How often do you use these Australian words?

[Engimal]

Since going to university in the city, it's occurred to me how much of the Australian slang that I've grown up with in a rural community isn't used among the masses. Very rarely are you greeted with a 'G'day'. Practically no one seems to try and get my attention with an 'Oi'. Before I attended school in the city, I figured that these words were common everywhere, but it appears not.

I figure BigFooty has a fairly widespread usage across Australia, so I want to know:

1. Where are you from?

2. How often do you use/hear the following words or phrases?

- G'day
- Oi
- Cobber
- Bloody oath
- Bloody hell
- Bloke
- Mate
- No worries
- Ta

 

[Norwegian Blue]

Since going to university in the city, it's occurred to me how much of the Australian slang that I've grown up with in a rural community isn't used among the masses. Very rarely are you greeted with a 'G'day'. Practically no one seems to try and get my attention with an 'Oi'. Before I attended school in the city, I figured that these words were common everywhere, but it appears not.

I figure BigFooty has a fairly widespread usage across Australia, so I want to know:

1. Where are you from?

2. How often do you use/hear the following words or phrases?

- G'day
- Oi
- Cobber
- Bloody oath
- Bloody hell
- Bloke
- Mate
- No worries
- Ta

I use all of those except cobber and bloody oath, although I'll occasionally use *en oath.

In Sydney's east

 

[UFO Tatsu]

1. Where are you from?

Malaysia (since 1987)

2. How often do you use/hear the following words or phrases?

- G'day - Every time
- Oi - Never
- Cobber - Never
- Bloody oath - Never
- Bloody hell - Sometimes
- Bloke - Rarely
- Mate - Every time
- No worries - Sometimes
- Ta - Rarely

 

[fleabitten]

1. Where are you from?

Born in Melbourne, family moved around a lot, but spent most of my childhood in the country (Western Victoria).

2. How often do you use/hear the following words or phrases?

- G'day - often
- Oi - sometimes
- Cobber - only when taking the piss
- Bloody oath - never
- Bloody hell - occasionally
- Bloke - occasionally
- Mate - often
- No worries - often
- Ta - often

 

[Admiral Byng]

1. Where are you from?

2. How often do you use/hear the following words or phrases?

- G'day
- Oi
- Cobber
- Bloody oath
- Bloody hell
- Bloke
- Mate
- No worries
- Ta


Perth. All of them except Cobber in common usage. Bloody is often replaced with the F-word.

 

[pokerspiv]

'ken oath

 

[kfc1]

1. Where are you from?

Perth

2. How often do you use/hear the following words or phrases?

- G'day - regularly
- Oi - regularly
- Cobber - never
- Bloody oath - never
- Bloody hell - regularly
- Bloke - regularly
- Mate - regularly
- No worries - regularly
- Ta - regularly

I'd say all those I answered "regularly" to were moreso because I use them rather than because others do, except mate which is pretty ubiquitous.

 

[Engimal]

It's surprising to see how little 'Bloody oath' is used. I thought it was more widely used that what it appears to be here.

 

[Sydney Bloods]

Since going to university in the city, it's occurred to me how much of the Australian slang that I've grown up with in a rural community isn't used among the masses. Very rarely are you greeted with a 'G'day'. Practically no one seems to try and get my attention with an 'Oi'. Before I attended school in the city, I figured that these words were common everywhere, but it appears not.

I figure BigFooty has a fairly widespread usage across Australia, so I want to know:

1. Where are you from?

2. How often do you use/hear the following words or phrases?

- G'day
- Oi
- Cobber
- Bloody oath
- Bloody hell
- Bloke
- Mate
- No worries
- Ta

1: Sydney

2:
hear:
all the time = bloke, mate, no worries, ta. Oi
at least once a week = bloody/******* hell, bloody/******* oath
once a month or so at the pub- G'day

cobber i only hear when used to take the piss out of Australian slang.

Say:
All the time: Mate, bloke, no worries, Oi
occasionally: Bloody/******* hell
seldom: Bloody/******* oath
all most never: cobber, G'day, ta

 

[Borry]

1. Where are you from?
Straya

2. How often do you use/hear the following words or phrases?

- G'day - rarely
- Oi - rarely
- Cobber - never
- Bloody oath - occasionally
- Bloody hell - occasionally
- Bloke - sometimes
- Mate - rarely
- No worries - sometimes
- Ta - occasionally

 

[Engimal]

Some interesting stuff here.

For the record:

- G'day: Every day
- Oi: Commonly
- Cobber: Very rarely (but someone called me it today, which sparked this thread )
- Bloody oath: Commonly
- Bloody hell: Every day
- Bloke: Every day
- Mate: Every day
- No worries: Every day
- Ta: Commonly

 

[thurmanmunson]

1. Where are you from? Adelaide

2. How often do you use/hear the following words or phrases?

- G'day (never)
- Oi (never)
- Cobber (ugh - never)
- Bloody oath (rarely)
- Bloody hell (often)
- Bloke (never)
- Mate (rarely, often without meaning to)
- No worries (too much for my liking, I say more as a reflex)
- Ta (often)

 

[Barry_Badrinath]

1. Where are you from?

2. How often do you use/hear the following words or phrases?

- G'day
- Oi
- Cobber
- Bloody oath
- Bloody hell
- Bloke
- Mate
- No worries
- Ta


Perth. All of them except Cobber in common usage. Bloody is often replaced with the F-word.

This is the correct answer. Although I do say cobber ironically quite a bit.

From SA

 

[kfc1]

How often do you use the following terms?

- misso
- fingerbash
- durry
- cooked
- sheila
- rum bum

 

[KGBeast]

1. Where are you from? Central Victoria currently Frankston

2. How often do you use/hear the following words or phrases?
I use all of them a lot except for cobber.

 

[Engimal]

How often do you use the following terms?

- misso
- fingerbash
- durry
- cooked
- sheila
- rum bum

Every day, often in the one sentence.

 

[Suspense]

i use 'yo' instead of 'oi', 'for *'s sake' instead of 'bloody hell' and 'too easy' instead of 'no worries'.

someone said 'no wokkas' to me one day and ruined 'no worries' for me.

'ta' was the only phase i had to consciously be aware of when i was in the states last. in my experience, most yanks tend to mistake it for something akin to a tourette's involuntary vocalisation.

 

[Illinois Nazi]

How often do you use the following terms?

- misso
- fingerbash
- durry
- cooked
- sheila
- rum bum

You forgot "Chrisco"

 

[Admiral Byng]

Far canal - do you blokes really not use mate or G'day??

I use "G'day mate" as a generic greeting for any stranger or person whose name I don't know or have forgotten. At work that's several times a day.

 

[Illinois Nazi]

Corker.

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Since going to university in the city, it's occurred to me how much of the Australian slang that I've grown up with in a rural community isn't used among the masses. Very rarely are you greeted with a 'G'day'. Practically no one seems to try and get my attention with an 'Oi'. Before I attended school in the city, I figured that these words were common everywhere, but it appears not.

I figure BigFooty has a fairly widespread usage across Australia, so I want to know:

1. Where are you from?

2. How often do you use/hear the following words or phrases?

- G'day
- Oi
- Cobber
- Bloody oath
- Bloody hell
- Bloke
- Mate
- No worries
- Ta

From Geelong but currently living in WA.

G'day - all the time

Oi - only to yell at the kids and get their attention, I've never used it in the sense of Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi.

Cobber - haven't used since I was ordering lollies at the milk bar in the 70s. Also known as Mates. They were either 1c or 2c each while the other lollies were 1/2c or 1c respectively.

Bloody Oath - rarely, tend to use My Oath more.

Bloody Hell - not often. It's about as course as I'll go in front of my kids.

Bloke - Often

Mate - All the time

No Worries - All the time

Ta - not that often, prefer thanks or thankyou.

 

[kickazz]

What a bonzer of an idea for a thread.

 

[Werewolf]

1. Where are you from? Country Victoria

2. How often do you use/hear the following words or phrases?

- G'day (sometimes)
- Oi (never)
- Cobber (never use or hear)
- Bloody oath (rarely)
- Bloody hell (rarely)
- Bloke (sometimes)
- Mate (frequently)
- No worries (frequently)
- Ta (never, though my parents use it a lot)

 

[Lester Burnham]

What a bonzer of an idea for a thread.

Grouse comment, mate.

 

[Kynge of Begrem]

1. Where are you from?
Western Sydney via Canberra & Melbourne

2. How often do you use/hear the following words or phrases?

- G'day - daily
- Oi - regularly
- Cobber - never
- Bloody oath - never
- Bloody hell - regularly
- Bloke - regularly
- Mate - daily
- No worries - daily
- Ta rarely