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Although English is the main language spoken you may notice a few unique Australian Words the following are some examples: AFL Aussie Rules Football Allotment Block of Land Suitable for Building a house. Arvo Afternoon Back of Bourke Back of Beyond Beanie Woolly Hat Bottle Shop Off Licence - they even have drive through! Bug Saltwater Crayfish type sea creature - edible. BYO Bring Your Own - like wine in a restaurant Cane Toad Queensland Person Capsicum Peppers (Red, Green, Yellow) Chips Crisps Chook Chicken Cockroach NSW Person Cocky Cockroach Compo Compensation Cotcase Hopeless Crook Sick Dam Pond or Reservoir Derro Tramp Dob To drop someone in it/tell on someone Doona Duvet Drapes Curtains Duco Paintwork (Cars etc) Eggplant Aubergine Esky Portable cool box Family Room Informal Living Area Fire Plug Fire Hydrant Flake Shark Meat - Usually the Fish in Fish and Chips. Footy All Types of Oval Ball Sports - Mainly Aussie Rules Freeway/Highway Motorway/Dual Carriage Way Galah Idiot or beautiful grey and pink parrot Garbo Dustman How're y' going? How are you? Icy Pole Ice Lolly Intersection Road Junction Interstate Move from one state to another Laundry Utility Room Lay-by Put a deposit on an article in shops etc. Lollies Sweets Lounge Three Piece Suite Low Set/Low Rise House Single Storey House - Bungalow Manchester Linens Medico Doctor Never never Remote Outback NFL Rugby League Odometer Mileometer/trip meter Oval Sports Field Overseas Going Abroad Pants Trousers Premier Head of an Australian State Prime Minister Head of the Federal Government Queenslander House Wooden house on stilts - older style Queensland House Rego Car Registration Road Train Large Lorry with several trailers - usually covering long distance Runners Trainers (Shoes) Salvo Salvation Army Semi Articulated Lorry Singlet Vest Top Smoke-o Tea Break Snag Sausage Soccer Football State of Origin Rugby League match between Queensland and New South Wales - like an old firm match in the UK Station Wagon Estate Car Stubby Small bottle of bear Stubby Holder Place Cans or Bottles into it to keep them cool while drinking. Thongs Flip Flops Tinny/Tins Cans of Beers Togs Swimming Costume UBD/Refidex Street Map (Like A to Z) Unit Attached Property - terraced or semi-detached including linked attached. Ute Utility Truck/Single or Twin Cab Truck Work Back Work Overtime Yabbie Freshwater Crayfish Zucchini Courgettes If in doubt just shorten the word and add an "O" or a "Y/IE" For Example Vegetables becomes Vegies or Ambulance Drivers becomes Ambo.
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