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вЂњ bottle-oвЂќ (Bottle shop / off license) вЂњ servoвЂќ (garage / service station). This is because for some weird reason Australians like to shorten every word and then add a vowel to the end of itвЂ¦ e.g. Once youвЂ™ve been in Australia for, well, an hour, youвЂ™ll notice that nearly every word has an вЂoвЂ™ on the end of it.

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Image from flickr How To Speak Australian Some of these words may not be as commonly used these days, but you might still hear them being used ironically or by older Australians.

Woop Woop вЂ“ middle of nowhere вЂњhe lives out woop woopвЂќ.

Two Up вЂ“ A gambling game played on Anzac day.

вЂBush TuckerвЂ™ tends to be food found in the Outback such as witchety grubs. They are most likely expressing their concern of the hot sand on your delicate feet. Do not be alarmed if your new found Australian friend asks you to wear thongs to the beach.

SwagВ вЂ“ Single bed you can roll up, a bit like a sleeping bag.

Stubby Holder вЂ“ Used so your hands donвЂ™t get cold when holding your beer, or to stop your hands making your beer warm!.

SickieВ вЂ“ a sick day off work, or вЂto pull a sickieвЂ™ would be to take a day off when you arenвЂ™t actually sick.

Sick вЂ“ awesome вЂthatвЂ™s really sick mateвЂ™.

SheвЂ™ll be apples вЂ“ Everything will be alright.

Root RatВ вЂ“ someone who enjoys sex (maybe a little too much).

Ripper вЂ“ вЂYou little ripperвЂ™ = ThatвЂ™s fantastic mate!.

Rack Off вЂ“ The less offensive way to tell someone to вЂF OffвЂ™!.

Piss UpВ вЂ“ a party, a get together and in Australia вЂ“ most social occasions.

Outback вЂ“ The interior of Australia,В вЂњTheВ OutbackвЂќ is more remote than those areas named вЂњthe bushвЂќ.

No WuckaвЂ™s вЂ“ A truly Aussie way to say вЂno worriesвЂ™.

Mongrel вЂ“ Someone whoвЂ™s a bit of a dick.

If youвЂ™re from England, finding a department within a shop called Manchester could seriously confuse you.

Larrikin вЂ“ Someone whoвЂ™s always up for a laugh, bit of a harmless prankster.

Hoon вЂ“ Hooligan (normally driving badly!).

GoonВ is a cheap, boxed wine that will inevitably become an integral part of your Australian backpacking experience.

GoonВ вЂ“ the best invention ever produced by mankind.

Going offВ вЂ“ busy, lots of people / angry person вЂњheвЂ™s going offвЂќ.

Gnarly вЂ“ awesome вЂ“ often used by surfers.

Galah вЂ“ an Australian cockatoo with a reputation for not being bright, hence a galah is also a stupid person.

Furphy вЂ“ rumours or stories that are improbable or absurd.

F*ck Me DeadВ вЂ“ thatвЂ™s unfortunate, that surprises me.

Flat out вЂ“ Really busy вЂ“ вЂњFlat out like a lizard drinkingвЂќ вЂ“ As busy as a bee.

Fair DinkumВ вЂ“ вЂFair Dinkum?вЂ™ вЂ¦ вЂFair Dinkum!вЂ™ = Honestly? вЂ¦ Yeah honestly!.

EskyВ вЂ“ An insulated container that keeps things cold (usually beers).Drongo вЂ“ a Fool, вЂDonвЂ™t be a drongo mateвЂ™.Dardy вЂ“ meaning вЂњcoolвЂќ, is used amongst South West Australian Aboriginal peoples and has also been adopted by non-indigenous teens.вЂTracky daksвЂ™ = sweatpants (tracksuit pants) Dag вЂ“ Someone whoвЂ™s a bit of a nerd or geek.If someone calls you the вЂњCвЂќ word in Australia (and you havenвЂ™t done anything to make them angry), then breathe a sigh of reliefвЂ¦ it means you have entered the mate zone. C*nt, the вЂњCвЂќ wordВ вЂ“ Used when exchanging pleasantries between close friends or family member.CrookВ вЂ“ Being ill or angry вЂDonвЂ™t go crook on me for getting crookвЂ™.

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Crack the shits вЂ“ Getting angry at someone or something.

Bush вЂ“ вЂњOut in the bushвЂќ вЂ“ вЂњheвЂ™s gone bushвЂќ In the countryside away from civilisation.

Buckleys Chance вЂ“ little chance ( BuckleyвЂ™s Chance Wiktionary).

Bottle-O вЂ“ Bottle Shop, basically a place to buy alcohol.

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Booze BusВ вЂ“ Police vehicle used to catch drunk drivers.

Or, if you like, just call your friends aВ boganВ when they are acting weird.

Bogan вЂ“В This word is used for people who are, well letвЂ™s say, rednecks.

Bludger вЂ“ Someone whoвЂ™s lazy, generally also who relies on others (when itвЂ™s someone who relies on the state theyвЂ™re often called a вЂdole bludgerвЂ™).

BillyВ вЂ“ Teapot (In the Outback on the fire).

Beauty! вЂ“ Great! Most often exclaimed as вЂњYou BeautyвЂќ.

вЂBruce bailedвЂ™ = Bruce isnвЂ™t going to turn up.

Aussie SaluteВ вЂ“ Wave to scare the flies.

ArvoВ вЂ“ Afternoon ( SвЂ™Arvo вЂ“ this afternoon!).

Accadacca вЂ“ How Aussies refer to Australian band ACDC.