What do Australians call soda?

Question

I'm curious. Trying to learn the slang, but can't find this.

Is it.. soda? soda pop? pop? cola?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Soft Drink or Lolly Water

Answer 2

could be soft drink or fizzy drink

Answer 3

We call it fizzy or soft drinks, never soda unless it's actually soda water. Pop is a kind of music.

It's called soft drink because it's the opposite of hard liquor!

There are many Aussie slang dictionaries online but this is one of the best:

Answer 4

Soft drink

Answer 5

Soft drink or use the brand name. All the major US brands are in Australia. Kirks is a good local brand. I like their lemonade.

Answer 6

soft drink and very rarley older people will call it fizzy drink.  Not once have i ever heard anyone call it lolly water.  Also lemonade isnt like solo or pub squash we call sprite and 7up lemonade. Soda is fizzy water. If you  have anymore questions just email me.

Answer 7

SOFT DRINK. don't ask me why i have never been able to work it out

Answer 8

Soft drink is what we call soda pop here or you just say the name of the drink you want.

eg: I think I'll have a Coke/Pepsi/Ginger Beer etc.

Answer 9

From what I have been told they call it bubble juice.

Answer 10

Fizzy drinks of all types.

Answer 11

it's generically referred to as soft drink, sometimes fizzy drink, or specifically by brand name or flavour

Answer 12

Soft drink.

Usually Aussies just call the drink whatever it is, i.e. Coke, Fanta, Sprite, etc..

Answer 13

soft drink or fizzy drink.

We usually just say whatever it is - like coke, fanta, sprite etc.

Other things for you to know:

Bangs (as in hair) we call a fringe

flip flops (as in shoes you wear to the beach) we call thongs

Thongs (as in underwear) we call g-strings

f***y (as in ar*e) we call bum

Answer 14

Pop is what we used to call flavoured fizzy drinks in England when I grew up.

Soda water is fizzy water, not generally flavoured.

Lemonade is Lemon flavoured fizzy drink.

Orangeage is Orange flavoured fizzy drink.

Cola is a vanilla, cinnamon, citrus and phosphoric acid flavoured fizzy drink (What exactly is Cola?)

edit:

Seems like my explanation of what's in Cola has put some people off ;) LOL

Answer 15

We call is soft drink.. Its not even slang.. lol Or fizzy drink..

And dont go by the stereotype of what us Aussies say....Its not correct..

Answer 16

Ahah am I the only person who calls it cool drink? :S

Answer 17

yep soft drink or fizzy drink or by their brand names: coka cola, pepsi, sprite, solo, fanta etc!

and awwwwww god dr pepper is disguisting! thank god they dont sell it here anymore!