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20 AUSTRALIAN WORDS THAT MEAN SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT IN THE USA.
The Yanks (Americans) are fascinated by the differences that exist between the Australian vocabulary and their own vocabulary.
There is something hilarious about two words that sound the same, but mean very different things.
Here are 20 words that sound the same but have different meanings in the U.S.
Made with royalty-free images from Bigstock, of course.
1. Barbie
![1Barbie copy.jpg](https://static.squarespace.com/static/5176fdb5e4b083b631f31303/t/538777fbe4b0053888f42a1c/1401387024320/1Barbie%20copy.jpg)
2. Bathers
3. Billy
4. Blue
5. Cactus
6. Chewie
![Chewie.jpg](https://static.squarespace.com/static/5176fdb5e4b083b631f31303/t/5387a0e8e4b02f7f948f8b44/1401397481992/Chewie.jpg)
7. Doodle
8. Hottie
9. Knock
10. Lair
11. Mate
12. Oldies
13. Oz
14. Rage
15. Root
16. Scratchy
![14Scratchy copy.jpg](https://static.squarespace.com/static/5176fdb5e4b083b631f31303/t/53878760e4b0149a746dc581/1401390950694/14Scratchy%20copy.jpg)
17. Strides
18. Stuffed
19. Tea
20. Thongs
Good onya, mate! You finished the whole thing.
Words Amercians cannot SAY right
--> We say Buoy (boy) | Americans say booee
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