G’day-A Guide To Aussie Slang

June 28, 2012

Visitors and tourists will hear many terms and references with that British flavor, but like most countries Australia has developed its own very distinct slang. Aussie-speak is fun, colorful and sometimes difficult to understand!

In Oz – Australia, God’s country – many everyday expressions are a puzzle to outsiders, but they are always ridgy-didge, original and genuine! When Aussies speak to…

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