American Phrase Book
I'd love to see one of these for Australian English, although I don't think it would be possible. Aussies have a love of metaphor a simile that's unmatched in any other dialect of English, especially if you hang out with bogans (basically Australian Rednecks, for lack of a better description). It's basically the opposite of America, where instead of trying to be excessively polite, we try to be excessively offensive. The other habits of Australians are to shorten words down and add an "O" to the end, and to swear excessively.<p>Here's a couple of my favourites:<p>"Not here to fuck spiders" => Not here to waste time<p>"Mad as a cut snake" => Very angry<p>"Busier than a one armed brickie in Baghdad" => Very busy (a brickie is a bricklayer)<p>"Built like a brick shithouse" => A large, muscular man<p>"Crack the shits" => get annoyed<p>"Dog act" => something done to a friend that's uncalled for, e.g. skipping your round at the pub<p>"Stitch up" => A scam or a trick<p>"Sick cunt" => An outstanding person<p>"Old mate" => Someone who's not your friend<p>"Smoko" => Morning break at work<p>"Misso" => Girlfriend (short for missus)<p>"Ambo" => Paramedic (short for ambulance)<p>"Servo" => Service Station (gas station for Americans)<p>"Seppo" => American<p>"Pokies" => Poker machines<p>"Yeah nah" => either yes, or no, depending on context. Can also be used as filler in a sentence.<p>This leads to beautiful sentences, such as:<p>"Yeah nah, the misso cracked the shits at me 'cause I spent the whole arvo at the pokies"<p>Here's a decent sized list of Aussie slang: <a href="https://nomadsworld.com/aussie-slang/" rel="nofollow">https://nomadsworld.com/aussie-slang/</a>