“Most of what I know about Australia I learned from Finding Nemo .”
BuzzFeed Australia sent our US colleagues Sam and Kristin a list of common Australian words to see if they could figure out the meanings. Turns out they've got a thing or two to learn.
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Kristin: Cool, let's start with aggro.
Sam: I thought aggro was like, a hillbilly farmer.
Kristin: That's wonderful.
Actual definition: Aggro. Short for aggressive, used to describe someone who is really angry. Eg. "This guy ran into my car and I got so aggro."
Sam: Arvo is like a wild Australian ardvaark.
Kristin: I thought it was like, short for announcing that you are arriving. Like, I am arvo. I AM ARVO.
Sam: Wait I can see that. It's sassy, and classy!
Kristin: And when you leave, you are like I AM OVRA.
Sam: Yup. Sounds about right.
Kristin: NAILED IT.
Actual definition: Arvo. Short for afternoon. Eg. "Yeah I'll get it done this arvo."
Sam: Bloke is totally a dude, right? Bloke is like THAT guy. Everyone knows at least one bloke.
Kristin: Bloke is basically the same as dude. It's like a bro. You bloke out.
Sam: I feel like it is sort of condescending in a way?
Kristin: Like you're saying "THIS asshole."
Sam: Yup exactly.
Actual definition: Bloke. A man. Eg. "He's a top bloke."
Kristin: What is a bludger? I feel like that's a quidditch thing.
Sam: I mean, there is the Harry Potter version. We all read Harry Potter. STOP TRYING TO FOOL US AUSSIES.
Kristin: We have books here too, Australia
Actual definition: Bludger. A lazy person. Eg. "Get off Facebook and do some work, ya bludger."
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