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Words & Phrases

Here are some Australian words and phrases. Can you work out what they mean?

fair dinkum
cobber
bludger
mate
wowser
beyond the black stump

Written Australian English

Aussie English has a few different spellings compared to US English. Some of the more common ones are listed here. This website, written by an Australian couple, uses the Australian English spelling.

Australian English	US English
colour	color
-ise ending such as specialise	-ize such as specialize
traveller	traveler
favourite	favorite
cheque	check