American Reacts to 28 Australian Slang Words/Phrases...

[@SalisburyKarateClub]

The reason why we shorten words is because the longer we have our mouths open there's a greater chance a spider will crawl in

[@prettyshirabu6450]

Yes I agree

[@dianaperry1929]

I thought it was because of the flies😂😂

[@prettyshirabu6450]

@@dianaperry1929 it’s both really

[@jaybob666]

Flies will fly in* 😂

[@pauln07]

The spiders are fine it's the bloody flies

[@Pretzil43]

I feel like Australians have a lot of trouble explaining "Yeah, nah" despite understanding it perfectly. Yeah nah: "Yes, I understand what you are saying, but I do not agree with it" Yeah, nah, yeah: "Yes, I understand what you are saying, I do not agree with you, but yes, you're probably right"

[@Neppy22]

And 'nah, yeah': You might be wrong/the situation might be wrong but I think you're right And the most complicated of them all 'nah, yeah but...' and your conversation partner will finish the sentence for themselves

[@seanNZ91]

Yeah that's pretty much it. We use it in New Zealand too. Although we also say nah, yeah. And I don't really have a good explanation for that one even though I do it.

[@justshannonoo7]

Ya rekon

[@almostyummymummy]

I'm a Kiwi who is not a fan of that yeah, nah thing. It annoys me. Always will.

[@iduno3592]

I have stopped trying to explain yeah nah, if you understand it you understand it and if you don't then you haven't spent enough time in Australia. My favourite thing about it is when you get to the point where the only words people are using are yeah and nah but it's still a perfectly valid conversation that keeps going for another couple minutes.

[@listey]

A bogan describing what a bogan is was magnificent!

[@sgtcrab2569]

Bogan? Everyone in Tassie!

[@chilledjuice]

It’s like witnessing lads in the train or at the train station yelling at each other calling the other a lad as an insult 😂

[@RadicalValkyrie]

exactly!

[@dreammaker771]

Denial 101 🤣😂🤣

[@seanNZ91]

Re. that kid... it isn't that uncommon in Aus/NZ to drink at 16 (supervised). I was drinking with my older siblings from when I was 15. My parent's attitude to it is that they would rather I was drinking with family than sneaking out with my mates because at least its supervised/safe. But it will be weak alcohol like beer, not spirits. With the but thing, it is basically slightly reversed grammar/sentence structure. So, you might use it in the following context: "But it's good!" Becomes "It's good but!" Basically, any sentence you might start with "But," you can just move it to the end.

[@jaybob666]

The time old parent chat of “well if you’re gonna do it, I’d rather you do it here and be safe”

[@RandomStuff-he7lu]

Yeah.... 18 is the age which you can legally buy alcohol or go to a licenced establishment. But you can legally drink with someone who is 18 or over on private property.

[@nate_9242]

My mum was the firest to get me drunk at the age of 13, Good times

[@AussieWalkthroughs]

i thought everyone did that... haha

[@Jeni10]

Grammatically, no sentences begin with a conjunction, conjunctions connect two clauses so they’re always in the middle rather than the beginning or the end.

[@benking9160]

The Australian accents and slang are always evolving. I am 46 and in my lifetime I have noticed it becoming more American like particularly among the city dwelling gen z. I put it down to consuming a lot of American content. It actually really annoys me!

[@raindrops21_9]

same! 🤦‍♀

[@Hochspitz]

Absolutely! Way too much American import.😉

[@FuckinPeezy]

Straight fax no cap

[@gegemec]

@@Hochspitz Um ... "way too much" is actually a yank import, we used to say "far to much", but I get your point and sentiment.

[@dirt6830]

@@just88 wait seriously? I’m a Gen Z from the bush and we use those words all the time. Never heard of “done” before lol. City people are wack.

[@byronlogan1913]

a lot of Australians use the word Cu*t as an adjective. depending on what is said with it determines where its good or bad for example: "ah yeah old mate john is a mad cu*t" - An Australian term which denotes the highest possible praise in which one can receive "ah john is a sh#t cu*t" - An Australian term which denotes the lowest level of insult to which one can receive.

[@gnack420]

You're allowed to swear on KZbin comments mate. 😂

[@6SMars]

how you have put it, C*nt is the noun and 'mad' and 'shit' are the adjectives

[@mrfrankiej932]

Some of my mates and I talk a bit of shit now and then. I know that sometimes you don't need to say anything at all but the word itself, and based on tone it can mean up to 5 different things. I never even realised this until a foreigner pointed it out lol.

[@The.Drunk-Koala]

Australia the only place in the world where a cunt is your friend and a mate is a stranger.

[@daniel-bg5nq]

Dog cunt is worse than shit cunt

[@damodunt853]

Depends on where you grew up, how old you are or if you're a city or regional citizen, it varies massively you can always tell where someone's from pretty quick

[@lachlanbaker2031]

Potato “scallops” 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮 they’re potato cakes you cretins

[@jessicaboast7249]

Queenslanders!

[@sunisbest1234]

Oh yes, agree 100%. I was finishing my last year of high school in N.Q. traveling to Melbourne to be with my family each school holidays. OMG, the differences were so funny. I had to speed up talking, walking, everything in the South. Then I'd go up north and my friends would all be , " slow down!!!". And, back Then, "Aye" was added to every sentence up North. I'd get weird looks in the South when I talked. And don't get me started on the weather differences! 😂

[@Hattdog7]

‘’But’’ at the end is generally when a 2 part statement about something ends in the more positive part of the statement rather than the negative. Example: USA - Pretty good reaction video (positive statement first), but a lot of slang was repeated (negative statement 2nd). Australian - A lot of slang in the video was repeated (negative statement first), pretty good video but. (Positive statement 2nd)

[@jgthejason8089]

I’ve never heard anyone say but at the end of a sentence and I hope I never do 😂

[@laurencebyron9183]

Perfect Australian slang grammar explanation. You should be a linguist.

[@samtaylor2404]

@@laurencebyron9183 i second that, this is an exemplary defintion

[@pandasandrock]

It could be easier just to say Australians use 𝗯𝘂𝘁 as a synonym of 𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 or 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 or even 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴. Their proclivity for abbreviation compels it... the alternatives have three or four syllables.😁

[@EmbraceThePing]

@@pandasandrock Long words bad. But good.

[@unsub0007]

A lot of Aussie slang relies on the inflection, especially when it comes to saying "but" at the end of sentences.

[@EmbraceThePing]

Exactly. As is the "Ayy!" at the end of every Queenslanders sentence.

[@bucinsk]

I don't do that, but.

[@Quinctili]

I've never heard that 'but' in WA, probably because we've evolved further along the evolutionary line. But me no buts....

[@ethanloveland504]

@@Quinctili im from WA and i know i definitely use it more with "... but yeah" or "...but um yeah"

[@unsub0007]

@@Quinctili I've been to WA and I think evolution bypassed certain parts of your state quite some time ago! 😄

[@FionaEm]

We shorten words bc we're a pretty casual country. We don't generally use more than a couple of shortened words in a sentence, though. That would sound weird even to us 😅 BTW: sweatpants = tracksuit pants = trakkie daks. And yes, a lot of us say 'but' at the end of some sentences. We say it instead of 'though' - as in "It pissed down raining at the outdoor gig. We had a good time, but!" 😅

[@r.fairlie7186]

Yes! I was going to say that the explanation about ending a sentence with “but” wasn’t made clear on the video. To say that “but” assumes the same meaning as “though” at the end of a sentence is a perfect solution. Also re “daks” I remember when that was used alone as slang for all trousers/pants.

[@Glathgrundel]

@@r.fairlie7186 under daks = underpants.

[@raindrops21_9]

We put 'but' at the end of the sentence instead of at the beginning...as in: "but we had a good time" becomes "we had a good time, but" Of course being a city dweller, I wouldn't use this form of expression... 🤭

[@plsnoteli]

@@raindrops21_9 I’m a city dweller and use that lol

[@plsnoteli]

Maybe it’s because I’m younger and where I’m from but everyone I know says “trackies” rather than “trackie daks” 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Vicky_C87]

There's sometimes differences in slang depending on what state you're from. In QLD we say togs, other states might say cossie (swimming costume) (seems like a NSW thing), swimmers, bathers etc. Another example is what a person from NSW calls a 'cocktail Frankfurt' in QLD is called a 'Cheerio' and hilariously in Victoria is called a 'Little Boy'.

[@Nerscylliac]

It's pretty common to call them "little boys" here in tassie too aha

[@lex_hayes]

These people are in Qld.

[@ozoak]

Never heard little boy in Vic. But the regional food name differences can be hilarious. Maccas have started selling "potato scallops". There'll be riots in Victoria because they should be called potato cakes :D

[@boblouden6663]

@@ozoak they are potato cakes Scallop means a crinkle shape as with the top of a SCALLOP shell.

[@shaza1658]

@@lex_hayes They could be visiting seeing that it's near the border

[@paulkazzer]

This was filmed on the Gold Coast so the US intellectual equivalent of Alabama. The best is yeah but nah meaning you say yes to be polite to the questioner but then pull back and say no.

[@mariehillard1742]

Lol lol lol

[@ront2424]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nevbutcher7037]

Yeah, a lot of that slang is GC bogan slang...the average person doesn't use that much slang in a normal conversation.

[@RandomStuff-he7lu]

There are apparently around 5,000 commonly used abbreviations in Australia. We also end sentences with as. "That is good as." "That's fucked as."

[@EmbraceThePing]

... the proverbial ...

[@gnack420]

@@EmbraceThePing kicked right in the proverbials

[@prussianpolydactyl836]

4 meanings of 'piss'. Get so pissed you piss yourself, then get pissed at your friends for pissing themselves at you.

[@its_Today_]

Translation for Joel - Get so drunk you wet yourself, then get angry at your friends for laughing at you Couple more, What a pisser! - Can be either Hilarious or a Downer., depending on context of convo Pissed down - raining hard Sweet as 😊🇦🇺

[@herobrinenoch3522]

OT, but one of the greatest comedy routines I ever heard was by this Norwegian guy Ismo. He describes his confusion of the many ways the word 'ass' is used in English. It's on You Tube, have a look! : D

[@prussianpolydactyl836]

@@its_Today_ Forgot to work in 'taking the piss'. Make fun of/parody for those who don't know.

[@its_Today_]

@@prussianpolydactyl836 can’t believe we missed ‘piss up’ - serious drinking session Then there’s straight out ‘I’m pissed’, which means either really angry/annoyed or really drunk Lmao, no wonder blow-ins get thrown, we say piss up, piss down, piss off, pissing in your pocket, take the piss, piss farting around, pissants, pisshead, piss-poor.. Fair bet I’m missing half a dozen more.. Joel’s gonna be having serious 2nd thoughts right about now Welcome to Oz 🤣🤣

[@its_Today_]

@@herobrinenoch3522 Yeah, seen that! Hilarious! Good call :-)

[@Teagirl009]

The but thing is definitely NOT Australia wide lol. When I moved to Sydney it did my head in when I first started hearing some people say that. So instead of saying "It was good a day though" to end a sentence. They'd say "it was a good day but". Or "I didn't do it but" etc. And I'd wait for the rest of the sentence because but is a joining word! I eventually got used to it but I never say it myself. I just can't😂. And in Perth many will end a sentence with "hey".

[@izzyolsson5269]

Yes! The "ay?/eh?/hey?" at the end of the sentence gets so annoying if you're not used to it 😂

[@lillibitjohnson7293]

Getting up at sparrows fart = waking up at sunrise (or early in general) as dry as a dead dingos donger = I’m thirsty.

[@Dawn10101]

As a Gold Coaster, if people end their sentences in but, I haven't noticed, I have heard them end with but yeah. A lot of slang is regional, especially in some food, such as cocktail frankfurts, which I've heard called baby savs, little boys, and most commonly in QLD, Cheerios, like the cereal, and devon gets called luncheon, fritz, belgium, and even polony in some places. The biggest debate currently is whether it's Potato Scallops (correct) or Potato Cakes (wrong).

[@herobrinenoch3522]

Joel - 'Devon' is Bologna. In Melbourne is 'Strasburg' ( stras, of course) in Adelaide 'Fritz'

[@harmony8623]

Totally agree with potato scallops. The potato is *scalloped*, a cooking technique. Yes it’s also a seafood, but like many words there is two meanings or more

[@vivianhull3317]

So what do you call a scallop (pronounced scollop) from Vic

[@Dawn10101]

@@vivianhull3317 unless there's a 3rd scallop I have yet to hear of, the seafood variety is just a scallop

[@Dawn10101]

@@herobrinenoch3522 I work in a qld deli, calling devon stras sounds weird as we have a different product called strasburg, as well as Berliner and veal German, which people often get if we're out of devon

[@lucajrzz8656]

Here’s an example of when we would end with but, instead of saying something like “the weather was horrible but at least the footy was good” we’d say something like “ weather was horrible, footy was good but!”

[@vaiki]

Bogan - You yanks would say redneck... a bit like "Wayne's World" meets "Beavis and Butthead" 🤣 Cozzies/Swimming costume - You will hear other words for this too depending on which state you're in. Budgie-smugglers and Togs are usual words for male beachware (Speedo's and board shorts). Rashie (can be short sleeved or long sleeved) is a sun protective quick drying shirt... so surfer's wear a rashie and togs. Up here in Far North Queensland we usually tell the kids to grab their rashie and togs if we're going to the beach. And yeah, we shorten every word that can be shortened because we're lazy... 😉

[@JesusManera]

I'm from Melbourne and had never heard "cozzies" in my life until I was about 30 and my wife from Sydney said it! It's not used at all down here. We say bathers.

[@vaiki]

@@JesusManera Yes. And up here in Far North Queensland we generally say "togs" for both male and female swimwear.

[@Trick5656]

Down on the Sunny Coast we grew up saying togs as well. Queensland thing I guess.

[@Vicky_C87]

Yep, togs is a very QLD thing. I've only ever heard people from NSW say cossies.

[@Scooterboi60]

Boardies. Board shorts is too long.

[@llinsmu]

Ok, ok... some explanations are needed (plus I have a reaction recommendation, below): Yeah nah is probably more widely used than nah yeah, but a good explanation of these terms would be: 1. Yeah nah: the 'yeah' signifies that the speaker considered the question before responding, or that they are certain with their response. A basic translation is - 'I gave it some thought, but no' or 'I'm certain that this is a no for me' 2. Nah yeah - basic translation would be 'this is a firm no'. The speaker could be communicating that they're saying no and are sure about that, or it could be a softer no (along the lines of 'no, but I hear you'). The 'but' at the end of the sentence would be at the end of two sentences. For example: It rained at the concert yesterday. It was fun, but (note, not all Aussies do this). Probably an unpopular opinion, but: no self respecting Australian will use 'Straya' unironically.... except for maybe bogans (if you disagree, you're probably at least a bit of a bogan) or if we're playing up being an Australian (you'll never see an Aussie use 'G'day' more than when they're travelling overseas). A bogan is basically someone who lacks sophistication, they come in varying degrees of bogan (appearance, demeanour, behaviour etc). If you're interested, there is an episode of 'You Can't Ask That' on ABC iView (you'll need a vpn) on bogans that you could react to: www.imdb.com/title/tt20565436/ Cozzies is regional (we have different terms for somethings in different states). When we abbreviate words with an 'o' at the end, we take the first sound in the phrase and then add an o. Examples: afternoon becomes arvo, bottle shop (liquor store) becomes bottle-o, service station (gas station) becomes servo... and so on.

[@Jeni10]

Shrimp exist in Australia, but they’re usually imported frozen from Asia and they’re tiny and used in fried rice and similar dishes. Shrimp is also a slang term for someone who’s short, “Come on, shrimp, let’s get a drink.” Prawns are bigger, about the size of your thumb and bigger. We also have King Prawns, often cooked on the barbecue threaded onto skewers. Google them.

[@WillMAW2]

It's good to recognise that shrimps and prawns are two different animals, not just synonyms

[@jacksondaniells3038]

We also have freshwater shrimp, at least in VIC we do.

[@Glathgrundel]

Shrimps are fishing bait. That or those tiny things in some Asian dishes.

[@hoddo33]

Nothing follows the "but", but the part that should follow it usually comes first. For example: "It pissed down all arvo at the footy. It was a beaut game but." I think it's one of many things that came with the early settlers from Britain as it's often used in British tv shows like "Still Game".

[@TheJaymac181]

May I recommend you watch an Aussie series called 'The Games' from 1998. It stars Bryan Dawe, John Clarke (a kiwi) and Gina Riley and is a classic Australian comedy about our preparations for the 2000 summer Olympic Games. You'll thank me later 😆

[@rcuintheshed6981]

💪👊 absolute bloody gold

[@DeepThought9999]

Or watch some of Norman Gunston’s celebrity interviews. Some have him ending sentences with “but”. All very funny, but. That’s an example of the context. The “but” is in the wrong place but the meaning still is clear to us.😊

[@psychedelicprawncrumpets9479]

I'm in my mid 50s and I don't even understand half the slang these kids talk nowadays. 😂 "You Beaut" is one from my generation. It means nice one. You little ripper is another 👍

[@chanelfallon5248]

And "She's Grouse ".

[@aussiebornandbred]

@@chanelfallon5248 you must be Victorian? Am I right? Lol

[@chanelfallon5248]

Actually I was born in North Sydney. "But" I have been a NSW farmer practically ever since. Is "Grouse " from Vic ? I didn't know. I'm in my mid 50's .

[@chanelfallon5248]

I said "GDay " to an older guy in the street yesterday and he looked at me quizzically. He was in his 60's.

[@aussiebornandbred]

@@chanelfallon5248 I've only ever heard it used in Victoria lol,

[@porkchopt2727]

the thing with Australia is no matter where u go the slang will be different, like trackies is another name for sweat pants. So even tho some bloke says something used queensland doesn't mean its known/used in other states

[@ajbyname]

But sweatpants is the American name for that item of clothing. We call them tracksuit pants here and always have, although some Australians, (I guess younger generations) and stores have adopted that name or chosen to refer to them as sweatpants here for some reason in latter years. However they were always known as and still are, as tracksuit pants in Australia though. So 'trackies' is slang for tracksuit pants, not sweatpants. Hence, why the slang name makes sense. Otherwise they would have been more likely referred to as 'sweatys'. 😆

[@ianwalker5842]

Joel, to understand the "but" thing, just move the but from the end to the start of the sentence, i.e. "I learned a lot but" means the same as "but I learned a lot", e.g. "That video confused me a bit... still learned something but." 😄 It's really just like saying "though" at the end of a sentence (but)... 😉

[@PokhrajRoy.]

What a coincidence: Joel reacting to Australia and Germany in one video lol

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Omg I just realised you haven’t watched much Chris Lilley content. You have to react to ‘Ja’Mie: Private School Girl’.

[@SM-xm4kz]

Second this - he needs to do “Best of Chris Lilly”

[@Syrplex]

I just realized that I've been ending my sentences with but for years. not all of them but some. Now thinking about it, it's a bit weird, but.

[@SuzyTrippa]

I agree, though it all makes sense to us, but! 🤣

[@denisemangan1413]

Im South Aussie & I went to Sydney in 1982- to visit family & met up with their Queensland friends & they ended sentences with ‘hey?’ Your name would be shortened

[@SuzyTrippa]

Yeah that's another.... I'm in Melbourne and I use both but, and hey lol

[@divid3d]

yep, we often use "but" instead of "though", and "hey?" instead of "isn't it?"

[@ZazzyKatori]

Someone else already tackled the 'but' at end of sentences thing pretty well, but just to add to it - it's often just used instead of 'though' and/or moving where 'but' would typically be in the sentence, and is when you're talking quite casually to describe something. It's not that the information is left out (like in your example of 'it was a good game but' in place of 'it was a good game but it rained'), just that info is moved around or alternative longer words are replaced. Examples: "Did you just say you don't like the show? It's really good but!" = "It's really good though!" or "But it's really good!" "This smells a bit off, still good but" = "This smells a bit off, but it's still good" or "This smells a bit off, it's still good though" "It rained today, game was still good but" etc. etc. Things like that, usually as a positive qualifier but not always (Aussies just seem more likely to put the positive thing as the final statement anyway). And certainly way more common in QLD/Northern NSW than the rest of Australia, and less common with your academics and city people, though that's definitely not a catch-all statement. All my examples were related to the word 'good' too and while that's definitely not necessary, I honestly couldn't think of any other examples that still sounded natural to me so I guess it would mostly be used with 'good' - I guess we just like a lot of good buts around here! ;)

[@thepaleone2369]

The most important thing about "yeah nah" is which one you end on. You can go back and forth several times, but whatever one you end with is your final answer. It's pretty common to hear "yeah nah yeah nah... yeeaaahhh". Some things just aren't easy to make your mind up immediately after being asked! Also, the "but" thing, think of it more as a replacement for the word "though". e.g: person 1: "the waiters were so rude!" person 2: "the food was good though..." person 1: "the waiters were so rude!" person 2: "the food was good but..."

[@mdfyui8000]

The "shrimp on the barbie" thing is something of a meme reference from the Paul Hogan ads, depending on the context worked into a gee up along the lines of "you should throw a good old barbie!" or "We're going to have a good time having a barbeque" or "You're having a barbeque? Have fun mate!". So whilst no, we don't throw shrimp on the barbie, it does get used to indicate the urge or impetus to have an enjoyable barbeque. Prawns themselves are commonly boiled though buttered garlic ones are also possible on the barbeque (and any other recipe)

[@Bryonychan]

If you’re after a good video to learn some Aussie slang then I highly recommend the song ‘Roll home with a Chiko’ It’s an ad for Chiko rolls and it’s super catchy, funny and most importantly accurate!

[@mikebenstead7600]

Love it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHStonZ9nsmMpa8

[@chapmansbg]

yeah nah

[@aliceglover7305]

We do have a lot of slang, like "nah, I can't come in on time, my car's carked it" - car's died. If you wanted to get into the regional stuff, look into differences like potato cakes versus potato scallops as some of them do always instigate some sort of drama. Might see some other slang like good old "rack off" and "get on ya bike, toerag".

[@vanessagoddess1]

it's potato cake - stop trying to start WWIII 😂

[@aliceglover7305]

@@vanessagoddess1 lmao I agree, I think the scallop lot are weird!

[@SM-xm4kz]

“Best of Chris Lilly” please!!!!!

[@fan-i-am]

We do sometimes use the word 'but' to end a sentence, but the tone isn't a pregnant pause. As the lady said, it's used as a synonym for 'though.' Like "It wasn't the most exciting nite. It was a good game but!"

[@Mr.Se7enn]

"Duzza" is also a slang word for a slang word. The OG word "durrie" and the whole "but" thing is used in the same way its just at the end of the sentence not seperating the sentence so like ; "i was smashed as last night, was a good night but."

[@grandmothergoose]

The hilarious part of this video is that the first girl he interviewed mentioned bogans, the second girl falls face first into the bogan stereotype at least in her accent and dress sense. Some people think that bogan is some sort of insult, but it's really not, you just have to be a bit careful of its use because some people think it's an insult. It's really just a way to describe a quintessential lower to middle class Aussie stereotype - flannel shirt, tank top, flip flops if they have shoes on at all, jeans or baggy shorts, works a labouring job, drives a commodore, drinks beer, follows football like it's a religion, prefers to eat a meat pie, maccas, or fish'n'chips rather than a fancy restaurant meal, listens to classic rock, strong Aussie accent, uses loads of slang terms and swearing as part of their common conversation, hard to offend, very easy going, very straight up honest and blunt to the point of offensive by the standards of some other cultures, can get a bit rowdy especially when they've had a bit to drink, is rough around the edges but very friendly, not afraid to get into a fist fight if pushed into such a situation, owns a large to medium dog that isn't a fancy breed, lives in a stand-alone common fibro house in a suburban area, and loyalty to their mates (friends and family) is more important to them than anything else. Of course, it's just a stereotype, and people vary widely, some bogans prefer whiskey, some drive a ford, some don't like football... most Aussies have a little bit of bogan in them in some way, just some far more so than others, and the ones with far more bogan traits get labelled as bogans. Just like long blonde hair, fit tan physique and owning a surf board will get someone labelled as a surfie.

[@peteypumpkin8926]

With the but at the end it's usually used in sentences where a but should be at the beginning. So instead of 'ill come, but I have to change first' it would be 'ill come, i have to change first but' and If you go north Queensland most Queenslanders will say aye at the end of their sentences similarly to Canadians

[@Mav_F]

We do Prawns on the BBQs. They might not do it but Italians here have been doing it since the 1920s. My Grandfather and my parents who were from Italy had things on the BBQ back then Aussies would never consider. Our BBQs were legendary. Aussies only put sausages, and lamb chops on BBQs, and now they put lots of things. Even grill Vegetables etc on BBQs. My grandfather even made a smoker out of an old fridge. Love the lifestyle of growing up on a farm.

[@Nerscylliac]

I’m from Tasmania and the ending sentences with “but” isn’t a thing here. So you can guarantee that I was just as confused as you when I met my mother in law and she started doing it

[@jacksuzor8445]

"We lost the soccer game, It was close but." It will usually appear when the sentence starts negative, so we will add the 'something but' to make it sound more positive.

[@chanelfallon5248]

Americans be like "It was close tho ". 😊

[@fm6419]

Incorrect grammar

[@ecfog7120]

The not following "but" one is normally used to end on a positive note. Example - instead of saying "the concert was packed, the singer was good though" in Aus we say "the concert was packed, the singer was good but"

[@paigetale]

6:43 Fun Fact: If you're on private property (e.g. private homes.) and have been authorised by a parent or guardian a 16yr old can drink alcohol as long they have responsible supervision by the parent or guardian. The minor can not buy alcohol. It is best to have a written permission slip signed for the just in case authorities question. That's in Vic, I'm not too sure about the other states :)

[@RoachDoggJr-v9b]

What makes a great country? A BLOODY LOVELY CULTURE

[@Ellie_xo]

That kid talking about getting on the piss also said "fair 'nuff" lol which is another very common phrase in Australia "fair nuff/fair enough" which just means like "I can't come into work today I'm felling unwell" "Fair enough" like "That's understandable"

[@nuclearmind8356]

the but thing is usually more so used like, "yeah mate this arvo was aight but ... yeah/eh" pretty much just followed by an exasperated sighed word or noise. And like others have said it's also a bit of a reversal instead of "but it was good" -> "it was good but"

[@psilocyborg4775]

The "but" one was not explained properly. When we say "but" at the end of a sentence it's because the sentence after is already implied. For example if it was really cold you would say "I would go swimming,but". We shorten everything, even full sentences. "Get a dog up ya" is an old one that even I don't understand, but have heard people say it. I'm surprised it hasn't caught on.

[@naomijenkins1100]

“But” can be used in the place of “though” e.g. “it wasn’t very good though” becomes “it wasn’t very good but”, I live in perth and it’s very popular to say that here !!

[@troybradford856]

Also the "but" can often be for an unspoken implication "we werent going to get on the piss tonight, but...."

[@scienceapplied5424]

For a TV show that shows Australian bogan slang = Kathy and Kim Nick Giannopoulos also did a show called acropolis now that plays on the ethnic slang influence of young Greek culture of '80s

[@aaronf1078]

This was a good reaction but

[@finnbaker6562]

Just letting people know that yes, the legal drinking age is 18, but you can legally drink at 16 if it's on your own private property and a legal guardian is present and has allowed you do

[@jonathancole5953]

nah its any age above 12 cos like Italians got real made and shit and made it lower cos drinking wine is part of there culture

[@enzymewsa3168]

And the actual drinking age is 12 at a Richmond Traino....

[@justshannonoo7]

@@enzymewsa3168 those were the days back when things weren't so ✌️✌️

[@justshannonoo7]

Back when we cold go tax a few paperboy trolleys from out the back of the newsagents and build a Billy cart and get flogged like a redheaded step son in Kmart for something you thought you got away with weeks ago but 🤦 redheaded step kids are like the devil's helpers here🙅

[@justshannonoo7]

waking up @ fucking 6am with a goon bag hang over the day you gotta go to you're year 6 formal will never be what drives the Aussie kids to just relax and enjoy life and if they don't get anywhere with school 🤷 no problem they just become pole dancers or supre store assistants 😎👍

[@ceciliadonnelly1609]

Carn Tigs ..from Melbourne meaning when you go for (barrack) for your team…”come on Tigers”(meaning Richmond-it’s a footy club) but u can use “Carn” for anything when barracking

[@herobrinenoch3522]

Joel, one thing to notice- Aussies don't pronounce their 'r's. Hence Arvo is pronounced 'ahvo' , and you often see extraneous 'r's in names because people think to get the 'ah' sound for an 'a' you need an 'r'. IE: Christiarna - that's an odd one, but I just can't think of the common examples at the moment. She had a sister called Juliarna BTW.

[@masonsierzputowski6278]

a lot of the time it really depends on 1. how old you are, cause slang has evolved like crazy and 2. what state you live in, i live in melbourne and some of these i’ve never heard so yeah (no one calls tracksuit pants trackie dacks, it’s just trackies)

[@BassMatt1972]

and what do you call your favourite pair of moccasins? (Im assuming now, you live in Melbourne haha!)

[@jeremybond8600]

I grew in tassie and i still call them trackie dacks lol

[@JesusManera]

Yeah I just say trackies too.

[@PTQ4Q4Q4Q4]

I have heard them all as I have moved around, but that girl who mentioned the swimmers as cozzies I'm under the impression it's quite recent and a nsw thing.

[@Vicky_C87]

Yep, the people I've heard say cossies have been from NSW. In QLD it's togs. I've heard both trackies and trackie dacks.

[@michelleclark79709]

I want to clarify the whole McDonald’s thing. Back in the 90’s we used to call it Mickey D’s and then at some point it changed to Macca’s and somehow somewhere America adopted it. But I distinctly remember saying Mickey D’s when I was in the 90’s/ early 2000’s

[@Linda-mb9kp]

I still call KFC tucky duck

[@fm6419]

Never heard that

[@Adambro93]

its quite wide spread so you're fairly likely to hear it if you come over here, its easy to get use to but

[@suewilson7580]

When we say but it follows often with an expression on our face so instead of using words after but it is a facial or body expression which is usually self explanatory

[@zero6eleven]

"No wuckers" is one of my faves

[@gnack420]

No wuckin furries

[@lillibitjohnson7293]

If you go to a pub and your mate says , hi! Wanna drink? a the correct answer would be “well I ain’t here to fuck spiders! “

[@trinabarnes8006]

We used to call people skanks because they're lower than a lizards gut.. Not sure if that was universal. We also called cossies a coso in qld. We say but yeah umm and stop a lot. It means you're meant to fill in the gaps.

[@Whitewingdevil]

As a melbourne lad I usually only know like, 3/4's of these whenever someone makes a video like this, Australia has a lot of very local slang that doesn't really make it around the country, looks like this was filmed up north. Swimwear isn't cozzies down here, for me it was always "togs".

[@peterm4683]

Togs is used in Queensland also. Cossie is used in NSW.

[@laurenskye2838]

Or buggie smugglers

[@Angarl]

@Peter M Cozzie is specific parts of Sydney, Gold Coast and Brisbane. Most of NSW calls them swimmers, including more than half of sydney.

[@Angarl]

Swimming costume is the item with the most slang terms used for it and is very particular to where you live. Bathers in the majority SA, togs in the majority of Victoria and Queenland, and swimmers in the majority of New South Wales. I’m not sure about the most common term for it in Tas, NT or WA perhaps someone else can help with that part.

[@jamussmyth1612]

“Boardies” (short for board shorts).

[@Kha1.420]

Never heard anyone say Chrissy pressy in the same sentence but they get used separately more the Christmas one though

[@BassMatt1972]

I say "but" at the end of things.. Its used as an end for a negative statement.. instead of at the start, we somehow stick it at the end.. For example, "Im happy to go swimming with youse (you all), Im not diving with the Noahs (Arks-sharks) but.. Yeah nah..".. Kinda reversed.. Instead of "But Im not diving with the sharks!"... And a bogan has a mullet (or a rats tail), and drives a White Commode (Holden Commodore) with a P (Probationary) Plate (usually loss of license/drink driver).. Chrissy Pressie. Makes perfect sense, Ambo, Ambulance/driver.. Munted.. totally drunk.. (not so much sense haha) "Im gonna chuck my Uggies on and jump in the Ute and take a fang down to the servo, to grab some petrol, ciggies and some chippies.. Ill grab you some choccies, and something for smoko. Last time that drongo overcharged me for my rollies. (Rolling tobbaco). I was spewing.. I wont be fanging past Davos on the way back but..Ill come straight home"

[@nathanfrick6236]

Did you catch that at 7.01 the kid uses “but” to end his sentence? It’s a really good example of this. “But” is still acting as a conjunction, it is just moved to the end of the second clause. Note, he says, blah, blah “…don’t do that, but.” Instead of the typical sentence construction blah, blah, blah “…but don’t do that.”

[@ando8262]

i did

[@EssiSixxMusic]

Yeah ending with 'but' is a very common thing. I would say usually it's in response to something, like if someone said "we can do the movie before dinner?" you might say "yeah nah, I'll be hungry, but". But also sometimes it just takes the place of an ellipses, like; "Yeah this thing happened and it messed me up but" +shurgs+

[@BrokenWishesx3]

Went to Canada and the states and we also say "I reckon" which is apparently super weird/different! Kind of like: "Do you think it will rain? Should we bring an umbrella?" "Yeah I reckon" 🤷‍♀

[@tassietreasurehunters2209]

There is a huge variation in language around the country. A Tasmanian uses different terminology to a Queenslander

[@cocoacoolness]

FYI - if you aren't Aussie and you try say half of those things, it will probably sound awkward. For example, we might not say arvo every single time we say afternoon, but someone trying to sound Aussie says it like that every single time

[@JDS_]

An old fashioned one that I wish I used more is cactus. If you are cactus tired, fucked, rooted, spent, very fatigued, exhausted ect. Probably used more slang in trying to explain that.

[@trinabarnes8006]

Us Aussies are loving these vids 😂 We say yeah but.. A lot

[@chanelfallon5248]

"We" Aussies. ( just say'in ).😉😊

[@brosert]

A lot of it still evolving...."no worries" evovled to the spoonerism "no wucken forries, to "no wuckers"

[@Cruelaid]

Budgie Smugglers 🩲 😂❤

[@TheJaymac181]

We just call em budgies (QLD), smugglers adds far too much effort to the sentence 😁

[@laurenskye2838]

Travellers (taking drinks for the drive), rego (registration), ughies (ugh boots), crackers (someone's a bit crackers in the head),

[@JesusManera]

Easiest way to think of "but" is just by it replacing "though". For example, "I don't like beer though" would become "I don't like beer but", or "She's a nice girl though" would become "She's a nice girl but". That said, it's really only bogans who speak like that.

[@TheOUTBACK2013]

Ending the sentence with but is mainly a Queensland thing; slang varies depending on where you come from in Australia.

[@Ameslan1]

"Bin Chicken" = Ibis bird that looks like a graceful crane on the surface but is really a pest because they go through trash cans and throw trash around.

[@ChrisCoppin]

We have the Melbourne Cricket Ground, which was shortened to the MCG, but is commonly referred to as the G.

[@The_mind_of_Mitch]

"she'll be right!" - I am confident that everything will be alright/okay, even if it might not be "No wukkas" - it wasn't a problem friend please do not worry about it "Wanna get some Maccas?" - would you like to go to the fast food chain known as Mcdonalds?

[@travisdray1221]

It’s worthwhile understanding that while we do have heaps of slang, it’s not all exclusively used. Meaning, just because we say “this arvo” doesn’t mean we’ll never say “this afternoon”. Both the full and the slang are used all over the place. If you’re a foreigner coming here, don’t think you have to try figure out this slang language, haha. It’s all just a bit of a laugh really!

[@cenasux]

The German guy calling it 'pacific fair' was strange because I mostly hear it called 'pac fair'

[@shez5964]

Some comments are comparing bogan to redneck but aren't rednecks a bit agro (Aussie slang for aggresive attitude) most bogans are too lazy and apathetic to get agro. Also you shouldn't tell someone they're a bogan however some proudly admit to being one. Insulting yourself or self deprecating is a very Aussie trait.

[@xeranthosgrimsbane3065]

As an American who moved to Australia 13 years ago, these were very basic words and phrases. I'm disappointed no one busted out "Fair Dinkum" or "Hooroo".

[@CamMcGinn1981]

5:50 Context: "That ref totally shafted the magpies and it should have been a goal. It was a good game, but"

[@el-naturale]

Couple more good ones. 'Ol mate' or 'old mate', basically referring to anyone you want, specially if you don't know their name. 'Wtf is ol mate doing over there?' 'Pelican' goofy or silly person. 'You bloody pelican' silly bugga works aswell 'Tacker' or 'tacka' young person or child. 'What you up to lil tacka?' 'These ones' referring to anything you want, 'well what dance you gon be doing tonight?' 'These ones' while showing the dance moves, or even just being sort of silly or showing off, ' hey mate, check out these ones'

[@sibertiger1970]

There is an Aussie version of the song "Hey Yeah" called Straya

[@organicmechanic5150]

We don't call em 'Bogans', we call em 'Bogs', that's how lazy we are. 'Ambo' is actually an 'Ambulance Officer', we call ambulances 'Meat Wagons'. If you have a friend and see someone or talk about someone they don't like, you call them 'your mate'.

[@BadBoy-re8ow]

Hello JPS, I'm from Melbourne and I have taken vacations throughout most of Australia. I have never heard of a sentence ending in "but" except for when I visited New South Wales (NSW). It is mentioned quite a lot speaking with the locals in that state but not anywhere else in the country that I know of.

[@llinsmu]

From NSW, travelled elsewhere... I hear it more from people with a more limited vocabulary or a less refined speaking style.

[@renozuken5323]

I was born in Australia and I get asked all the time where am I from due to the way we were taught how to speak. Syntax, grammer and context were the foundations. The use of "slang" words was never allowed, even I get confused.

[@mariehillard1742]

An oldy but a goody is "I died in the arse"!

[@kyinballinger3001]

Coming from Australia I lost my shit laughing when he said are you old enough to get drunk, half of us are alcoholics when by the time turn 16

[@user-fm3vj5im1m]

“Ambos” aren’t the actual vehicles, they are the paramedics who operate the ambulances.

[@__carbon__]

I'm an Aussie and I thought ending sentences with but was just something that people with poor grammatical education did Never knew it was actually our slang

[@samtaylor2404]

'but' at the end of a sentence is interchangeable with saying 'though' or sometimes 'regardless'. 'It was hot, we got time to swim but' 'I'm happy now, later i'm not so sure but' 'He yelled at me, i got his name but' *edited typos

[@johnclarke9707]

Bogans use the term Straya

[@lilmmachine]

(From an Aussie) If you haven't already, check out some videos about the Australian school system and the 'selective' and 'opportunity classes'.

[@Fairybread68]

Pacific Fair is a giant shopping centre on the Gold Coast and we call it Pack Fair 🤣🤣

[@martinschalken7583]

Today I caught myself saying the following: “I found the battery! It’s not fully charged but…”

[@DeadlyDigger]

Ending a sentence with BUT is used to enforce a statement like when yanks end a sentence using RIGHT