Aussie slang is full of alternative words for our trousers and underwear. Reginalds or Reg Grundies are rhyming slang for undies, while bloomers are known as bum shorts in Queensland, and scungies in New South Wales and the ACT.
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What do they call underpants in Australia?
Trackie dacks are tracksuit trousers, and underdacks are underpants or knickers. To dak someone is to pull their pants down. franger – a condom (sometimes as ‘franga’) also ‘dinger’.
What are some Australian slang words?
100 Australian Slang Words & Phrases
| Aussie slang word/phrase | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Billy | Teapot (in the outback on the fire) |
| Bloody | Very |
| Bloody oath | Yes! Or “That’s very true” |
| Bludger | Someone who’s lazy |
What are undies slang?
informal : underwear especially : underpants or panties.
What is the most Australian word?
The 25 most common Australian slang words
- See ya this arvo – See you this afternoon.
- Being dacked – When someone pulls your pants down.
- Give a wedgie – When someone pulls your pants up your bum.
- Dunny – toilet, bathroom – D’ya know where the dunny is, mate?
What is an Australian thong?
‘Thong’ meaning
The word used in Australia, to define flip flops. Has no relation to underwear. Example: eh mate, where you get your thongs from?
What is trouser in Australia?
In North America, Australia, South Africa and North West England pants is the general category term, whereas trousers (sometimes slacks in Australia and the United States) often refers more specifically to tailored garments with a waistband, belt-loops, and a fly-front.
What do Aussies call their girlfriends?
Missus. A person’s wife or girlfriend.
How do you say Girl in Australian slang?
Aussie Slang Words For Women:
Sheila. Chick. Woman. Lady.
What does undies mean in Australia?
Aussie Word of the Week
Simple. Aussie slang is full of alternative words for our trousers and underwear. Reginalds or Reg Grundies are rhyming slang for undies, while bloomers are known as bum shorts in Queensland, and scungies in New South Wales and the ACT.
What does D Thong mean?
Definition of thong
1 : a strip especially of leather or hide. 2 : a sandal held on the foot by a thong fitting between the toes and connected to a strap across the top or around the sides of the foot.
What is another word for undies?
In this page you can discover 48 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for underwear, like: nether garments, balbriggans, underpants, lingerie, panties, undies, underclothes, smallclothes, drawers, underlinen and skivvies.
What do Aussies call beer?
Australians enjoy having a few beers or a bevvie (short for beverage), a frostie, a coldie or a couple of cold ones. Beer is also known as liquid amber, amber nectar or liquid gold.
What do Aussies call police?
Coppa. A police man or law enforcement officer.
What is sparrow’s fart?
Noun. sparrow-fart (uncountable) (plural attested only as sparrowfarts ) (uncountable, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, slang) A time very early in the day; dawn. quotations ▼ (countable) A person or thing of no consequence.
What is the G for in G String?
Gussett. The garment is basically a gussett on a string.
What do Australians call Americans?
Seppo is most often used by Australians and New Zealanders. It’s mostly used to contemptuously refer to Americans, those bloody seppos.
What do Australians call kangaroos?
A female kangaroo is known as a ‘flyer’ or a ‘doe’ and a male kangaroo a ‘buck’ or a ‘boomer’ (hence the nickname of the Australian men’s basketball team, the Boomers). They live in social groups called mobs.
What’s Bush Heritage doing?
| Species name | Found on |
|---|---|
| Antilopine Wallaroo | Wunambal Gumberra (WA) and Warddeken (NT). |
What does jumper mean in Australia?
Jumper: pullover or sweater. Singlet: camisole or vest.
Why do the British say pants?
The word ‘pants’ comes to us from an Anglicization of the character’s name, “Pantaloon.”When trousers of a similar style became popular during the Restoration in England, they became known as pantaloons, Pantaloon being an Anglicization of Pantalone.
What do they call jeans in England?
Trousers
| British English | American English |
|---|---|
| Trousers | Pants |
| Pants / Underwear / Knickers | Underwear / panties |
| briefs/underpants | shorts/jockey shorts |
| Jumper / Pullover / Sweater / Jersey | Sweater |
