Petty. This word is more common among younger people. So, after you go to the servo, you fill up your car with petty (petrol). Remember, petrol is what we call gasoline.
These two words have the same meaning, with the only difference being in the places where the words are used. The term 'petrol' is used in UK, Australia, India and a few other places, while 'gasoline' or 'gas for short' is used in the United States.
'In the US it's called a gas station. Gas is short for gasoline, in Australia its a petrol station, petrol is short for petroleum you can also call it a servo,' Katy added.
Gasoline pumps are also known as bowsers or petrol bowsers (in Australia), petrol pumps (in Commonwealth countries), or gas pumps (in North America).
In Australia, diesel fuel is also known as distillate (not to be confused with "distillate" in an older sense referring to a different motor fuel), and in Indonesia, it is known as Solar, a trademarked name from the country's national petroleum company Pertamina.
Gasoline (US, CA; /ˈɡæsəliːn/) or petrol (UK, AU; /ˈpɛtrəl/) (see § Etymology) is a transparent, petroleum-derived flammable liquid that is used primarily as a fuel in most spark-ignited internal combustion engines (also known as petrol engines).
Here in Australia, we use 'research octane number' or RON. Same standard as most of Europe.
dunny – a toilet, the appliance or the room – especially one in a separate outside building. This word has the distinction of being the only word for a toilet which is not a euphemism of some kind. It is from the old English dunnykin: a container for dung. However Australians use the term toilet more often than dunny.
5. Sheila = Girl. Yes, that is the Australian slang for girl.
Aussie Slang Words For Women:
Chick. Woman. Lady. Bird.
Petrol is a fuel derived from petroleum. If you are American, you probably call petrol "gas."
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.
McDonald's research found that 55 per cent of Australians called the company Macca's and they have submitted the word to the Macquarie Dictionary for consideration. It's an Australian habit to abbreviate names. So Barry becomes Bazza, Warren becomes Waz and anyone whose surname begins with Mc is likely to become Macca.
Kiwi birds and Kiwis themselves only live in New Zealand, and if there's one thing that annoys New Zealanders, it's confusing them with their Australian neighbors. While Australians may not mind being mistaken for Kiwis, you're better off calling them Aussies or Ozzies, and leaving the Kiwi references back in N.Z.
Ain't is a non-standard feature commonly found in mainstream Australian English and in New Zealand, ain't is a feature of Māori-influenced English.
Grog is a general term for beer and spirits (but not wine). Australians enjoy having a few beers or a bevvie (short for beverage), a frostie, a coldie or a couple of cold ones. Beer is also known as liquid amber, amber nectar or liquid gold.
Daks: Australians call their trousers 'daks'. If someone mentions 'tracky daks', they're talking about sweatpants.
Contributor's comments: "Hoover" often used for vacuuming in my youth, in Canberra and Sydney. Contributor's comments: Not of any particular region. The origin of the word "Hoover" of course is from the most common, if not first brand of vacuun cleaner when they first appeared as a household item.
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.
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Underdaks, also called underchunders or underdungers, is a colloquial name for your underpants. Daks are trousers, therefore underdaks must logically be underwear. Simple.
Australia relies on imports - about 90 per cent - for the majority of its petrol supply. We do produce some crude oil domestically - about 350 barrels per day - however, the majority of this is exported. Most of our imported petrol comes from Asia, with around 25 per cent of it coming from Singapore.
It can't hurt your engine if you use a higher octane fuel. So, for example, if you use 95 or 98 in an engine designed for 91, that's OK. However, it's not acceptable to put in a lower octane fuel than the minimum recommended by the manufacturer. Using 91 in an engine designed for 95 or 98 is potentially destructive.
What is E10? E10 is regular unleaded petrol blended with between 9% and 10% ethanol. E10 is a safe and reliable fuel, compatible with the majority of petrol-powered cars on the road today.