bathers -> swimsuits
Bogans -> Australian hicks
bush tucker -> food from the bush (edible plants, etc.)
Chemist -> Pharmacist
chips -> fries (but potato chips are also chips)
crack on -> come onto, hit on
cuppa -> cup of tea
Esky -> travel cooler
fairy floss -> cotton candy
footy -> Australian Rules Football League (AFL)
fringe -> bangs (hair)gas -> propanegoon -> terrible cheap wine in a 1-2L box
heaps -> lots
hotel -> pub
How you going? -> How are you doing?
I reckon... -> I believe/think/feel...
ice block -> popsicle
jug -> pitcher
keen -> eager
kindie -> kindergarten
lollies -> candies
Macca's -> McD's
mate -> friend (everyone knows this, but yes, it is actually used all the time)
mozzie -> mosquito
op shop -> thrift shop/second-hand store
petrol -> gas
push bike -> bicycle
rock up -> show up, arrive
school -> high school
She'll be right -> It'll be alright
singlet -> tanktop, sleevless cotton undershirt (similar to a wifebeater, but not necessarily
ribbed)
slab -> a two-four of beer/cider/etc.
sunnies -> sunglasses
surf life saver -> lifeguard
swag -> rolled up bedding, usually a foam mattress, sleeping bag, and pillow, in a single
person canvas tent/bag for camping, though also extensively used as a spare bed when
staying over at a friend's
tea -> dinner
thongs -> flip flopstorch -> flashlight
tomato sauce -> ketchup
uni -> university
Ute (you-te) -> Utility vehicle, pickup truck
yiros -> shawarma
your/my shout -> your/my treat, turn to buy
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