How to Speak Like an Aussie

You know you love us... we mad folk from the land down under. And I fair dinkum reckon we have the best slang in the world. So whether you’re throwing some snags on the barbie or taking a dump on the dunnie or grabbing some grog from the bottle-o, here’s some Aussie slang you can use in your everyday convos. Enjoy!

Servo - service station. “Just got to stop at the servo to fill up.”

Piker - someone who leaves parties early. “Fuckin‘ Mitch, ay. What a piker.”

Sanger - sandwich. “What’s for lunch, mate?” “Vegemite sanger, mate.”

Bogan - Aussie version of redneck. “Hahahaha yeh he’s a fuckin bogan ay. Sick cunt.”

Ocker - unsophisticated individual. “You bloody ocker. Dontcha know anything?”

Grundies - underwear. “Yeh nah I’m decent. I’m just in my grundies ay.“

Bush hanky- when you clear your nose by holding one nostril closed and blowing the mucus out onto the ground from the other nostril. “You got a tissue?” “For fucks sake, mate. Just bush hanky it!”

Cactus - dead. “Yeh nah she’s cactus, mate.”

Chunder - vomit. “Did ya see Shaza chunder last night?”

Fair dinkum - genuine. “Yeh nah I’m fair dinkum, mate!”