After spending a month with Australians in a study abroad program, I have a better of idea what they’re saying. It’s not all Hemsworth Brothers and Crocodile Dundy, but at the same time, it’s hard to understand when they speak quickly.
Keen: to like something/ know
Hooroo: good bye
Ridgey Didge: real deal
Bogen: country hick/ redneck
Fangen: act of being hungry
Bugger: animal
Sprung: caught
**In some parts of the US, “sprung” is to free. “I was sprung from jail.”
Pash: French kissing
Galah: rude and loud
Clucky: wanting babies
Many Australian words and slang are just shortened of the original word.
Maccas: McDonalds
Brolly: Umbrella
Cuppa: cup of tea
Ledg: legend
Avo: avocado
Roos: Kangaroos
And because Australians use a lot of swear words, I have a few of them for you.
Fuckall: to do nothing
Shithouse: really bad
Shitcunt: playful version of dickhead, bloody idiot or pesky
Tit up/ ass over tit: fall over