In Australia, Cocaine is known as coke, blow, charlie, C, dust, flake, nose candy, snow, white, crack, rock, freebase.
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.
Australia has also been able to boast world-first flavours, being the first market to try new products like Coke Ginger, Coke Coffee No Sugar and Coke Orange No Sugar. Today, the Coca-Cola system in Australia's portfolio contains 165 drinks ranging across 25 brands.
Seltzer water is a term most often used in America, whereas here in Australia most refer to it as sparkling water. Seltzer water has gained in popularity as it can be a healthy alternative to soft drinks and many find it much more refreshing than still water – so it can help increase water intake.
Australian slang. something easily done; a pushover. See full dictionary entry for soda.
Sprite Lemon+ is a range of primarily lemonade-flavoured soft drinks produced by The Coca-Cola Company in Australia and the Philippines under the Sprite brand.
Plonk, chardy and the goon of fortune
Plonk is perhaps Australia's best-known word for alcohol. It originally meant cheap, fortified wine but over time came to mean any cheap alcohol.
What do they call soda in Australia? In Australia, they call soda a soft drink. This can be a term used in The United States of America as well but it's not as common as saying soda or call pop.
Bubbler is a NSW term. Contributor's comments: [Brisbane informant] A certain type of water-fountain is called a bubbler... the ones they have in primary schools with the tap part you turn.
In contrast to sodas, sparkling water contains zero sugar or calories, making it a much healthier alternative. Additionally, sparkling water doesn't contain any of the acids or chemicals found in bubble-based drinks like Coke; instead, it is simply carbonated water with natural flavors added in for taste.
In America and the United Kingdom for example, you will find Bundaberg Root Beer on the shelves of supermarkets, whereas in Australia and New Zealand you will find Bundaberg Sarsaparilla.
The basic ingredients and process used to make Coca‑Cola are the same in all countries, although people perceive taste in very different ways.
Australia's favourite soft drink brand
Coca-Cola: 30% Schweppes: 11% Pepsi: 10% Bundaberg: 8%
The locals will go out of their way to make you feel welcome, and you might even be invited to a backyard barbie (barbecue) to have a chinwag (chat) and a coldie (cold beer). One of the first things you'll notice is Aussies love to shorten words.
This week we shine a spotlight on a quintessential piece of Aussie slang, a word famous the world over: sheila. A sheila is a woman. In use since the 1830s, sheila has its origin in a generic use of the common Irish girl's name.
In Tasmania it's called water cordial, where cordial is softdrink. Contributor's comments: Cordial was used in Tasmania for fizzy drinks in the 60's and 70's.
/ (ˈfræŋə) / noun. Australian slang a condom.
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.
Aussie Word of the Week
Unco or The Man from Unco means awkward or clumsy. Typically used by schoolkids, unco is a shortened version of uncoordinated.
Onkaparinga - "finger", after the place in South Australia and blanket manufacturer.
The term "lad" is also used in Australian youth culture to refer to the Eshay subculture which is more similar to the chav or football casual subcultures, rather than the middle class student subculture the term refers to in the United Kingdom.
Aussies use “cheers!” in a number of instances: to say thank you, in celebration, when drinking, and to say hello and goodbye. Get ready to hear “cheers mate!” a lot.
Bottle-o. (Noun) Abbreviation of 'bottle shop', a store that sells alcohol.