Aussie slang may not only confuse new arrivals to the country but also people who speak English as their first language. Australians tend to abbreviate the simplest of words, and so Aussie slang ...

We all know the stereotypes about throwing another shrimp on the barbie, and greeting one another with 'how you going', but new Australian slang terms are no longer entering our vocabulary.

IT'S PROMPTED A GROUP OF ADELAIDE WOMEN TO OFFER NEW ARRIVALS A CRASH COURSE IN AUSTRALIAN SLANG. Understand the quirky parts of Aussie life. Get the latest with our exclusive in-language podcasts ...

As a native New Yorker, Mary Carillo is quite familiar with various forms of slang. As she herself would put it, this woman knows her onions. So naturally, Carillo was intrigued to understand the ...