DISCLAIMER: This is all second hand information. I take no responsibility for the spelling, accuracy, or completeness of information presented herein. That said, enjoy these Aussie to American translations:
EXPRESSIONS:
* I don't give a stuff about that = I don't care about that
* Why don't you have a (serious) think about that? = think about it
* How you going? = How are you?
* you're alright / no worries = response to thank you (they don't say you're welcome)
* I'm not crash hot about (blank) = I'm not fond of or excited about (blank)
* I reckon = I think
* cheers to us, we deserve it = what to say when you want another drink
* good on you OR well done you = good job, way to go
* jammy = charmed, lucky, blessed
* two dollars, twenty, thank you = a store clerk asking you to pay $2.20
* bugger = darn
* I can't be bothered = I don't feel like it
* dry as a dead dingo's donger = dry
* take your bat and ball and go home = stormed off, left angry
* handball = dump work on someone (footy expression)
* let it go through the keeper = don't answer a question (cricket expression)
* hooroo (don't pronounce the 'h') = goodbye
FOOD:
* take away = to go
* tea tonight = dinner/supper
* biscuit = cookie
* lollies = candy (hard or soft)
* roll = 4" long wrapped sushi or sausage
* dead horse = sauce
* tomato sauce = ketchup
* stock = broth (chicken)
* pumpkin = squash
* mince = ground hamburger
* chips = french fries
* crisps = chips
* sultanas = raisins
* capsicum = red bell pepper
TRAVEL:
* return = round trip (plane ticket)
* petrol = gas
* UTE = car with truck bed behind it
* hire a car = rent a car
* swag = rolling bed (tent/sleeping bag combo)
* bushwalking = hiking
* holiday = vacation
PEOPLE:
* blokes = guys
* sheilas = girls
* mate = platonic friend
* partner = significant other (not necessarily same sex)
* bogan = stuck in the 80's
* scullie = white trash
* seppo = American person
* kiwi = New Zealander
* pom = English person
SOCIAL SCENE:
* hotel = pub/bar
* juiced OR wenkered = drunk
* bottle shop = liquor store
* pot = small glass of beer
MISCELLANEOUS:
* diary = calendar/planner
* bum bag = fanny pack
* fringe = bangs (hair)
* bathroom = where you take a bath, not where you use the toilet
* notes = bills (money)
* post = mail
* pigeon hole = mail cubby
* tea room = break room, lunch room
* lift = elevator
* nappie = diaper
* dummy = pacifier
* sickie = sick day
* CBD or City = downtown
* uni = college, university
* new start = new employee
* clark = clerk (store)
* billabong = water hole (small lake resulting from a dried up river bed)
SONG:
* "Waltzing Matilda" - look up the lyrics - they make no sense to Americans
Lots of interpreting here all the time, and I thought Australians spoke the same language?! If this is what I've learned in a month, what will my vocabulary look like in two years?
