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No Worries!
Think it might be tricky
understanding Australian? Here’s a handy guide to some words and phrases you
might hear teens and others use. But remember, it’s often just a word here and
there, not a constant stream of unfamiliar language.
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Australian
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American
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Good on ya!
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Well done, good for you!
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No worries, no problems
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That’s okay, You’re welcome, It’s
no big deal
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Tomato sauce
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Ketchup
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Sand shoes
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Sneakers
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Capsicum
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Green pepper
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Rock melon
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Cantaloupe
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Bush walkers
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People out hiking
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Lemonade
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Sprite, 7-Up
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Bush bashing
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Four-wheeling
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G’day
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Hello
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She’ll be right, mate
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Everything will work out fine
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Bin
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Trash can, garbage can
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Mossies (say "mozzies")
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Mosquitoes
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Woop woop
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Out in the sticks, in the
boondocks
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Sunbaking
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Sunbathing
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Panel beaters
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Auto body shop
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Chook
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Chicken
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Bush tucker
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Edible wild plants and insects
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Aussie (say "Ozzie")
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An Australian
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Sloppy Joe
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Sweatshirt
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Dummy
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Baby’s pacifier
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Spit the Dummy
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Gets upset
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Chuck a wobbly
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Throw a tantrum
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Stiff bikkies
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Tough cookies (tough luck)
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Barrack
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To cheer for a team
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Stubbies
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Shorts (especially football
shorts)
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Footy
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Aussie-rules football, rugby
union, rugby league, or soccer
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