If you don’t know your Cark-it from your Cactus or your Goon from your Grundies, scroll down for a quick Australian Slang 101.
Avocado = Avo Kangaroo = Roo Mosquito = Mozzie etc.īut there is another string to the Aussie slang bow which features weird and wacky Australian slang words and phrases that are not so easy to translate/guess/understand. And if you want to join in, just remove the last few letters of a word and replace with a vowel sound (-a, -ie/y, -o). They have a reputation for shortening 90% of the words they use to create what is known as Australian Slang – I mean – where else in the world is McDonald’s (the world-renowned fast-food chain) called Maccas?!įor the most part, this shortening of words is pretty straightforward and easy to understand/translate. Australians are generally a very easy-going bunch, and this is often reflected in how they speak.
