Thread:Snowdog67/@comment-31677686-20170813020516/@comment-30092376-20180322060817

And to continue in the same vein, we shorten EVERYTHING!

Aussie...Australian

Arvo...afternoon

Bickie...biscuit like a cookie

Brekky...breakfast

Maccas...McDonalds

Servo...service station which is a petrol station

Mozzie...mosquito

Barbie...barbecue

Brolly...umbrella

Chook...chicken

Sanga...sandwich

Snag...sausage

Ciggy...cigarette

Preggo...pregnant

Tradie...a person who has a trade like plumber etc

Sparkie...an electrician

Chippy...a carpenter or someone who works with wood

Some other uniquely Aussie words:

Esky...a cooler type, insulated, portable box for keeping food and drinks cold

Thongs...foot wear like flip flops

Daks...trousers

Trakky daks...tracksuit pants or sweat pants

Bludger...a lazy person

Drongo...Someone who is a bit of a fool or acting foolish

Bogan...someone acting a bit weird, similar to redneck used in a derogatory way

Dag...some who is being silly, or a nerdy type person

Clucky...someone feeling maternal or wanting children

Copper...police officer (a derogatory term is also pigs)

Booze bus...a bus used by police for random breath testing to ascertain alcohol levels on the breath

Dunny or loo...toilet

Boot...storage space in the back of a sedan, like a trunk

Smoko...a break, like a tea break

Fair dinkum...true or the real thing

Bloody...very

Stubby...small bottle of beer approx 375ml unless you are in the Northern Territory, their stubbies are over 1 Liter, or a brand of short legged shorts for men

6 pack...pack of 6 cans or stubbies of beer

Slab...24 pack carton of beer, usually cans but can be stubbies as well

Vegemite...a yeast spread, best served sparingly on toast with lots of butter

Wow I knew we had a lot of unique words, but you don't realise how many until you start writing them down.