Un peu de vocabulaire australien avant le depart!
| A Ambo : ambulance, ambulance driver Arvo : afternoon Aussie (pron. Ozzie) : Australian Aussie salute : brushing away flies with the hand Avos : avocados B Banana bender : a person from Queensland Barbie : barbecue Bastard : term of endearment Bathers : swimming costume Bikkie : biscuit Billabong : an ox-bow river or watering hole Bloke : man, guy Bloody : very Boomer : a large male kangaroo Booze bus : police vehicle used for catching drunk drivers Boozer : a pub Bottle shop : liquor shop Brekkie : breakfast Bush : the hinterland, the Outback, anywhere that isn't in town Bushie : someone who lives in the Bush BYO : unlicensed restaurant where you have to Bring Your Own grog, also similar party or barbecue |
| C Cab Sav : Cabernet Sauvignon (a variety of wine grape) Chokkie : chocolate Chook : a chicken Cockie : cockroach Cockroach : a person from New South Wales Cranky : in a bad mood, angry D Dickhead : see "whacker" Down Under : Australia and New Zealand Dunny : outside lavatory |
| E Esky : large insulated food/drink container for picnics, barbecues etc. F Footy : Australian Rules football Freo : Fremantle in Western Australia Full : drunk G G'Day : hello! Good onya : good for you, well done Grouse (adj.) : great, terrific, very good |
| H Heaps : a lot Hotel : often just a pub Hottie : hot water bottle J Jackaroo : a male trainee station manager or station hand Jillaroo : a female trainee station manager or station hand Joey : baby kangaroo Jug : electric kettle K Kindie : kindergarten Knock : to criticise L Lollies : sweets, candy Lucky Country, The : Australia, where else? |
| M Maccas (pron. "mackers") : McDonald's Mate : buddy, friend Mozzie : mosquito N Naughty, have a : have sex Never Never : the Outback, centre of Australia No drama : same as 'no worries' No worries! : Expression of forgiveness or reassurance Nuddy, in the : naked O O.S. : overseas ("he's gone O.S.") Oldies : parents - "I'll have to ask my oldies" Outback : interior of Australia Oz : Australia! P Pink slip, get the : get the sack (from the colour of the termination form) Pint : large glass of beer Pokies : poker machines, fruit machines, gambling slot machines Pom, pommy : an Englishman |
| R Rego : vehicle registration Road train : big truck with many trailers Roo : kangaroo S Salute, Aussie : brushing flies away Salvos, the : Salvation Army, bless them Servo : petrol station Shark biscuit : somebody new to surfing She'll be right : it'll turn out okay Spunk : a good looking person (of either sex) Station : a big farm/grazing property Stuffed, I feel : I'm tired Sunbake : sunbathe Sunnies : sunglasses Surfies : people who go surfing - usually more often than they go to work! |
| T Thongs : cheap rubber backless sandals Trackies : track suit Truckie : truck driver U Uni : university Unit : flat, apartment Up oneself : have a high opinion of oneself - "he's really up himself" Ute : utility vehicle, pickup truck V Vedgies : vegetables Vee dub : Volkswagen Veg out : relax in front of the TV (like a vegetable) Vejjo : vegetarian W Walkabout : a walk in the Outback by Aborigines that lasts for an indefinite amount of time Wombat : somebody who eats, roots and leaves (see also root) X XXXX : pronounced Four X, brand of beer made in Queensland Y Yabber : talk (a lot) Yakka : work (noun) |