Australian Term

American Equivalent

Thongs

Flip Flops

BBQ

Grill

Brekkie

Breakfast

Arvo

Afternoon

Serviettes

Napkins

Snags

Sausages

Prawns

Shrimp

Bloke

Male

Sheila

Female

Burl

Whirl

Cuppa

Cup of Coffee or Tea

Chockers

Full

Fair Dinkum

Genuine

Dunny

Toilet

Eskie

Cooler

Footpath

Sidewalk

Full stop

Period

Rubber

Eraser

Full on

Intense

Grog

Booze

G’day

Hello

Jumper

Sweater

Mate

Friend

Mozzie

Mosquito

Tomato Sauce

Ketchup

Trackie Daks

Sweat pants

Uni

University

Whinger

Whiner

Yobbo

Uncultured Australian

Aussie Expression

American Translation

You Beauty

Expression of approval

Ankle Biter

Small child or toddler

Booze Bus

A police vehicle equipped with a mobile breathalyzer

Coo-ee

A way of getting someone’s attention

Ya Hoon

You’re acting reckless

Good on ya

Good for you

Luck out

Sweet out of luck

The Outback

Remote and usually semi-arid interior of Australia

Australian Classics

Tim Tam

Chocolate cookie with chocolate cream center, coated in milk chocolate

Vegemite

Sandwich spread created from yeast. High in Vitamin B1

Akubra

Hat worn by cattle farmers or in rural communities

Uggs

Slippers lined with wool

Lamingtons

Angel Food Cake Squares coated in Chocolate & Coconut

Meat Pie

Hand-sized pot pies containing diced meat and gravy

Pastie

Meat and vegetables wrapped in a crust, served in the shape of a crescent.

Sausage Roll

Sausage-meat wrapped in puff pastry, served in the shape of a burrito