HUMOROUS AUSTRALIAN SLANG PHRASES

MOZZIE

Meaning: mosquito.

BOTTLE-O

Meaning: liquor store.

RIPPER

Meaning: awesome/really cool/great.

BARBIE

Meaning: barbeque.

SWEET AS

Meaning: really sweet (“as” is an adjective amplifier).

ROOT

Meaning: sexual intercourse (don’t tell Aussies you “root”

for your team, this would sound wrong. Say that you

“barrack” instead.)

PASH RASH

Meaning: a rash that comes from kissing someone

with a beard (a pash is a long kiss).

ESKY

Meaning: a cooler with drinks.