There are, as one might suspect, dictionaries of Aussie Slang, but the following are words that I've actually heard used here in the 10 days or so we've been here.
No worries: You're welcome. (Most often heard in shops after I've thanked them for serving me.)
Fair Dinkum: Real. Honest. Genuine. (I've heard this most often as a question meaning "really?")
Grog: Alcohol. (Again, not exclusive to the Australians, but it brought a smile to my face when my taxi driver used it if only because it has been such a long time since I last heard it.)
G'day mate: Does this really need a definition. Is this used anywhere else in the world?
Dunny: Toilet. (Definitely the toilet and not a bathroom with a bath in it. The Australians definitely get that - separating, in speech, the toilet from the bathroom - from the British. In both cases, it comes from the days when toilets were outside.)
Posted by Joe at July 21, 2003 10:59 AMAnd let's not forget: no wucks!
Posted by: DJ at July 22, 2003 06:48 AMCan't find it in the on-line dictionary I linked to. Maybe you could provide a definition for my two readers. ;+)
Posted by: Joe at July 22, 2003 08:25 AMSorry, missed the follow-up on this one. I did indeed learn this from an Ozzie!
No f*ing worries ->
No wucking furries ->
No wucks!
Posted by: DJ at September 20, 2003 01:39 AM