User:LachlanA/AustralianEnglish

Car Office Food tin || tin || can University Home Clothes Hardware Country Expressions Music Other ^[2]^ In Australia, the distinction is sometimes made between a pram, which lets a baby lie down, and a stroller, which is in a seated position.

English	Australian	US
bonnet	bonnet	hood
boot	boot	trunk
??	bumper bar	bumper
??	mud guard	fender
??	windscreen	windshield
??	petrol	gas
??	bitumen	asphalt
??	sealed road	paved road
??	gravel	road metal
??	ute, utility	pickup truck
??	give a lift	give a ride
??	semi(-trailor)	big rig
??	car park	parking lot
??	bowser	gas pump
lorry	truck	truck
motorway	freeway	freeway
car, motor	car	car, auto(mobile), vehicle [1] ^ Although an Australian would say that a car is a vehicle, they would not ask "do you have a vehicle?"
silencer	muffler	muffler
??	rubber	eraser
??	backboard duster	blackboard eraser
??	sticky tape	scotch tape
??	biro	pen
??	post a letter	mail a letter
??	display on notice board	post a notice
??	postman	mailman
??	drawing pins	thumbtacks
??	golfballs (selectric typewriter)	elements
ground floor	ground floor	first floor (Oz floors are US floors less 1)
lift	lift (building)	elevator
??	notice board	bulletin board
lavetory	toilet	washroom, restroom
CV	CV, resume	resume
??	biscuit	cookie, cracker
??	burghul	bulgur
??	scone	biscuit (nearest equivalent, made with yeast instead of self-raising)
sweet	lolly	candy
??	icy pole	popsicle, ice pop
??	plain flour	all purpose flour
??	whole meal (bread)	wheat, whole wheat
??	castor sugar	confectionary sugar
??	rockmelon	cantaloupe
??	paw paw	papaya
??	shallots, spring onions	green onions, scallions
??	capsicum	bell pepper
swede	swede	rutabaga (turnip)
??	silver beet	Swiss chard
??	sultanas	yellow raisins
??	jam	jam, jelly
??	jelly	jello
chips	chips	French fries
crisps	chips	potato chips
??	fairy floss	cotton candy
??	soft drink	soda, pop, soda pop, "coke"
??	ginger ale	root beer
??	lemonade	7-up
??	American style lemonade	lemonade
??	tomato sauce	ketchup
??	entree	appetizer
??	main course	entree
??	tea time, morning tea, afternoon tea	coffee break
??	black or white coffee or tea	coffee or tea with or without cream, coffee light
??	serviette	napkin
??	scroggin	gorp, trail mix
??	tucker	grub
??	make a sandwich	make or fix a sandwich
??	packed lunch	sack lunch or box lunch
??	jug	pitcher
??	schooner, midi, pot	small, large beer
??	restaurant bill	restaurant check, restaurant bill
??	shout a round	buy everyone drinks
??	mince steak	ground beef
??	chicken, chook	chicken
??	meat pie	---
??	pastie	---
??	pavlova	---
??	sausage roll	---
??	lamington	---
??	pudding	---
??	stew	---
??	to bake under an open grill, i.e., bake and grill food simultaneously	broil
??	flavoursome	flavorful
??	1st year, 2nd year etc	freshman, sophomore, junior, senior
??	university, uni	college, school
??	at university	in college	??	postgrad(uate)	grad(uate) student
??	thesis	dissertation
??	supervisor	adviser
read (a subject)	study (a subject)	study (a subject)
??	term	quarter
autumn	autumn	fall
??	sit in on course	audit course
??	primary school	elementary school
??	maths	math
??	stats	stat
headmaster	headmaster, principal	principal
??	flat	apartment, condominium
??	kitchen tidy	trash can
??	rubbish bin	trash can
??	bucket	pail
??	tap	faucet, spigot
??	letter box	mail box
??	verandah	porch, deck
pavement	footpath	sidewalk
??	lounge (suite)	sofa
??	wardrobe	closet
??	dresser, dressing table	sideboard
??	cutlery	silverware
??	freezer	freezer, icebox
??	kitchen bench	kitchen counter
??	laundry trough	laundry tub
??	clothes hoist	clothes line
clothes peg	clothes peg	clothes pin
??	billy (usually a blackened tin pot used on a bushwalk)	pot
??	billy tea (tea made in a billy on a bushwalk)
??	estate agent	realtor
??	block of land	lot of land
??	cubby house	tree house, play house
??	(baby's) dummy	pacifier
??	lane	alley
??	tomahawk	hatchet
??	cotton wool	absorbent cotton
??	(council) rates	local taxes
??	tidy up room, house	pickup room, house
Duvet	doona, continental quilt	comforter
??	jumper	sweater
??	polo neck (jumper)	turtle neck (sweater)
??	singlet	tank top, athletic shirt
??	nappy	diaper
??	sanitary towels	sanitary napkins
??	hair pins	bobby pins
??	press studs	snaps
??	track suit	sweat suit, sweats
??	clothes horse	clothes rack (?)
??	reel of cotton	spool of thread
??	zip	zipper
trousers	pants	pants
spanner	spanner	wrench
??	torch	flashlight
??	oxie welder	torch
??	fortnight	two weeks
??	Saturday week etc	a week from Saturday
??	dollar note	dollar bill
??	bushwalk	hike
??	station	ranch
??	droving	muster, roundup
??	swagman, swaggie (not derogatory)	bum, pan handler (derogatory)
??	jackaroo	cowboy
??	jilleroo	cowgirl
??	woop woop	boondocks, boonies
??	behind the black stump, back of Bourke	podunk
??	bush bashing	brush busting
??	outback	---
??	walkabout	---
??	write to (something)	write (someone)
??	semi-quaver	sixteenth note
??	quaver	eighth note
??	crotchet	quarter note
??	mimim	half note
??	semi breve	whole note
??	breve	double note
??	barrack for team	root for team
??	sport	sports
??	stocks (ski)	poles
??	football	Australian rules
??	gridiron, American football	football
??	hockey	field hockey
??	ice hockey	hockey
??	noughts and crosses	tic tac toe
??	newspaper cuttings	newspaper clippings
queue	queue	line
??	quay	wharf
??	busker	street artist
??	unreliable	flaky, flake out
??	home and hosed	home free
??	homely	homey
??	plain	homely
??	glandular fever	mono (nuclesis)
??	rsi (repetition strain injury)	repetitive stress syndrome (less serious), carpal tunnel syndrome (more serious, may even require surgery)
??	cinch	sure thing
??	g'day	hi, howdy
??	ta-ta, seeya	take care, take it easy
??	ta, thanks	thanks
??	good on you	good for you
??	good work	good job
??	poker machine	slot machine
??	lawyer, solicitor	attorney
??	door-to-door salesman	solicitor
??	aluminium	aluminum
??	chemist's	drug store
??	caretaker	janitor
??	warder	prison guard
??	(train) engine	locomotive
??	shareholder	stockholder
??	disembark (from plane)	deplane
??	sus (that's a bit sus)	suspect
??	sus out (we'll have to sus it out)	check out
??	tick off (items in a form)	check off
??	tick off (the teacher caught the boy and ticked him off)	scold, dress down
parcel	parcel	package
time table	time table	schedule
mobile (phone)	mobile (phone)	cell(phone)
mohican (hairstyle)	mohawk	mohawk