ok guys im here no to add my bit of australian to this thread
Australians are world renowned for having a language and slang all their own, a variation on English that's quick, easy and fun to learn!
ok heres the first bit
A-B
Abos
colloquial contraction of "Aborigines"; not necessarily meant pejoratively, but nearly always perceived that way!
arse noun butt; bum; freckle
arsehole (USA: asshole)
verb `He arseholed him' - to evict, throw out
noun He's a fair dinkum (see) arsehole' (as in `jerk')
arse-up
adjective headfirst; upside down
'He fell arse-up on the front lawn'
arvo
noun afternoon (shortened)
'Goin' to the footie this arvo?'
barbie
noun barbecue
bastard
noun illegitimate; mean; great person (usu. male)
`G'day, you old bastard!' (friendly greeting)
`He's a mean bastard!' (unpleasant; despicable)
`He's as happy as a bastard on Father's Day!'
(`extremely pleased' - colloquialism)
Bex
noun painkiller (tradename)
bewdy!
exclamation beauty!; see also 'ripper" 'You little ****in' bewdy!'
bloke
noun man; male
`He's a good bloke'
blue
noun a fight
verb to fight
'Me and the missus (see) had a blue last night.'
Bluey
noun Nickname for a redhead (!)
booze
noun alcohol, any sort
`He's on the booze'
brass
noun money, cash, currency
`I've done my brass' (Lost my money)
brickie
noun a bricklayer
bum
noun arse; freckle; butt (rarely used in Australia to describe a tramp; see `derro')
`I kicked him fair up the bum'
bungarra
noun a goanna; lizard; prized for eating
bush (the)
noun the country; Outback (see)
`He's gone bush for a coupla weeks'
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