| Ga day or G'day |
: a friendly welcome, same as
hello or hi. It's a shortened form of Good Day and pronounced as gidday.
It can be used at night as well as during the day. |
| Cheerio |
: goodbye. Not to be confused with Cheerios which are cocktail sausages in Australia. |
| Hooroo |
: goodbye or see you later. Sometimes spelled "ooroo" and pronounced with and without the H |
| Toodle-oo |
: goodbye |
| Ow ya goin' |
: a friendly greeting, shortened from "how are you going" |
| Cheers |
: thanks |
| Ta |
: thank you |
| You right? |
: do you need any help? |
| Crikey |
: wow, used as an exclamation point in a conversation. Old slang, made famous by croc hunter
Steve Irwin, but seldom used today by other Aussies. |
| Aussie Salute |
: not actually words, but a gesture with your hand brushing flies away from your face |
| Tingle |
: will call you as in "I'll give you a tingle this arvo". In the USA you'd say "I'll ring you this afternoon." |
| Cooee |
: someone calling out so their voice can be heard over a distance |
| Ooroo |
: see Hooroo (above) |
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