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Speak like an Aussie
Australia Travel Guide Australian English has its own distinctive accent and vocabulary.  Check out some of the Australian phrases below and you’ll soon be talking like an Aussie, mate!

1. Aussie
Another name for the country, its people and anything else Australian.

2. Barbie
Short for barbeque. Cooking out/grilling is a favorite Australian pasttime.

3. Thongs
Famous Aussie beach footwear, not to be confused with the undergarment.

4. G’day mate
The Aussie greeting – shortened from ‘good day’.

5. Boomerang
A flat, curved and usually wood object which, when thrown correctly, returns to the thrower. 

6. By jingoes
An exclamation of surprise.

7. Out in the sticks
Out in the bush, away from civilization, in remote areas.

8. Plonk
Cheap wine.

9. Sheila
A common term for an Australian female, usually single and probably good looking. Thought to have originated from the high number of female immigrants from Ireland called Sheelagh.

10. Dunny
Also known as the toilet.