This is part of an ongoing series of posts on my favorite Aussie slang. Be sure to check back for updates, or subscribe to my RSS feed to get updates to your reader automatically. For more tips on how to speak like an Aussie, check out this Australian language guide. Being American, you can be sure I have been subjected […]
This is part of an ongoing series of posts on my favorite Aussie slang. Be sure to check back for updates, or subscribe to my RSS feed to get updates to your reader automatically. “Oh, bugger.” Bugger is a word that is quite often thrown around in the Aussie language, and can be used in various contexts to cover a […]
This is part of an ongoing series of posts on my favorite Aussie slang. Be sure to check back for updates, or subscribe to my RSS feed to get updates to your reader automatically. Every culture has them – idioms that refer to people lacking a sort of mental awareness or intelligence in a funny kind of way. Think for […]
Australian English is a unique mix of different words and a whole lot of slang. It’s not always easy to understand for those that haven’t yet been exposed to it – and, no, watching Crocodile Dundee a hundred times will only begin to prepare you for what’s in store. To be honest, I am still surprised by the amount of […]
When you’re a tourist, chances are you look like a tourist. People can spot you from a mile away, what with all those cameras and sneakers and baseball hats. Generally, it’s not such a big deal, but sometimes it’s nice to be a bit on the more inconspicuous side of things. Perhaps you just want to immerse yourself in the […]
This is part of an ongoing series of posts on my favorite Aussie slang. Be sure to check back for updates, or subscribe to my RSS feed to get updates to your reader automatically. The Australian language has an obsession with dropping off the last one, two or three syllables of a word and just adding a big “o” at […]
This post is part of a series on my favorite Australian slang. Be sure to check back for more, or subscribe to my RSS feed to receive updates in your reader automatically. Before reading on, do you know what the Aussie slang “chuck a sickie” actually means? I’m sure you can come close if you think about it, and I’m […]
This post is part of a series on my favorite Australian slang. Be sure to check back for more, or subscribe to my RSS feed to receive updates in your reader automatically. You can’t come to Australia and not partake in a drink or two. Scratch that: you can, but what’s the fun in that? Since drinking is so popular […]
This is part of an ongoing series on my favorite Australian slang. Be sure to check back for more, or subscribe to my RSS feed to receive automatic updates to your reader. Flannel shirts, mullets and a cold beer in hand. This would be the stereotypical definition of the redneck in America, the chav in the UK(correct me if I’m […]
This is part of an ongoing series of posts on my favorite Aussie slang. Be sure to check back for updates, or subscribe to my RSS feed to get updates to your reader automatically. If you use your imagination and context clues, you can probably figure out what “budgie smugglers” is referring to in Aussie slang. Being not too far […]
