Fun Stuff
Translation Dictionary
Forgive me if I speak Australian every now and then. Living over here
24/7 and you can't help but pick up a few bad
habits.
For your convenience, I am including a dictionary
of Australian so you can keep track of what I am
saying.
Australian |
English |
|
| bushwalking | tramping | |
| esky | chilly bin | |
| thongs | jandals | |
| doona | duvet | |
| speed hump | judder-bar | |
| middie | small glass | |
| scooner | large glass | |
| cossies / swimmers | togs | |
| sloppy-joe | sweatshirt | |
| whipper snipper | weed eater | |
| feesh en cheaps | fish and chips | |
| twiggies | beer sticks | |
| footie | rubgy | |
| fair dinkum | straight up | |
| barbie | BBQ | |
| struth | well blow me down | |
| arvo | afternoon | |
| alight | get off (eg train) | |
| diggers | ANZAC veterans | |
| bloke | male | |
| sheila | female | |
| cobber | mate | |
| chippie | carpenter | |
| dacks | trousers | |
| long neck | (big) bottle of beer | |
| stubbie | (small) bottle of beer | |
| snag | sausage | |
| tucker | food | |
| hard yakka | hard work |
P.S. Eddy reckons he should get credit for some of this.