What does ‘uni’ mean?

Aussie slang explained in plain English, with examples you can listen to.

uni

noun · casual

University.

How Aussies use it

  • She's studying nursing at uni.
  • I met him at uni.

Good to know

Everyone says 'uni' in Australia, even universities themselves.

Saying it more formally

In a formal email, essay or the PTE test, use university instead.

Slang is great for chatting with friends and workmates, but keep it out of PTE essays and formal writing.

More Aussie words

Test yourself with the slang quiz