G'day Mate!

The first few months of my relationship with Todd included lots of blank stares and "umm... what?"s.... Americans may think they have slang but Australians practically invented strange slang.  Some of it makes sense and some... is just plain nonsensical :) Here is a list provided by my dear friend Becky.  This is small in comparison to Todd's dialect and "slang dictionaries" you can find online but these are the words of note she wrote down during her visit in April.  Thanks Becks!!!

Australian	American
bloke	guy
speed humps	speed bumps
dinner	lunch
tea	dinner
footpath	sidewalk
heaps	lots
breaky	breakfast
trolley	cart
Maca's	McDonald's
keen	interested
stuffed	screwed
sorted	figured out
pissed	drunk
ey?	what?
buggered	exhausted
chemist	pharmacy
spewed	vomited
duner(?)	comforter
eski	cooler/ice chest
tighty	hot/cool
pudding	dessert
torch	flashlight
trading hours	hours of operation?
corriander	cilantro
crisps	chips
chips	fries
prawns	shrimp
sunnies	sunglasses
stubby holder	beer sleeve
how you going?	how are you?
arvo dacks mate	afternoon trousers friend
thongs	flip flops
sandshoes	sneakers
no wuckas (from "no wuckin furries")	no worries
bushwalking	hiking
in the bush	in the wilderness
I've been really slack	I've been slacking off
tomato sauce	ketchup
try	goal (like at a sporting event)
light globes	light bulbs
cuddle	hug
rubbish	trash
way out	exit
toilet	restroom/bathroom