Do you know what is Straya? Yes, Straya is the slank word of Australia. Most people in Straya speak in English. When you visit this country, you will find many interesting English terms that you will not find in other English speaking countries. Well, typically Australian people are known to be casual, laid back and relaxed. They enjoy nature and simple things, even they like to make long words sound easier to pronounce and remember. However, this may cause trouble as not many people are aware of the Australian slang. So here are some of the popular words that you might hear in Australia.   

  1. Barbie 

Barbie means BBQ, not a “barbie doll”. Australian people enjoy BBQ as much as they enjoy the beach. During the summer, the BBQ sites in the park will mostly be occupied. You will often receive BBQ invitation, “ Let’s have a barbie in the par’.  

2. Avro 

Avro is Australian abbreviation of the afternoon. They like to say something like, “Do you have a plan this avro?”. Interesting isn’t it!  

3. Maccas 

“Let’s grab some nuggets in Maccas!”. Maccas is the shorten words of Mc Donald’s. So, if you happen to be in Australia try to use Maccas to refer to Mc Donalds.    

4. Tea 

Tea can also be translated into dinner. So, it is not uncommon Australian will say, “What do you want for tea?” which means “What do you want for dinner?”  

5. Brekkie  

Brekkie is widely used in an exchange of breakfast. “Do you want some toast fro brekkie?”  

6. Snag 

Snag means sausages. This term is most likely taken from earlier British slang for a light meal.  

7. Biccy 

It’s nice to have biccy with a cuppa. Biccy means biscuit.   

8. Cuppa 

“Let’s have some cuppa this avro” means “Let’s have a cup of tea this afternoon.”  

9. G’day 

“G’day mate, how’s it going?” People of the say this phrase to say hello. G’day literally means Good Day.  

10. Spag Bol 

Italian popular cuisine, spaghetti bolognese, often gets shortened to Spag Bol.  

These are 10 Australian words that are pretty common in the land down under. Are you interested to learn more?