Goss is a common Aussie abbreviation of gossip but perhaps the most well known of all is yarn. Mainly meaning to talk or chat, the verb sense of yarn means to gossip. Backbiting is a more malicious form of gossip.
Earbash - to talk incessantly, someone who talks too much.
“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. In Australia, you'll also hear mate used in an ironic sense.
Cozzie – swimming costume • Cranky – in a bad mood, angry • Crook – sick, or badly made • Cut lunch – sandwiches • Dag – a funny person • Daks – trousers • Dinkum, fair dinkum – true, real, genuine • Dipstick – a loser, idiot • Down Under – Australia and New Zealand • Dunny – outside toilet • Earbashing – nagging • ...
Genuine, honest or authentic; “That's fair dinkum amazing” or “Are you fair dinkum?”
defecate: He went into the bushes to have a shag.
Contributor's comments: The term 'povo' comes from the word poverty. Contributor's comments: [North Geelong informant] I would also say that this is used to describe someone who is tight arsed but not necessarily poor. Contributor's comments: poor and despised person: "Take no notice of him - he's just a povo."
These Australianisms have been largely replaced by the international cops, coppers, pigs or bacon. However the older, more affectionate wallopers is also still used.
Lemony means annoyed, as in, I got lemony at the kid. This piece of Aussie slang dates back to the 1940s.
Sheila = Girl
Yes, that is the Australian slang for girl.
Ta. 'Ta' means 'thank you'.
1. G'day. One of the first things you'll hear when in Australia, is the classic “G'day, mate”, which is basically the same as saying, “good day”, or “hello”. So feel free to use this one from day 1 and watch the smiles around you as people respond with, “g'day mate”, which means “hello, friend”.
One who texts; one who sends text messages. (Australia) A marker; a felt-tip pen.
Contributor's comments: The word "bubs" was short for "babies".
The terms pommy, pommie, and pom used in Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand usually denote a British person.
A female kangaroo is known as a 'flyer' or a 'doe' and a male kangaroo a 'buck' or a 'boomer' (hence the nickname of the Australian men's basketball team, the Boomers). They live in social groups called mobs.
This could occur because the word “no” is an example of what linguists call an open syllable, meaning it has no consonant at its close. This allows the speaker to lengthen the vowel and draw it out – a feature we love in different Australian accents!
(transitive) to need, to require. (intransitive) to be homeless, to roam, to wander.
derogatory term for someone in the army. Contributor's comments: A ... derogatory term used in Townsville was "Mangoes" - green on the outside, yellow on the inside and too many give you the s***s.
cobba- mate or friend.
Crook. I'm sick. Now you try. For example, you might say, "I drank too many stubbies and now I'm feeling crook."
Is it a couch? A sofa? Or a lounge? A: Ah, well, the main two players worldwide are “couch” and “sofa”. Sofa is more common in Britain, while couch is preferred in North America, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia.
Stunner. To start off with a really good all-rounder, “stunner” is a common one that you can use. Most commonly, stunner is used to describe a person—often not to their face. So, someone who is particularly attractive would be a stunner: “I met this total stunner the other night,” for example.