What do they call dad in Australia?

The most common and uniquely Australian slang terms for dad are “ol' man” and “oldies,” which can refer to both parents as well. These are used more or less universally across the country and are understood by just about everyone. Australians also use many generic English slang terms for father like pops and papa.

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What is slang for male in Australia?

Bloke is a slang term for a common man in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

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What is the Australian slang for mother?

Mum is common in Australia and the UK (especially England). Mam is common in Ireland, Wales and parts of northern England.

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Do Australians use mom or mum?

“Mum” is the Australian (and every other English speaking country) equivalent to the American “Mom". However the two words are not so different as their spelling suggests.

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What do Australian guys call each other?

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. In the past, mate has been used to address men, but it can be gender-neutral.

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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND

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What is Australian slang for girl?

Let's start with the most common, most well-known, and most quintessentially Australian slang term for girls: Sheila. While everywhere else in the English-speaking world, Sheila is a specific person's name, in Australia it can be used to refer to any woman or girl.

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What do Australians call their husband?

Hubby. Meaning: (Noun) Short for husband, but used to describe boyfriends as well. Popular among younger folk.

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What do Aussies call their parents?

First off, kids typically are taught to call their parents 'Mum' or 'Dad', or for younger children, 'Mummy' or 'Daddy' in Australia.

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Why do Brits say mom?

The short answer is that the two nations do speak different dialects of English. Additionally, neither the use of language nor the use of these different dialects is bound by distinct geographical borders. This is why 'mum' and 'mom' show up in other parts of the world outside of USA and the UK.

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What do Aussies call eggs?

Australians use a couple of other colloquial words for a hen's egg. The Australian English word googie or goog is an informal term that dates from the 1880s. It derives from British dialect goggy, a child's word for an egg. A closer parallel to the jocular bum nut, however, is the word cackleberry.

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What do Aussies call a baby in slang?

Contributor's comments: The word "bubs" was short for "babies".

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What are Aussie words for toilet?

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.

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What is the Australian slang for wife?

The most quintessentially Australian is “Sheila”. This has, for a long time, been a slang term for a woman in Australia. More recently, it became a slang term for someone's wife or girlfriend. “I've got to go see the Sheila”, for example.

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What is the Australian slang for sleep?

Today's obviously an expression episode, and the expression that I want to teach you guys today is, “To hit the sack”, “To hit the sack” or “To hit the hay”, “To hit the hay”. And both of these expressions just mean to go to bed, to go to sleep.

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What do Canadians call their mothers?

In Canada, kids usually call their mothers: Mom or Mum, and both spellings are correct. The American version of “Mom” is predominant, but the British version “Mum” is common as well.

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Why do Americans say Zee?

Zee became the standard way to pronounce Z in the United States in the 19th century. It's said that zee most likely came about because it rhymes with other letter pronunciations in the English alphabet (e.g., e, d, c, b, g, and p).

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Do only Americans say mom?

We have several informal words for “mother” in English: mum (heard in much of England), mom (heard in much of America), and mam (heard in Ireland and Northern England).

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How do Australians say goodbye?

Hooroo = Goodbye

Australian goodbye is “Hooroo”; sometimes they even “cheerio” like British people, a UK slang word.

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What is cool in Australian slang?

Bonza. Meaning: (Adjective) Bonza is one of the most common slang words Australians use to describe something as cool.

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What do Australians call money?

Currency and banking in Australia

You'll use Australian dollars (AUD or AU$) while you're here. One dollar equals 100 cents. Australian dollars come in $100, $50, $20, $10, and $5 banknotes. $1 and $2 dollars come in coins.

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