What was that?!

After being in Oz for exactly a month now, I thought it was about time to show a bit of the hilarious lingo that I encounter every day. Most of everyday life is alot the same but I am constantly asking people to repeat themselves. And they eat some strange stuff here too.... a burger with the lot (everything) usually comes with pineapple, beet root and an egg. Strange. But I hope this makes things a little easier to understand what the hell aussies are saying half the time.

g'day: hello

how ya going? : whats up? or how ya doing?

give way: yield

mate: buddy or friend

mozzies: mosquitoes

bonnet: car hood

peckish: hungry

woop woop: made up name for a small town (he lives in woop woop)

bloke: friend

figjam: f*ck i'm good, just ask me (nickname for pompus people)

bogen: think popped collar and white sunglasses or a figjam

ute: truck (utility vehicle)

cuppa: cup of tea

tea: supper (can also mean a cuppa)

never never: nickname for the Outback

knock off: quitting time

lippy: lipstick

rage: party ("rage on wayne. rage on garth.")

jumper: a sweater

corker: amazing (cricket might refer to a nice shot as a "corker of a shot")

boozer: a pub

mystery bag: a sausage

good onya: good for you

whacka or wanka: an idiot

greenie: hippie or environmentalist

vejjo: vegetarian

feral:  can also mean hippie

tucker: food

too right! : of course

sunnies: sun glasses

thingo: our equivalent of "thingamajig"

doovalacky: our equivalent of "whatchamacallit"

chips: fries

spewin' : angry

sheepshagger: New Zealander

earbashing: nagging

seppo: an American

rotten: drunk

piss: beer ("let's hit the piss")

grog: hard liquor

paddock: field with crop

lollies: candy

galah: fool or silly person

footy: Aussie rules football

raftie: someone in the navy

chunder: vomit

chewie: piece of gum

CP