

- #Funny words that start with o how to
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At other times they’ll just add a different vowel instead of the ‘o’. Oddly though, some of these words end up being longer than they were originally. “ bottle-o” (Bottle shop / off license) “ servo” (garage / service station). This is because for some weird reason Australians like to shorten every word and then add a vowel to the end of it… e.g. Once you’ve been in Australia for, well, an hour, you’ll notice that nearly every word has an ‘o’ on the end of it.
#Funny words that start with o how to
Image from flickr How To Speak Australian Some of these words may not be as commonly used these days, but you might still hear them being used ironically or by older Australians.

If you’re from England, finding a department within a shop called Manchester could seriously confuse you. Larrikin – Someone who’s always up for a laugh, bit of a harmless prankster.Hoon – Hooligan (normally driving badly!).Goon is a cheap, boxed wine that will inevitably become an integral part of your Australian backpacking experience. Goon – the best invention ever produced by mankind.Going off – busy, lots of people / angry person “he’s going off”.Gnarly – awesome – often used by surfers.Galah – an Australian cockatoo with a reputation for not being bright, hence a galah is also a stupid person.Furphy – rumours or stories that are improbable or absurd.F*ck Me Dead – that’s unfortunate, that surprises me.Flat out – Really busy – “Flat out like a lizard drinking” – As busy as a bee.Fair Dinkum – ‘Fair Dinkum?’ … ‘Fair Dinkum!’ = Honestly? … Yeah honestly!.Esky – An insulated container that keeps things cold (usually beers).Drongo – a Fool, ‘Don’t be a drongo mate’.Dardy – meaning “cool”, is used amongst South West Australian Aboriginal peoples and has also been adopted by non-indigenous teens.‘Tracky daks’ = sweatpants (tracksuit pants) Dag – Someone who’s a bit of a nerd or geek.If someone calls you the “C” word in Australia (and you haven’t done anything to make them angry), then breathe a sigh of relief… it means you have entered the mate zone. C*nt, the “C” word – Used when exchanging pleasantries between close friends or family member.Crook – Being ill or angry ‘Don’t go crook on me for getting crook’.
#Funny words that start with o crack
Crack the shits – Getting angry at someone or something.Bush – “Out in the bush” – “he’s gone bush” In the countryside away from civilisation.Buckleys Chance – little chance ( Buckley’s Chance Wiktionary).Bottle-O – Bottle Shop, basically a place to buy alcohol.
#Funny words that start with o drivers
Booze Bus – Police vehicle used to catch drunk drivers.Or, if you like, just call your friends a bogan when they are acting weird. Bogan – This word is used for people who are, well let’s say, rednecks.Bludger – Someone who’s lazy, generally also who relies on others (when it’s someone who relies on the state they’re often called a ‘dole bludger’).Billy – Teapot (In the Outback on the fire).Beauty! – Great! Most often exclaimed as “You Beauty”.‘Bruce bailed’ = Bruce isn’t going to turn up. Aussie Salute – Wave to scare the flies.Arvo – Afternoon ( S’Arvo – this afternoon!).Accadacca – How Aussies refer to Australian band ACDC.
