Australiabloody oath
interjection, phrase · Informal
Absolutely; too right. An emphatic agreement.
Use with care
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Australian Slang for Filler Words
11 Australian slang terms for filler words, each with its meaning, how it is pronounced and an example of it in use.
The small words that hold speech together: hedges, tags, intensifiers and pause-fillers. Almost invisible to native speakers and almost impossible for learners.
deadset
adjective, adverb, interjection · Informal
Genuine; genuinely. Deadset legend, deadset the best thing I've eaten.
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dob
verb · Informal
To inform on someone. Usually dob someone in. A dobber is the person who does it, and the taboo against it is taken seriously from primary school onwards.
fair dinkum
adjective, interjection · Informal
Genuine, true, the real thing. A fair dinkum offer is a sincere one.
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heaps
adverb, adjective · Colloquial
A lot; very. Works both as a quantifier and as an intensifier: heaps of people, heaps good.
keen
adjective · Colloquial
Enthusiastic about a plan; up for it. Used absolutely, with no complement: 'You keen?' 'Yeah, keen.'
no worries
phrase, interjection · Colloquial
You're welcome; no problem; don't mention it. Serves as a response to thanks, to an apology and to a request alike.
reckon
verb · Colloquial
To think or suppose. Where other varieties say 'I think', Australians say 'I reckon' — it is the default, not a flourish.
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she'll be right
phrase, idiom · Colloquial
It'll be fine; it'll work out. An expression of relaxed optimism, sometimes warranted and sometimes an excuse for not checking properly.
too right
interjection, phrase · Informal
Absolutely; I agree entirely. The clean version of bloody oath.
whinge
verb, noun · Informal · WINJ, rhymes with hinge
To complain persistently in a way that irritates. Distinct from a legitimate complaint — calling something a whinge dismisses it.