Ok.....here's todays Aussie Homework -
” ‘stralia” = the correct pronunciation of australia
“aussie/ozzey” = spelled aussie but pronounced “ozzey”
“g’day mate” = common greeting of hello
“no dramas” = no worries/no big deal
“how ya going” = how are you? (very common way people say when greeting you)
“true blue aussie” = thorough australian person
“pearla” = something really good
“dunny” = bathroom
“give it a red hot go” = try something with your all
“ta” = thank you or “okay”
“slab” = a case of beer
“have a go ya mug” = try harder
“crikey!” = surprise
“pash” = a big long kiss
“snogging” = kissing
“maccas” = mcdonald’s
“chockers” = very full
“ute” = a utility vehicle
“arvo” = afternoon
“mate” = friend
“sheila” = woman
“bloke” = man
“bathers” = swimming suit
“thongs” = flip flops
“frock” = dress
“budgy smuggler” = a speedo!
“glad rags” = your good clothes
“queue” = a line
“chook” = chicken
“barbie” = barbecue
“bickie” = a cookie (they call them biscuits here and shorten it to bickie”
“cuppa” = cup of tea
“sanger” = sandwich
“brekkie” = breakfast
“tucker” = food
“paddock” = field
“rug up” = to put a jacket on
“ridgy-didge” = an original idea
“fair dinkum” = being honest, genuine
“cop shop” = a police station
“smoko” = to take a break (originated from cigarette break but now used even when not smoking)
“salvos” = salvation army
“postie” = postal worker
“bonza” = a great time
“chemist” = pharmacist
“park a curbside quiche” = vomit (this is my least favorite but i did laugh and now i can’t have quiche for a while)
“that car is flash” = that car is fancy
“crook as dog” or “feeling a bit crook” = feeling sick
“stone the crows” = astonishment
“like a possum up a gum tree” = moving fast
“have tickets on yourself” = conceited
“fair crack of the whip” = ease up
“stone the faming crows!” = “i can’t believe it!”
“no bloody way” = can’t believe it or won’t do it
“she fell off the perch” = a way of saying someone died
“thick as a brick” = stupid
“as useless as an ashtray on a motorbike” = useless
“few snags short of a barbie” = dumb
“thick as two short planks” = stupid
“chuck a wobbly” = go crazy
“she’ll be right” = she OR he will be okay
“she’ll be jake” = she OR he will be alright
“he’s camp” = “he’s gay”
“AC/DC sometimes pronounced ‘acca-dacca’ ” = reference to the band OR being bisexual
“crooked as a dog’s hind leg” = a thief
“dry as a dead dingo’s donger” = very hot and dry outside
“more money than a bull can shit” = a lot, usually used in terms of money
“wow they charged like a wounded bull!” = overcharging for something or expensive
“gray ghost” = the parking meter inspector, who is always dressed in gray
“gray nomad” = an older person who is retired and travels around
“going on walkabout” = from what aboriginals do, means going to find yourself typically through traveling the bush in australia
“don’t come the raw prawn with me” = don’t give me any BS!
“piss off mate” = go away ya jerk
“good on ya mate” = well done friend
“thunder box” = an outhouse
“ugly as a hat full of assholes” = not the prettiest
“face like a dropped pie” = ugly
“it’s your shout” = it’s your turn to buy a round of drinks
“root” = sex (americans love to say “we are rooted in our values or root for our team!” don’t use this here)
“furphy” = rumor
“stoked” = excited
“crack a sad” = get upset
“i’ll put my skates on” = get somewhere fast
“no wucking furries” = no worries
“a kangaroo loose in the top paddock” = someone who is a little crazy or not all there in head