A few British people have relatives who moved to Austria after the Second World War. Generally speaking these were people who couldn’t spell. The more successful non-Oesterreichers went to Oz to celebrate the achievements of their convict ancestors, populate beaches, light BBQs and quietly blame Churchill for Gallipoli. When they left Blighty the two countries spoke a common tongue, with a few rude exceptions, details of which appear below. Today the Australian language has new cultural euphemisms, and politically correct speech has replaced the old working class, plain speaking Aussie vernacular.
Euphemisms for White Australians / Settler Australians
Term |
Notes |
|---|---|
Mainstream Australia |
People who barbecue. |
Ordinary Australians |
People without degrees, who barbecue |
The Nation’s Founders |
Pommy Bastards |
Anglo-Celtic Australians |
English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Pommy Bastards |
Non-Indigenous Australians |
Other Bastards |
Post-1788 Australians |
Post- (use your own date of birth) Australians |
Euphemisms Related to Indigenous Australians
Term |
Notes |
|---|---|
First Australians |
People who don’t like being called “Aboriginal” |
Traditional Owners |
People, who don’t like being called aboriginal, who killed other people, who also didn’t like being called aboriginal, in order to become new owners |
Custodians of the Land |
A spiritual and cultural euphemism invented by degree-holding barbecue fans. |
Remote Communities |
Areas without Pornhub coverage |
The Indigenous Voice |
Not White, nor Asian |
Indigenous Affairs |
What those Pommy Bastards did to us |
Euphemisms Around Colonialism, Racism, and National Identity
Term |
Notes |
|---|---|
Settlement |
The first Pommy Bastards arrived |
Contact history / First contact |
Fighting the Pommy Bastards |
Shared history |
Pub Fight |
Cultural challenges |
Warm beer v Fosters |
Law and order issues |
Code for Pommy Bastard Police Activity |
Contemporary Euphemisms with Political Charge
Term |
Notes |
|---|---|
Boat people |
People who get air-sick |
Border protection |
No Entry! |
National interest |
It’s our country |
Australian values |
Aussie Rules isn’t just a game. It’s a way of life. |
Social cohesion |
Un-Australian behaviour. |
Two Blokes Never Seen at the Sydney Opera House
