The language you use and the clothes you wear are two of the most immediately obvious and recognizable things about your identity. Those two things can very often meet somewhere in the middle, then, and thus arises tons of different slang terms for different items … Read more
Police are always an interlinked part of any community. It’s not surprising that any given language usually has a fairly wide variety of slang terms by which to refer to the police. This is just as true in Australia as it is anywhere else. There … Read more
There are a few specific Australian slang terms for boyfriend. One common one is to call them a wombat, or sometimes a possum. You may also hear “my fella”. Other than that, though, they mostly share their slang terms with other English slang, including terms … Read more
Australians have a real way with slang that’s unmatched on the international scale. No one does it like the Aussies, it’s really that simple—and when it comes to terms of endearment, they really come into a league of their own. They have a ton of … Read more
In Australia, toilets are colloquially referred to as the dunny. This is by far the most common term used to refer to the toilet in Australian slang, understood across the country. You’ll also hear broader English language slang terms for toilet, such as loo or … Read more