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Artic or articulated lorry (vehicle): Australian English semi-trailer) Aubergine (vegetable): Australian English eggplant; Bank holiday: Australian English public holiday; Barmy: Crazy, mad or insane. Bedsit: Australian English studio (apartment) Belisha beacon: A flashing light atop a pole used to mark a pedestrian crossing
Altogether, about 750 words are estimated to be used differently in WA than they are in the eastern states. [3] There are also many unique, invented slang words, such as ding, referring either to an Australian immigrant of Italian descent (this word is often considered derogatory and/or offensive), or a dent in a car panel. [5]
Linguist Anna Wierzbicka argues that Australians' use of diminutives reflects Australian cultural values of mateship, friendliness, informality, and solidarity, while downplaying formality and avoiding bragging associated with tall poppy syndrome. [1] Records of the use of diminutives in Australian English date back to the 1800s.
"Australians when their car gets towed: naur, naur not my car," @theonapple said. In an F-word-laden rant, Australian @starmcg did an impression of an American impersonating an Australian person ...
to hit someone or something hard ("say that again and I'll twat you!" (pronounced /ˈtwæt/) vulva (vulgar) (pronounced /ˈtwɒt/) A vulgar or derogatory term for a woman. [87] twister something that twists; see also Twister (game) a tornado: tyke someone from Yorkshire (informal, sometimes disparaging)
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Processed luncheon meat is known as "fritz" in South Australia, whereas in other states it is referred to as devon, stras or polony. Another uniquely South Australian word is "Stobie pole", which is the pole used to support power and telephone lines. It was invented in South Australia by James Stobie in 1924.
Australian Aboriginal English is made up of a range of forms which developed differently in different parts of Australia, and are said to vary along a continuum, from forms close to Standard Australian English to more non-standard forms. There are distinctive features of accent, grammar, words and meanings, as well as language use.