australians LOVE to shorten words and then just put an "o" at the end.
G'day - common greeting Mate - friend, or also "my friend" heaps - a lot barby - barbeque, barbecue cya - see you (later) it's my shout - it's my turn to pay (usually a drink) servo - service station (petrol station) davo - yep, that's what they call me arvo - afternoon breakky/brekky - breakfast ankle biter - small child banana bender - person from queensland road kill - dead animal at the side of the road it's cactus - it's dead to chuck a sickie - not go to work when healthy cupper - a cup of tea or coffe to wag - skip classes good onya - good for you! greenie - environmentalist maccas - mc donald's put another shrimp on the barbie - put some more meat on the bbq snags - sausages stubby holder - foamy thingy that you put around your drink to keep it cold to have tea - to have dinner good onya - well done (very common) to have a few roos loose in the top paddock - like saying in german to not have all the cups in the cupboard....(i like this one.different but the same isnt it?) apple island - tasmania(generally made fun of, just like the kiwis from nz) dead horse - tomato sauce to go troppo - to go crazy/insane tyre - tire
It's a really tiny list isn't it :-) i will think of more and if you notice some in my posts feel free to tell me to add them!
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