I would personally never use the term “sheepshagger”, but this obviously comes from the copious number of sheep that inhabit that country. Sheepshagger, Kiwi: A person from New Zealand. There’s plenty of sand in Western Australia, I’m sure. Sandgroper: A person from Western Australia. I guess it comes from “septic tank” which might be the rhyming slang for yank. Now Yank I can understand, but seppo? I had never heard it until another American friend encountered it in the outback. Yet another is the idea that pomegranate was rhyming slang for immigrant. Pom, pommy, pommie : an Englishman See the complaint about 'Pom' etc. Others say that it has to do with English tourists coming to Oz and getting sunburned the color of a pomegranate. Ozzie) : Australian Aussie salute : brushing away flies with the hand. Some have said that it refers to Prisoner of Mother England, or P.O.M.E. There are several explanations for the use of Pom for Englishmen, all worth pointing out. Pom, Pommy or Pommie: A person from England. Crow eater, really? Are there a ton of crows in South Australia? Is it because of Sydney being here, it being a big city, and therefore crawling with a few cockroaches?Ĭrow eater: A person from South Australia.Īgain, gold star to those who can explain this origin to me. If you can tell me why this is so, I’ll give you a gold star. According to popular opinion it comes from Pomegranate which is rhyming slang for Immigrant. This obviously comes from the fact that the cane toad epidemic started in north Queensland, and has now spread over to entire state.Ĭockroach: A person from New South Wales.
Here is a list I’ve put together for some that I’ve found, but please don’t hesitate to help me build this list! Whether you’re an American, a Brit, a Queenslander or a South Australian, the Aussie language probably has a slang word for you. Be sure to check back for more, or subscribe to my RSS feed to receive updates in your reader automatically.
#Aussie slang pommie series
This post is part of a series on my favorite Australian slang.
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