AN AUSTRALIAN DICTIONARY
While Australia is an Englishspeaking country, sometimes it can seem otherwise; use this guide to decipher some classic Australian terms. AUSSIE: What Australians call themselves; the ‘ss’ is pronounced as ‘zz’
BARBIE: An outdoor grill on which prawns, steak and sausages (snags) are cooked BEAUT: Great
BONZA: Excellent, the best; “That meal was bonza”
BLOKE: A male
BUCKLEY’S: No chance BUDGIE SMUGGLERS: Speedos COZZIE: Swim suit
DINKY- DI: The real thing, authentic; “I’m a dinky-di Aussie”
DUNNY: A toilet
FAIR DINKUM: Real, authentic; “Is that fair dinkum?”
G’DAY MATE: A convivial everyday greeting; ‘mate’ is used individually to describe a friend or acquaintance
GALAH: A ridiculous person: “Don’t be a galah”
HARD YAKKA: Hard work
MIDDY and SCHOONER: Measures of beer
NO WORRIES: Used as confirmation of a request or in answer to being thanked ONYA: Congratulations
SHEILA: A female
STREWTH: An exclamation for emphasis: “Strewth, it’s hot”
STRAYA: How Strayians pronounce Australia
THONGS: Flip flops; considered the national footwear