friend. This would be similar to other American terms like; man, dude, buddy. Mate is used to reference a man but you'll even hear some Australian women using this word.
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”. So feel free to use this one from day 1 and watch the smiles around you as people respond with, “g'day mate”, which means “hello, friend”.
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jo·ey ˈjō-ē Australia. : a baby animal. especially : a baby kangaroo.
10. bonzer – great, awesome, first-rate.
Lippy – lipstick. Lollies – the same as lollipops. Mozzie – a mosquito.
"Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi" is a cheer or chant often performed at Australian sport events. It is a variation of the Oggy Oggy Oggy chant used by both soccer and rugby union fans in Great Britain from the 1960s onwards. It is usually performed by a crowd uniting to support a sports team or athlete.
noun. /ˈjækə/ /ˈjækə/ [uncountable] (Australian English, New Zealand English, informal) work, especially of a hard physical kind.
In Australia, a 'mate' is more than just a friend and is a term that implies a sense of shared experience, mutual respect and unconditional assistance.
The Australian National Dictionary explains that the Australian usages of mate derive from the British word 'mate' meaning 'a habitual companion, an associate, fellow, comrade; a fellow-worker or partner', and that in British English it is now only in working-class use.
: companion, partner. : friend sense 1. : fellow. used especially in informal address.
Your bestie is your best friend. [informal]
dinger (Australian slang) franger (Australian slang)
fanny n. (American slang) Buttocks. Fanny is an extremely offensive Australasian slang term for the female genitalia, so announcing to an Australasian that you ``patted your friend on the fanny'' can can leave him or her with decidedly the wrong impression. The word you are searching for is bum.
4. Barney: A fight. Also known as a bust up, dust up, biff, scrap, to-do or stink. 5.
5. Sheila = Girl. Yes, that is the Australian slang for girl.
Here in Australia, however, McDonald's most prevalent nickname is “Macca's”. A recent branding survey commissioned by McDonald's Australia found that 55 per cent of Australians refer to the company by its local slang name.
Bloke is a slang term for a common man in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
And, interestingly, Australian slang has adopted the term “mick” to designate the side of a coin in a toss-up situation (20C). This use is all the more intriguing as its definition is somewhat unstable. Mick, apparently, designates the reverse side (tails) of a coin, but it has also been linked to the head side.
a mistress, a prostitute. 1648. 1650170017501800. 1842. 1648.
Australian old-fashioned, informal. a girl or woman. Collins English Dictionary.