We’re obviously fascinated by the differences that exist between our quirky American vocabulary and that of other lands, if you recall a certain 20 British Words post of ours. There’s something hilariously amazing about two words that sound the same, but mean very different things.
So we did it again. Here are 20 words that have pretty different meanings in Australia than they do in the U.S. Made with royalty-free images from Bigstock, of course.
1. Barbie
2. Bathers
3. Billy
4. Blue
5. Cactus
6. Chewie
7. Doodle
8. Hottie
9. Knock
10. Lair
11. Mate
12. Oldies
13. Oz
14. Rage
15. Root
16. Scratchy
17. Strides
18. Stuffed
19. Tea
20. Thongs
Good onya, mate! You finished the whole thing.
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