#AUSSlang: Food and drink

Being outdoor reminds me of summer’s all-time favourite activities – Barbeque parties! Barbeque happens to be a favourite past time for our neighbouring country Australia. So this #AUSSlang post will be all about food & drink!

Amber fluid. Meaning: Beer.
Avo. Meaning: Short for avocado. Not to be confused with ‘arvo’ which means ‘afternoon.’
Banana bender. Meaning: a person from Queensland (I wonder why! LOL).
Barbie. Meaning: Short for barbeque. Not the doll.
Billy. Meaning: A container to boil water. A teapot.
Bog in. Meaning: To eat with enthusiasm. As the Javanese would say, “Nggragas.”
Bikkie. Meaning: Biscuit.
Brekkie. Meaning: Breakfast.
Not my bowl of rice. Meaning: I don’t like it. Wonder why they are using rice. In England they’ve ‘not my cup of tea’, with the same meaning.
Boozer. Meaning: A pub, from the British slang for alcohol ‘booze.’
BYO (Bring Your Own) Meaning: A kind of unlicensed restaurant where customers bring their own drinks.
Bush telly. Meaning: Campfire. LOL. ‘Telly’ is British slang for television.
Chewie. Meaning: Chewing gum, not Chewbacca from Star Wars.
Dog’s eye. Meaning: Meat pie. So next time you’re going to Aussie and someone offers you to eat dog’s eye, fear not.
Chokkie. Meaning: Chocolate. By now you must have noticed a pattern in #AusSlang
Crow eater. Meaning: A person from South Australia (I wonder why! LOL)
Dingo’s breakfast. Meaning: No breakfast. Dingo is a native Australian wild dog.
Drink with the flies. Meaning: To drink alone. Somehow this one makes me LOL.
Off one’s face. Meaning: To get really drunk.
Fairy floss. Meaning: Candy floss. In England, ‘fairy cake’ is how they call ‘cupcake.’
Flake. Meaning: Shark meat, usually sold in fish-and-chips shop.
Maccas. Meaning: McDonald’s. Instead of ‘McD.’
Milk bar. Meaning: Corner shop selling take-away food.
Muddy. Meaning: Mud crab, a popular delicacy.
Bring a plate. Meaning: Instruction to bring food to a barbeque party. “Potluck party”
Sanger. Meaning: Sandwich.