AUSTRALIANS OFTEN ABBREVIATE WORDS AND THEN ADD AN ‘O’ OR ‘IE’ ON THE END.

• G’day – an informal and traditional Australian greeting (shortened form of “Good day”);
• Mate – an informal friendly way of referring to someone.
• Fortnight – this term describes a period of two weeks.
• Barbecue, BBQ or barbie – outdoor cooking, usually of meat or seafood over a grill or hotplate using gas or coals.
• Cuppa – a cup of tea or coffee
• ‘Drop by this arvo for a cuppa’ means please come and visit this afternoon for a cup of tea or coffee.
• Fair dinkum – honest, the truth
• Chook – means a chicken
• Flat out – to be very busy
• Got to hit the frog & toad – means I am leaving or going to hit the road
• Bloke – a man. Sometimes if you ask for help, you may get be told to ‘see that bloke over there’
• Sheila – a woman
• How ya goin? – ‘How are you going?’ – means how are you, or how do you do?
• Biro – means pen
• Dead Horse – means pass me the sauce
• Dog & Bone – means the phone
• Sandshoe – means running shoes
• Budgie smugglers – short bathers
• Noah Arc – shark