1 00:00:00,450 --> 00:00:14,460 G'day, guys. What's going on? Pete here from all English! Today I have a big list of words that are often shortened in English, ok? So, use these, you'll sound much more like a native speaker when you do so, let's get into it. 2 00:00:22,610 --> 00:00:30,973 Alright, guys. Number one. "Ad". "Ad" The TV has a lot of ads on it. "Ad" means advertisement, ad, I hate ads. 3 00:00:32,759 --> 00:00:39,460 "Admin". Admin is short for administration. So, maybe you guys know someone who works in admin. 4 00:00:41,378 --> 00:00:50,610 "Ammo". Ammo is the shortening of the word ammunition, right? Bullets, bombs, whatever it is, ammunition. I can't reload. I'm out of ammo. 5 00:00:51,670 --> 00:00:58,559 "App". App is shot for application. I'm sure if you pull your phone up, you'll have a lot of different apps on your phone. 6 00:01:00,060 --> 00:01:10,200 "Air con", this is short for air conditioning, air con. So, in summer, I hope you guys live in a house where you have a lot of air con if you're in Australia. 7 00:01:12,020 --> 00:01:23,810 "Bio". Bio is short for the word biography. The scientists bio wasn't very impressive and this can also be short for the word Biology. So, if you're at uni, maybe you're studying Bio. 8 00:01:25,005 --> 00:01:33,920 "Bod". This is short of the word body, right? Body. So, at the moment, summer is coming and I'm hoping that I can work on my summer bod. 9 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:51,234 "Cap". I mean, this is the word for that kind of hat, that has a brim at the front, the cap, but we'll use this a lot to mean a cappuccino, right? We've taken the first syllable of the word cappuccino and that's all we use, a cap. So, you might go out and order a large cap. 10 00:01:51,738 --> 00:02:02,241 "Carbs". And this is short for the word carbohydrates. So, if you eat bread, if you eat potatoes and rice, you've got a diet that's high in carbs. 11 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:11,850 "Celeb". A celeb is a celebrity, right? So, people like Brad Pitt are incredibly famous celebs. 12 00:02:13,770 --> 00:02:26,360 "Cert".This is short for the word certificate. So, in Australia, you might go to university or you might go to TAFE and you might study to get your cert 3 or 4 in something like hairdressing, cert. 13 00:02:28,349 --> 00:02:36,300 "Comfy". Everyone uses this, comfy short for the word comfortable. So, if I get on your couch, hopefully, it's incredibly comfy. 14 00:02:37,770 --> 00:02:48,290 "Congrats". Oh man, congrats. Congrats is short for the word Congratulations, right? Obviously, that's a long word, so we shorten this down to just congrats. Well done, mate! Congrats. 15 00:02:48,516 --> 00:03:01,577 "Decaf". So, we mentioned before that you might get a cap, you might get a large cap and you might decide to have that decaf if you want it decaffeinated, you don't want any caffeine in it. Mate, can you give me a large cap that's decaf. 16 00:03:01,864 --> 00:03:13,416 "Detox". Detox is short for the word detoxification. So, you might go on a detox diet, you know? One of those weird, fruity diets where you just have lemon juice for a week. 17 00:03:13,572 --> 00:03:21,831 "Fab". Fab is short for the word fabulous. Her new haircut looks fab. 18 00:03:22,749 --> 00:03:40,459 "Indie". Indie show for the word independent, right? We use this in terms of say publishers of books, right? They're an indie publisher, they're publishing their own books independently. Or it could be a band that is an indie band. They're not signed to a record label, they are an indie band. 19 00:03:40,970 --> 00:03:48,065 "Info". Information. Mate, can you send me some info about the project today? Information. 20 00:03:49,569 --> 00:04:13,990 "Intro". Intro is short for the word introduction, so the movie's intro was really long and the opposite of intro is the word outro. Although, this isn't short for any other word, there's no word 'outruction'. It's just that we've taken the word IN at the front of intro and we've used OUT, put that in there and made it outro, the ending of something. The film's outro was much better. 21 00:04:14,776 --> 00:04:26,012 "Lab". Lab can be short for the word laboratory, so if you work in a lab, maybe you're doing some science or you're doing something that you have to do in very sterile conditions, you're working in a lab. 22 00:04:26,062 --> 00:04:32,493 Note: we can also use this for Labradors, the dog. My parents have a black lab. 23 00:04:33,579 --> 00:04:40,571 "Legit". Legit is short for the word legitimate. His skills are 100 percent legitimate. 24 00:04:41,420 --> 00:04:54,863 "Limo". I wonder if you guys have been in a limo before... A limo is a limousine, right? Those long cars that you can have parties in and sometimes have helicopters on the back or a pool on the front, wherever it is, a limo. 25 00:04:54,952 --> 00:05:10,389 "Mag". Mag is short for the word magazine. So, this could be something that you read, but it can also be the thing that bullets are in that you put on a gun, so you might be reading a mag whilst you put another mag in your AK 47. 26 00:05:12,518 --> 00:05:17,908 "Max". Max is short for the way maximum. So, what is the max number of friends you think you have on Facebook? 27 00:05:18,058 --> 00:05:40,336 "Min". Now, men can be used for minimum. I have heard this, but I wouldn't use this that often, to be honest, you know? What's the min number of friends you have? I would use this, instead, to to be short for the word minute, right? So, I might call someone up and say 'give me a sec, I'll be there in a min'. So, I might call someone up and be like 'I'll be there in a min". I'll be there in a minute. 28 00:05:41,560 --> 00:06:07,225 "Muscles", right? At the gym. Muscles. Alright, so we've got a whole heap here for muscles at the gym. Biceps, are nicknamed Bi's. Triceps, are nicknamed Tri's. Deltoid muscles, are nicknamed Delts, and then we've got leg muscles like Quads and we also have the Pecs, the pectoral muscles, and the abdominal muscles in your stomach that, Abs. 29 00:06:07,460 --> 00:06:14,149 A "pic". A pic, just short for a picture, right? Did you take some nice pics on your holiday? 30 00:06:15,180 --> 00:06:19,932 "Snap". Snapshot. Did you take a whole bunch of nice snaps on your holiday? 31 00:06:20,899 --> 00:06:34,179 "Sync". Not where water goes down and you clean your dishes, sync in this case is short for the word synchronize, so you might synchronize the time on your watch with the clock on the wall wrap. 32 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:44,836 "Rep".Reputation. Do you have a good rep? This can also mean representatives. So, the White House has quite a few reps for Donald Trump. 33 00:06:44,918 --> 00:06:51,088 "Doc". This is short for the word Doctor. How long do you think I've got left, doc? 34 00:06:52,689 --> 00:07:00,130 'Cause". Cause is short for the word because, right? I'm going to go out later 'cause I need some food. 35 00:07:01,269 --> 00:07:07,997 "Champ". Champ is short for the world champion. Conor McGregor, who fights in MMA, used to be a champ. 36 00:07:09,070 --> 00:07:21,970 "Collab" or "Collab". If you do a collab with someone, you're doing a collaboration. So, two artists, two musicians might get together and write a song together. They're doing a collab. 37 00:07:22,949 --> 00:07:34,079 "Comp". Comp is short for the word competition. So, maybe you like playing sports and you quite often go to comps. Are you guys coming to the karate comp on the weekend? 38 00:07:35,289 --> 00:07:40,874 "Cred". Credibility. Don't trust this guy, he's got no cred. 39 00:07:42,129 --> 00:07:48,116 "Delish", short for delicious. Oh my God, this food is delish. 40 00:07:49,149 --> 00:07:52,078 "Diff". Difference? What's the diff? 41 00:07:53,350 --> 00:07:58,346 "Dorm". Short for dormitory. The students live in a dormitory at school. 42 00:07:59,579 --> 00:08:07,135 "Fridge". Fridge is short for the word refrigerator. Way too long. Fridge. I've got a whole bunch of beers in the fridge, did you want one? 43 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:14,999 "Gen". Gen is short for the word generation, so you might be from Gen X or Gen Y. 44 00:08:17,318 --> 00:08:21,486 "Gym". Gym is short for gymnasium. I love going to the gym and working out. 45 00:08:22,095 --> 00:08:29,034 "Mac". Mac is short for Macintosh, which is now Apple, but we still tend to use this. I've got a Mac. 46 00:08:29,322 --> 00:08:36,051 "Mayo". Mayonnaise. I love putting mayonnaise on my BLT Burger. 47 00:08:37,049 --> 00:08:41,558 "Net". This is short for the word Internet. Do you guys love surfing on the net? 48 00:08:42,268 --> 00:08:51,804 "No probs". Probs here is short for problem. No problem. Ah, no probs! Don't worry about it, mate. No probs. 49 00:08:52,352 --> 00:09:04,269 "Phenom" or "Phenom" . Phenom is short for the word ohenomenal. So, that movie is phenom. Or I might say that Floyd Mayweather is a phenom in the world of boxing. 50 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:13,264 "Rad". Rad is short for the word radical. So, this thing is rad. It's awesome. It is amazing. Oh, it's rad. 51 00:09:14,299 --> 00:09:22,554 "Slow-mo". This is short for slow motion, right? She videoed all the action in slo mo. 52 00:09:23,740 --> 00:09:28,380 "Tat". Tat is short for the word tattoo. Do you guys have any tats? 53 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:32,820 "Tech". Technology. I love learning about tech. 54 00:09:33,789 --> 00:09:38,234 "Teen", A teenager. She's a mother of two teens. 55 00:09:39,819 --> 00:09:53,989 "Vibe" or "vibes". This is short for vibration or vibrations and it's used to talk about a feeling you get from someone whether positive or negative. Did you get any good vibes off this guy? He gave me a bad vibe. 56 00:09:54,784 --> 00:10:00,130 "Pro". Professional. Watch out for this guy, he's a pro at what he does. 57 00:10:00,970 --> 00:10:03,995 "Vid". Video. You guys love watching vids? 58 00:10:05,179 --> 00:10:07,561 "Sis". Sister. Is that you sis? 59 00:10:08,690 --> 00:10:11,892 And "bro". Brother. That's my older bro. 60 00:10:12,654 --> 00:10:17,953 "Mil". Million. The car he just bought is worth a mil. 61 00:10:19,190 --> 00:10:22,519 "Probs". Probably. I'll probs be over later. 62 00:10:23,710 --> 00:10:26,981 "Sec". Second. Wait, can you give me a sec? 63 00:10:28,510 --> 00:10:32,059 "Meds". Medication. I'm not taking any meds at the moment, doc. 64 00:10:32,727 --> 00:10:36,160 "Mo". Moment. What are you doing for work at the mo? 65 00:10:37,549 --> 00:10:41,560 "Prep'. Preparation. Did you do much exam prep for the IELTS? 66 00:10:43,579 --> 00:10:57,432 "Promo". Promotion. Used in terms of sales, right? When something's being sold. So, this shop's doing a promo at the moment selling their knives. Is there a promo code for that? Can I get this at a discount with a promo code? 67 00:10:58,700 --> 00:11:04,729 "Rehab". Rehabilitation. I busted my knee and had to do six months of rehab. 68 00:11:07,396 --> 00:11:18,297 "Rev". Rev stands for revolution, but we can use this as a verb to mean you make the engine go, right? Vroom, vroom! To rev something. So, he might rev his car's engine. 69 00:11:19,629 --> 00:11:29,280 "Sax". Sax is short for the word... And I'm sure you can guess it, saxophone. A saxophone. I never played sax as a kid. Never did, always played guitar. 70 00:11:30,700 --> 00:11:41,460 "Spose". Now this is the shortened version of the word suppose, right? To intuit something or guess something is the case. To suppose 'oh, I spose I'll come with you'. 71 00:11:41,967 --> 00:11:44,796 "Ump". Umpire. Are you blind, ump? 72 00:11:47,749 --> 00:11:53,456 "Undies". Undies is short for the word underwear. Undies. Did you forget your undies? 73 00:11:54,040 --> 00:12:00,110 "Pjs". Pyjamas. I love wearing PJs when I'm at home. 74 00:12:01,190 --> 00:12:04,745 "Uni". University. Are you studying at uni at the moment, mate? 75 00:12:05,614 --> 00:12:14,875 "Vet". Veterinariam. He's studying at uni to become a veterinarian, loves animals. But vet can also be veteran, someone who used to be in the army or the military. My dad's an old Navy vet. 76 00:12:20,153 --> 00:12:29,710 And last but not least: "vocab", which means vocabulary. I hope you guys learnt a whole heap of vocab in today's video. 77 00:12:30,050 --> 00:13:05,185 Alright, guys, so that's it! I hope you enjoy this video, I hope you learn a whole heap of vocab, as I said. Don't forget to let me know in a comment below if I have forgotten any of these shortened words that are often used in English. Now, note I didn't use any Australian slang. I tried to avoid that for this video, ok? So, yes, I did leave all that check my other videos out if you want to say Australian slang. And beyond that guys, if you're working on your English and you want to get to an advanced level go to www.AussieEnglish.com.au, get my podcast, download that and listen to it and get access to all my courses and online content there and I'll see in the next video. Peace!