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

Kate Burridge receives funding from receives funding from the ARC Special Research Initiative SR200200350 Metaphors and Identities in the Australian Vernacular. Dylan Hughes receives funding from the ...

UFC 193: Learning Aussie Slang with the UFCSit down with the stars of UFC 193 in Melbourne, Australia to learn some Aussie Slang and don't miss UFC 193 live on Pay-Per-View Saturday, Nov. 14.

A poll of nearly 3000 new Australians has revealed the most amusing and misunderstood Aussie sayings. “G’day” topped the list with ­migrants sometimes misinterpreting the true blue greeting as “God ...

Rob Pensalfini is a Senior Lecturer in Linguistics and Drama at the University of Queensland. I recently read an article bemoaning the “decline” of Australian slang, pointing out that the latest ...

As a native New Yorker, Mary Carillo is quite familiar with various forms of slang. As she herself would put it, this woman knows her onions. So naturally, Carillo was intrigued to understand the ...

An American woman living in Australia has sparked debate online after declaring that one of the country's most common words makes her skin crawl. Grace Harris, who moved from Nashville to Australia, ...