Beaut!/Beauty!: beaut, beauty or 'you beauty' is a very Australian way to say that something is great. Bloke: another word for a man.
Stunner. To start off with a really good all-rounder, “stunner” is a common one that you can use. Most commonly, stunner is used to describe a person—often not to their face. So, someone who is particularly attractive would be a stunner: “I met this total stunner the other night,” for example.
A short guide to compliments
Beaut! or You beauty! Exclamation of delight. Bonzer Good, a good thing. Mate A sworn friend – one you'd do anything for – as essential as beer to the Australian stereotype.
Sheila = Girl
Yes, that is the Australian slang for girl.
Fancy something = want, desire, or like something. I also teach you some Australian English pronunciation where we contract "Would you..." and "Do you..." using assimilation/connected speech.
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.
(informal, UK, Australia) A soft drink containing no alcohol.
Got The Hots For: The act of having a crush on someone.
i.e. “OMG so Sally Jones totally has the hots for Johnno.”
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”.
Cheeky is a word used widely throughout Aboriginal Australia to mean not just insolence but behaviour that is dangerous, or violent.
Australians are known for being direct, so if you want to get their attention, it's best just to come out and say what you're thinking. – Make sure you have a sense of humour. Australians are known for their sense of humour, so if you can make them laugh, you're sure to win them over.
We do use "darl" (darling) in Australia, but as Su.Ki. has said, we'd expect to hear it from older women, who would also use terms of endearment such as "love" and "dear(ie)".
A happy little vegemite
Meaning: This phrase originated from a TV ad for Vegemite, the savory black spread that Aussies put on their toast for breakfast. And it's now commonly used to describe someone who is very happy and content. You might also hear 'happy as Larry' used in the same context.
hottie. houri. jelly (rare slang) knockout. looker.
You can say “she's foxy,” or “She is a fox,” although this word is not used so much nowadays (it's more 7o's slang). The literal meaning of a fox is a wild animal (similar to a dog- see definition below), and the origin of the British word is foxismonitism, which means young and attractive.
Women generally tend to be more physically affectionate during greetings. The most common verbal greeting is a simple “Hey”, “Hello”, or “Hi”. Some people may use Australian slang and say “G'day” or “G'day mate”.
Yeah nah is a commonly used Australian phrase and colloquialism. The phrase yeah nah means 'no', but it allows the speaker or writer to ease into their response so as to not come across as too outspoken, or brash.
Verb. (Australia, slang, dated) To kiss and cuddle; to canoodle.
If you have the drip, it means you have swagger, especially in how you look. You're hot. You're cool.
: a wart or warty skin lesion.
Since no explanation came my way, I realised it was one of those unique Australian slang terms that I needed time to get my head around. Sweet as: awesome or good, is used to intensify the phrase.
If you cast your minds back, you may remember calling the humble banana a nana as a child. Originally an Australian toddler's word, dating back to the 1890s, this is now a very common term. So common in fact, that Australian Bananas uses it as well.
Veg out: to veg out is to relax or chill out. Whinge: this is an Australian term for complain.