Here you will find words which have different meanings or are spelled differently in British and Australian English. This list is not complete. |
| British English - Australian English | ||||
| Australian English - British English |
| Australian English | British English |
|---|---|
| A | |
| a good lurk | a way of getting something for nothing |
| ace | excellent |
| aggro | aggressive |
| Alf | stupid person |
| amber (fluid) | beer |
| arvo | afternoon |
| Aussie, Strine | Australian |
| B | |
| back of beyond | far away in the outback |
| back of bourke | Middle of nowhere |
| bathers | swiming costume |
| beef road | road for trucking cattle by road trains |
| Belt up. | Shut up. |
| berko | angry |
| Bickie | biscuit |
| billabong | waterhole |
| Billie | tea kettle |
| bonkers | crazy |
| booze | alcohol |
| Bottle Shop | Liquor Shop |
| bushranger | criminal |
| C | |
| carpet pad | underlay |
| chalkie | teacher |
| chokkie | chocolate |
| chook | chicken |
| Chrissie | Christmas |
| comfort station | toilet |
| counter meal | pub meal |
| cut lunch | sandwiches |
| D | |
| daks, strides | trousers |
| dead horse (old) | tomato sauce |
| deli | Milk bar (South Wales) |
| digger | soldier |
| dill | idiot |
| donk | engine (car or boat) |
| drongo | worthless person |
| Duco | Car paint |
| dunny | lavatory (outdoor) |
| E | |
| earbush (old) | non-stop talk |
| F | |
| flake | shark meat |
| to fossick | to hunt for gemstones |
| G | |
| game | brave |
| to gander | to have a look |
| G'day mate. | Hi. |
| gibber (used in the west) | stony desert |
| to give it away | to give up |
| good oil | exact information |
| Good on ya! | Well done! |
| to grizzle | to whine |
| grog | alcohol |
| gum tree | Eucalyptus tree |
| gummy | a sheep which has lost all its teeth |
| H | |
| How are you going? | How are you? |
| J | |
| Jackaroo | trainee on a cattle farm |
| jocks | underpants (men) |
| jumbuck (mainly in songs) | sheep |
| K | |
| kelpie | sheepdog |
| kiwi, enzedder | New Zealander |
| L | |
| Lamington | sponge cake |
| larrikin | hooligan |
| lolly (in the country) | money |
| M | |
| mad as a cut snake | furious |
| middy, pot | beer glass (285 ml) |
| milko | milkman |
| mozzie | mosquito |
| N | |
| nana | banana |
| neddies | horses |
| never-never | remote desert country |
| num-nums (parent to kid talk) | tasty food |
| O | |
| oil | information |
| On ya! | Good on you! |
| P | |
| paddock | field |
| piffle | nonsense |
| pissed | drunk |
| plonk | cheap wine |
| pom | English person |
| postie | postman |
| prang | accident |
| R | |
| Reckon! | Absolutely! |
| ringer (in the country) | fast sheep shearer |
| Roo | kangaroo |
| S | |
| send 'er down Hughie | I hope it's going to rain. |
| she | it |
| she's apples | it's fine |
| Shove off. | Go away. |
| snag | sausage |
| station | farm |
| T | |
| tea | evening meal |
| tucker | food |
| V | |
| vegemite | vegetable extract (used for sandwiches) |
| vegies | vegetables |
| W | |
| wharfie | dockworker |
| woolgrower | sheepfarmer |
| Y | |
| Yank | American |
| you've got Buckley's | you haven't got a chance/hope in hell |
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