What is Australian slang for angry?

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.
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What is Australian slang for tantrum?

Do ya 'nana! Aussie slang for "going bananas" or tantrum.
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What is Aussie slang for fighting?

Aussie Word of the Week

A blue is a fight, dispute or row. You can bung on a blue, stack on a blue or turn on a blue. The slang word has been around since the 1940s and is used to refer to everything from fisticuffs at the pub to a brawl on the footy field.
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What is Aussie slang for crazy?

Go troppo

Meaning: To lose the plot, or go crazy. Troppo derives from the word tropical, referring to someone who lives in the tropical regions of Australia in or in hot weather. The heat is said to go to their head and makes them go crazy.
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Is Cranky an Australian word?

Contributor's comments: Cranky is used in South Australia and the NT as well. Contributor's comments: In Tassie the pronunciation is closer to 'kran-kee' or 'krank-ee' than 'krangkee.
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What is Sooky in Australia?

(Australia, Newfoundland, New Zealand, slang) Complaining, whingeing, sad; jealous. quotations ▼ (Australia, Newfoundland, New Zealand, slang) Sentimental, sissy; timid. quotations ▼
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What is shut up in Australian?

Put a sock in it

Tells somebody to "shut up."
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What's a good Australian insult?

Exclamatory phrases
  • Bugger off/me. “Bugger” is common in both Aussie and British slang, and vaguely refers to someone or something that is annoying. ...
  • F*** me dead. ...
  • GFY. ...
  • Fair suck of the sav.
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How do you say mad in slang?

Synonyms. (slang: Intensifier, much): wicked, mighty, kinda, helluv, hella.
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What is YEET in Australia?

Yeet. A very strong word for yes.
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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!
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What is cool Australian slang?

Matt's Top Ten Favourite Aussie Slang words/expressions
  • G'day mate — Hello friend!
  • No worries, mate! — Not a problem, friend!
  • The Bottle-o — Shop that sells beer and wine.
  • Snags on the barbie — Cook sausages on a BBQ.
  • Maccas — McDonalds.
  • Arvo — Afternoon.
  • Drongo — fool, silly person.
  • Fair dinkum — Honest, genuine.
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What is the Australian word for drunk?

Munted (mun-ted) / Drunk.
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What is UK slang for angry?

Here are some common slang words that we use:
  • Mardy.
  • Got strop on.
  • Throwing a wobbler.
  • Narking me off.
  • Whinging.
  • Doing my head in*
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What is the British word for angry?

Mardy. Definition: Someone is being grumpy or sulking and being in a generally bad mood. We often use it with the word arse to describe people and we call them a mardy arse.
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What are British terms for mad?

Loony/Loopy – A mad or crazy person.
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What is Australian slang for girl?

5. Sheila = Girl. Yes, that is the Australian slang for girl.
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Do Australians say bloody?

Americans have never taken to the slang word bloody, but Aussies use it a lot, and have for a long time. In the late 19th century, writes David Crystal in The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language, it was known as "the great Australian adjective," and by the 1940s it was no longer considered a swear word.
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What does MEH mean in Australia?

Meh (/mɛ/) is a colloquial interjection used as an expression of indifference or boredom. It is often regarded as a verbal equivalent of a shrug of the shoulders. The use of the term "meh" shows that the speaker is apathetic, uninterested, or indifferent to the question or subject at hand.
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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.
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What do you call a friend in Australia?

Mate. “Mate” is a popular word for friend. And while it's used in other English-speaking countries around the world, it has a special connection to Australia. In the past, mate has been used to address men, but it can be gender-neutral. In Australia, you'll also hear mate used in an ironic sense.
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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.
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How to make an Australian mad?

14 Ways to Annoy an Australian
  1. Talk About Sports. ...
  2. Confuse Them with New Zealanders. ...
  3. Demonstrate a Terrible Australian Accent. ...
  4. Criticise Their BBQ. ...
  5. Pom, Pommy, Pommie. ...
  6. Compliment Men on their Macho-ness. ...
  7. Take Them Down Memory Lane. ...
  8. Criticise Crocodile Dundee.
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What do Aussies call being sick slang?

Crook. I'm sick. Now you try. For example, you might say, "I drank too many stubbies and now I'm feeling crook."
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