Australians use a couple of other colloquial words for a hen’s egg. The Australian English word googie or goog is an informal term that dates from the 1880s. It derives from British dialect goggy, a child’s word for an egg. A closer parallel to the jocular bum nut, however, is the word cackleberry.
Why do Aussies call eggs Googs?
In Australian English a goog is an egg. It is an abbreviation of the British dialect word goggy ‘a child’s name for an egg’, retained in Scotland as goggie. The phrase is a variation of an earlier British phrase in the same sense: full as a tick, recorded from the late 17th century.
Why do Aussies say hooroo?
Etymology. From 1700s British hooray or hurray, which was also used in Australia to mean goodbye.
What do Aussies call chickens?
chook. A domestic fowl; a chicken. Chook comes from British dialect chuck(y) ‘a chicken; a fowl’ which is a variant of chick. Chook is the common term for the live bird, although chook raffles, held in Australian clubs and pubs, have ready-to-cook chooks as prizes.
What is Aussie slang for food?
that Australians use for food.
What is the most Australian thing to say?
Australian slang: 33 phrases to help you talk like an Aussie
- Wrap your laughing gear ’round that.
- Dog’s breakfast.
- Tell him he’s dreaming.
- A few stubbies short of a six-pack.
- What’s the John Dory?
- Have a Captain Cook.
- No worries, mate, she’ll be right.
- Fair go, mate. Fair suck of the sauce bottle.
Why do Aussies call redheads Bluey?
Irish immigrants arriving in Australia looking for labour gained a reputation as heavy drinkers and fighters, with ‘blue’ being local slang for a fight. The term evolved to come to mean a redheaded Irishman.
What do Australians call beer?
amber fluid
But the Australian slang for beer is amber fluid. Some states call it a pint and at others, it is a schooner.
What do Aussies call kangaroos?
A female kangaroo is known as a ‘flyer’ or a ‘doe’ and a male kangaroo a ‘buck’ or a ‘boomer’ (hence the nickname of the Australian men’s basketball team, the Boomers). They live in social groups called mobs.
What should you not say in Australia?
It is considered impolite to ask a direct question about a person’s salary or wealth. Inquiring about someone’s weight or age is also highly inappropriate in many situations. Spitting in public is rude. If there is a line for something, always queue and wait for your turn.
What do Australians call cows?
Cracker – “ “Cracker” is the term we use for a heifer or cow that is very high in conformation whereas in North America a cracker is a thin, crisp wafer often eaten with cheese or other savory toppings.”
What do they call breakfast in Australia?
brekkie
brekkie – breakfast
Although it sounds like breakfast for kids, brekkie is the Australian meal everyone has in the morning.
What do Australians call old people?
The chook form emerged about 1900 and has outlasted the others. In another sense, it’s actually an English word, one that was taken to Australia and New Zealand by emigrants. Back in the sixteenth century chuck was a familiar endearment.
What do Australian call sweets?
Lollies
Lollies is the Australian word for sweets or candy.
What do Australians call potatoes?
Aussie Slang
| Phrase/term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Spewin’ | not happy |
| Spud | a potato |
| Spunk | a good looking person of either sex |
| Sucked in | to be conned or tricked into something |
What do Australians call icecream?
Icy-pole
Icy-pole: Ice cream or popsicle. Jumper: Sweater—but can be both knit or jersey.
How do Aussies say goodbye?
Catch you later is an Australian slang form of saying ‘goodbye’. A: Anyway, it’s time for me to go home. Catch you later. If you do happen to talk to an Australian they may ask you if you are fair dinkum.
Why do Australians say funny?
The dunny was originally any outside toilet. In cities and towns the pan-type dunny was emptied by the dunny man, who came round regularly with his dunny cart. Dunny can now be used for any toilet. The word comes from British dialect dunnekin meaning an ‘earth closet, (outside) privy’ from dung + ken ‘house’.
What do Australians call themselves?
Aussie is Australian slang for Australian, both the adjective and the noun, and less commonly, Australia.
What does dipstick mean in Australia?
Dipstick: an insulting term which translates to an idiot. Divvy van: believe it or not, this what Australians call a police vehicle used for transporting criminals. Dog’s breakfast: if something is a dog’s breakfast, it’s very messy.
Is Ranga an Australian word?
‘Ranga’, the Aussie slang term for a red-haired person, is now officially part of the Australian dictionary as one of 6000 new words introduced on Tuesday.