List of 80 Words That Originated in Australia
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Looking for English words that originated in Australia? Check out this handy list of relevant terms. Here you'll find words that evolved during Australian history.
Australia has its own unique English, with its own expressions and vocabulary developing over centuries. Some words originate from the indigenous inhabitants of Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, and more.
| alchera |
| barramundi |
| bilby |
| billabong |
| bogong |
| bombora |
| boobialla |
| boobook |
| boomerang |
| boondie |
| brigalow |
| brolga |
| budgerigar |
| bunji-bunji |
| bunyip |
| cooee |
| coolabah |
| coolamon |
| coolibah |
| corella |
| corroboree |
| cunjevoi |
| currawong |
| didgeridoo |
| dingo |
| galah |
| ganggang |
| geebung |
| gidgee |
| gilgai |
| gilgie |
| gnamma hole |
| goanna |
| gunyah |
| jarrah |
| kangaroo |
| koala |
| kookaburra |
| kurrajong |
| kylie |
| lowan |
| luderick |
| mallee |
| marri |
| mia-mia |
| mihirung |
| Min Min lights |
| mulga |
| myall |
| nulla-nulla |
| numbat |
| pademelon |
| potoroo |
| quandong |
| quokka |
| quoll |
| taipan |
| tuart |
| turndun |
| waddy |
| wallaby |
| wallaroo |
| waratah |
| warrigal |
| willy willy |
| witchetty |
| wobbegong |
| woggabaliri |
| wombat |
| wonga |
| wonga-wonga |
| woomera |
| wurlie |
| yabber |
| yabby |
| yakka |
| yarraman |
| yarran |
| yidaki |
| yowie |
