SS6G14 The student will describe the cultural characteristics of people who live in Australia.

a. Explain the impact of English colonization on the language and religion of Australia.

• Slang is the use of informal words and expressions to describe an object or condition.

• Slang is sometimes regional in that it is used only in a particular territory.

• Example: in the South we use the slang word “ya’ll” instead of saying “you all”

Can you think of any slang you use in your daily life?

• Freshie: freshwater crocodile• Joey: baby kangaroo• Jumbuck: sheep• Roo: kangaroo• Saltie: saltwater crocodile• Chook: chicken• Bities: biting insects• Mozzie: mosquito

• Spit the Dummy: get very upset at something• Yabber: talk a lot• Whinge: complain• Walkabout: wander off• Chuck a sickie: to take the day off sick from work• Bonzer: great• Cark it: to die• Cranky: in a bad mood• Have a single short: to be silly• Keen as mustard: extremely enthusiastic• Spewin’: very angry

• Mob: group of people• Oldies: parents• Dag: a funny person• Journo: journalist• Ol’Man: father• Old Cheese: mother• Polly: politician• Shelia: a woman• Stickybeak: nosy person• Mate: buddy or friend

• Aussie: Australian• Bloke: man• Bogan: young, immature person• Bounce: a bully• Bushranger: outlaw• Cobber: friend• Dill: an idiot• Fruit Loop: fool• Greenie: environmentalist• Kiwi: a person from New Zealand