Here you will find words which have different meanings or are spelled differently in British and Australian English. This list is not complete. Some words might be rarely used, some are old, others are used only in specific areas. |
| 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 | |
| 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) |
| 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 | |
| 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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