Things are crook in Tallarook, and Muswellbrook, and Coolongolook…
Things have been crook in Tallarook since at least the 1960s in Australia. It comes from Tallarook, a town in central northern Victoria; one of a number
Things have been crook in Tallarook since at least the 1960s in Australia. It comes from Tallarook, a town in central northern Victoria; one of a number
The Sydney Language is the name given to the Australian Aboriginal language that was spoken in the greater Sydney area, comprising Dharug and Eora. The names Dharug and Eora were given by linguists to refer to the inland and coastal dialects of the language. Read more…
Read more about what our Committee thought of this word and view the whole the shortlist.
In 2015, the word was captain’s call. In 2016, it was fake news. In 2017, the controversial milkshake duck took out the top spot. And in 2018, we selected me too as the overall winner.
Every year at Macquarie Dictionary, we gather a few key people together to review all the new words from the previous 12 months.
Each week, we have a look at a slang word from Australian English. You can see other Aussie Word of the Week posts from the Macquarie Dictionary here. This week, our word is mallee.
Each week, we have a look at a slang word from Australian English. You can see other Aussie Word of the Week posts from the Macquarie
Each week, we have a look at a slang word from Australian English. You can see other Aussie Word of the Week posts from the Macquarie
Each week, we have a look at a slang word from Australian English. You can see other Aussie Word of the Week posts from the Macquarie Dictionary here. This week, our word is the North Island.
Each week, we have a look at a slang word from Australian English. You can see other Aussie Word of the Week posts from the Macquarie
Each week, we have a look at a slang word from Australian English. You can see other Aussie Word of the Week posts from the Macquarie Dictionary here. This week, our word is hide.
Each week, we have a look at a slang word from Australian English. You can see other Aussie Word of the Week posts from the Macquarie
Each week, we have a look at a slang word from Australian English. You can see other Aussie Word of the Week posts from the Macquarie
It’s a been a huge year for 2018 and it’s only going to get bigger with our Word of the Year coming very soon. We’ve
We will be announcing our Word of the Year in January 2019, but other dictionaries have already starting naming their words that define 2018.
Every month, we review some of the new words as submitted by you for consideration in the Macquarie Dictionary. We are looking for interesting, Australia-specific usage, but
Recently, we put together a list of all the most beautiful words we could come up with, either because of the way they sound, the
We love a good phrase with an interesting etymology. Better yet when the phrase itself came about through the medium of music. We look at our favourite phrases brought to you by music icons. Read more…
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