AUSSIE SLANG AND TRUCKIE TALK EXPLAINED

You think we speak English in Australia? Wrong. Since many of us arrived here a couple of hundred years ago and many

thousands of years before that, we Aussies have been shortening words that are just

too long to bother with.

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A-Z OF AUSSIE DRIVING SLANGAnchors: Brakes

Anteater: Kenworth T604 because of the aerodynamic design

Bobtail: A prime mover without a trailer

Bog Cog: A very low gear

Bingle: A (small) road accident

Booze Bus: Random breath test unit

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A-Z OF AUSSIE DRIVING SLANGCarby: Carburettor

Clocked: Caught speeding

Cow catcher: Bull-bars

Disco Tin: High-visibility police car

Disco Whistle: Police car siren

Double One: Marked highway patrol Car

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A-Z OF AUSSIE DRIVING SLANGEvil Kinevil: Highway patrol motorcycle

Flash for Cash: Speed or red light camera

Hauling Unit: A prime mover

Hoon: Dangerous driver

Jinker: A trailer to transport long logs

Juice: Fuel

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A-Z OF AUSSIE DRIVING SLANGK: Kilometer(s)

Loud pedal: Accelerator

Mods: Modifications

Pig Trailer: A trailer with a non-steerable axle group near the middle

Pogo Stick: A pole behind the cab that holds trailer brake hoses and electrical connections.

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Carby: Carburettor

Clocked: Caught speeding

Cow catcher: Bull-bars

Disco Tin: High-visibility police car

Disco Whistle: Police car siren

Double One: Marked highway patrol Car

A-Z OF AUSSIE DRIVING SLANGRego: Vehicle registration

Reefer: An insulated, refrigerated dry freight container

Roo catcher: Bull-bars

Servo: service station

Shopping trolley: Small hatchback car

Spanner monkey: Mechanic

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Evil Kinevil: Highway patrol motorcycle

Flash for Cash: Speed or red light camera

Hauling Unit: A prime mover

Hoon: Dangerous driver

Jinker: A trailer to transport long logs

Juice: Fuel

A-Z OF AUSSIE DRIVING SLANGStack: Car crash

Tar: Asphalt road surface

Tarp: Short for tarpaulin. The covering to protect loads from rain.

Tug: A truck, particularly one used for shunting

Tiller: Steering wheel

Ute: Utility vehicle, pickup style vehicle

Rego: Vehicle registration

Reefer: An insulated, refrigerated dry freight container

Roo catcher: Bull-bars

Servo: service station

Shopping trolley: Small hatchback car

Spanner monkey: Mechanic

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K: Kilometer(s)

Loud pedal: Accelerator

Mods: Modifications

Pig Trailer: A trailer with a non-steerable axle group near the middle

Pogo Stick: A pole behind the cab that holds trailer brake hoses and electrical connections.