Who doesn’t love eating? Food is something everyone enjoys, and naturally, we all have our different ways of saying we want to eat something. In Australia, their unique slang is a part of everyday life, and in this article let’s see all the different slang terms they use for food.
Avo
Meaning:
- (Noun) This one is really simple, ‘avo’ is short for avocado. You’ll notice that Australians shorten quite a bit of words. They also love eating avocado, so you’ll hear this one often.
Example:
- I had avo on toast for breakfast this morning, it was divine!
Barbie
Meaning:
- (Noun) This one is easy, barbie is Australian slang for barbeque. They just shortened the word!
Example:
- We’re having a barbie later this week, are you coming?
Brekkie
Meaning:
- (Noun) Brekkie is an Australian slang term for breakfast. Australians love shortening words!
Example:
- We’re gonna have a really nice brekkie when we wake up tomorrow!
Caulie
Meaning:
- (Noun) Australians love shortening words, and caulie is short for, you guessed it, cauliflower.
Example:
- I don’t like eating caulie, but it’s healthy!
Doggy Bag
Meaning:
- (Noun) Slang for food that you take home from a restaurant, often the food you didn’t finish eating. Called that way because of the bag the food is usually placed in.
Example:
- Let’s go grab our doggy bag and enjoy dinner, shall we?
Grub
Meaning:
- (Noun) This slang word refers simply to food. Its origins can be found in Britain, where they used to say that pigs grub for food when they were digging and eating.
Example:
- Time for some grub, I’m thinking pizza?
Lollies
Meaning:
- (Noun) Lollies is a slang term that means sweets. It originated from British slang for lollipop.
Example:
- Let’s have some lollies after lunch, I’m craving chocolate!
Sanga
Meaning:
- (Noun) This Australian slang term is simply short for ‘sandwich’.
Example:
- My mom packed a sanga for lunch today!
Snag
Meaning:
- (Noun) Australian slang for sausage. It is derived from old British slang for ‘light meal’. How it is connected to sausages is unknown.
Example:
- I’d really love to eat a few snags right now, we should organize a barbecue this weekend!
Tucker
Meaning:
- (Noun) Simple, this Australian slang term means food.
Example:
- Oi Mate, let’s go grab some tucker!