1. Australian Slang

2. What does this mean? Some blokes and sheilas are going to Richo’s this Sunday arvo to have a barbie and enjoy some amber fluid. Some guys and girls are going to Richard’s this Sunday afternoon to have a barbecue and enjoy some beer.

3. Australia Australians have long been famed for their rich and varied vocabulary of slang expressions, commonly referred to as “strine”

4. History no exact records of how these slangs started creeping in the language A continuous history of English slang from the 17th century  “Cant” Cant: the jargon of a group, often used to exclude or mislead people outside the group

5. The Convict Era between 1788 and 1852 convicts were transported from Britain to Australia The Convict language (Flash Language)

6. Plant: something or someone intended to trap, decoy, or lure; something hidden, often illegally; scheme to trap, trick, swindle, or defraud Bail-up: to corner (somebody) physically; rob

7. The Gold Rush Era (19 th century) A significant number of workers migrated to areas which had discoveries of gold deposit provided Australian English with some lasting terms 1.fossick-to prospect for gold(search, rummage) 2.mullock- rock without gold  anything valueless; nonsense; rubbish (a load of mullock)

8. First World War W. H. Downing’s Digger dialects: “Australian slang is not a new thing; but in those iron years it was modified beyond recognition by the assimilation of foreign words...”

9. Borrowed from Arabic Borrowed from French these terms kind of died down; not really used anymore

10. 1.Aussie- Australian/ Australia 2.Mate-buddy/friend 3.Digger- a soldier(soldiers had to dig trenches) 4.Furphy- rumor; lie (water carts  manufactured in Australia by the Furphy company) helped the soldiers define their sense of Australian identity

11. Features Substitutions 1.Rhyming slang: removing one part of a phrase and replacing it with a word that rhymes - to have a Captain Cook: to have a look -pig's ear: beer -frog and toad: road -Barry Crocker: shocker

12. 2.Metaphor: one word or idea stands in for another -Woop Woop: middle of nowhere -Banana Bender: people from Queensland -Sandgropers: people from Western Australia -Big Smoke : a big city, especially Sydney or Melbourne

13. The underlying principle of speaking the Australian way: when in doubt, shorten it.

14. Baddie/ Telly/ Arvo / Kindy/ Aggro/ Lippie/ Jammies/ Ambo/ Dunny/ Brolly/ Mossie/ Servo/ Sunnies See the pattern? Words ending with ie/ y/ o

15. Abbreviations 1.“ie” endings Baddie-Bad person/ Lippie- Lipstick/ Jammies- Pyjamas/ Mossie-Mosquito/ Sunnies- Sunglasses 2.“y” endings Kindy-Kindergarten/ Telly-Television/ Prezzy- present/ Brolly- umbrella

16. 3.“o” endings: Aggro-Aggressive/Arvo-Afternoon/Ambo- ambulance or the paramedic in the ambulance/Servo = Service Station

17. Analogies -dry as a dead dingo's donger: very thirsty or dry -full as a centipede's sock drawer: very full -flat out like a lizard drinking: working very hard; really busy

18. Reversals - Bluey: a red-headed person - Stretch: a short person - Shorty: a tall person - Rowdy: a quiet person - Curly: a bald person

19. Black Humor and Irony Many slangs are used to insult people Somewhat vulgar -A stupid person: dag, galah, drongo, boofhead, sb. who couldn’t run a choko vine over a outdoor shithouse -Ugly: a face like a dropped pie, round head -High speed: go like shit off a shovel -flatter someone: piss in one’s pocket -really cold: cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey

20. Awkward Misconceptions Thong

21. Rubber

22. Jock

23. Slangs worth knowing G'day: hello Hooroo: goodbye Macca’s: McDonalds Bonza/Bonzer: great She’ll be apples: It'll be alright. Don’t come the raw prawn with me: Tell me the truth. Be honest.

24. A: G’day, mate. Where are you heading to? B: Oh, I’m going to Macca’s to get some fried chook. Say, I heard you went to a barbie yesterday arvo. So how was it? A: It was bonza! I had some snags and had so many tinnies that I almost chundered. But you know what? I met a beautiful bluey sheila, and I even got her number! B: What? Come on, don’t come the raw prawn with me.

25. A: I’m serious. Actually, I’m meeting her for brekkie tomorrow. Do you think I should bring her a prezzy for our first date? B: Well, maybe you can bring her some expensive chokkies and lollies. A: That’s a bonzer idea. You know, I’ve been like a cat on a hot tin-roof since yesterday. B: No worries. She’ll be apples. A: Thanks, mate. Hooroo, then. B: Hooroo. Half your luck!

26. Aussie slang is formed through borrowing, adapting, and interpreting. The end result is a unique Australian blend and a unique Australian view.

27. Thanks for listening.