Hoon activities (or hooning) can include speeding, burnouts, doughnuts, or screeching tyres.
The term 'ute' is simply Aussie slang.
The Australian automotive industry has been protective over the term 'ute' since it was invented by Ford Australia in the 1930s known as the Coupe Utility.
It surely sounds strange to those who are familiar with American or British English, but it is a very common expression in Australia. G'day is a shortened form of 'Good Day' and it is the equivalent of 'Hello.
Coppa — police officer
This means a policeman or law enforcement officer. It turns out that this isn't really 100% Australian slang, as it has its roots in English slang.
In Australian English an 'ambo' is an ambulance officer, a 'reffo' is a refugee, and a 'rello' is a relative.
A firefighter. Firie follows a common pattern in Australian informal English whereby a word is abbreviated (in this case firefighter or fireman) and the -ie (or -y) suffix is added.
Brekky: the first and most important meal of the day, Aussies call breakfast 'brekky'. Bring a plate: if someone tells you to 'bring a plate' to a party, they're not asking for extra tableware.
In Aussie slang, a "Tucker" is a large lunch, and the Tucker Bag is the ideal bag for a large lunch, or a day out.
Also called: chookie Australian informal a hen or chicken. Australian informal a woman, esp a more mature one.
That's because the Australian accent is non-rhotic, so an "r" isn't pronounced unless it comes before a vowel. The American accent is rhotic, so when a word is spelt with an "r," a "hard r" sound is used.
Sheila = Girl
Yes, that is the Australian slang for girl.
Bottle-o (bot-low) / Off-licence, liquor store
The universal Australian abbreviation of 'bottle shop', a purveyor of alcoholic beverages; what a Pom (Englishman) would call an off-licence or a Yank (American) would call a liquor store.
treadly. a bicycle: I rode my treddly to the shop. Compare deadly treadly. Also, treddly. Editor's comments: From the wealth of comments below it appears that treadly is a very widespread term.
In Australian English a goog is an egg. It is an abbreviation of the British dialect word goggy 'a child's name for an egg', retained in Scotland as goggie. The phrase is a variation of an earlier British phrase in the same sense: full as a tick, recorded from the late 17th century.
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Kanga. Kangaroo Check out that massive kanga! Kangaroos in the top paddock. To act, think, or behave in an eccentric, foolish, or nonsensical manner Did you see that bloke doing a wheelie at that intersection?
fanging. hungry, craving: I'm fanging for a steak. Contributor's comments: I've also heard the term "I'm hanging for a fanging" to mean hungry - or more correctly "hangin' for a fangin'". Good on the fang means having a good appetite.
skip. An Australian, especially one of British descent. Also as skippy. The term is the creation of non-British Australian migrants, especially children, who needed a term to counter the insulting terms directed at them by Australians of British descent.
Nippers are young surf lifesavers, usually aged between 5 and 14 years old, in clubs across Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Unlike senior surf lifesavers, the majority of them do not patrol the beaches. The focus for Nippers tends to be on fun, and surf awareness.
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.
In Australia and New Zealand, "soft drink" or "fizzy drink" is typically used. In South African English, "cool drink" is any soft drink.
Residents of Victoria and South Australia call the large sized beer a “pint,” while in all other states it's called a “schooner” (pronounced “skooner”).