Australian slang that I have used with my long-suffering American colleagues
Often I’ll say something in a meeting or in Slack and then later realise, people don’t use that phrase in the USA. Here’s a non-exhaustive list of things my CodePen colleagues have probably had to Google at some point.
- bloke1
- bugger2
- carrying on like a pork chop3
- chuck a sickie4
- chuck a wobbly5
- crack the shits6
- devo7
- DTs8
- well fuck me dead9
- have a crack at it10
- maccas11
- nah, yeah12
- old mate13
- playing silly buggers14
- she’ll be right15
- struggler16
- sus17
- that’s cooked18
- whinger19
- woop woop20
- yeah, nah21
Footnotes
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a man ↩
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a mild swear, like saying “shit” or “damn it” ↩
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getting very upset, rant, complain ↩
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taking a sick day, whether you’re sick or not ↩
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throw a tantrum ↩
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get really mad or upset ↩
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devastated ↩
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dick togs, in the US they are called speedos I think ↩
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I’m surprised, amazed, or very confused ↩
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give it a try ↩
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Mcdonald’s ↩
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yes ↩
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a person who’s name you don’t know ↩
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behaving in an annoying way ↩
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it will be okay ↩
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someone who struggles to manage basic tasks ↩
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suspicious, suspect, shady ↩
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that’s really bad, that’s messed up ↩
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whiner, complainer ↩
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remote location ↩
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no ↩
Comments
Chris Coyier
September 9, 2022 at 9:06 PM
imma say 11 and 20 are the weirdest
MelJones
September 14, 2022 at 3:34 PM
Great list, gave me loads of giggles. I had forgotten about woop woop, its gold!
The one I use too often is arvo*
Rach Smith OP
September 19, 2022 at 10:18 AM
yes, who could be bothered to say "afternoon"? Way too many syllables
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