Baby animals
The word puppy is intatly associated with cutness and adorability. The word used to describe a young dog is used in day to day slang
Blogs
A deep dive into Aussie beer sizes
The question of whether you skol or scull a beer is one we have covered more than once. But how about getting the beer in
The Australian gum tree
This week we are paying tribute to the great Australian gum tree. From the Snowy Mountains in the Great Dividing Range to Tasmania, Darwin, Far
‘Cowabunga!’ said the shark biscuit
This week we have a slang phrase for you to listen out for while you’re at the beach…
No wucking furries mate
No wucking furries mate, we’ve got you covered for Aussie Slang…
Don’t be a derbrain. Read our weekly Aussie slang blogs instead.
Don’t be a derbrain. Read our weekly Aussie slang blogs instead.
Do you cry over spilt milk or whip the cat?
We are purring over our Aussie Slang this week…
Aussie Slang: Playing by Rafferty’s rules
This week at the Macquarie Dictionary, we are playing by Rafferty’s rules…
Great Aussie places: The bright lights of Brisvegas
The term Brisvegas, a portmanteau of Brisbane and Vegas, originated in Queensland in part with ironic reference to the river city’s lack of showy opulence…
Classic Aussie Slang: Stunned mullet
Stunned mullet is a classic piece of Aussie slang from the 1950s that refers to a person who is completely and utterly stunned, amazed, dazed or otherwise stonkered…
Aussie Slang: Going down to the Cabbage Garden
The football season may be over but we thought there was still time for some state versus state rivalry. This week’s Aussie Word of the Week is Cabbage Garden…
By accident or on accident?
I was asked by a colleague the other day about the phrase on accident – as in to have done something on accident – and where this has
Seven new words to watch
Seven new words to watch for November. This month’s list includes a couple of environmental words, like passive home, an energy efficient building or home
A short list of five new words to watch
It’s a dog-heavy list, but we know a lot of people like it that way. When we look through our words to watch, often submitted by
Put on your daggiest duds you dag!
Put on your daggiest duds because we are exploring all things daggy in this week’s Aussie Word of the Week…
The great Aussie catchphrase of cooooo-eeee
Cooee, the sound of the great Australian contact call was adopted by the first European colonists from the Dharug language and people of the Sydney area…
Aussie Slang: Welcome to the North Island
Usually associated with New Zealand’s North Island, in Australian Slang, the ‘North Island‘ is used by Tasmanians as an ironic nickname for that big chunk of land that sits across the Bass Strait…