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This mishmash of different people coming together has spurred a coining of many different slang words unique to both large parts of Australia and the city of Sydney. Even as a local of the city, I find it difficult sometimes to remember all the different phrases we use sometimes! Check out this list of some of today’s top-used Australian\/Sydney slang and brace yourself to not get tongue-tied with a local!<\/p>\n
<\/a>Photo via Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n 1. Bottle-o<\/strong><\/p>\n Have you any idea what this means?<\/p>\n Maybe someone getting in a fight with a bottle? Wrong.<\/p>\n Someone trying to imitate Spanish? Wrong again.<\/p>\n It’s in fact much simpler: it just means a liquor store in which they sell \u2018bottles o\u2019 alcohol\u2019. It does make a bit of sense once you think about it and it rolls off the tongue quite nicely as well.<\/p>\n 2. Bogan<\/strong><\/p>\n Ever heard of a redneck before? It\u2019s pretty much like that, except the Australian version. Bogans are probably the lowest of the low in the social ladder and are usually smelly-looking alcoholics. However, I would be careful throwing around the phrase to people you don\u2019t know, as you might get a whack in the face.<\/p>\n 3. Keen<\/strong><\/p>\n The exact same as how the Brits use it, basically it just means you\u2019re eager to do something. Although this is British slang, too, it’s much more Aussie than you think.<\/p>\n<\/a>