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"Aussie lingo" |
‘Aussies’
like to shorten their words to save time and energy – here are a few of the
common ones.
|
SHORTEND
FORM |
FULL
WORD or PHRASE |
|
‘Aussie’ |
Australian |
|
‘Tellie’ |
Television |
|
‘Hottie’ |
Hot water
bottle |
|
‘Cossie’ |
Costume |
|
‘Breakie’ |
Breakfast |
|
‘Postie’ |
Postman |
|
‘Barbie’ |
Barbeque |
|
‘Footie’ |
Football |
|
‘Umpie’ |
Umpire |
|
‘Saltie’ |
Salt water
crocodile |
|
‘Mossie’ |
Mosquito |
|
‘Sickie’ |
Taking a day
off work |
|
‘Bickie’ |
Bisquit |
|
‘Polie’ |
Politician |
|
‘Chewy’ |
Chewing gum |
|
‘Choco’ |
Chocolate |
|
‘Doco’ |
Document |
|
‘Brocco’ |
Broccoli |
|
‘Jacko’ |
Mark Jackson
(former eccentric football player) |
|
‘Davo’ |
David |
|
‘Lingo’ |
Language |
|
‘Goodo’ |
Good |
|
‘Rego’ |
Registration |
|
‘Maco’ |
Macaroni |
|
‘Swisho’ |
Looking really
good |
|
‘Lino’ |
Linoleum |
|
‘Righto’ |
Right |
|
‘Info’ |
Information |
|
‘Journo’ |
Journalist |
|
‘Micko’ |
Michael |
|
‘Slacko’ |
A lazy person |
|
‘Instrucos’ |
Instructions |
|
‘Trackoes’ |
Tracksuit
pants |
|
‘Cockoes’ |
Cockroaches |
|
‘Croc’ |
Crocodile |
|
‘Spag’ |
Spaghetti |
|
‘Spud’ |
Potatoe |
|
‘cupa’ |
A cup of tea |
|
‘Sunnies’ |
Sunglasses |
|
‘Funnies’ |
Comic strips |
|
‘Dunnies’ |
Restrooms or
bathrooms in the USA |