俚语是一种在非正式场合下使用的口语体语言。俚语的使用往往可以表示生动新颖的形象或不同常规的事物。虽然俚语与标准语存在差距，却也不会被看作是粗俗不堪，难以接受的语言。在20世纪后期，有些俚语甚至还出现在了正式场合。

澳洲作为一个独特的南半球国家，有着属于她自己的文化，其俚语的发展也与英美有所差别。澳洲俚语源于早期英国殖民者、流放犯和移民等。澳大利亚语言学家S. J. Baker在其论著《澳大利亚语言》中全面介绍了澳洲俚语的历史演变，并将其形容为用语夸张、比喻生动、委婉风趣的语言。

对于在澳洲生活的人们，有很多地道俚语是不得不知的：

Belt up

——Be quite,闭嘴

例：Oh! Belt up. You're getting me mad.安静点儿，你快把我惹毛了。

Bloody oath

——That's the truth.真的

例：Bloody oath it is.这个是千真万确的。

Heaps

——Ａ lot, lots.很多

例：Thanks heaps for your help. 谢谢你帮忙。

Hooroo

——Goodbye.再见

例：Hooroo mate, see ya tomorrow. 兄弟拜拜，明天见。

Spiffy

——Great-looking.好看

例：Those blue thongs are pretty spiffy, I think I’ll buy them. 这双蓝色人字拖超好看，我要买。

Earbashing

——Constant chatter/talking.唠叨，喋喋不休

例：Her earbashing while I tried to study was driving me crazy! 我学习时她唠叨个不停，我都快疯了。

Bag of fruit

——Man's suit男士西装

例：He went to the meeting in his new bag of fruit.他穿着新西装去开会了。

Chuck a U-e

——Make a U-turn.掉头转弯，ｕ形转弯

例：Chuck a U-e mate, the pubs the other way.掉头转弯，酒吧在对面路上。

Cya this arvo

——See you this afternoon.下午见

例：Cya this arvo in class! 下午上课见！

Going to the dunny

——Off to the toilet.去洗手间

例：Mate you have to wait. I got to go to the dunny.兄弟你得等会，我要去厕所。

Flat chat/flat out

——Going very fast whatever they're doing.效率高

例：He is going flat chat and he'll be finished in half the time.他做事超快，不到一半时间就能完成了。

Full as a goog

——Drunk or eaten to the excess.狂吃海喝，吃撑了

例：That was a great meal. I am full as a goog.这餐太棒了，我都吃撑了。

Crack a tinnie

——Open a can of cold beer打开一罐冰啤酒

例：Come over to my place and we'll crack a tinnie.来我这儿吧，我们打算喝啤酒。

Go and have a cuppa

——Have cup of tea or coffee.喝茶或喝咖啡

例：Go and have a cuppa and I will be there soon.你去喝点儿东西吧，我很快就到。

Go and tart yourself up

——Please dress in your best clothes.穿衣打扮

例：Go and tart yourself up, we're going out to dinner.去穿衣打扮一下，我们出去吃晚餐。

He's got tickets on himself

——Highly self opinionated．自我感觉良好

例：Don't take any notice of him. He's got tickets on himself.别理他，他太自以为是。

Holy-dooly

——An expression of surprise.哇哦（惊讶的表现）

例：Holy-dooly! That was hot.哇哦，真热!

I got the wog

——A cold, flu or virus．感冒

例：I can't go to school because I got the wog.我感冒了，不能去学校。

I will job you!

——I will hit you or punch you.打人，拳头伺候

例：If you don't leave me alone, I'll job you.如果你继续烦我，当心拳头伺候。

Take an early mark

——Leave early from whatever you're doing．提前出发

例：They took an early mark from work and are headed to the pub．他们提前离开公司去酒吧了。

You are a galah

——Loud, rudely behaved person.吵闹的家伙

例：Keep quiet you big galah.安静点，你这个吵闹的家伙。

Your shout

——Your turn to buy the drinks．该你买单了

例： Bill, it's your shout.这次该轮到你买单了。

Nick off

——Go now, get lost.走开，从我面前消失

例：Nick off you're bothering me.走开，你打扰到我了。

Ow-yar-goin

——How are you? 你好吗，最近怎么样

例：Ow-yar-goin mate? 兄弟，最近怎么样？