A fascinating guide to quirky Australian slang, from 'chockers' to 'no wokkas'

Make sure your trip to Australia is confusion-free, with this fascinating guide to quirky Australian slang, from 'chockers' to 'no wokkas'. plain">By Ted Thornhill, Mailonline Travel Editor

Updated: 08:53 BST, 27 Jun 2023

Australians have been shortening words and creating colloquialisms for decades, resulting in a unique Australian-English language full of quirky slang that delights (and often baffles) visitors from around the world.< /p>

Here's a beginner's guide to classic Australian lingo.

Arvo - After- noon. As in: "The best time to take a coastal walk is in the arvo."

Barbie - Barbeque or BBQ. As in: "Let's light up the beach barbie and cook snags [sausages]. "

Beauty - Beautiful. As in: "Catch a beautiful west coast sunset".

Brekkie - Breakfast.

Budgie smugglers - Men's swim briefs.

Chock-a-block or chockers - Extremely complete. As in: "The National Gallery of Australia in Canberra is overflowing with over 155,000 works of art."

coldie or cold one: as in: A ice cold beer.

Crikey - An expression of surprise, usually followed by "mate" for the full Aussie experience. As in: 'Crikey mate!'< /p> Gammon – Pretend, pretend. Widely used by indigenous and non-indigenous Australians, especially in the Northern Territory, to mean joke

Death - Excellent, Amazing, Really Good.

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