Australian English

British English

E

earbush (old)

non-stop talk

F

flake

shark meat

to fossick

to hunt for gemstones

G

game

brave

to gander

to have a look

G'day mate.

Hi.

gibber (used in the west)

stony desert

to give it away

to give up

good oil

exact information

Good on ya!

Well done!

to grizzle

to whine

grog

alcohol

gum tree

Eucalyptus tree

gummy

a sheep which has lost all its teeth

H

How are you going?

How are you?

J

Jackaroo

trainee on a cattle farm

jocks

underpants (men)

jumbuck (mainly in songs)

sheep

K

kelpie

sheepdog

kiwi, enzedder

New Zealander

L

Lamington

sponge cake

larrikin

hooligan

lolly (in the country)

money

M

mad as a cut snake

furious

middy, pot

beer glass (285 ml)

milko

milkman

mozzie

mosquito