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It is because of God's grace and for His glory that I "live and move and have my being."

I am currently back in Indiana, studying English Education at Purdue University, far from the home I've come to know and love in Victoria, Australia

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Monday, May 01, 2006

The Way of the Aussies

The following are Australian phrases and words (and their meanings):


• G'day! - Hello (duh)
• How are you going? - How are you? ("Uhh...I'm going with my feet...")
• Would you like a cuppa? - Would you like tea or coffee? ("A cup of what??")
• Good on ya! - Good for you, well done ("Hey! That shirt looks good on ya!")
• Bob's your uncle - Everything's okay ("Umm...actually he's not.")
• She's alright - It's okay
• Barbie - Grill
• Uni - College (University)
• Footie - Aussie's rules football
• Mossie - Mosquito
• Brallie - Umbrella
• Tellie - T.V.
• Dunnie, Long Drop, Thunder Box, Loo, Outhouse - Toilet (The first thing Casey and Matt taught us)
• No worries - You're welcome
• Fringe - Bangs
• The Tip - The Dump
• Tiptruck - Dumptruck
• Boot - Trunk of car
• Bonnet - Hood of car
• Please call again - Please come again
• Fortnight - 2 weeks time (I've only ever read that in Jane Austen books.)
• Heaps - A lot
• Fatigue - Tiredness (Okay, so we know what that means, but no one ever says it!)
• Ta - Thank-you
• Tomatoe sauce* - Ketchup
• Mackers - McDonalds (Mickey D's - they love saying that since we introduced it to them!)
• Wish-ta-shear - Worchestershire Sauce (Kind of hard to explain...)
• Colour, Flavour, Mould, Tyre, Aluminium - They can't spell
• Overtaking - Passing another car ("Sounds like something you'd do in wrestling!")
• Road planting - Road construction ("They're planting a road!")
• Lounge - Living room
• Trolley - Shopping cart
• Fillet (prounouncing the "et" instead of the "a" sound)
• Lawr, Idear, Sawr, Mariar, Normar (Unconciously putting an "r" at the end of words)
• Trousers - Pants
• Knickers - girl underwear
• Jocks - Guy underwear (haha, getting a little personal here...)
• Hoover - Vaccum
• Bowl of Wheat Bix - Bowl of cereal (It's a popular Aussie cereal)
• Brekky - Breakfast
• Morning Tea, Afternoon Tea (after lunch) - snack
• Tea - Dinner
• Supper - Finger food (We had all these ^ meals every day at Dixon's Creek. SIX meals!)
• Torch - Flashlight
• Winge - Whine, complain
• Sook - Wuss (Ellen - new word for ya!)
• Dummy - Baby pacifier
• Spit the dummy - Getting mad
• Nappy - Diaper
• Serviette - Dinner napkin
• Pram - Baby stroller
• Cuttlery - Silverwear
• Notes - Bills (money)
• Splade - Spork (spoon and fork mixed)
• Cheers - Thank-you
• Caravan - Camper
• Zed - The last letter in the alphabet ("...W, X,Y, and Zed...")
• Give 'em a fright - Scare them
• Runners - Sneakers, tennis shoes
• Gum boots - Rubber boots
• Beach shoes, Sand shoes - Water shoes
• Tap - Faucet
• Give 'em a ring - Call them on the phone
• Wardrobe - closet
• Far out - Weird
• Bench - Counter
• Sport - Sports
• Maths - Math
• Shops - Store (They say "Go to the shops" instead of "Go to the store".)
• Rice Bubbles - Rice Crispies
• I'll shout - I'll cover the bill, I'll pay for it ("But I'm not shouting!")
• Having wind - Burping, belching
• Fairdinkum - Real, genuine
• Shilea - Girl in general
• Bloke - Guy in general
• Mate - Friend (Guys usually only call their friends that)
• Cobber - Friend (Girls " " )
• Duna - Blanket
• Cot - Baby crib
• Stretcher - Cot
• Love hearts - The kind of heart you draw ("Heart" is actual thing)
• Be good - Goodbye
• See you's later - see you all (ya'll) later

Thanks to Mom, Maria, Tamara, Jackie, Casey, Matthew, Alistar, and all of those other wonderful Australians out there for the inspiration and help. There may be more coming if we think of any more, hear more, or remember some we forgot to put. Enjoy! Introduce the other side of the world to some of this delightful Aussie lingo!

Song of the post ~"Storm" by Lifehouse

Thanks to Benjamin Jones for this song!!!

*Okay I just have to tell this story. My dad went to Hungry Jacks (aka Burger King) and asked for "ketchup". The lady looked at him strangely and he rephrased it. "Tomatoe sauce." So she handed him a package of Heinz ketchup!

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