Idiom of Oz Funny Authentic Australian Language & Top Secret Travel Survival Guide

Kindle version

Jake Jacobs

Don't be daft or fool yourself; if you're a foreigner or tourist traveling to, working at, or just generally curious about Oz.... you need this Australian Language guide. After reading this Aussie/English translation, you will be able to creatively avoid the pains, frustrations, and embarrassments that the most tourists (including the author) initially experienced. Instead you will be able to thoroughly enjoy each and every opportunity to connect with the folks in the land-of-plenty.

G'day All!

The Idiom of Oz helps you unlock the mysteries of "Aussie" slang and phrases that have tested and spanned time, life, and geography across the land of Oz.

This is an absolutely necessary reference book and tool to understand and use "Aussie" English. Don't be "daft" or fool yourself; if you're a foreigner or tourist traveling to, working at, or just generally curious about "Oz" - you need this guide.

After reading this, you will be able to creatively avoid the pains, frustrations, and embarrassments that the author initially experienced, and instead will thoroughly enjoy each and every opportunity to connect with the folks in the "land-of-plenty."

Whether you're enjoying a "holiday" on a white sandy beach, on a "tram", dancing through the local "arcade", or having "tucker" (perhaps a "meatpie floatie" or "mixed grill") with a complimentary glass of Australian wine or "beer", relax knowing that you won't be labeled a "burk" while you have a handy copy of this book in your "pram", back pocket, or handbag.

The Australian English, terms, slang, and phrases are funny, raw, entertaining and (often) confusing. Author Jake Jacobs provides this authentic reference book to help you understand the language, it s history, and uniqueness, while helping you achieve more meaningful conversations with your "Aussie" mates.


Be a "battler" (not a "wacker") ...and give it a go! Tah...

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arcade: A center/location that includes a variety of stores, shoppes, restaurants, etc. Also, a place designed for the youth to play video games.

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arcade: A center/location that includes a variety of stores, shoppes, restaurants, etc. Also, a place designed for the youth to play video games.

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arvo: (ar-vO)

Short for 'afternoon'. 'After' is also used in place of 'arvo' from time-to-time. As in, "goin' to work this arvo?" or "give us a ring after, mate."

asset adjustment:

The nip and tuck action for body (i.e., breasts, 'bums', nose, etc.) alterations.

AUD:

Abbreviated use for the term Australian Dollar.

Aussie:

Slang for Australian. Next to typical grandparents, the best people in the world to make 'mates' with. It has been my experience that 'Aussies' (both Bruces and Sheila's) will do just about anything for you without worry or personal benefit. With a world full of experiences and personal interaction relationships, it is my belief that these folks are the core source of the name friend.

There are various kinds of 'Aussies' right through Australia (or commonly referred to as 'Oz') that you may encounter sometime during your lifetime ('if you're lucky').

Although the dialects are pretty much standard, the accents do vary to a degree depending upon the location visited and the kind of 'Aussie' that you're talking with. The following defines a subset (but certainly not all) various types of Australians to help assist you in understanding:

• aboriginals: these people are commonly known as the original Australians. Slang named 'abos'. Together with the import/transplanted Australians that were colonized in 'Oz' from England (and many other world countries, they somehow managed to survive and contribute to the subsequent boom. The net result being creation of the native Australian.
  
  
• native Australians : being born in Australia immediately classifies a person as being a native 'Aussie'. In other cases, it is the 'abo-POHM' mix or the direct descent of the original British outcasts.
  
  
• import Australians: 'foreigners' These are people that were born in other countries and later immigrated to Australia. They speak their own form of the English language all-together.