Same country, wildly different words. Tap a state to see what changes once you cross the border.
Order a schooner almost anywhere in Australia and you'll get a 425mL glass. Order one in South Australia and you'll get a 285mL glass instead — SA calls the 425mL size a "pint." Same word, two completely different drinks.
A rough, not-to-scale layout — tap any state to see its local words.
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Australia's slang isn't one dialect — it's a patchwork that formed while the colonies were still separate and mostly cut off from each other. Swimwear, corner shops, processed lunch meat and even beer glasses all picked up different names in different states, and a lot of those names stuck around even after Federation. Some are fading with younger generations, others are worn as a badge of state pride.
Reckon we've got your state's word wrong, or missing one entirely? You can send it through — there's a spot on the form for your state, which helps us keep this map honest. Or head back to the full dictionary, or try the daily Slangle word game.
Regional attributions above are drawn from published surveys and reporting, not guesswork. Word use blends across borders and generations, so treat these as general tendencies rather than hard rules.