Aussie slang
Australian informal speech
Aussie slang refers to the informal vocabulary and expressions characteristic of Australian English.
It features heavy use of diminutives and abbreviations: arvo (afternoon), servo (service station), barbie (barbecue), brekkie (breakfast).
The style tends toward irreverent humor and understatement.
He's fluent in Aussie slang after a year in Melbourne.
- fair dinkumAustralian term for genuine
- dead setUtterly determined
- chookAustralian term for chicken
- no worriesCasual dismissal of concern
- she'll be rightAustralian reassurance phrase
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