Aussie Slang Aussie slang is the term used for words used in Australia that are peculiar to the Australian way of speaking and generally reflect the Australian lifestyle.  Below is a list of words and phrases that you may find useful initially in Australia for communication, either in understanding others or expressing yourself.  They are a handpicked selection of words and phrases from a variety of lists and are the most widely used colloquialisms at the current time.  They are not old fashioned or out of date and you will find that they are a part of everyday speech used by most people you come across throughout Australia. 

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Barbie                                 a bar-b-que
Bloke                                   a male (Australian)
Bomb                                  an old car 
Buggered                           broken, or tired from a long day of work 
Call it a day                        to finish what you are doing for the day 
Close shave                      a near miss, very close indeed 
Cushie                                to have an easy life/job 
Dunny                                  toilet 
Fair go                                 to give someone an equal chance 
What's your game            what are you doing, something going on that is wrong 
You're game                      you are brave, courageous 
Hot under the collar         to get angry 
Idiot box                              television 
Jumper                               usually a woollen sweater 
Knock something             to criticise something 
Knock off                            time time to go home from work 
What do you know?         a friendly conversation starter, usually answered with, "not much" 
Lamingtons sponge       cakes coated in chocolate and grated coconut 
Lashing out                      spending a lot of money quickly 
Lemon                               something that is faulty, bad or useless that you cant get rid of 
Maccas                            Mc Donalds 
Middy                                285ml glass of beer in NSW,ACT. 
Mucking around             playing games, being foolish 
No worries                      no problem, reassurance 
Pot                                    285ml glass of beer (Vic & Qld) 
Pot hole                           a hole in the road 
Quack                              a doctor, sometimes, not a good doctor 
Reckon                            to agree, an opinion