Slang and Expressions from Australia

Aussie slang is the art of making every word shorter and adding an -o or -ie at the end. If it can be abbreviated, it will be. "This arvo we're heading to the servo for some bevvies." Strewth.

we listen and we don't judge

"we listen and we don't judge basically, what the words say it's basically a safe space to confess something that you've done, usually done in a joking manner but you still confess true things and it's a safe space where no one judges you and it's usually just weird things that a person would do or kinda odd but usually you won't really just admit to publicly it's kind of like a trend on tiktok pops every once in a while they just start we listen and we don't judge and then they say their confession after that usually kids have done it with their parents where kids admit to doing something behind their parents back and they use this trend as a way for their parents not to punish them an example would be we listen and we don't judge i still sleep with my nightlight on"

I fear

"I fear is usually used at the end of the sentence, or it could be at the beginning. Um, it's basically just to emphasize, and it's used in, like, a dramatic way when you're admitting that something is true and it's something you don't want to agree with, but you know it is true, so you do kind of have to agree. An example would be he kind of ate with that outfit, I fear."

Mewing

"Mewing is basically the act of tightening your jawline, pressing your lips in a way so your jawline is very prominent and your cheekbones are kind of prominent as well, like you suck in your cheeks to define your cheekbones a bit more so to quote-unquote look more attractive, to mog someone in the future basically so it's just the act of mewing to enhance your jawline in the long run and cheekbones an example would be that bro really thinks mewing for two weeks can change his face structure"

zesty

"Zesty refers to someone who's, you know, acting flamboyant, fruity in a way. It basically refers most likely to like a man acting more feminine, for example. That's basically what zesty is. An example would be, then why are you posing like that with your hand on your hip? Kinda zesty."

Brainrot

"brain rot refers to basically really dumb content like on social media that makes absolutely no sense by the way but it just, it can be catchy, it just takes over your brain, aka brain rot, rotting your brain. An example would be, oh my god, tung tung tung sahur, tralalero tralala is probably the worst form of brain rot I have ever seen"

We listen and we don't judge

A little pre-confession ritual people say before dropping a weird, embarrassing, or low-stakes truth and asking everybody to keep the shame police off duty. It took off hard online, especially on TikTok, where it became a game for spilling harmless secrets that are equal parts cozy honesty and chaos bait.

"We listen and we don't judge, I still rewatch my own story after posting it just to see if I looked cool, low key."

I fear

A dramatic little tag people tack onto a sentence when they're admitting something is true, usually with reluctant agreement, fake suffering, or a bit of shady praise. It turns the whole line more theatrical and funny. You can drop it at the start or the end when the facts are facting and you've got no graceful escape.

"He said he just threw something on, then showed up looking immaculate. That outfit kind of ate, I fear, not gonna lie."

Zesty

Used when someone's coming off extra flamboyant, fruity, or a bit theatrically posed, usually in a teasing way. Online it's often aimed at a guy who's moving, posing, or talking in a way people read as feminine. It can be playful banter, but depending on who's saying it, it can also carry a mean little edge.

"Man had one hand on his hip, hit the camera angle, and gave a little wink, everybody in the group chat called it zesty."

Mewing

Pressing your tongue flat against the roof of your mouth, supposedly to sharpen your jawline over time. It blew up online as a free glow-up trick, half fitness tip and half meme, with people silently mewing in photos and refusing to talk so they do not break form.

"He went quiet mid-conversation because he was too busy mewing for the photo."

Brainrot

Brainrot is that fried, meme-soaked state where your brain starts running on repost fumes and broken internet catchphrases. It can mean the content itself is aggressively dumb, addictive, and impossible to look away from, or the effect it has on you after too much scrolling. People use it half as an insult, half as a goofy badge of honour.

"My little brother just called the dog a sigma and told the cat it had no rizz, the brainrot is terminal at this point."

Voices of the people

Theory is all well and good... but what we Magikitos really love is hearing the people of Australia in their natural flow. If you know a typical expression from there, send us a voice note on WhatsApp using it with a real example. We will add it to the voices of your area!