More Aussie to American Dictionary

hoon = a driver or motorcyclist who makes a lot of noise while driving
postie = postman
tradie = tradesman
bikie = biker, motorcycle rider
pushie = push bike = bicycle
chook = chicken; also sometimes a nickname for people whose surname is White, because chickens are white
lift = elevator
light globes = light bulbs
garbage bags = bin bags
mozzies = mosquitoes
footpath = sidewalk
arvo = afternoon
reno = renovation
muso = musician
rockmelon = cantaloupe
mobile = cell phone
shopping trolley = shopping cart
pram = baby stroller
chips = chips - oddly, they don’t say crisps like in Britain; to specify French fries, they say hot chips
sauce = tomato sauce = ketchup
pie = generally a savoury pie, less often a sweet pie
ONO (in classified ads) = Or Nearest Offer = OBO in U.S.
lounge = living room
power point = electrical outlet
doona = duvet
Manchester = a city, but also an Aussie term for bedding, as in the Manchester Department will have sheets (apparently originated because Manchester had so many cotton mills, so they call household linens Manchester)
bottle shop = liquor store/wine shop
hotel = a hotel with sleeping accommodations or sometimes a hotel is just a bar/pub. And in the Aussie spirit of shortening everything, even hotels get nicknames - the Sandringham Hotel is the Sando and the Marlborough Hotel is the Marly.