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”.
Why do Australians call sweets “lollies”, even when they have no sticks? According to British English from A to Zed by Norman Schur (Harper, 1991) “lolly” derives onomatopoetically for the mouth sounds associated with sucking or licking. The word “lollipop” came later.
Lolly, in Australian and New Zealand English, a piece of what is called candy in American English or sweets in British English.
A lolly is a sweet or piece of confectionery. Particular to Australia and New Zealand, lolly has been part of Aussie slang since the 1850s.
We call jelly 'jam' and jelly 'jelly'. Whereas Americans call jam 'jelly' and jelly 'jello'. Go figure. [Edit] Here in Australia we call jelly (no fruit in it) jelly and we also call jelly (with fruit pieces) jelly with fruit.
In Australia, "biscuits" are what Americans call "cookies," and these traditional treats date back to World War I. It's said that wives and mothers of soldiers in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps—abbreviated to "Anzac"—baked these treats to send to their men overseas.
that Australians use for food. You will hear this word used a lot in more in country towns compared to the city. “I'm really hungry, I can't wait to get some tucker.”
The term icy pole is often used in Australia, but is a brand name for a specific type, so ice block is also used.
According to a Wikipedia article about Freezies, in the UK they call them ice pops or ice poles, Australians call them zooper doopers (of course, because Australians have a fun name for everything), and in the Philippines and Japan, they call them ice candy.
In Australia and New Zealand, "soft drink" or "fizzy drink" is typically used. In South African English, "cool drink" is any soft drink. U.S. soft drinks 7-Up or Sprite are called "lemonade" in the UK.
5. Sheila = Girl. Yes, that is the Australian slang for girl.
In Australia, Cocaine is known as coke, blow, charlie, C, dust, flake, nose candy, snow, white, crack, rock, freebase.
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.
The Australians and New Zealanders have retained the original name of this spun sugar candy, they call it fairy floss.
2. cotton candy has different names around the world in England it's called candy floss. In Australia and Finland it's called fairy floss.
lolly in American English
(ˈlɑli ) nounWord forms: plural ˈlollies British, Slang. 1. money.
Icy-pole: Ice cream or popsicle. Jumper: Sweater—but can be both knit or jersey.
The 'Stubby' name
Folklore has it the Australians got creative and gave the humble holder the name 'Stubby' for the 'fatter and shorter' 375 mL beer bottle, or 'Stubby', for the bottle the neoprene sleeve is commonly wrapped around. Queenslanders still affectionately call it a 'cooler'.
While the answers to shopping trolley, bread rolls and chips weren't particularly controversial, Americans just couldn't wrap their heads around the fact that Aussies refer to icy poles as Zooper Doopers.
a flavoured frozen water ice: in Australia and New Zealand, sometimes on a stick.
Instead, you had to ask for a Trumpet. (The Trumpet had previously been seen on the east coast as the Toppa Trumpet – another Drumstick look-alike.) When Nestlé bought the Western Australian Peters Ice Cream operation in 2009, the Drumstick returned.
Break 'snack' down into sounds: [SNAK] - say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.
Here is a classic and easy pikelet recipe. A pikelet is a variant of pancake, a typical Australian and New Zealand treat that is often served for breakfast or tea time. It is light, fluffy and delicious, whether served hot or cold.