Do you know what all these Australian terms mean? Let's go through them...
- Scull or skull (v) 🍺
Apart from the usual nautical meanings, "to scull" in Australia is to consume a drink (usually a beer) in the one go. That's why you'll hear Aussies cheering someone having a shoey (drinking beer from a shoe – I know, yuck) to "scull, scull, scull!". It's the Aussie way of saying "chug".
Example: He skulled that beer in record time.
- Stinker (n) 🥵
While it can be used to describe something of objectionable quality ("that movie was a real stinker"), in Australia it's more often used to describe an unbearably hot day.
Example: We're having a stinker of a day today with temperatures reaching 40 degrees.
- Flow-on effect 🔀
While the rest of the Anglosphere usually uses "knock-on effect", in Australia (and New Zealand) it's more often described as a more gentle "flow-on effect"
Example: The train derailment has caused a flow-on effect of severe delays to all other services.
- Rock up (v) 🏃
OK, so "to rock up" comes from UK English, where it means to arrive unannounced or late. In Australia though, "to rock up" more often means to arrive on time and fully prepared.
Example: Australian skateboarder Arisa Trew rocked up to the final fully intending of winning gold.
- Slippery dip 🛝
This is the term used in some parts of Australia for what is otherwise known as a slide, the piece of playground equipment with an inclined smooth slope for children to slide down.
Have you heard of these terms before?
And if you need any help in making your text or content become Aussie, drop me a line and let's discuss.
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