Does He Really Know AUSSIE SLANG? (He's Australian) | Learning Australian Culture 

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The ones he is not getting are ones that were used by older generations, cobber (Mate).

A cobber is a friend, can be used casually or personally ,depending how much beer you have drunk.

Furphy is a tall tale. It comes from a maker of water carts (Furphy & Co.) used during WWI. Soldiers would swap gossip while getting water and this sort of unreliable information became known as a 'furphy'. Cobber is another word for mate or friend. I can't believe he thought it was "cobbler", a shoe maker! He needs to hand in his Aussie Card. Sanger is never a sausage, always a sandwich. Maybe he was thinking of banger, which is less common than snag.

Drop bears all around me up there in my trees. Try not to go outside of a night time, in case they drop on me. Sharp claws they have and very loud screams. True story 🤣

Scott the King of Slang 😂

G'day mate I really enjoyed this vid

Co Cobber is used quite alot in Australia. Mate etc.

Thank you so much! Very helpful

Hi thank you

A COBBLER makes or repairs shoes. A COBBER = "mate" or "best mate" but the term was most often used in WW1 and is dying out of the language. Another is "brass razoo" as in "I don't have a brass razoo" = broke, "skint", penniless. Probably originated in France in WW1, when Aussies missheard the least valuable French coin, the "sou" which was, of course, made of brass.

thingo is thingy bob

OMG 😱Drop bears... Their bloody terrifying Mate

Cobber is really obsolete these days. It’s been replaced almost completely by ‘mate’. We used to have these little lollies of hard caramel, coated with milk chocolate, which are called Mates. I’m old enough to remember when they were called Cobbers. Cobbler is the shoe repairer or maker. And if you get told you’re talking cobblers…that’s from rhyming slang for Cobblers’ Awls (balls)…the awl being a cobbler’s tool. Surprised he didn’t know Yakka for work. There was a brand of work clothes called Hard Yakka, and I do remember an ad where the refrain was Hard Yakka, although I feel that was an ad for beer, working up a sweat and needing a beer…probably VB or another CUB beer. Beer ads were always state-based. Victoria and Southern NSW was CUB (Carlton and United Breweries) which was based on the northern edge of the Melbourne CBD, at the top of Swanston St. That whole beer monopoly is long gone now with boutique beers and breweries taking over. And no-one in Australia drinks Foster’s (another CUB beer) - well, very few do.

Cobber a term forMate/Friend but stopped being used in the 60's

Clucky is when maternal instincts cut in.

Geez, I went down the Booza the other day with old mate Chooka and blew the top of a few frothies, when it was his Wally Grout the bastard shot through, guess he has short arms and deep pockets and wouldn't shout if a dog bit him

you were correct with the furphy it is an old term meaning a lie or not true story

A cobbler repairs shoes. A cobber is a good mate(friend). Your Australian friend is too young to be aware of some of the terms that you presented.

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Cobber, cobs, bungy, bung, mate. interchangably in any part of Aus except Sydney or bloody Melbourne. Or Brissie. Or Adelaide. And not Hobart. Something about Bass being straight... couldn't really comment about Perth and nobody gives a shit about Canbera. In fact the only Australian capital with a true grasp of the lingua franca of the proleteriat would be bloody Darwin. Just saying...

Clucky originally is from hens hens are clucky when they sit on their eggs

Cobber is a friend or mate.Your guest is confusing Cobbler with cobber.

Cobber is a v oldfashioned word meaning close mate, friend, especially when facing trouble together. It was used greatly in 1st and 2nd world war. Especially the 1st.

Some of these words are generational. Hooroo, cobber, tucker and larrikin are pretty old-fashioned. I'm a Gen Xer, and I never say them. Haven't heard dropkick for a while but I'm glad it's still in use. And OMG, the number of ppl who'll watch this video and think dropbears are real 😅

i think Martina's better at Aussie slang than Scott!

I am surprised you didn't come out with ' chucking a sickie' Great video guys. Cheers

When Burger King wanted to come to Australia, a hamburger place in South Australia already had trademarked the name Burger King for Australia. That's way the name Hungry Jack's, or HJs was used instead

Hi Martina, You've only scratched the surface of Aussie slang words, and then there's a whole world of "Rhyming Slang" which is an older generation version of slanguage that we use. Well done to you, from another Melbourne local ;-) - Marty.

Clucky is based off women “nesting” in preparation for a kid. It also lines up with “hen dos” or “hen’s parties”, which are our names for bachelorette parties.

Cobber is an old country saying that means the same as mate. "G'day mate", "G'day cobber". A person that repairs shoes is a Cobbler. "Lappy" = never heard of it.

Cobber! Mate! How can you not know that one if you're Australian? Prob not widely used so much anymore. Maybe more used by the baby boomer generation and/or old bushie's... I'm Gen X and do remember that particular slang. Maybe younger generations wouldn't... Slip! Slop! Slap! Slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen and slap on a hat! Not slop on a hat and slip on sunscreen as was mentioned lol Also Sanger is a sandwich NOT a sausage... C'mon mate!! Also a bogan is basically considered an uneducated, uncouth person, who swears a lot, mullet haircuts, flannel shirts... That's what I think of anyway....Another name would be redneck, yahoo's...

Please stop asking millenials about Aussie slang. If you want to know real Aussie slang. Ask a grown up.

Cobber means friend or mate. Don't hear it much anymore, also a lot of traditional Aussie slang and colloquialisms have disappeared from everyday use. I noticed this when I returned to Australia after living in the UK and US for 27 years. Interestingly though the word "tradie" is a relatively new word. I worked for a building supplies wholesaler before I left for overseas and came into contact with tradespeople thousands of times and never once heard the word used. Chippy and Sparky were the most common. I can't remember a slang term being used for plumbers though.

A Furphy is a rumour or story, especially one that is untrue or absurd. The origin of" Telling a Furphy" came from the name stamped or painted on water and sanitary carts that were manufactured by the Furphy family of Shepparton in Victoria, and used during the 1st World War. They became popular as a place where soldiers gathered for drinks and filling up their water canteens and they would exchange gossip and rumours of what they had heard was happening. Similar to gossiping around the photocopier in an office in modern time.

I also feel people need to know that almost every state has different slang that others don't have... most slang is indeed shared across the country but I know here in SA we have a lot of these or different variations for some of these slang words

He hasn't got a clue about some of the most obvious ones, like "bogan". Missed that one completely. And gnarly is an American word, not Australian. People just don't read any more, so they don't know much.

Hola, los mushies significa psicodélicos. Fue un vidéo muy divertido..😊

Gnarly doesn't mean good, it means challenging or difficult. Bogan is a derogatory terms for someone who is uncouth. Yeah Nah means no, not um. Unfortunately, the young people don't use the slang as much.

Gnarly does not mean good... Id define it more as 'intense'. that waves gnarly, that injury is gnarly, etc etc etc

Unfortunately there are no drop bears left in the wild because the dingaroos ate their babies. Dingaroos are like a bouncing dingo with a kangaroos lower body and rear legs which predate on the young of many species. Can usually be found hiding behind tall grass near camp sites or seeking refuge inside tents at night. Occasionally a few follow the scent of grey nomad caravaners and have now populated all areas drop bears were present and eliminated any mythical species rival, similar to how drop bears eradicated hoop snakes, which were originally spring snakes environment. So there you go, true as fiction.

Furphy is what he told you about the beer brand, see he really did know, he was demonstrating it 🤣 Yeah you really do need the be careful of the drop bears, they get bigger the further north you go, I think it's cause they get more bundy and coke further north (that's probably what causes them to attack 🤣) And Furphy's can be deliberate 👍

Haha great video! Funny story about drop bears 😂 My husband moved to Melbourne from NZ when he was a kid. In school they told him about drop bears and to avoid walking under trees 😂 So he would run home from school on the road every day because he was scared the bears would drop from the tree and attack him 😂 Also - I’m Aussie, heard cobber but never used it (more bush slang) Cobbler is the one who fixes ur shoes and cuts ur keys 🤩

you dont slop on a hat ya goose, its slip on a shirt, slap on a hat and slop on some sun screen

A snag is definitely a sausage, but can also be a "good catch" either of fishing or romancing [How did he manage to snag HER??"]. Less common is Sensitive New Age Guy but these don't breed easily and tend to be much less popular than Macho Gnarly Surfer Dudes. Another example of creeping Americanisation.

You know, I was surprised that most Americans don't know "to whinge", and "to sook". It took me so long to explain, to few Americans, cuz to explain whinge, you need to know sook, and vice-versa.

no worries (can mean: thanks for wasting my time! or happy to help... depending on context)

The C word is one of the most common and universal slang words in the Australian vernacular. It can be used as a compliment, a form of abuse or as a way of drawing attention to someone doing something silly - " oi, have a look at this c**t!"

Hes' thinking of a cobbler that fixes shoes. Cobber is your mate.

A clucky hen is obsessively fixated on sitting on her eggs. They can get sores and diseases from sitting in their shit for days. Can be unhealthy. My nanna used to seperate her hens in a small cage when they got clucky to break the habbit. I probably should have called the RSPCA on her in hindsight. Basically, it's a euphemism that implies that someone's keen to have a baby. Might be said, tongue in cheek, to a women in her 20s who is gushing over a baby.

Cobber is old school mate, mate.

Many of our slang words vary depending on whether you live in the city, or country, and which State you come from. Never heard 'devo' growing up, but cobber was always used. I grew up in country QLD. Sanger is a sandwich, and never heard of Furphy until I moved to Melbourne (mostly used in VIC and NSW).

You're a fairdinkum pearls. Love the Aussie slang, not used used so much any more. I've just turned 60 and still use a fair bit of slang, to me it just comes out natural. I use Sheila's, Tucker, FAIRDINKUM, pearla, pissa, stubbie, long neck, pineapple $50, redback $20, blue tongue $10, and a few more all the time! Gotta love Stralya!

'Clucky', certainly refers to women who are thinking about a baby. It's older Australian and I think it comes from a time when a lot of families would have a few 'chooks', hens in the backyard. Chooks after they have laid an egg, will often make a bit of a racket and prance around in celebration. This has been transferred to women who are obviously preparing to have a family. All the best, you are doing well.

Thongs is NOT slang (or a contraction) it's a straightforward word for a type of sandal you will find in any decent dictionary Cobber is friend/mate/digger etc, he was confusing cobber with cobbler some one who repairs shoes

U both look adorable together..😅

These kind of videos are very helpful especially for us whose English is second or even third 🇦🇺

Language and slang is always evolving. You won't hear older Australians using slang like "devo". Likewise, you won't hear younger Australians using slang like "cobber" which is rather anachronistic now.

Eww! I think the word "bogan" pretty much describes as Australian who uses all these words. Like me, apparently. I completely didn't realise I talk like that ... now feel a bit gross.

goodonya cobber

Cobber means mate. Hard yakka means hard work. Drop bear is Koala bear, not dangerous, just used to scare foreigners.. This dude is a city slicker, his Ozzy lingo is not that good. .

Yeah Nah = No Nah Yeah = Yes

Mate, cobber WAS very common lingo for good friend but as our ties to blightie have loosened you'll hardly hear this. Mate, mate has overtaken this term.

Omg I'm Australian and I don't use or understand like, 90% of these words!!! I'm so ashamed of myself.

Cobber is a very old slang term, probably from the turn of the 20th century, the word for a shoe maker/repairer is a cobbler, 😂.

Ya both good cobbars I certainly like blokes and Sheila's that produces great content that I enjoy

Nowadays, Furphy IS a craft beer made in Geelong. In WW!, thousands of Aussie soldiers lived and trained in temporary tent camps in SE Australia. Water carts from J Furphy & sons went from camp to camp and men would chat as they drew water and the Furphy carters may have embroidered some of those stories camp to camp. Consequently the stories were rarely reliable and from then on, including Gallipoli and Europe, any fanciful tale could be dismissed as a "furphy". So, not an outright lie as much as a wild tale.

If you guys arent a couple you should be. Some of those slang words you would have to be over 50 to use them/know them. Some old time stuff in there.

A cobbler fixes shoes 🤦🏻‍♀️ A cobber is your mate. Are you sure that guy is Aussie? 😂

I reckon only Australians watch these videos. I'm not sure what that says about Australians.

This could be the reason why a lot of immigrants with Australian PR, have left Australia for USA or Canada or UK.

Cobber means friend, pal, buddy, mate. A cobbler repairs shoes.

A surfie is is a dropkick who couldn't handle 3 to 4 metre waves and preferred to pose around the car park thinking that would impress the girls.

Keep an eye out for the hoop snakes. Just as dangerous as the drop bears.

Ha Ha, that pause before tell his missus He didn't knoe what a Lappy was?

The one not mentioned is dinki di, if something is dinki di it's true blue, or if someone says what he says is dinki di, he professes that it is fair dinkum.

Banga's are Sausages. A Banga Sanga, is a Sausage Sandwich. We also have Banga's and Mash. - Sausages, Mashed Potato and Gravy... mmmmmm!

Furphy = misleading. It’s a furphy. Maybe like a red herring

Cobber means mate and has nothing to do with shoes, the word your Aussie mate is thinking for something to do with shoes is cobbler

Lots of these videos highlight how we shorten words. However, we also lengthen short words. For example, my eldest daughter is Kim but referred to by her siblings as Kimmy. Could probs come up with a few more examples but to shit faced to give a rats. Analise that. Haha. Good video, one of the better ones I've seen on this topic. Cobber is or also was a hard caramel lollie with a chocolate coating. Mate, if you like this kinda stuff have a look at some rhyming Aussie slang. Eg; dogs eye- meat pie, Captain Cook-have a look, Butchers hook-crook, rubbidy dub-pub, frog and toad-road, trouble and strife-wife and so on and so forth. Dead horse- tomato sauce. Also try some Aussie vernacular like " I was so stuffed after that feed I was as full as a doctors wallet. I'm only 62 talk to some really old Aussies and keep our real slang alive.

And you only say shotgun if you wanna sit in the front passenger seat, it has nothing to do with taking out the bin or anything, you dont say shotgun not no one says that to take out the bin

Forgot about the hoop snake. That bastard will chase you.

I doubt we use most of these words anymore. Other than we do shorten everything

Yes have heard of cobber also tubber neckers can be people in a tourist busses.

never heard of *_devo_* and I remember when grouse was part of the common vernacular

I concur with @jw about the origin of Furphy. Side note, Joseph Furphy used the pen-name Tom Collins when he wrote his book ‘Such is Life’. Back then a Tom Collins was an outrageous story - what we might call a ‘furphy’ today.

Gnarly is also bad. You get run over by a bull and boy, you look pretty gnarly.

A person who fixes shoes is a cobbler

I’m sorry your friend got quite a few of these incorrect.

Cobber is very old word. But, yes friend.

Cobber is a mate good friend where as a cobbler is the shoe maker

Good content👍I appreciate the effort

Nice video. I will wait for your next vlog on Aussie movies/ shows recommendation

"sweet as" is kiwi.... sweet as bro......

Chuckle, the yella belly drop bear...

Furphy = misleading or a red herring.

Thanks

I still can't decide if Drop Bears are real or if this is a prank the entire country decided to play on newcomers. Like in the Boy Scouts, when they send the new kid around to other campsites looking for a "Bacon Spreader," or the infamous "Snipe Hunt."

Really good and funny video! Didn’t know most of the words. Thank you!!

Furphy comes from John Furphy (1842 - 1920), a blacksmith who mainly worked in Shepparton in what is now the state of Victoria. He is best known for making large, horse drawn, cylindrical water carts. These carts gained particular fame with their use in WW1. The story I heard was that soldiers would refer to a drink as a furphy if it contained no alcohol, because the water from Furphy's carts contained no alcohol. Thus implying it was not a real drink, saying things like, "It was just a furphy". The term then went on to be used for anything that wasn't genuine or was misleading. (I have more recently heard other explanations for how "furphy" acquired that meaning). I do use the word occasionally. There is a Furphy Museum in Shepparton and you'll see an original Furphy water cart in other museums at times.