This article was originally published on www.mentalfloss.com as 7 Australian Slang Terms the Whole World Should Start Using.
Having grown up in Australia, I sometimes take our weird and wonderful lingo for granted. Sure, every culture develops its own unique slang; I thought I had learned Spanish until I turned up in Spain ...
Cate Blanchett schools us in Australian slang. From a "thingo" to a "pash," Lydia Tár has us feeling "mad as a cut snake" after this episode of Slang School.