The Unmapped Life

I have been working on perfecting my Australian accent over the last month. I am getting better and even had a bartender in a pub tell me I had an Australian accent. This has been an activity I have been working on from my early days of enjoying many late night Crocodile Hunter marathons. Cricky!

Here is a list of our favorite words and phrases we have picked up on our Australian travels. Remember when using them to embrace your inner Paul Hogan.

Boot - in Australia this is what they call the trunk of the car.
Good on ya - meaning well done, good for you.
How ya going? - one of my favorites, the translation is how are you doing?
Good as gold - this would translate to “that is classic.”
No worries - this has gained increasing popularity in the US over the years but is claimed by Australia. The translation is don’t worry about it.
Brekky - breakfast in Australia.
Take the piss out of someone - this is to make fun of your mate.
Budgie smugglers - a speedo swimsuit.
Bogan - redneck without guns.
Bush - dry wilderness.
Woop Woop - out in the bush. “It is out in the woop woop.”
Esky - ice cooler.
Bugger/Stuffed up - this means you missed up.
Hey - they use this instead of “what”, when something isn’t heard.
Bikkie - cookie or biscuit.
Smoko - morning tea.
Arbo - afternoon.
Winger(winja) - complainer.
Rangar - this one is a little mean but I am told pretty common. It refers to a red head like a orangoutang.
Pisser - to get drunk.
Tracky Dacs - sweat pants.
Thongs/pluggers/jandels - flip flops.
Ta - thanks.
Jumper - sweater.
Singlet - tank top.
Crook - feeling sick.
Heaps - this is the most common and we have started using it quite a bit. You substitute heaps for a lot. For instance, Annie and I are spending heaps of money on this trip.

We have many others but we are trying to keep things PG rated. We hope you enjoy and incorporate a few into your daily conversations.