Here's an introductory course in the Australian language
*As- used after a word to mean very. Ex- that would be funny as
*Fuck- they say fuck/fucking a lot, it's pretty funny
*Mate- friend, buddy, you can call your computer mate. Ex- that's mate. Hurry up mate! (to a computer)
*Cheers- thanks, first time someone said that to me, I was like 'umm we don't have a drink?', but yeah, it means thanks
*Fuckwit, dickhead, fucktard, wanker- a loser, someone annoying/stupid
*Hey?- means what? When you want someone to repeat something
*No worries- no problem, you're welcome. Ex- cheers mate for doing that. No worries
*Jumper- sweatshirt
*Maccas- McDonald's
*Ciggie- a cigarette
*Reckon- think, guess. Ex- you reckon he's coming?
*Tazzie- someone from Tasmania
*Pommie- someone from the UK
*Sheepshagger- someone from New Zealand
*Yank- an American
* Rubbish- garbage
*Root- to fuck, have sex with someone
*Chips, fries, wedges- two of them are the kind that are served at McDonald's and are baked/fried and served with ketchup (one is thicker than the other so it has a different name?) and the other one is in a bag you get at a store. I don't know which ones are which so yeah...
*Bloke- a guy
*Heaps- a lot, many
*The bush- the outback
*Flat- apartment
4 comments:
dont you use "reckon" and "flat" in the US as well??
Reckon- ibland
flat- nej, inte för lägenhet :P
We got to learn what a sweater was in fifth grade. I thought it was standard English.
The "root" part was funny. Tänk om de hejar på någon? "I'm rooting for you,"
o.o Yup, Aussie slang is difficult. It`s nice you`re understanding it ^_^ It took me about 3 months to do so hahaha! Te amo!!!
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