【英語講座特別編】グッダイ・マイト!! オージー英語を知りたい!!

公開日:2016.03.09　更新日:2018.10.24

シドニーのマッコリ―大学には新入生向けに Pre-departure Guide（新入生ガイド）という冊子があります。
これにはオーストラリアでの生活から大学についてたくさんのことが記載されており、これから入国して生活を始める学生の手引書となっています。

さて、この Pre-departure Guide の中には、他国からの学生が困らないようにと、いわるゆる「オージー英語」の解説もあります。
以下はそれを抜粋しましたので、ご参考にどうぞ。

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Aussie Expressions（オージー英語）

A
Ace To successfully achieve or complete, e.g. “You aced that exam!”
Amber fluid Beer
Ankle biter Small child, toddler, tyke

B
Banger A sausage
Beaut Fine, good, e.g. “A beaut car”
Beg yours Could you please repeat
that?
Bloody A word used to add emphasis
in signifying approval or disapproval,
e.g. “Bloody hilarious”
Bugger A foul, contemptible or
annoying person, e.g. “Stupid bugger”

C
Chill-out Designed or used for relaxing, e.g. “This is my favourite chillout record”
Chips French fries
Chockers Completely full
Chook A woman, e.g. “A nice old chook”
Crisps Potato chips
Cuppa A cup of tea or coffee

D
Dag A person who is neat in appearance, conservative in manners, and lacks style and sophistication
Daggy Possessing the qualities of a dag
Daks Trousers or shorts
Dill A stupid person
Dinki-di True, genuine, honest, e.g. “Dinki-di Aussie”

E
Ear basher Someone who talks too much
Echo Someone who reflects or imitates another
El cheapo Of or relating to that which is cheap.
Esky Ice chest or cooler

F
Fair dinkum An expression for genuineness or realness
Footpath Sidewalk
Footy Football (includes Australian Rules, rugby and soccer)
Full on Intense

G
G’day Common Australian greeting
Good-oh! An expression of satisfaction
Good on you (Good onya) An expression of congratulations or approval
Grog Beer

H
Hairy eyeball A disdainful or disapproving look
Hooroo Goodbye
Hoon A fast reckless driver of a boat or car

I
In good nick In good shape
Inked Drunk or intoxicated

J
Jackaroo A hired hand on a large farm or sheep station
Jiggered Broken
Jumper Sweater or jacket

K
Kamikaze When surfing, a deliberate wipe-out
Kiwi A New Zealander

L
Later A common exclamation of farewell, e.g. “Later, dudes!”
Lavish Extremely good
Lousy No-good; poor quality

M
Make a quid To earn a living
Mate An expression given to someone of close acquaintance, a friend; common between males, but also used by females
Milk bar A convenience store
Mozzie Mosquito

N
Nick off To leave; to depart
Nicked Stolen
No worries A common expression to indicate that everything is all right

O
On ya An expression of encouragement commonly used in acceptance, e.g. “Good on ya!”
Oodles A large quantity; oodles of money

P
Piddling Very small; insignificant
Piker One who does not keep his/her word; someone who breaks his/her promise
Pom An English person

Q
Quack Any medical practitioner, not necessarily an inferior one
Quid Generally refers to money, e.g. “He’s got a lot of quid”

R
Ratbag A worthless, despicable, unreliable person
Razz To deride; make fun of; extreme criticism

S
Sanger A sandwich
Shocker Something that is distasteful, disliked, terrible
Sickie To take a day’s leave from work when not really sick
Slab A case of beer
Spitting chips To be extremely angry

T
Ta Thank you
Tomato sauce Ketchup
Trackie daks Sweat/track pants
Two-up A form of coin gambling

U
Unco Awkward, clumsy
Uni University
Ute A utility van or truck

V
Vegemite A yeast extract used as a spread commonly on sandwiches or toasts
VB The name of a popular beer “Victoria Bitter”

W
Wacker A crazy or funny person
Wanker A self-indulgent or pretentious person
Whinge To whine; to complain

Y
Yank An American
Yobbo An uncultivated Australian
Yonks A long time