{"id":787,"date":"2015-07-10T16:22:14","date_gmt":"2015-07-10T13:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldessays.com\/blog\/?p=787"},"modified":"2018-10-25T13:27:05","modified_gmt":"2018-10-25T10:27:05","slug":"student-slang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldessays.com\/blog\/student-slang.html","title":{"rendered":"Comparing Student Slang from the USA, Australia and Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"slang\"When you\u2019re learning English, you\u2019re dealing with the so-called \u201cproper\u201d language. Then you go to Canada or Australia and\u2026wait a minute, what is that? You hear something strange. For instance, you arrive to Melbourne and hear words like: BYO, breaky, Barbie, mozzies and so on\u2026 And you feel like \u2013 what the hell?<\/b><\/p>\n

If you have a little conversation with a native Australian, you will face with the following surprises: ankle-biter that means \u201clittle kid\u201d; Bird that means \u201cgirl\u201d; Dunny that means \u201ctoilet\u2019; G\u2019day that means \u201chello\u201d; Brolly that stands for \u201cumbrella\u2019; Fair dinkum that is for \u201cHonestly?\u201d; Hard yakka that identifies \u201chard work\u201d; Bloke that means \u201cguy\u201d; Swag that signifies \u201csingle tent\u201d; Sheila that means \u201cwoman\u201d; Barbie that denotes \u201cbarbecue\u201d; Banana Bender that stands for \u201csomeone, who comes from Queensland\u201d; Pissed that means \u201cdrunk\u201d; Mate that is for \u201cbuddy\u201d; Cobber that means \u201cvery good friend\u201d; Tucker that identifies \u201cfood\u201d; Beauty! that means \u201cGreat!\u201d; Coathanger that denotes \u201cSydney Harbour Bridge\u201d; Veges that has the meaning of \u201cvegetables\u201d; No worries that means \u201cDon\u2019t worry\u201d, etc.<\/p>\n

Going to study in Canada? You\u2019ll most likely hear something like \u201choser\u201d (hopefully not towards your personality) which means \u201cunpleasant person\u201d.\u00a0When local students are not feeling well, they may say \u201cmawga\u201d or \u201cowly\u201d, while the USA student would say he feels rather \u201cbeat\u201d. Make sure to land a helping hand to your Canadian class mate if he says that he\u2019s \u201cgot into the kerfuffle\u201d. Everyone needs to get from a \u201cmessy situation\u201d from time to time.<\/p>\n

There are also expressions in Canadian and Australian English that are even more difficult to comprehend. Let\u2019s say, someone approaches you and says \u201cHey, check out that guy\u2019s budgie smugglers\u201d. You will be surprised to know that this time the question is about the men, who wear speedos. You may happen to hang out at the local bar and suddenly you pal says something like \u201cthat\u2019s my shout mate\u201d. Make sure you know this one since the shout mate is the one, who\u2019s going to pay.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re in the land of kangaroos and you find yourself in some sort of an argument, and you act a bit unreasonably, get ready to be told to \u201cpull ya head in\u201d. If you\u2019re 100% sure that you\u2019re right, you may tell your opponent \u201cfair dinkum mate\u201d. And while in the United States they say \u201cDammit!\u201d, in Australia and Canada its equivalents sounds like \u201cBloody oath!\u201d and \u201cBloody hell!\u201d respectively.<\/p>\n

If you conduct a little research, you will see that nearly every word in Australian English has an extra \u201co\u201d at the end of it. For some unknown reason Australians shorten all words and add \u201co\u201d at the end, like in \u201cserv-o\u201d that means \u201cservice station\u201d.<\/p>\n

As for Canadian weird slang that can be heard among students, one should point out \u201ceh\u201d. This simple word can be used all the time and everywhere. Some people use it as a so-called interjection meaning \u201cplease, repeat that\u201d, while the others use \u201ceh\u201d as a substitution to \u201cexcuse me\u201d.<\/p>\n

In case you\u2019re really stuck with the Australian, Canadian or USA slang, make sure to greet people with \u201cG\u2019day\u201d and add \u201cmate\u201d at the end of every sentence in first case, \u201cHow are ya?\u201d in the second case and \u201cSup?\u201d in the third case.<\/p>\n

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