What is a Tradie?

Tradie is short for tradesperson (e.g. plumber, electrician, etc.)

Tradie sounds like "tray-dee". It rhymes with "lady".

It is very commonly used in informal Australian speech.

Usage Examples:

• "There's so many tradies in the city today!"
• "I'm thinking of becoming a tradie."
• "My old man is a tradie, he'll know someone that can help."

Types of Tradies:

• Bricky is a bricklayer
• Chippy is a carpenter
• Fridgie is a refrigeration and air conditioning technician
• Sparky is an electrician