Container for boiling water.īitzer : mongrel dog (bits of this and bits of that)īlack Stump, beyond the : a long way away, the back of nowhereīlow in the bag : have a breathalyser testīludger : lazy person, layabout, somebody who always relies on other people to do things or lend him thingsīlue : fight (“he was having a blue with his wife”)īluey : pack, equipment, traffic ticket, redheadīluey : blue cattle dog (named after its subtle markings) which is an excellent working dog. We provide immigration assitance to invidiuals of all different backgrounds, cultures and languages, so contact us today and see how we can help you immigrate to Australia.įind below our ever-growing list of common Australian Slang words you could expect to find at some point when conversing with an Australian.Īerial pingpong : Australian Rules footballĪggro: Aggressive, ticked off, spoiling for a fightĪlice, The: Alice Springs, a town in the Northern Territory of AustraliaĪnchors, hit the: Slow down, brakes a vehicleĪ.N.Z.A.C.: Australian and New Zealand Army CorpsĪussie salute : brushing away flies with the handī & S : Bachelors’ and Spinsters’ Ball – a very enjoyable party usually held in rural areasīaccy: Tobacco, used for rolling one’s own cigarettesīail (somebody) up : to corner somebody physicallyīarrack : to cheer on (football team etc.)īattler : someone working hard and only just making a livingīikkie : biscuit (also “it cost big bikkies” – it was expensive)īillabong : an ox-bow river or watering holeīilly : teapot.
and new arrivals especially those with only English lesson taught English are going to struggle.Īt Australian Immigration Agency, our registered migration agents speak many different languages, so give us a call or send us a message and we can assist by speaking your native / first language. Add to that the Australian tendency to speak very quickly….
Long before Twitter and texting Australians were abbreviating all manner of words, or replacing them with shorter words in order to make communication more compact. but upon arrival in Australia there will a great many new terms which you won’t be familiar with, that you won’t find reference to in any dictionary either. As a result, you may well be quite familiar with American and UK slang. If you ever watched English language television outside of Australia, its most likely the shows were made in the US or perhaps the UK.
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