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Australian Translation

Maybe it's the accent or maybe it's just the word choice.

S. Johnson
Jul 29, 2017
University of Wisconsin-Superior
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Australian Translation
Odyssey Online

After spending a month with Australians in a study abroad program, I have a better of idea what they’re saying. It’s not all Hemsworth Brothers and Crocodile Dundy, but at the same time, it’s hard to understand when they speak quickly.

Keen: to like something/ know

Hooroo: good bye

Ridgey Didge: real deal

Bogen: country hick/ redneck

Fangen: act of being hungry

Bugger: animal

Sprung: caught

**In some parts of the US, “sprung” is to free. “I was sprung from jail.”

Pash: French kissing

Galah: rude and loud

Clucky: wanting babies

Many Australian words and slang are just shortened of the original word.

Maccas: McDonalds

Brolly: Umbrella

Cuppa: cup of tea

Ledg: legend

Avo: avocado

Roos: Kangaroos

And because Australians use a lot of swear words, I have a few of them for you.

Fuckall: to do nothing

Shithouse: really bad

Shitcunt: playful version of dickhead, bloody idiot or pesky

Tit up/ ass over tit: fall over

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