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Ya flaming galah! - The term was made famous by 'Home and Away' actor Ray Meagher (pictured). It's a phrase that the rest of the globe has yet to fully comprehend and master.

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Arvo - 'Arvo' clearly means afternoon, and is the perfect abbreviation for the word. Yet, we still find ourselves still having to explain 'arvo' to non-Aussie types.

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Heaps - ...of beer! Most of the world must know what this means by now, we all use it.

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Pash and Pash Rash - Pash, a passionate kiss. A pash rash, the irritated red skin you get from a pash. Obviously. A pash is better than a snog, that that UK. 

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Macca's - The perfect abbreviation for the fast food chain, don't you think?

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Bogan - There are many meanings to this word. The most accurate would be your cousin, Brad. 

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Ute -

Utility vehicle or a pick-up truck, or whatever else they want to call it! 

It will always be a ute for Aussies.

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Root in a ute - When things get hot and steamy in a utility vehicle.

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Togs or Bathers - Swimsuit or swimming costume just doesn't have the same ring to it, does it?

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Too hard basket - Try to explain to a non-Aussie that you put a difficult task in the 'too hard basket' because you couldn't be bothered to deal with the problem.

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Servo - To us it's not a petrol station or a gas station, it's a servo!

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Grommet -

'Those grommets are heading out to sea!' 

Grommet is a young surfer, naturally.

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Ripper! - Amazing! Fantastic! That's great! Can you think of more synonyms?

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Fair Dinkum -

Whether you're seeking the truth, shocked to hear a truth, or get a genuine hug.

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Going off like a frog in a sock -

You're angry, very Angry. You're cross as a frog in a sock.

When trying to explain it non-native, make them think about it. Would they be all happy-go-lucky if they were going off like a frog in a sock?

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Bottle-o - Where we all buy our liquor. Also known as the bottle shop. 

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Barbie - Probably the most famous Aussie word the world knows, and what we love doing the most.

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Swag - A swag with a lot of swag. Other English-speaking countries may call it a sleeping bag, that is a lot bigger and way more than just a sleeping bag.

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Thongs - For those who think of them as ladies' underwear, tut tut! To us thongs are flips flops.

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Kip - Kip, a.k.a, a brief nap. The world needs to get on this because we all need more kips in our lives.

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Handy as an ashtray on a motorbike - The feeling you get when you read the sentence out loud or see the image above. Flamin useless.

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Schoolies - And no, world, schoolies are not children that go to school. Schoolies a bunch of hooligans that have finally finished their high school education, who spend a boozed up week on the Goldy.

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Sugarcane champagne - Sugarcane champagne is a rum and coke. We can understand the confusion, but our name for the drink is way better.

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Lollies - To the rest of the world: it's not candy or sweets, they are lollies.

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Sook - Sook, sulk. Same, same, but different!

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Chockers or choc-a-bloc - When you've eaten way too much.

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Chook - A chicken, what else?

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Democracy snag - What we all eat on election day. For non-Aussies, that's a sausage and bread snack we munch on after we have handed in our votes on election day.

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Budgie smugglers - What the rest of the world knows as 'speedos'!

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Accadacca -

Maybe we'll keep this one just for us, let the rest of the world know them as just ACDC.

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Pineapple - Nothing to do with the fruit and often not called it per se. When used in the right context, a pineapple means a yellow fifty Australian dollar note.

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Dag - Dag, nerd, same thing.

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Drongo - Don't be a drongo! Or as the rest of the world would say, 'don't be a fool!'

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Barney - For those with a kid named Barney, hope he doesn't get into too many Barney's! Fights, that is.

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Old mate - When the rest of the world may think we are referring to a long-time dear friend, when really it's what we call someone when we can't remember their name!

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Rellies - It's so much easier to say 'rellies' than 'relatives', right? Either way, we're talking about family and you gotta love 'em!

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Shag on a rock -

This is a fun one to say and see people's reactions, as it doesn't mean what it sounds like. If anything, it's a bit sad. We hope you are not a shag on a rock and all lonely. 

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Devo and defo -

Abbreviations tourists may not know or hear the difference in.

Not to be confused with each other, devo  (devastated) and defo (definitely) mean very different things.

'She's devo her card didn't go through' and 'she's defo rocking that presentation!'. Let's hope that clears it up!

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Sickie - The abbreviation that perhaps makes the most sense, surely it can't be that hard to get?

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Chuck a sickie - We've all chucked a sickie before and pretended a sickness to stay in bed and nap all day, right?

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Chuck a wobbly - Also known as a tantrum, but you knew that.

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Smoko - It derives from the fact that smoking breaks used to be very common. Nowadays a 'smoko' is just a short break, that some may use to have a smoke.

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Biccy - Clearly means biscuit, how do others not see it?

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Dole bludger - Those who queue in line to get benefits but often don't move a finger to find a job.

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Facey - Because it sounds way cooler and cuter than Facebook.

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Siphon the python - Imagine a men's bathroom and what they usually do in it. That's perhaps the best way to explain the phrase to non-native Aussie. What do you think?

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S'arvo -

'What are you up to s'arvo?'

For those non-aussies reading this, 's'arvo' means 'this afternoon'.

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Footy - We can get why others may confuse this with 'soccer'. But 'footy' is AFL. 

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Australia = Straya - It's more like 'Welcome to Straya!'

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