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Famous AFL term becomes one of 11 Aussie words to make it into the world's best-known dictionary

A famous AFL term has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary It comes as several other new words have been included in the iconic text The Oxford English Dictionary has announced that it is ...
Mashable

New additions to Aussie dictionary worth adding to your repertoire today

Language can be a very perplexing thing in Australia. Words like "mate" and "bogan" are commonly understood, but dig deeper and the confusion starts to set in. Well the end of your confusion is nigh, ...
Daily Mail

I had to learn a whole new language when I moved to Australia from the UK. These are the strange words I'd NEVER heard before

A UK exchange student based in Queensland has highlighted some of the Aussie words she'd never encountered before moving Down Under. Laura Collins, a 24-year-old from Cambridge, recently shared a ...
Global Voices Online

The Updated Australian National Dictionary Is Here to Teach You ‘Dinkum’ Aussie English

When I was a teacher, an unfamiliar student approached me in the schoolyard during play lunch, or the mid-morning break. “Is it true you read the dictionary for fun?” he enquired. His response to my ...
Business Insider

I spent a year living in Sydney and these are the Australian slang words I've permanently added to my vocabulary

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Follow Anneta Konstantinides Every time Anneta publishes a story, you’ll get an alert straight to your ...
The New York Times

The ‘Hard Yakka’ of Defining Australian English’s Many Quirks

It took a while for Australians to appreciate their linguistic distinctiveness. The editors at the Australian National Dictionary Center work to document it. By Damien Cave CANBERRA, Australia — ...