Australian Slang

Wombat

100

Barbie (n)

a) A doll

b) A barbecue

c) A party

d) A beach

• b) A barbecue

200

Ambo (n)

a) A firefighter

b) A police officer

c) An ambulance officer

d) A doctor

c) An ambulance officer

300

Mozzie (n)

a) A fly

b) A mosquito

c) A bee

d) A butterfly

b) A mosquito

400

‘Strine (n)

a) Australian English

b) American English

c) British English

d) Canadian English

a) Australian English

500

Bogan (n)

a) A sophisticated person

b) A wealthy person

c) A redneck or unsophisticated person

d) A tourist

c) A redneck or unsophisticated person

Kangaroo

100

Snag (n)

a) A fish

b) A sausage

c) A net

d) A hook

b) A sausage

200

Preggo (adj)

a) Hungry

b) Tired

c) Pregnant

d) Happy

c) Pregnant

300

Cossie (n)

a) A hat

b) A swimsuit

c) A jacket

d) A pair of shoes

b) A swimsuit

400

Woop woop (n)

a) A city

b) A remote place

c) A beach

d) A helicopter

b) A remote place

500

Bludger (n)

a) A hardworking person

b) A lazy person

c) A student

d) A hammer

b) A lazy person

Tasmanian Devil

100

Hard yakka (n)

a) Easy work

b) Hard work

c) A type of dance

d) A game

b) Hard work

200

Troppo (adj)

a) Calm

b) Crazy

c) Sad

d) Excited

b) Crazy

300

Tucker (n)

a) Food

b) Money

c) Clothes

d) Water

a) Food

400

Chalkie (n)

a) A carpenter

b) A teacher

c) A bricklayer

d) A janitor

b) A teacher

500

Chook (n)

a) An elderly person

b) A cat

c) A chicken

d) A cow

c) A chicken

Koala

100

Drongo (n)

a) A smart person

b) A foolish person

c) A bird

d) A tool

b) A foolish person

200

Macca’s (n)

a) A supermarket

b) A park

c) McDonald's

d) A school

c) McDonald's

300

Chuck a sickie (v)

a) To go to work

b) To take a day off work by pretending to be sick

c) To vomit

d) To eat

b) To take a day off work by pretending to be sick

400

Brekkie (n)

a) Dinner

b) Lunch

c) Breakfast

d) Snack

c) Breakfast

500

Fair dinkum (adj)

a) Fake

b) Genuine or real

c) Expensive

d) Cheap

b) Genuine or real

Echidna

100

Dunny (n)

a) A kitchen

b) A bedroom

c) A toilet

d) A living room

c) A toilet

200

Pommie (n)

a) An Australian person

b) A British person

c) An American person

d) A Canadian person

b) A British person

300

Whinge (v)

a) To laugh

b) To complain

c) To dance

d) To sing

b) To complain

400

Arvo (n)

a) Aardvark

b) Afternoon

c) Evening

d) Night

b) Afternoon

500

Servo (n)

a) A servant

b) A service station or gas station

c) A waiter

d) A hospital

b) A service station or gas station