What does crack a wobbly mean?

Chuck a wobbly: To throw a massive, public, humiliating tantrum.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on theurbanlist.com


What is Australia's famous saying?

Let's start with one of the most famous Australian slang phrases: 'No worries'. It's said to be the national motto of Australia. This expression means “do not worry about it”, or “it's all right”. It can also mean “sure thing” and “you're welcome.”
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on ielts.com.au


What is a wobbly in Australia?

To lose one's self-control in a fit of nerves, panic, temper, annoyance, or the like. To chuck a wobbly is a variant of the Standard English idiom to throw a wobbly, where wobbly means 'a fit of temper or panic'.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on slll.cass.anu.edu.au


What are two phrases that Aussies say?

Australian Expressions Everyone Should Know
  • Good on ya! Meaning: well done; good stuff. ...
  • You little ripper/You little beauty. Meaning: that's terrific; how excellent. ...
  • To crack onto somebody. Meaning: to try to kiss someone; to try to pick someone up. ...
  • Having a whinge. Meaning: to complain. ...
  • Pom. ...
  • It's chockers in here.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on babbel.com


Why do Australians say ta?

'Ta' means 'thank you'. "A: Can you please pass me the sauce? B: Sure, here you go. A: Ta."
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on abc.net.au


12 Things Your Stool Says About Your Health



What do Australians call cigarettes?

Durry is the spread Australian term for a cigarette. Among the younger generation, it is often called ciggies or darts.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on casita.com


What do Australians call snakes?

There are similar phrases in Australian English including mad as a meat axe and mad as a gumtree full of galahs. Mad as a (cut) snake is first recorded in 1900.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on slll.cass.anu.edu.au


What do Australians call Mcdonalds?

Here in Australia, however, McDonald's most prevalent nickname is “Macca's”. A recent branding survey commissioned by McDonald's Australia found that 55 per cent of Australians refer to the company by its local slang name.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on ipwatchdog.com


What is Australian slang for woman?

This week we shine a spotlight on a quintessential piece of Aussie slang, a word famous the world over: sheila. A sheila is a woman. In use since the 1830s, sheila has its origin in a generic use of the common Irish girl's name.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on macquariedictionary.com.au


What is Australian slang for mad?

If someone is angry, you could say they've 'gone crook'. Crook can also be used to describe a criminal. Cuppa: if someone asks for a cuppa, they want a cup of tea. Cut snake (Mad as a): this is an extremely Australian way to say that someone is very angry.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on studiesinaustralia.com


What does wobbly mean in slang?

wobbly (plural wobblies) Alternative spelling of Wobbly. (colloquial, chiefly Britain) A wobbler; a fit of rage; a tantrum. synonym ▲ Synonyms: see Thesaurus:tantrum.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wiktionary.org


What does Ken oath mate mean?

Ken Oath. Meaning: "F*****g oath". A similar term to "dead set" or "fair dinkum".
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on businessinsider.com


What does white dog mean slang?

What Is White Dog? You may have also heard the term "moonshine and white dog" when referring to white whiskey. It's just a term for raw, unaged whiskey distillate.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on rabbitholedistillery.com


What is the most Aussie word?

Ta, bogan, brekkie and more popular Australian slang terms you heard before
  • ta – thank you. ...
  • sheila – woman or female. ...
  • bloke – man or guy. ...
  • bogan – an uncultured or unsophisticated person. ...
  • brekkie – breakfast. ...
  • barbie – barbecue. ...
  • mate – friend. ...
  • crikey!
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on mondly.com


What is Aussie slang for yes?

Search. Yes, simply, when you want to say yes, you say nah yeh. even further out than woop woop, a place where you dont want go, too far away from civilisation, cities.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on australiaday.com.au


What does woke mean in Australia?

By the mid-20th century, woke had come to mean "well-informed" or "aware", especially in a political or cultural sense.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


What is the Australian word for toilet?

dunny – a toilet, the appliance or the room – especially one in a separate outside building. This word has the distinction of being the only word for a toilet which is not a euphemism of some kind. It is from the old English dunnykin: a container for dung. However Australians use the term toilet more often than dunny.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wiktionary.org


What do Australians say when its hot?

"Phwoar!"

Always use to describe the heat, often when being smacked in the face by it when exiting an air-conditioned building.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on buzzfeed.com


What do you call a hot girl in Australia?

What do you call a hot girl in Australia? The most popular slang term overall that I can think of is “hot”. “Stunner” is also used, mainly when speaking about a person rather than to one.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on thehealthyjournal.com


What do Aussies call soda?

In Australia and New Zealand, "soft drink" or "fizzy drink" is typically used. In South African English, "cool drink" is any soft drink. U.S. soft drinks 7-Up or Sprite are called "lemonade" in the UK.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


What do they call dinner in Australia?

Many people in Britain and Australia refer to their main evening meal as "tea" rather than "dinner" or "supper", but generally, with the exception of Scotland and Northern England, "tea" refers to a light meal or a snack.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


What do Australians call Burger King?

Except you won't find Burger King in Australia because it's the only place in the world where Burger Kings are called Hungry Jack's. When Burger King got to Australia in 1971, it discovered there was already a local restaurant there called Burger King.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on cbc.ca


What do Australians call dogs?

The name "dingo" comes from the Dharug language used by the Indigenous Australians of the Sydney area.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


What is Australian slang for mom?

Certainly if you're in the US, your mother is your “mom” – short for “mommy” and in the UK, Australia and New Zealand it's “mum” – shortened from “mummy”.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on writerscentre.com.au


What do Aussies call mosquitoes?

Mozzie – This is an Aussie diminutive word meaning mosquito. For example, 'the mozzies during the summer are ravenous.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on bilingua.io
Previous question
Do employers care about your DD-214?