{"id":131195,"date":"2024-03-03T11:17:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-03T11:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=131195"},"modified":"2024-03-07T07:20:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T07:20:02","slug":"aussie-lingo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/aussie-lingo\/","title":{"rendered":"AUSSIE LINGO"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">AUSSIE LINGO<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">A Beginner\u2019s Guide to Australian Slang<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Source:-<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/nomadsworld.com\/aussie-slang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aussie-slang<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\">When you learn English you\u2019re taught how to speak and write \u2018proper\u2019 English. Then you visit an English speaking country and start hearing some very strange slang terms. Australian slang is certainly \u2018interesting\u2019! Whether you\u2019re dreaming of visiting Australia, have just arrived or have been in this gigantic island of paradise for a while, there are a few Australian slang words that you should learn to help you get through day to day life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\">Although Australia is an English speaking country, arriving into the country with little knowledge of the most popular Aussie slang words may just get you into a few awkward situations. It\u2019s worth noting that Aussies have a tendency to shorten most words in the English vocabulary as well. You will soon become accustomed to this! Here are a list of some common slang words (some found in other English speaking countries) that should help you get by\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\">125 Australian Slang Words &amp; Phrases<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>A Cold One<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Beer<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Accadacca<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 How Aussies refer to Australian band ACDC<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Ankle Biter<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Child<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Arvo<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Afternoon (<strong>S\u2019Arvo<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 this afternoon!)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Aussie Salute<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Wave to scare the flies<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Avo<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Avocado<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Bail<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 To cancel plans. \u2018Bruce bailed\u2019 = Bruce isn\u2019t going to turn up.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Barbie<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Barbecue<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Bathers<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Swimsuit<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Beauty<\/strong>! \u2013 Great! Most often exclaimed as \u201cYou Beauty\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Billabong<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A pond in a dry riverbed<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Billy<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Teapot (In the Outback on the fire)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Bloody<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Very. Used to extenuate a point<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Bloody oath\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 yes or its true. \u201cYou right mate?\u201d\u2026 \u201cBloody Oath\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Bludger<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Someone who\u2019s lazy, generally also who relies on others (when it\u2019s someone who relies on the state they\u2019re often called a \u2018dole bludger\u2019)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Bogan<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0This word is used for people who are, well let\u2019s say, rednecks. Or, if you like, just call your friends a\u00a0bogan\u00a0when they are acting weird.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Booze Bus<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Police vehicle used to catch drunk drivers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Bottle-O<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Bottle Shop, basically a place to buy alcohol<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Brekky<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Breakfast<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Brolly<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Umbrella<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Bruce<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 An Aussie Bloke<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Buckleys Chance<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 little chance (<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Buckley%27s_chance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buckley\u2019s Chance Wiktionary<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Budgie Smugglers<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Speedos<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Buggered<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Exhausted<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Bush<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 \u201cOut in the bush\u201d \u2013 \u201che\u2019s gone bush\u201d In the countryside away from civilisation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Cab Sav<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Cabernet Sauvignon<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Cactus<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Dead, Broken<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Choc A Bloc<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Full<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Choccy Biccy<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Chocolate Biscuit<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Chook<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Chicken<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Chrissie<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Christmas<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Ciggy<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 a Cigarette<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Clucky<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 feeling maternal<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Cobber<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Very good friend. \u2018Alright me \u2018ol cobber\u2019.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Coldie<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Beer. \u2018Come over for a few coldie\u2019s mate.\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Coppers<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Policemen<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Crack the shits<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Getting angry at someone or something<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Crikey<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 an expression of surprise<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Crook<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Being ill or angry; \u2018Don\u2019t go crook on me for getting crook\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>C*nt, the \u201cC\u201d word<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Used when exchanging pleasantries between close friends or family member. If someone calls you the \u201cC\u201d word in Australia (and you haven\u2019t done anything to make them angry), then breathe a sigh of relief\u2026 it means you have entered the mate zone.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Dag<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Someone who\u2019s a bit of a nerd or geek.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Daks<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Trousers. \u2018Tracky daks\u2019 = sweatpants (tracksuit pants)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Dardy<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 meaning \u201ccool\u201d, is used amongst South West Australian Aboriginal peoples and has also been adopted by non-indigenous teens. \u2013\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australian_Aboriginal_English\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wikipedia<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Deadset<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 True<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Defo<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Definitely<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Devo<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Devastated<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Drongo<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 a Fool, \u2018Don\u2019t be a drongo mate\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Dunny<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Toilet<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Durry<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Cigarette<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Esky<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 An insulated container that keeps things cold (usually beers)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Facey<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Facebook<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Fair Dinkum<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 \u2018Fair Dinkum?\u2019 \u2026 \u2018Fair Dinkum!\u2019 = Honestly? \u2026 Yeah honestly!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Flannie \/ Flanno<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0flannelette shirt<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Flat out<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Really busy \u2013 \u201cFlat out like a lizard drinking\u201d \u2013 As busy as a bee<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Footy<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Football (<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/nomadsworld.com\/aussie-rules-afl\/\">AFL \/ Aussie Rules<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Frothy<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Beer<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>F*ck Me Dead<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 that\u2019s unfortunate, that surprises me<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Furphy<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 rumours or stories that are improbable or absurd<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>G\u2019day<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Hello<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Galah<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 an\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/nomadsworld.com\/australian-animals\/\">Australian cockatoo<\/a>\u00a0with a reputation for not being bright, hence a galah is also a stupid person.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Gnarly<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 awesome \u2013 often used by\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/nomadsworld.com\/speak-like-surfer\/\">surfers<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Going off<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 busy, lots of people \/ angry person \u201che\u2019s going off\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Good On Ya<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Good work<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Goon<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 the best invention ever produced by mankind.\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/nomadsworld.com\/silver-pillow-life-goon-bag\/\">Goon<\/a>\u00a0is a cheap, boxed wine that will inevitably become an integral part of your Australian backpacking experience.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Hard yakka<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Hard work<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Heaps<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 loads, lots, many<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Hoon<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Hooligan (normally driving badly!)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Iffy<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 bit risky or unreasonable<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Knickers<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 female underwear<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Lappy<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Laptop<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Larrikin<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Someone who\u2019s always up for a laugh, bit of a harmless prankster<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Legless<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Someone who is really drunk<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Lollies<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Sweets<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Maccas<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 McDonalds<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Manchester<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Sheets \/ Linen etc. If you\u2019re from England, finding a department within a shop called Manchester could seriously confuse you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Mongrel<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Someone who\u2019s a bit of a dick<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Mozzie<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Mosquito<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>No Drama<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 No problem \/ it\u2019s ok<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>No Worries<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 No problem \/ it\u2019s ok<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>No Wucka\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A truly Aussie way to say \u2018no worries\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Nuddy<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Naked<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Outback<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The interior of Australia,\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0Outback\u201d is more remote than those areas named \u201cthe bush\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Pash<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 to kiss<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Piece of Piss<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 easy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Piss Off<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 go away, get lost<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Piss Up<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 a party, a get together and in Australia \u2013 most social occasions<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Piss<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 (To Piss) to urinate<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Pissed<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Intoxicated, Drunk<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Pissed Off<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Annoyed<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Rack Off<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The less offensive way to tell someone to \u2018F Off\u2019!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Rapt<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Very happy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Reckon<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 for sure. \u2018You Reckon?\u2019\u2026 \u2018I reckon!\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Rellie \/ Rello<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Relatives<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Ripper<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 \u2018You little ripper\u2019 = That\u2019s fantastic mate!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Root Rat<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 someone who enjoys sex (maybe a little too much)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Rooted<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Tired or Broken<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Runners<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Trainers, Sneakers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Sanger<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Sandwich<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Servo<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Service Station \/ Garage<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Shark biscuit<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 kids at the beach<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Sheila<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A woman<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>She\u2019ll be apples<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Everything will be alright<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Shoot Through<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 To leave<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Sick<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 awesome; \u2018that\u2019s really sick mate\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Sickie<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 a sick day off work, or \u2018to pull a sickie\u2019 would be to take a day off when you aren\u2019t actually sick<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Skull<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 To down a beer<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Slab<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A carton of beers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Smoko<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Cigarette break<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Snag<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Sausage<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Stiffy<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Erection<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Stoked<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Happy, Pleased<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Straya<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Australia<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Strewth<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 An exclamation of surprise<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Stubby<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 a bottle of beer<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Stubby Holder<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Used so your hands don\u2019t get cold when holding your beer, or to stop your hands making your beer warm!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Stuffed<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Tired<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Sunnies<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Sunglasses<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Swag<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Single bed you can roll up, a bit like a sleeping bag.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Tea<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Dinner<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Tinny<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Can of beer or small boat<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Thongs<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Flip Flops. Do not be alarmed if your new found Australian friend asks you to wear thongs to the beach. 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