The Macquarie Dictionary collects all manner of Aussie colloquialisms, mannerisms, slang, and more.
Yet there will always be an inevitable influence on our language from outside our island home.
From moped to kindergarten and did someone say all you can eat buffet? Here are 10 words that have travelled from afar and landed on our shores from different languages all over the world.
Do you know any words that we use here in Australia that travelled from afar? Let us know in the comments below!
Australian Word Map is a small treasure on offer at the Macquarie Dictionary website. It was set up by the ABC and Macquarie Dictionary as an interactive site to collect and record words and expressions from all over Australia. Thousands of people contributed,
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