Crikey, mate ... speak strine!

Do you want to impress an Aussie bloke or a sheila with your newly acquired language skills? This following list of Australian words and phrases contains some terms only true Aussies know! Use this Aussie slang Down Under in your day-to-day conversations and Aussies might think you’re one of their own.

bathers – swimsuit
brolly – umbrella
coldie – beer
in the nuddy – naked
smoko – cigarette break
thongs – flip-flops
Chrissie – Christmas
Aussie salute – brushing away flies with your hand
bities – biting insects
truckie – truck driver
outback – the vast (usually arid) interior and rural part of Australia
kindie – kindergarten
Joey – baby kangaroo
exy – expensive
yakka – hard work
oldies – parents
servo – petrol station
daks – trousers or pants
what’s the John Dory? – what’s going on?
tucker – food
u-ey (pronounced “u-ee”) – u-turn
sky gator – airplane
Bruce – an Australian bloke
crikey mikey – snake
bouncy mouse – kangaroo
mozzie – mosquito
pash – a passionate kiss
sickie – sick day
dag – a funny and likeable person
billabong – a pond in a dry riverbend
bloody – very
devo – devastated
fanny – vagina
esky – portable cooler
lappy – laptop
lollies – sweets
Maccas – McDonalds
Straya – Australia
tea – dinner
ya – you
bludger – a lazy person
pressie – present
footy – football
snag – sausage
woop woop – the middle of nowhere
dog’s breakfast – complete chaos, mess
mad as a cut snake – very angry
dingo’s breakfast – no breakfast
dinkum – unquestionably good or genuine
furphy – erroneous or improbable story
agro – aggressive
she’ll be apples – it’ll be alright
liquid laugh – vomit
billy – teapot
bizzo – business
booze bus – police car used for catching drunk drivers
cactus – beaten, dead, finished, not working
chewie – chewing gum
chokkie – chocolate
g’day! – hello!
polly – politician
roadie – a beer you buy to take away with you
sunbake – sunbathe
tallie – 750ml bottle of beer