1. Console Operator - Australian Idioms Flashcards
See ya this arvo.
arvo = afternoon
What’s for brekky?
brekky = breakfast
Can I have some avo?
avo = avocado
I’m going to get some booze.
booze = alcohol
That bloke.
bloke = male person
They’re going out bush.
out bush = camping
We need to buy them a Chrissie present.
Chrissie = Christmas
Let’s have a barbie.
barbie = barbecue
He’s a bit cranky today.
cranky = grumpy, angry, surly.
They’re feeling a bit crook.
crook = sick/unwell
Gotta go to the dunny.
dunny = toilet
Fair dinkum?
Fair dinkum = true, genuine.
Good onya mate.
Good onya = well done, good for you.
Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it.
knock it = criticise, doubt it
They knocked back my proposal.
knocked back = rejected, denied.
Bloody mozzies.
mozzie = mosquito
Engine’s cactus.
cactus = dead, not functioning.
You’re a galah.
galah = fool, silly person
There’s a joey in the pouch.
joey = baby kangaroo
No dramas mate.
drama = no problem, no worry, not a hassle.
I’m doing it to make an extra quid.
quid = money
Yeah it’s a little ripper.
ripper = great thing, brilliant, fantastic
I’ll take a sanga.
sanga = sandwich
She’ll be right.
She’ll be right = it will turn out okay, it will work out, everything will be okay
I’m shouting them lunch.
shout = buying them, paying for others
And a couple of snags too.
snag = sausage
I’ll have tea at their place.
tea = supper, dinner
It’s good tucker.
tucker = food
They’re at uni today.
uni = university
He’s having a whinge.
whinge = complain
With veggies please.
veggies = vegetables
Getting there is a piece of cake.
piece of cake = easy, effortless, achievable
They sell like hotcakes.
sell like hot cakes = popular, sell fast
Don’t upset the apple cart.
upset the apple cart = to ruin a plan, create a problem
Catch you later.
Catch you later = goodbye, see you later.
She’s a vego.
vego = vegetarian
They went to see her rellies.
rellie = relatives, family
Take off your sunnies inside.
sunnies = sunglasses
We need to get onto that.
get onto = attend to, deal with, sort out
Got any chewie?
chewie = chewing gum
The chook got out.
chook = chicken
Fancy a cuppa?
Fancy a cuppa? = would you like a cup of tea/coffee
The course cherry picked information from Google.
cherry pick = take the best of
Did you want a bickie with your coffee?
bickie = biscuit
Does supreme pizza have capsicum on it?
capsicum = bell pepper, pepper
How’s the parmi here?
parmi = chicken parmigiana
Medium cap please.
cap = cappuccino
Can you do a chicken and cheese toastie with mayo?
toastie = toasted sandwich
My favourite food is spag bol.
spag bol = spaghetti bolognese
It was a good sized barra.
barra = barramundi (river fish)
