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Some Australian slang feels timeless.
 Other phrases sound like they belong to a completely different country.

Living overseas has made me realise how quickly language moves on — and how many expressions from older Australia have quietly faded from everyday use.

In this episode, I revisit some old-school Australian slang that rarely gets heard now, and explore where those expressions came from and what they reveal about the era that shaped them.

We’ll look at:

• Forgotten phrases that once felt ordinary
 • The stories and context behind them
 • Why they sound so unusual to American ears
 • And how slang reflects changing Australian identity

It’s less a “crash course” and more a look back — at the kind of language that made sense in its time, and still carries a certain character today.

If you’ve ever heard an expression and thought, “We used to say that all the time,” this one might take you back.

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