From, "chucking a sickie" to "having a yarn," these Aussie slang terms deserve a global audience.

Heartbreak High is sending audiences at home and overseas into a tizzy over a specific term that pops up frequently in the third and final season: cuckoo.  The beloved Aussie show has already ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Do you know your “yeah, nah” from your “nah, yeah”? Or your “woop woop” from your “wig out”? Australians have long prided ...

Having grown up in Australia, I sometimes take our weird and wonderful lingo for granted. Sure, every culture develops its ...

The land of unique slang that is both colorful and often confusing to anyone who isn’t from the country. From slang such as ‘yeah nah’ (no), ‘nah yeah’ (yes) to ‘smoko’ (cigarette break) and ‘bikkie’ ...

Do you know your “yeah, nah” from your “nah, yeah”? Or your “woop woop” from your “wig out”? Australians have long prided themselves on putting their own twist on the English language. Across the ...

Australians have long prided themselves on putting their own twist on the English language. Across the English-speaking world, they’ve become famous for their penchant for shortening words like ...