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20 Australian Expressions That Will Make You Smile

Australia
by Kate Beveridge Jun 19, 2017

1. Australians don’t say “I don’t want to waste my time.” They say, “I didn’t come here to f*ck spiders.”

2. Australians don’t say that something is “really good.” They say, “That’s heaps good.”

3. Australians don’t call it a “petrol station” or a “gas station. They call it a “servo.”

4. Australians don’t say “it will be okay.” They say “she’ll be right.”

5. In Australia, we don’t call them “cigarettes.” We call them “durries” or “darts.”

6. In Australia, we don’t say, “That’s okay.” We say, “No worries.”

7. Australians don’t call pills “ecstasy.” They call them “pingas.”

8. Australians don’t say “can coolers.” They say “stubby holders.”

9. In Australia, we don’t call it “McDonald’s.” We call it “Maccas.”

10. In Australia, we don’t call them blowjobs. We call them “gobbies.”

11. Australians don’t say “cans of beer.” They say “tinnies.”

12. Australians don’t say, “Do a u-turn.” They say, “Chuck a u-ey” or “Do a u-bolt.”

13. In Australia, we don’t say, “letting down your male friends.” We call it “dogging the boys.”

14. In Australia, we don’t say, “sausages.” We call them “snags.”

15. Australians don’t call it “getting drunk.” They call it, “getting munted/paro/pissed/maggoted.”

16. Australians don’t call their female sweetheart a “girlfriend” or “wife.” They say, “misso/missus.”

17. In Australia, we don’t call it “urinating.” We call it, “taking a piss” or “having a slash.”

18. In Australia, we don’t call some people “white trash.” We call them “bogans.”

19. Australians don’t say, “toilet.” They call it a “dunny.”

20. Australians don’t call them “tradesmen.” They call them “tradies.” A common phrase is, “Tradies get the ladies.”

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