Margot Robbie suffers epic Aussie fail on The Project

Margot Robbie suffered an epic Australian slang fail on The Project on Thursday night.

The Queensland-born actress, 32, was on the show promoting her new film Barbie when co-host Sam Taunton turned his attention to director, Greta Gerwig.

‘[Barbie] means so much to so many people. I’m not sure if Margot told you but the word barbie means something else in Australia,’ he asked Greta.

Margot appeared momentarily taken aback by the question.

‘What does it mean here?’ she asked the Melbourne comedian, perplexed. 

The Queensland-born actress, 32, was on the show promoting her new film Barbie when co-host Sam Taunton turned his attention to director, Greta Gerwig. All pictured 

‘Like a barbecue,’ he responded, which lead to Margot and co-hosts Hamish Macdonald, Georgie Tunny and Liz Ellis bursting into fits of laughter. 

‘I’m so Barbie now I can’t even…’ said Margot. ‘A barbie, yeah, having a barbie.’ 

‘Don’t blame the blonde hair, blame the jet lag,’ she added, laughing it off. 

Australians often call having a summer party involving a number of friends and a barbecue, ‘having a barbie’. 

Margot is currently in Australia to promote Barbie, which will hit cinemas next month. 

‘[Barbie] means so much to so many people. I’m not sure if Margot told you but the word barbie means something else in Australia,’ he asked Greta 

‘Like a barbecue,’ he responded, which lead to Margot and co-hosts Georgie Tunny and Liz Ellis bursting into fits of laughter

Barbie is ‘a fish-out-of-water story about a doll who is ousted from toy society for not being perfect enough’.

Oscar winner Ryan Gosling is starring opposite Margot as he takes on the role of Barbie’s boyfriend Ken.

Will Ferrell is said to be playing the CEO of the toy company that may or may not be Mattel.

Other members of the cast include Kate McKinnon, Michael Cera, Emma Mackey, Kingsley Ben-Adir, America Ferrara, Rhea Perlman, Ariana Greenblatt, Ana Cruz Kayne, Alexandra Shipp, Ritu Arya, Sharon Rooney, Connor Swindells, Scott Evans and Jamie Demetriou. 

‘I’m so Barbie now I can’t even…’ said Margot. ‘Don’t blame the blonde hair, blame the jet lag.’