Editing Australian English (section)

====Terms with different meanings in Australian English====
There also exist words which in Australian English are ascribed different meanings from those ascribed in other varieties of English, for instance:<ref name="Fourth Edition 2005"/>
* ''Asian'' in Australian (and American) English commonly refers to people of East Asian ancestry, while in British English it commonly refers to people of South Asian ancestry
* ''Biscuit'' in Australian (and British) English refers to AmE ''cookie'' and ''cracker'', while in American English it refers to a [[biscuit (bread)|leavened bread product]]
* ''(potato) Chips'' refers both to British English ''crisps'' (which is not commonly used in Australian English) and to American English ''French fries'' (which is used alongside ''hot chips'')
* ''Football'' in Australian English most commonly refers to [[Australian rules football]], [[rugby league]] or [[rugby union]]. In British English, ''football'' is most commonly used to refer to ''association football'', while in North American English ''football'' is used to refer to ''[[Gridiron football|gridiron]]''
* ''Pants'' in Australian (and American) English most commonly refers to British English ''trousers'', but in British English refers to Australian English ''underpants''
* ''Nursery'' in Australian English generally refers to a [[plant nursery]], whereas in British English and American English it also often refers to a [[child care]] or daycare for pre-school age children<ref>{{Cite journal |last=SCHLEEF |first=ERIK |last2=TURTON |first2=DANIELLE |date=2016-09-19 |title=Sociophonetic variation of like in British dialects: effects of function, context and predictability |url=https://doi.org/10.1017/s136067431600023x |journal=English Language and Linguistics |volume=22 |issue=01 |pages=35–75 |doi=10.1017/s136067431600023x |issn=1360-6743}}</ref>
* ''Paddock'' in Australian English refers to an open field or meadow whereas in American and British English it refers to a small agricultural enclosure
* ''Premier'' in Australian English refers specifically to the [[premiers and chief ministers of the Australian states and territories|head of government of an Australian state]], whereas in British English it is used interchangeably with ''[[Prime Minister]]''
* ''Public school'' in Australian (and American) English refers to a state school. Australian and American English use ''private school'' to mean a non-government or independent school, in contrast with British English which uses ''public school'' to refer to the same thing
* ''Pudding'' in Australian (and American) English refers to [[pudding|a particular sweet dessert dish]], while in British English it often refers to dessert (the [[course (food)|food course]]) in general
* ''Thongs'' in Australian English refer to British and American English ''flip-flop'' (footwear), whereas in both American and British English it refers to Australian English ''[[G-string]]'' (underwear) (in Australian English the singular "thong" can refer to one half of a pair of the footwear or to a G-string, so care must be taken as to context)
* ''Vest'' in Australian (and American) English refers to a padded upper garment or British English ''waistcoat'' but in British English refers to Australian English ''singlet''