Classic Aussie Sayings

We have ‘had a gander’ - Which means ‘had a look.’ And found some of our favourite classic Aussie sayings and phrases.

Dunny roll - Toilet paper

You don’t need to be a long neck to be a goose - You don’t need to look stupid to be stupid

Smoko - An informal lunch break taken at work

She’ll be right - Everything will be okay!

Useless as a chocolate teapot - It is totally useless

Fairdinkum - An expression to say something is good and/or genuine

Spend like a sailor on leave - To spend an extravagant amount of money

Chuck a wobbly - To throw a tantrum

Bob’s your uncle - You’re all set

Strewth - An expression of surprise

True Blue - Genuinely Australian

Youse - A plural of you

Whoop whoop - In the middle of nowhere

Tucker - Food

Straya - Australia

Swag - A bed you can roll up and sleep in, almost like a sleeping bag but upgraded

Snag - Sausage

Rello(s) - Relative(s)

Cobber - A good friend

Now, let’s see what you can come up with. Or do you have some other Aussie sayings or phrases to add to our collection?