Welcome to another “Learn the Lingo” post, this week we’re looking at slang terms for occupations, hope you’ll find these amusing!

• Ambo – ambulance driver
• Bushranger – outlaw or highwayman (well, they were an occupation for some all those years ago ha ha)
• Cockie – farmer (Cockie is short for Cockatoo, the bird)
• Digger – a soldier
• Fisho – fishmonger
• Garbo or Garbologist – garbage collector
• Greenie – environmentalist
• Gyno – gynaecologist
• Jackaroo – a male station hand – stations are massive farms with a lot of livestock over vast areas.
• Jillaroo – a female station hand
• Journo – journalist
• Milko – milkman
• Offsider – usually an assistant
• Truckie – truck driver
• Weekend Warrior – Someone in the Army Reserve

I’m pretty sure you can work out how these would fit into mainstream ‘talk’.  Feel free to leave a comment to show off your new lingo, or let us know what your occupation is and we’ll try and “Australian-ise” it for you

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