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New Zealand/Australian Slang

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Find the meaning of words and phrases used daily in New Zealand and Australia.

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banger	sausage (bratwurst, etc.)
beaut	great, good fun
biscuit	cookie
bloke	a male stranger
Bob's your Uncle!	That's all there is to it!
bonnet	car hood
boot	car trunk
braces	suspenders
buggered	exhausted
bumper	fender
car park	parking lot
caravan	trailer, mobile home
cardy	wool sweater
chips	french fries
cheers	goodbye
chemist	drug store/pharmacy
cheerio	goodbye
chrissy	Christmas
corker	very good
cotton buds	Q-tip
crisps	potato chips
draughts	checkers
dunny	toilet
fizzy	soda pop
flat	apartment
flicks	movies
going bush	travel to the bush country
greasies	fried fish
hosing down	raining heavily
ice block	popsicle
kiwi	a New Zealander
kiwi	a bird of New Zealand
lemonade	7-Up
lift	elevator
larry	truck
mate	buddie
mum	mom
naff off	get lost!
pavement	sidewalk
petrol	gasoline
push bike	bicycle
ring	phone somebody
rubbish	trash
sarnie	sandwich
sellotape	scotch tape
sparkie	electrician
sunnies	sunglasses
ta	thanks
take-aways	take-out food
torch	flashlight
togs	swimsuit
tomato sauce	catsup, ketchup
vegemite	spread for toast or bread
yarn	story
yack	conversation

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