Emma Chizzit
When an Aussie says, “Emma Chizzit” what she really is saying is, “How much is it?”
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Aussies outback, have a lot of their own local terms and usages that are quite amusing and often surprising too. But for an Aussie, they are just plain normal regular common daily expressions, nothing to be amused or surprised about. Some of these are casual shortened forms of the original word or phrase. By the way, a few of these expressions are also used in New Zealand as well.
Here are some of these interesting Aussie expressions, for what its worth:
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- Aerial Ping Pong = Australian Rules Football
- Aggie line = French drain
- Aggro = Describes someone or something aggressive or aggression.
- Ankle biters = Little children
- Arvo = Afternoon
- Avo = Short for avocado
- Backpacker = Young, foreign tourist visiting Australia. Often backpackers walk around with their backpack on their back, making them even more obvious.
- Banger = Sausage
- Barby = Or barbie; Grill or Barbecue grill {short for barbecue}
- Bathers = Swimming suit
- Bench = {Or “benchtop”} Counter or countertop, especially in the kitchen
- “Big night” = A very good time out with friends for the evening. Can even involve heavy partying all night long {sometimes with lots of drugs and/or alcohol], depending on who’s talking.
- Bikie = Someone who rides a Harley Davidson, but most commonly used to describe the member of a bikie gang.
- Bikkie = Cookie {short for biscuit}
- Bloody = An adjective, used as an intensive: “Serves you bloody right.”
- “Bloody oath” = An expression used to stress a point or an opinion: “Are you going to talk to him about the mess he made?” “Bloody oath I am!”
- Blow in = Someone who is uninvited {eg at a party or someone who’s from out of town surfing}
- Boardies = Slang for boardshorts, worn by surfers.
- Bonnet = Hood {engine end} of a car.
- Booger = Boogie/body boarder. Also called “sponger”.
- Bottle-o = A liquor store {short for what Australians call a bottle shop; also the name of one of the bottle shops}
- Bowls = Lawn bowling
- Brekkie = Breakfast; Also spelled brekky or breaky
- Brisvegas = Nickname for Brisbane, Queensland
- Brolly = Umbrella
- Bub = Baby
- Bucks = A bachelor party; The buck is the groom-to-be.
- Budgy smuggler = {Also: Budgie smuggler} Nickname for Speedo swimming trunks for men. Also called “ballhuggers”.
- Bush = Foresty-area.
- Bushie = Somebody who lives in the bush
- Canadian passport = A mullet hairstyle
- Cheeky = Saucy; bold; smart-alecky
- Chippy = Carpenter
- Chook = Chicken
- Chrissy = Christmas
- “Chuck a sickie” = Call in sick to work for a day off.
- Cleanskin = An unlabelled bottle of wine which usually costs a lot less.
- Coathanger = The Sydney Harbour Bridge
- “Couldn’t be bothered” = Something Aussies say when they don’t want to do something: “I couldn’t be bothered going to the supermarket today.”
- Cozzie = Swimming suit
- Cracker = Something that’s great, like the best bargain for the day being the “cracker of the day.”
- Crook = Ill or sick
- Cubby house = Outdoor playhouse for children {or: cubby}
- Cup Day = The day everyone watches the Melbourne Cup.
- Cuppa = A hot beverage “Why don’t you come on over and we’ll talk about it over a cuppa?”
- Dag = Someone who doesn’t dress well and/or has unrefined manners.
- Dead horse = Tomato sauce
- Dear = Expensive
- Defo = Short for “definitely”
- Docket = Receipt or bill
- Dog’s breakfast = A mess
- Dog’s eye = Meat pie
- Doona = Duvet {down- or fiber-filled quilt; comforter}
- Dummy = Pacifier {for a baby}
- Dunny = Toilet {outdoors}
- EFTPOS = Electronic Funds Transfer at Point of Sale. This is called “direct debit” in America.
- Esky = Ice cooler {some Americans call it an Igloo cooler}
- Exy = Expensive
- Fair dinkum = I haven’t yet heard this. If you do hear it, it means true or genuine.
- Fairy floss = Cotton candy
- Fanny = Slang for the vagina. In North America, this is an old way to say “butt.”
- Feral = Someone who lives like they’re living out in the wild.
- Flanno = Flannel
- Flat out = Some Aussies say “Flat out like a lizard drinking” to describe how supposedly busy they are.
- Flat white = Coffee with milk or cream.
- Fly screen = Window screen
- Footy = Australian rules football {the use of this varies in each region of Australian}
- Fussed = Bothered. “I just couldn’t be fussed calling him back last night.”
- “Get stuffed” = Piss off; get lost; go away.
- “Going off” = Something that’s going extremely well {eg the surf or a party}. “I’m glad I woke up early for a surf because the surf was really going off this morning.”
- Good on ya = Great job or well done.
- Grannie flat = A separate living accommodation, usually attached to the home or in a separate building in the back of the home.
- Grommet = Someone who is new to surfing {usually a child}.
- Hard yakka = Hard work.
- Heaps = A lot. “Thanks heaps!”
- Hens = A bachelorette party; The hen is the bride-to-be.
- Herb = Means the same thing, but Aussies pronounce the h with it. “Herb” is also used in place of marijuana, in conversation.
- “How ya going?” = “How are you doing?” Very common to hear Aussies greeting each other this way. Also means someone is odd: “See that guy talking to that tree over there? He’s a bit how ya going.”
- Hungry Jack’s = Burger King
- Joey = A baby kangaroo or the name for any baby marsupial, including koalas and wombats.
- Jumper = A pullover sweater
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