February 3, 2008
Australians have a wonderfully different way with some words and phrases. Here are few we've heard used/read:
Aussie - an Australian
barbie - bbq (okay, you may already be familiar with this term, but it takes on a new charm when said by a straight-faced Aussie)
brekkie - breakfast
Bridgie - Cape Bridgewater (along the coast, west of Portland)
bush camping - backcountry camping
bush walking - multi-day hiking
cbd - downtown (central business district)
dinkum - true
doona - blanket
echidna - skittish spiked-football looking ant-eater
g'day - hello
glossie - glossary (okay, i made this one up)
how ya going? - hi
icy pop - popsicle
lollie - lolly pop (and hard candy in general)
milkbar - food stall (?--we're actually still not sure about this one)
Oz - Australia
scroggin - gorp
spider - ice cream float
ta - thanks
thickie - milkshake
toastie - grilled sandwich
tucker - food
walking - hiking
wombat - an animal described as "a log with legs"
yank tank - a large American car
