Australianism
Outback linguistic quirk
An Australianism is a word, phrase, or expression characteristic of Australian English.
Terms like arvo (afternoon), bogan (uncultured person), and she'll be right (it'll be fine) are Australianisms.
The word also applies to distinctly Australian customs, attitudes, or cultural traits.
Australian ideal of loyalty
- fair goJust opportunity for all
- tall poppyConspicuous success resented
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
- bushMulti-stemmed woody plant
barbecue · ANZAC · digger · thongs · ute · footy · cricket · meat pie
Devotion to one's country
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
- boganUncultured Aussie type
- battlerOne who struggles on
- jackarooTrainee on Australian station
drover · stockman · shearer · cobber · bloke · sheila · true blue · dinky-di
Informal in-group vocabulary
- colloquialismCasual conversational expression
- idiomFixed phrase, opaque meaning
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
phrase · terminology · lingo · dialect · parlance · vocabulary · lexicon · diminutive
mateship
Australian ideal of loyalty
- fair goJust opportunity for all
- tall poppyConspicuous success resented
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
bush · barbecue · ANZAC · digger · thongs · ute · footy · cricket · meat pie · lamington
nationalism
Devotion to one's country
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
- boganUncultured Aussie type
- battlerOne who struggles on
jackaroo · drover · stockman · shearer · cobber · bloke · sheila · true blue · dinky-di · down under
slang
Informal in-group vocabulary
- colloquialismCasual conversational expression
- idiomFixed phrase, opaque meaning
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
expression · phrase · terminology · lingo · dialect · parlance · vocabulary · lexicon · diminutive · rhyming slang
AustralianismBritishism
UK-specific vocabulary term
British English · Americanism · American English · Queen's English · Canadianism