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🦘 Australian SlangStarts with S
Sanga

A sandwich.

AustralianAustralia
Sausage sizzle

A fundraiser or event selling sausages in bread.

AustralianAustralia
Schoolies

A celebration period for students finishing Year 12, or the school-leavers attending it.

AustralianAustralia
Servo

Australian slang for a service station or petrol station.

AustralianAustralia
Servo pie

A meat pie bought from a service station, often as a convenient snack.

AustralianAustralia
Servo run

A quick trip to a service station for fuel, food or drinks.

AustralianAustralia
Shattered

Extremely tired or deeply disappointed, depending on context.

AustralianAustralia, Global
Sheila

A woman; now often old-fashioned and potentially patronising.

AustralianAustralia
Shout

A person's turn to buy a round of drinks or pay for something shared.

AustralianAustralia
Skedaddle

Leave quickly or run away, an older playful word revived in younger online speech.

RetroGlobal, Australia
Sledging

Verbal taunting intended to distract or unsettle an opponent, especially in cricket.

AustralianAustralia
Smoko

A short work break, whether or not anyone smokes.

AustralianAustralia, New Zealand
Snag

A sausage, especially one cooked on a barbecue.

AustralianAustralia
Socceroos

The Australian men's national soccer team.

AustralianAustralia
Sook

A person who complains, sulks or is seen as overly sensitive.

AustralianAustralia
Sparky

An electrician.

AustralianAustralia
Spewin'

Very disappointed, annoyed or upset.

AustralianAustralia
Spit the dummy

Lose one's temper or react childishly.

AustralianAustralia
Squiz

A quick look.

AustralianAustralia
State of Origin

The annual interstate rugby league series between Queensland and New South Wales.

AustralianAustralia
Stickybeak

A nosy person or someone who looks into other people's business.

AustralianAustralia
Stoked

Very pleased or excited.

AustralianAustralia, Global
Straya

A humorous informal pronunciation and spelling of Australia.

AustralianAustralia
Stuffed

Exhausted, full after eating, broken or in trouble depending on context.

AustralianAustralia
Sunnies

Sunglasses.

AustralianAustralia
Sunny Coast

The Sunshine Coast in Queensland.

AustralianAustralia
Swag

A portable bedroll used for camping in Australia; internationally it can also mean style or promotional goods.

AustralianAustralia
Swagman

A travelling worker who carried a swag, especially in historical Australia.

AustralianAustralia