A
a sparrow’s fart – at dawn ‘Gotta get up at a sparrow’s fart.’
ac/dc – bisexual
ace! – excellent! very good!
aerial pingpong – Australian Rules football
aggro – aggressive
airy fairy – fancy; vague ‘Don’t give me that airy fairy bullshit.’
Akubra – Australian hat worn by bushmen, farmers
all ears – listening attentively ‘Go ahead, i’m all ears, mate’
all smiles – very happy ‘He was all smiles when he won the raffle.’
all the go – popular, new way of doing something ‘Teabags are all the go.’ always in the shit – always in trouble ‘He’s always in the shit.’
amber fluid – beer ‘Fred doesn’t mind a drop of the old amber fluid’ ambo – ambulance officer
anchors, brakes, ‘and then i threw on the anchors’
ankle biter – small child ‘Get rid of these bloody ankle biters, please: ant’s pants – the best, something that is really good
any tic of the clock – very soon ‘He’ll turn up any tick of the clock now
apples (she’ll be) – it’ll be alright ‘She’ll be apples, mate: also ‘she’s apps’
arse – bottom, posterior
arse into gear – get moving ‘When will you get your arse into gear?
arse about – something is back to front ‘It’s all arse about
arse over tit – fall heavily ‘look at that, he’s fallen arse over tit
arsey – lucky (more arse than class)
arvo – afternoon ‘Stuff the boss, I’m taking the arvo off
at the drop of a hat – doing something without much encouragement Aussie (pron. Ozzie) – Australian
Aussie salute – brushing away flies with the hand
avos – avocados
ay – don’t you agree? ‘pretty nice day, ay’ .
awning over the toy shop – beer belly on a male person -¬
B
back handler – a bribe
back of beyond – a long way out in the bush or outback
back of Bourke – the middle of nowhere
bad news – troublesome person: ‘That guy is bad news’
bad trot – period of misfortune: ‘I’ve been on a bad trot lately’
baffle with bullshit – deceive with lies: You’ve been baffling me with bullshit’
bag (you old)-negative term for a woman: ‘bloody old bag’
bagging someone-putting someone down
bail – to leave: ‘I might bail soon’
Bali belly – diarhorrea
balls and all – enthusiastically: ‘I’m in it balls and all’
balls up: bad mistake: What a complete balls up
banana bender: Queenslander
bananas (going): going crazy: ’She’s gone bananas’
bang on the knocker – absolutely right (also: bang on)
banged up – pregnant: He’s banged her up, then shot through!’
barbed wire: Four X beer (XXXX) representing barbed wire
Barbie – barbecue ‘We’re having a Barbie this arvo’
barney (having a)’- fight or argument ‘We had a huge barney, she walked out’
barrack for : to support a sports team ‘I barrack for the Roos’
bash (giving it a) – trying-something out ‘Come on, give it a bash:
beast- powerful machine esp. V8 car ‘that Holden is a beast!’
beating around the bush : not getting to the point on a subject
basket case – crazy person ‘What a basket case!’
bastard (you old) – a term of endearment ‘Come on you old bastard’
bathers – swimming costume’
battler – someone who persists despite setbacks
beak – nose ¬
beanie – woolen hat
beaut – excellent; terrific ‘That’s beaut, mate.’
beauty –(you little) excited approval ‘You lithe beauty!’
bee’s dick – very small amount, very close ‘I missed it by a bee’s dick.’
bee’s knees – the greatest
beer gut – disproportionately large stomach on a male from drinking beer
bell – telephone call ‘I’ll give you a bell later’
berko – angry in an unreasonable way
bevan – uncultured or loutish person (also bogan)
bickie – a dollar or a biscuit
biffo – a fight ‘I got into a bit of a biffo last night’
big spit – to vomit ‘Then came the big spit…’
big whoop – who cares?
billabong – a waterhole ‘He camped by the billabong.’
billy – pot with a handle & spout for boiling water over a campfire
billy – (bong) device used for smoking marijuana
billy cart – toy cart often steered with a rope tied across the front wheels
bingle – crash, accident ‘I had a bingle on the way here’
birthday suit – naked ‘Look at that! He’s in his birthday suit.’
bit of alright – an attractive person ‘I reckon she’s a bit of alright’
bite – asking for money ‘Next thing she put the bite on me.’
bizzo – business ‘What’s all this bizzo?’
black stump – long way away ‘He lives way past the black stump.’
bleary eyed – suffering from a hangover or tiredness
block (doing one’s) – expressing anger ‘At that point I did my block.’
bloke – Australian male ‘Actually, he’s quite a nice bloke.’
blood’s worth bottling! – excellent person ‘His blood’s worth bottling’
bloody – (great Australian adjective) ‘Bloody this, bloody that..’
bloody galah – silly person; fool ‘What a bloody galah!’
bloody oath – emphatically yes! ‘Bloody oath I saw that!’
blotto – very drunk ‘At that stage I was blotto, mate.’
blow a blue dog off its chain – extremely windy
blow in – an uninvited person
blow in the bag – undergo a breathalyzer test
blow me down! – expression of amazement
blow shit out of someone. Reprimand someone severely ¬
blow your dough – waste your money ‘Don’t blow your dough on that.’
blower – telephone ‘She’s on the blower, again.’
Blowies – blow flies. ‘The blowies are bad today.’
blowing through – in a hurry, not staying ¬
bludge – to be lazy ‘That guy does nothing but bludge all day.’
bludger – lazy person ‘That guy is the world’s greatest bludger.’
blue (having a) – having a fight or argument ‘I had a blue with the missus.’
blue / bluey. ;nickname for someone with red hair
blue arsed fly – being very busy ‘He’s going like a blue arsed fly.’
blue heeler – policeman
blue murder-‘serious trouble ‘She kept crying blue murder.’
Bluey summons issued by a policeman; also a ten dollar note
blunder – mistake ‘Shouldn’t have done that, big blunder, mate.’
Bob’s your uncle – everything is fine, there you go
bodgy- false; worthless
bog – going to the toilet ‘It’s time for my morning bog.’
bog house – outside toilet ‘Where’s the bog house?’
bog in- eat heartily ‘You should have seen him bog in!’
bogan – uncultured or loutish person (also bevan)
boiler – an old woman
bonzer! very good! ‘Bonzer mate, let’s do it!’
bomb – old battered car
boofhead – stupid person ‘What a boofhead!’
boogie board – half-sized surf board made from foam
boomer – large male. kangaroo
boomerang – something lent that needs to be returned
booze – alcoholic drink ‘I had a belly full of booze.’
booze bus – police van used for random breath testing
bored shitless – very bored ‘I was bored shitless.’
boss cocky – employer
bottl’o – Bottle Shop (liquor store)
bottoms up – emptying the beer glass
brass – money ‘That guy has plenty of brass.’
brass monkey – cold ‘This weather could freeze the balls off a brass monkey.’
brass razoo – money ‘I can’t afford it, 1 haven’t got a brass razoo.’
bread basket – stomach ‘I hit him right in the bread basket.’
break open a coldie – have a drink (usually a beer)
brekky – breakfast ‘I might have cornflakes for brekky this morning.’
brickie – brick layer
brickies cleavage -top of the buttocks exposed by sagging waistline
bright spark – foolish ‘That guy is a real bright spark’
brown trouser job – scary
brown-eye – to expose one’s bum
bugger – general term for any person – ‘Silly old bugger’
bugger – mischievous person
bugger! Bugger it! – exclamation of disgust
bugger all – not much; nothing ‘This cost me bugger all’
bugger around – to waste time ‘He’s buggering around’
bugger off – go away!
Buggered – broken; tired “I’m totally buggered’
Buggered if I know – I haven’t got a clue
Buggery (go to) leave me alone ‘ You can go to buggery’
Built like a brick shit house – person well built ‘He’s built like a brick
Built like a streak of pelican shit – very tall and thin
Bullshit – unbelievable statement ‘That’s bullshit, mate!’
Bum – bottom
Bum fluff – light growth of hair on the face of an adolescent
Bum nuts – eggs
bummer – exclamation of disgust ‘What a bummer!’
bunch of fives – a punch ‘I’ll give you a bunch of fives if you’re not careful’
bung – put, place ;’I might bung that pie in the oven’
bunghole .’mouth ‘Feed that into your bunghole.’
bunyip mythical creature from the billabong
burl – trying something out ‘I’ll give it a burl.’
burnout – to accelerate in a car so that the wheels spin ‘drop a burnout’
bush – rural Australia ‘He’s gone bush.’
bush bash “to go off.road in the bush
bush telegraph” gossip network
bush week – acting in a slow wilted way ‘whadaya think this is, bush week?’
by jingoes – you can bet on that ¬
BYO -Bring Your Own alcohol to a restaurant or party
C
cack-(defecate) laugh ‘it was so funny I just cacked myself
cackhanded -left-handed
cactus – not working, in serious trouble ‘That thing is cactus, mate.’
cake-hole> the mouth
call it a day – finish up the job ‘let’s call it a day now.’
came out like a shower of shit – very fast
camp oven – cast iron pot for cooking on a camp fire
canary (yellow) – unroadworthy certificate ‘They put a canary on my car’
cane it – drive fast, accelerate
Captain Cook – ‘a look’ ‘lets have a bit of a Captain Cook’
cark it – to die, cease functioning ‘looks like the old dog’s about to cark it.’
carpet grubs – children
caper – some sort of action ‘What’s your caper then?’
carry on like a pork chop – make a fuss about nothing
cat burying shit (as busy as a) – very busy
catch forty winks – have a short sleep
cat’s piss (as mean as) – mean, stingy, uncharitable
chalkie – teacher
checkout chick – female working at supermarket checkout
cheerio – goodbye ‘cheerio, I’m gunna hit the frog & toad’
cheese & kisses – (the missus) wife
cheesed off – very annoyed ‘I was really cheesed off.’
cheesy grin – fake grin ‘Wipe that cheesy grin off your face.’
chew and spew – take away food
chew the fat- talk ‘Let’s sit down and chew the fat.’
china – old friend (china plate – mate) ‘Look, here comes me old china!’
chinwag – having a good chat
chippie – carpenter
choc a block – very full (also chockers) ‘I’m chock a block.’
chockie bikkies – chocolate biscuits
choke a darkie – to defecate ‘I have to go and choke a darkie’
chokkie – chocolate
choof off -leave ‘It’s getting late, I might choof off now’
chook – chicken ‘Going out to feed the chooks luv’
chop and change –to change repeatedly “She keeps on chopping and changing’
choppers -teeth
Chrissie – Christmas
Christmas grip – someone has hold of your testicles
Chuffed – very happy ‘I’m pretty chuffed with my new job’
chuck- to vomit¬
chuck a leftie – to turn left
chuck a sickie – take the day off
chuck a spaz – get angry
chuck a U-ie – do a U-turn
chuck a wobbly- display sudden anger
chunder – vomit
clackers – false teeth
clanger – big lie ‘He dropped a clanger’
clap trap – nonsense ‘What a lot of clap trap’
clapped out – old, worn ‘what a clapped out old bomb’
Clayton’s – fake, substitute
clear as mud – confusing ‘This is as clear as mud to me.’
clear the cobwebs – have sex
I clobber – clothes ‘I bought some new clobber today.’
clod hoppers – feet¬
clucky-feeling broody or maternal ‘She’s been feeling clucky lately.’
coathanger – Sydney Harbour Bridge
cobber -friend; mate ‘Let me introduce my old cobber Bill.’ ”
cock up.- something that’s gone very wrong ‘That’s a complete cock up.’
cockie – farmer
Icocky – cockatoo (Australian parrot)
codger – unusual, peculiar person (often affectionate)
coffin nail – cigarette
cold as a witch’s tit – very cold
coldie – beer (also cold one) ‘I cant wait to get home and crack a coldie’ ¬
come the raw prawn – pretend to be naive ‘Don’t come the raw prawn with me’
come to blows – start fighting ‘At that point we came to blows.’
common as dog shit- very common
compassionate as a starving shark – have no sympathy at all … I
compo – Workers’ Compensation pay
cooee -call for greeting someone at a distance in the bush
cooee (within) – at hand, imminent ‘are we within cooee of getting this done?’
cooking with gas – doing very well ‘Now we are cooking with gas.’
cop it sweet-to get what’s coming ‘I copped it sweet, mate.’
Couldn’t pull a greasy stick out of a dead dog’s arse – incompetent
corroboree – aboriginal festival dance
cossie or cozzie – swimming costume
counter lunch – pub lunch
country cousin – dozen
crack a fat- get an erection ‘She makes me crack a fat’
crash hot- good ‘I don’t feel too crash hot’
crack onto – to make a pass at ‘Watch me crack onto that spunky sheila’
cranky – ill tempered ‘Why are you so cranky today?’
crap on – talk nonsense ‘You wouldn’t believe how he can crap on’
crikey! – an expression of astonishment
crook – not good ‘This thing is crook’
crow eater – a person from South Australia
crust (making a) – to earn a living, work for wages
cunning as a shithouse rat – someone is very cunning, sneaky
cuppa – cup of tea or coffee ‘Lets sit down and have a cuppa’
curfy – nickname for a bald person
D
Dad & Dave – shave “I’ll have a quick Dad & Dave, then I’ll be ready’
dacks – pants ‘I’ll put on my dacks (underwear = underdacks)
dag – uncool person (also affectionate):’What a silly old dag!’
daggy – something that looks uncoll ‘That guy is really daggy’
damage – cost or expense ‘What’s the damage, mate?’
damper – unleavened bread cooked in camp oven
dark as three feet up a cow’s arsehole – very dark¬
Darwin stubbie – very large bear bottle
date – anus, bum
dead horse – tomato sauce ‘Pass the dead horse, thanks’
dead marine – empty beer bottle
dead set –without a doubt ‘I’m dead set mate, no joke’
dekko – a look ‘Let’s have a dekko at that’
der – mock expression of stupidity
dero – homeless person
dial – face
dig – cutting or sarcastic remark ‘He’s having a dig at me’
digger – Australian soldier
dill – stupid person – That guy is a real dill’
ding – scratch or dent ‘Spewing, I put a ding on my car’
dinger – condom
dink – to carry a passenger on a pushbike or motorbike
dink – to carry a passenger on a pushbike or motorbike
dim sims – testicles ‘Stop scratching your dim sims’
dingbat – a fool ‘what a dingbat!’
dinki di – really Australian, the genuine article ‘Sounds dinki di to me’
dinkum – fair, genuine ‘Fair Dinkum mate, no joke this is serious.’
Dipstick – a loser, idiot ‘Have a look at that dipstick.’
divvy van – police van (divisional Van) ‘then they threw me in the divvy van’
do your lolly – lose your temper ‘Try not to do your lolly.’
dob – to inform on ‘Fred bloody well dobbed me in to the cops’
dodgy – something suspicious, underhanded ‘Sounds dodgy to me’
dough -money ‘I need to earn some more dough.’
dog & bone”, telephone ‘can you get Fred on the dog & bone?’
dog’s eye – meat pie
dog’s balls – obvious ‘This stands out like dog’s ball to me.’
dog’s breakfast – a mess or messy ‘You look like a dog’s breakfast.’
dole – social security benefits
dole bludger – somebody taking advantage of social security
dolled up – dressed smartly ‘She’s all dolled up’
donga (donger) – penis ‘You wouldn’t believe the size of his donga.’
donk – car or boat engine ‘The donk’s ticking over nicely.’
donkey’s years, not seen in – haven’t seen someone in a really long time
doodle – penis ‘Stop playing with your doodle:
down a few – drink a few beers ‘Let’s go and down a few.’
Down Under – Australia
doughnuts (doughies) – doing burnouts in a circle
drink with the flies – to drink alone
driving the porcelain bus – vomiting
driza-bone – waterproof jackets worn by farmers, stockmen
drongo – stupid person; fool ‘That guy’s a real drongo’
drop a fart – pass wind loudly and unexpectedly
dropped one’s guts – farting ‘He’s just dropped his guts,’
drop kick – useless person
drover – someone who herds cattle
drown some worms – go fishing
dry as a dead dingo’s donger – very dry
dry rots – diarrhea (trots) ‘I’ve had the dry rots.’
duck’s dinner – drinking with nothing to eat
ducks guts – a very good thing
duff, up the – pregnant ‘She’s up the duff again.’
duffer – unthinking, sbupid person (often affectionate) ‘you silly duffer’
dummy, spit the -to have a tantrum ‘Don’t spit the dummy, mate.’
dunny – toilet ‘Where is the dunny. male?’
dunny budgie – blowfly
dunny paper- -toilet paper¬
dunny rat – very cunning “That guy is as cunning as a dunny rat’
durry – cigarette
duthc oven – farting under the bed covers
E
Eagle shits – getting paid ‘Today the eagle shits’
Earbash – nagging ‘She’s given me a right earbashing’
Ears flapping – listening with great interest, evesdropping
Eat a horse – very hungry
El cheapo – cheap and inferior ‘I got this el cheapo’
Elbow grease – physical hard work ‘ put some elbow grease into it’
Empties – empty beer bottles
Esky – insulated drink/food container traditionally used for beer
Even stevens – equal ‘you don’t owe me anything, we’re even stevens’
Every bastard and his dog – the general public
Evert Tom Dick and Harry – the general public
Exy – expensive
F
Face ache – ugly or irritating person ‘What a face ache’
Face fungus – beard ‘He’s growing a bit of face fungus’
Face like a pestered pickle – acne
fag – cigarette ‘Lets have a fag.’
fair crack of the whip! – asking for a fair chance
fair dinkum – genuine; true
fair enough- agreeing about something
fair go, mate! – give me a chance!
fair suck of he sav! – give me a fair go!
fang it – drive fast, accelerate
fanny – vagina
fart a crowbar!- expression of annoyance ‘Strewth, I’ll fart a crowbar!’
fart-arsing – wasting time ‘Stop fart-arsing around.’
farts like a two-stroke – person with a noisy flatulence problem
feel crook – feel unwell ‘I’m feeling really crook today.’ ¬
fella (feller) – man
filthy – very good
fire away – begin speaking
fish out of water -uncomfortable ” felt like a fish out of water.’
fits like a honeymoon cock – a very neat fit
five finger discount – shoplifting
five o’clock shadow – growth of stubble on a man’s face
flake- shark meat, used in fish and chip shops
flake out – lie down, collapse ‘I’m going to flake out on the couch.’
flap your gums – talk a lot
flash a brown eye – expose one’s bare bum
flat chat – as fast as possible ‘I’m going flat chat.’
flat out like a lizard drinking- doing something very fast
flea bag- infested with fleas; shabby looking person
flick. getting rid of something ‘She’s given me the flick.’
Flicks- movie or picture theatre
floater – excrement floating in toilet
flog – to sell something ‘I’m trying to flog my old car.’
flutter – a bet ‘i’m gunna have a flutter on the cup’
fly the coop – leave home ‘He flew the coop last Monday.’
footy – (Australian Rules) football ‘Lets go to the footy.’
fossil – an old person
franger – condom ‘I’d better pick up some frangers.’
freckle – the anus
Fred Nerk – imaginary person ‘I suppose Fred Nerk did it?’
freshie – freshwater crocodile
fridge – refrigerator
fried eggs – flat breasts
frigid digit – sexually unresponsive penis
frog & toad – road
from go to whoa – from start to finish
fruit loop – crazy person
fuck wit – stupid person ‘What a luck wit!’
full as a boot – very drunk
full of beans – energetic ‘You’re full of beans today.’
full of shit – speaking absolute rubbish ‘You’re full of shit’
full on – moose, confronting
furphy – a lie, rumour
G
gab – chatter, talk ‘He’s got the gilt of the gab.’
galah – a silly person ‘What a galah!’
game as a piss ant – very daring ‘You’re as game as a piss ant, mate.’
gander – have a look at something ‘Have a gander at his.’
garbo – garbage collector
gas bag – talk at great length “That guy is nothing but a gas bag:
gawk – stare openly ‘Don’t gawk at me like that.’
G’day – a greeting (good day) ¬
get a wriggle on – hurry up ‘Come on, get a wriggle on!’
get nicked – exclamation of contempt ‘Go and gel nicked!’¬
get rooted! – a term of abuse ‘Go and gel rooted!
get stuffed! – a term of abuse ‘You can go and gel stuffed!’
get the shits up – become upset ‘I’m getting the shits up.’
give a shit – to care ‘look mate, I really don’t give a shit’
give birth to a politician – to defecate
give it a burl – try it, have a go ‘OK, I’ll give it a burl’
give it away – give up on something ‘I may as well give it away.’
give lip – be cheeky ‘Don’t you dare give me a lip’
glad rags – best clothes ‘She’s in her glad rags.’.¬
go ape shit – become very angry ‘He went ape-shit
go bung – cease to operate properly ‘The car went bung on me.’
go crook – become angry ‘I’m going to go crook on you:’
go like a shower of shit – with extreme speed
go to buggery – get lost, go away
go walkabout- wandering off ‘Freddy has gone walkabout again.’
gob – the mouth ‘Shut your bloody gob!’
gobful, give a – telling someone the truth ‘I gave her a gobful,’
goer: energetic person, workable proposition ‘Is she a goer then?’
gone to the dogs – changing from good to bad
goner – forget about Freddy, he’s a gone_
good as gold – something is very good
good oh – very good
good on ya, mate! – positive exclamation, well done
googie – egg
goss – gossip ‘so tell me, what’s the goss?’
grab by the balls – to impress ‘This doesn’t really grab me by the balls.’
grab forly winks – have a short nap
graveyard chompers – false teeth
great galloping goannas! – expression of amazement
green around the gills – feeling sick
greenie – environmentalist
grinning like a shot fox – very happy, smugly satisfied
grizzle – to complain ‘He keeps grizzling at me.’
grog – alcohol ‘I was into the grog last night.’
grommet / grommie – young surfer, young person
grot – dirty or untidy person ‘That guy is a real grot’
grouse – great, terrific, very good ‘Sounds grouse to me’
gunna – going to
gurgler, down the – something is lost ‘It all went down the gurgler’
gutful of piss – drunk ‘He’s had a gutful of piss’
guts, spill one’s – confess to something ‘I spilled my guts about if.’
gutzer (come a) – to fall over, ‘I came a gutzer right down the stairs.’
gynie – gynecologist
H
Hack – deal with, cope ‘Cant you hack it mate?’
Had it – to run out of patience ‘That’s it, I’ve had it’
Hair like a bush pig’s arse – unmanageable hair
Hair of the dog – a drink taken to cure a hangover
Half your luck – very lucky ‘I wish I had half your luck’
Ham and eggs – legs
Hammie – hamstring: ‘He’s done a hammie (pulled his hamstring)
Hang on a tick – wait a minute
Happy as a bastard on father’s day – unhappy, miserable
Happy as a pig in shit – very happy
Happy little vegemite – in a good mood, content
Hassle – problem, inconvenience ‘What a hassle’
Have a bo-peep – have a look
Have a burl – attempt ‘I;m going to have a burl at this’
Have a gander – have a look
Have a prang – have a car accident
Heaps – a lot
Heart starter – early morning alcoholic drink
Hey – greeting ‘Hey, hows it goin?’
Hit the frog and toad – to hit the roar; depart
Hit the hay – go to bed
Hit the nail on the head – exactly right
Hit the piss – drink heavily
Hoof it – to walk ‘The car won’t start, I’m afraid we’ll have to hoof it’
hooks-fingers
hoon – a reckless show-off ‘You are driving too last, you hoon!’
hoon- to drive recklessly ‘Fred just honed off in a cloud of smoke’
hooroo- goodbye (also ‘ooroo)
hottie – hot water bottle
how’s it goin? – greeting (how is it going?)
howzat! – an appeal for approval
humpy- rough bush shelter
hurl – vomit
I
I kid you not – something is very true ‘I kid you not, mate.’
idiot box – television ‘Watched the idiot box all night.’
iffy – of a suspicious nature ‘That sounds very iffy to .me.’
in a tic – very shortly ‘I’ll be finished in a tick.’ ‘Hang on a tick.’
in fine leather – full of vitality and spirit
in good nick – in good condition ‘This car looks in very good nick.’
in the know – having inside information ‘Freddy is always in the know.’
in the raw – naked ‘She caught me in the raw.’
in the shit – in serious trouble ‘Boy, are you really in the shit now!’
in the sticks’ in remote areas in the bush ‘He lives out in the sticks.’
in two shakes (of a duck’s tail) – a short time ‘I’ll be there in two shakes’
irrits (the) – irritation, annoyance ‘You’re starting to give me the irrits’
I’ve had it! – extreme frustration ‘OK, that’s ft, I’ve had it!’
ivories – teeth
J
Jack Dancer – cancer ‘Jack Dancer’s got me.’
jack of- to be led up with ‘I’m getting pretty jack of this’
jacked off – annoyed ‘I’m really jacked off about this’
jack shit – nothing ‘I’ve ended up with jack shit’
jackaroo, jillaroo -trainee male or female station hand
jack-in-the-box – someone who can not sit still
jaffle – toasted sandwich
jarmies – pajamas; night dress ‘Get into your jarmies.’
jiffy – very short time ‘I’ll be back in a jiffy.’
jingoes! – exclamation of surprise ‘By jingoes, I’m amazed!’
job somebody – to hit somebody ‘Watch out or I’ll job you!’
jocks – male underpants ‘He’s in his jocks.’
Joe Blake – snake ‘I saw two Joe Blakes today.’
Joe Bloggs (Joe Blow) – anybody ‘Any old Joe Blow will do’
joey – baby kangaroo
joint – place, establishment ‘Wanna come back to my joint?’
joker – a male person ‘What’s that joker doing here?”
jumbuck – a sheep
K
K’s -kilometres
Kafuffle – commotion ‘There’s a bit of a kafuffle going on’
Kamikazee – reckless act, reckless person
Kanga – kangaroo
Kangaroos loose in the top paddock – crazy
Kaput – broken
Keen as mustard – very enthusiastic
Keg on legs – a big drinker
Kick in -to contribute ‘We are all going to kick in a few bucks’
Kick in the teeth – a sever set back
Kick up the arse – a severe scolding
Kick up the ass (better than a) – dry sign of appreciation
Kill a snake – urinate ‘He’s gone to kill a snake’
Kindie – kindergarten
King click – the best ‘The wanker thinks he’s king click’
Kiwi – New Zealander
Kiwiland – New Zealand
Knickers ina knot – upset ‘Don’t get your knickers in a knot’
Kooka – kookaburra
klicks,.kilometres ‘We still got another 50 klicks to go.’
knackered – tired; exhausted
knackered – having suffered a testicular injury ‘I just knackered myself!’
knackers – testicles
knock – to criticise ‘All he can do is knock something:’
knock back – refusal ‘l got knock backs all day.’
knock it on the head – put a stop to it
knock shop – brothel ‘He’s gone to the knock shop.’
knocked off work – time to stop work ‘I’m knocking off now.’
knocked up – pregnant ‘He’s knocked her up, the dirty bastard.’
knocker – somebody who criticises ‘That guy is a real knocker.’
knock-off – a counterfeit product ‘That’s a knock-off!’
knuckle sandwich – a punch in the mouth
L
laid-back – relaxed ; informal
lairy – flashy I
lamington – sponge cake dipped in chocolate & coconut
larrikin -harmless prankster
lash – to leave ‘I’ve gotta lash, I’m running late’
lashing out – spending spree ‘looks like you have been lashing out.’
laughing gear – the mouth I
lav or lavvy – outdoor toilet
lay an egg – to defecate
left in the lurch – abandoned in a time of need I
lay in the hay – have sexual intercourse
lead foot – a fast driver
leak – urinating ‘I’m going for a leak.’
left out in the cold – not informed ‘I’ve been left out in the cold’
leg opener – alcohol, especially gin .’
legend – cool person (also ledge) ‘You are a bloody legend’
lemon – something that is faulty ‘I bought a lemon of a car.’
let alone – not to mention’
like a chook with its head cut off – flustered, erratic
like a cut snake – extremely agitated
like a fart in a bottle – agitated
like a one-armed taxi-driver with crabs – very busy
like a pick-pocket at a nudist camp – confused
like a pimple on a pumpkin – very obvious
like a stunned mullet – bewildered
like a ton of bricks – with great force
like a two-bob watch – unreliable, making a fuss
like an old maid’s pram – empty
like buggery – no way, no ‘Like buggery I will do that.’ lingo – language ‘Watch your lingo, mate.’
lip – cheek; back-chat ‘Don’t give me any more lip.’
lip pie – lipstick
liquid amber – beer
liquid laugh – vomit
liquid lunch – drink at lunchtime
lizard drinking, flat out like a – very busy
lob in – to arrive ‘He’s just lobbed in’
local rag – newspaper specific to a certain area
lolly, do your – to lose your temper
long in the tooth – old ‘I’m too long in the tooth to do that.’ long neck – 750ml bottle of beer
loo – toilet ‘I have to go to the loo.’
looker – very attractive person ‘She’s a great looker’
lousy – not good ‘What’s wrong, you look lousy’
lurk – illegal or underhand racket ‘I’m right onto your lurk.’
M
mad – exciting, very good ‘check out this mad video’
mad as a cut snake – insane ¬
mad as a meat axe – extremely angry ¬
maggies – magpies (Aussie Rules football team, Collingwood) ¬
make a blue – make a huge mistake
make a botch of – mess up ‘He’s made a complete botch of it’
make a proper galah of – make a complete fool of oneseIf
make a quid – a living’ ‘I’m making a quid, no worries.’
make do – cope ‘Don’t worry, I can make do.’
make it snappy – hurry up!
make sheep eyes at -give adoring looks
make feathers fly – cause a commotion
make tracks – depart ‘Ok, I’ll make tracks now’
make waves – cause trouble ‘I’m going to make waves about this.’
malarky – foolish talk
mallee bull (as fit as) – very fit and strong
map of Tassie – a woman’s pubic area
mash – mashed potatoes
mate – friend, pal, buddy
mate’s rates – discount given to a friend
matilda – a swag
Mickey Mouse – wonderful ‘That’s Mickey Mouse’ (grouse)
Middy – 285 ml beer glass
Miffy – easily upset
Milk bar – corner shop
Misery guts – unhappy person: ‘Put a smile on your dial, misery guts!’
Missus – wife ‘My missus won’t have a bar of it.’ ¬
Mob – a number of people
Molly dooker – left handed
Mollycoodle pamper; make a fuss over
Monger -food; tucker
mongrel- despicable person or thing ‘Mongrel of a car.’
monkey suit – dinner suit
moo juice -milk
moolah – money
moosh – mouth
mop – the hair ‘She’s got a great mop of hair’
mozzie – mosquito
mucking around – fooling around ‘Stop mucking around!’
muff – female private parts
muff diver – person performing cunnilingus
mug – the face, also a fool ‘You are a real mug, mate’
mullet – hairstyle cut shot on the sides and long at the back
munga – food
mushie – mushroom
mutt – dog
N
Nana – banana
Nana (do your) – lose one’s temper ‘He completely did his nana’
narky – short tempered
naughty – sexual intercourse ‘He had a naughty last night’
NBG – no bloody good
Neddies – racing horses
Nellie – cheap red wine
Never Never – outback
Nick – condition; ‘The car is in good nick’
Nick – to steal “did you nick these flowers?’
Nick off – get lost
Niggly – angry; bad tempered ‘You’ve been niggly all day’
Nipper – young child
Nippy – cold ‘bit nippy this morning’
No joke – I am talking seriously ‘I’m serous mate, no joke’
No worries – no problem ‘No worries mate’
Noggin – the head
Nong – silly person
Not the full quid – stupid ‘he’s never been the full quid’
Nuddy, in the – naked
Nudge the turps – to drink alcohol to excess
nuggets – testicles ‘watch your nuggets, mate.’
nun’s nasty, as dry as a – very dry
nut chokers – men’s underwear
O
Q.S. -overseas
ocker – anything typically Australian
ocky strap -(octopus strap) elastic strap used to tie down loads
off like a bride’s nightie – to leave quickly
off like a bucket of prawns in the hot sunset – leave quickly
off the beaten track – uncommon, out of the way
oi -hey you!, ‘oi, what do you think you’re doing!’
oldies – parents (also old cheese)
on for young and old- commotion ‘Suddenly it was on for young and old!’
on the dole – social security benefits
on the nose – smelly ‘Something is a bit on the nose here.’
On ya mate -well done there mate (also ‘onya’)
one armed bandit – poker machine
ooroo – goodbye
optic nerve -(perve) to look lustfully at the opposite sex
out of whack -in disorder, not operating properly
outback – remote part of Australia
ow-ya-goin? – how are you going?
Oz – Australia; Australian
P
pack a wallop – having a strong impact, powerful, strong
pack of galahs – group of disliked people
pack of poo tickets – toilet paper
packing (death, darkies, shit) – to be very scared
paddock – football (Australian Rules) oval
paddock bomb – old car used to hoon around
pansy – effeminate male
paper Aussie – naturalized Australian citizen
para. very drunk (paralytic)
pash – long passionate kiss ‘They’ve been pashing on for a while now.’
pash rash – reddened face from excessive pashing
pat-malone – on your own, alone
pav (pavlova) – an Australian dessert
pearlies -the teeth
perk – a free advantage This job has some great perks.’
perve – looking lustfully at the opposite sex ‘Just having a bit of a perve’
pester – annoy or bother someone ‘Stop pestering me!’
piddle – urinate ‘I’m going for a piddle’
piece of piss – a very easy task ‘Don’t worry. That’s a piece of piss for me.’
piff -to throw ‘piff it over here’
pig’s arse! – strong disagreement
piker – someone who pulls out of something ‘Don’t be a piker!’
piss – urine, to urinate ‘I’m just gunna have a piss’
piss – alcohol (often beer) ‘I’m going to buy some more piss.’
piss and wind – no substance That guy is all piss and wind.’
piss in my pocket -to act ingratiatingly ‘Are you trying to piss in my pocket?’
piss it in – win easily ‘I’ll piss it in.’
piss take – a joke on somebody ‘Are you taking the piss?’
piss on -to defeat. ‘It was a disaster. They pissed on us.’
piss up (also piss on) – party involving drinking ‘piss up at my place!’
pissed off – angry or unhappy with something ‘I’m really pissed off’
pisser – something that is very funny That is an absolute pisser’
play funny buggers – messing around ‘Stop playing funny buggers with me.’
playing possum – pretending to be asleep
plodder – slow worker who eventually gets the job done
plonk – cheap wine
pocket billiards – males playing with genitals, hands in pockets
pommy – an Englishman
pong – bad smell ‘What a pong around here.’
poofter – homosexual man ‘He’s a poofter.’
possie – position ‘You get the drinks, I’ll try to grab a good possie’
postie-‘postman, mailman
pot- 285ml beer glass
prang-car accident ‘She’s pranged the car again.’
pretty – quite, to an extent ‘looks pretty good to me mate’
pretty much – almost completely ‘looks like she’s pretty much stuffed’
prezzies – gifts ‘lets have a look at all your prezzies.’
professional ratbag – conman, not to be trusted
pub – hotel
pull your socks up – improve performance ‘Pull your bloody socks up.’
Push up zeds – have a sleep
pussyfoot around -trying too hard not to offend
put the shits up – alarming somebody ‘I put the shits up him.’
put the wind up- urging somebody ‘I had to put the wind up him.’
Q
quack – doctor ‘She’s gone to the quack.’
queer: homosexual man
quid, make a – earn a living
quid, not the full – stupid person ‘That guy isn’t the full quid.’
R
Rack off! – go away! ‘Rack off mate, will ya!’
rage – to party ‘Fred’s place on Saturday was a real rage’
rake – a comb
rare as hen’s teeth – very rare
ratbag – untrustworthy person ‘What a bloody ratbag!’
rats on stilts – greyhounds also known as ‘dishlickers’
rattle your dags – hurry up!
raw prawn, acting the – pretending to be ignorant
reckon – estimate, think ‘I reckon it’s worth about 50 bucks.’
red ned.- cheap red wine, used to come in ‘flagons’
rellie – relative The rellies are coming for a BBQ this arvo.’
ridgie didge – true or genuine article
righto – okay or that’s right
ringin – an imposter ‘I reckon that guy is a ringin.’
rip off – poor deal, expensive ‘That’s a complete rip off.’
ripped – affected by drugs or alcohol ‘I am pretty ripped’
ripper – really great ‘What a ripperl’
ripsnorter – something is really great
rollie – roll your own cigarette
roo – kangaroo
roo bar – (bull bar) steel bumper bar for absorbing impact
root – sexual intercourse ‘I had a root last night.’
rooted – exhausted; broken ‘I’m completely rooted’
ropable – very angry
rotten – drunk ‘He’s rottenl’
RS (rat shit) – feeling bad ‘I feel rat shit.’
rough – unfair or unjust ‘I reckon you’re a bit rough on her.’
ruckus – commotion ‘What’s all that ruckus?’
rug up – dress warmly ‘It’s cold outside, make sure you rug up.’
S
settle petal – relax, don’t get uptight
saltie – saltwater crocodile
sanga – sandwich
scallywag – a rascal, mischievous person
scarce as rocking horse shit – very rare
schnozz (schnozza) – nose
schooner – large beer glass
scorcher – very hot day
screamer – getting drunk quickly ‘He’s a two pot screamer.’
scungy – unpleasant
servo – service station
shack – a simple house
shag – sexual intercourse ‘I’ve been shagging all night.’
shaggin’ wagon – panel van
shark biscuit – new surfers
she’ll be right! – everything will be all right
Sheila – old fashioned slang for “woman”
Shellacking – complete defeat
She (great Aussie pronoun): any object, occurrence, person or even
She’s sweet – everything is fine ‘Don’t worry, she’ll be sweet’
shirty – to get upset or angry ‘Don’t get shirty with me.’
shit bricks – to be very scared ‘I’m shitting bricks!’
shit for brains – stupid person ‘Come here, shit for brains!’
shit it in – win easily ‘No worries, we’ll shit it in.’
shonky – dubious, underhanded ‘Sounds shonky to me.’
shoot a fairy – to fart ‘He’s just shot a fairy.’
shot through – to leave, to escape responsibility
short and curlies – pubic hair ‘She had me by the short and curlies.’
shout-buying a round of beer ‘You just relax, it’s my shout this time.’
shove off! ” go away!
show you the ropes – show you how to do a job
sickie – day off sick from work ‘I think I’ll chuck a sickie tomorrow.’
siphon the python – to urinate
skin & blister – sister
skint – broke
slab – pack of 24 cans of beer
slap bang – right on, exactly right
slash, having a -male urinating
slog – hard work ‘It was a hard slog but we got it done in the end.’
Sloshed – very drink ‘She’s already quite sloshed.’
Smoko – smoke or coffee break ‘Smoko time!’
snag – a sausage ‘chuck another snag on the barbie will ya?”
snag – a problem ‘I think we have hit a snag.’
snaky” annoyed, touchy ‘Don’t get snaky with me, mate’
snag – kiss ‘look at those two snagging in the corner’
snaky – annoyed, touchy ‘Don’t get snaky with me mate’
snog – kiss
snot someone – to bash ‘I’m about to snot this guy’
snotrag – handkerchief
sook – sensitive, soft person ‘stop whingeing you bloody sook’
spag bol – spaghetti bolognaise
speccy – spectacular (in footy, a spectacular mark)
spewing – very upset, disappointed ‘I am spewing about this.’
spew – vomit ‘ …and then he spewed all over the taxi.’
spit the dummy – getting upset ‘Calm down, no need to spit the dummy.’
spoof – semen ‘Look, he’s got spoof stains all over his dacks.’
sport – affectionate nickname – ‘what do ya know, sport’ (greeting)
sport, (good) a fair minded person ‘Freddy’s a good sport.’
spot on – exactly right
spray the bowl – to suffer from diarrhea
sprung – caught doing something wrong ‘I got sprung.’
spud-potato
spunk – a good looking person ‘Look at that spunk!’
spunky – someone or something that is sexy
squiz – have a look at something ‘Let me have a squiz at that.’
stack – an accident, crash, fall
stack on a blue – become extremely angry
stacks – lots ‘come over, I’ve got stacks of beer’
stairway to heaven – a ladder in a woman’s stocking
stickybeak – nosy person ‘You are a real stickybeak.’
stirrer – someone who causes trouble ‘Stop stirring.’
stoked – very pleased
strewth! – expression of amazement
strides – trousers
strine – Australian slang and pronunciation
stroppy – in a bad mood, being difficult
stubbie – 375ml beer bottle
stubbies – workers’ shorts (see brickies’ cleavage)
stuffed – very tired ‘I’m completely stuffed.’
stumps, pulling up – moving home, changing address
sucked in – deceived
sunnies – sunglasses
suss – suspicious ‘that bloke over there looks pretty suss’
suss it out – check something out ‘Go and suss it out’
swag – rolled up bedding, belongings etc. carried by a swagman
swag – covered bedroll, made from canvas and a thin mattress
swagman – drifter, tramp, hobo
T
ta – thank you
tailor made – cigarette, as opposed to a hand rolled ‘rollie’
tall. Poppies -successful people
tea – the evening meal and usually the main meal of the day
technicolor yawn – vomit
tee up – organise something ‘Are we teed up for tomorrow?’
telly – television
the sticks – the country ‘He lives in the sticks somewhere.’
thick ear- a beating ‘Watch out or you’ll finish up with a thick ear.’
thingummy-jig – could be anything ‘Pass the thingummy-jig.’
thingummy-bob – could be anything ‘What’s that thingummy-bob?’
thingo – Wadjamacallit, thingummy, whatsit – could be anything
this arvo – this afternoon
thongs -cheap rubber backless sandals
tightarse – someone who is mean with his money ‘He’s such a tightarse.’
thunder box – the toilet
tickets on oneself – having a high opinion of oneself
tiff – argument ‘We had a big tiff and she walked out on me.’
tingle – telephone call ‘Give me a tingle a bit later please.’
tinnies – beerin cans ‘Come over and we’ll sink a few tinnies’
toey – very nervous ‘I’m a bit toey about this.’
togs – swim suit
too right! – you better believe me
trackie dacks – tracksuit pants
troppo – crazy; insane ‘She’s gone troppo.’
trots (the) – diarrhea ‘Got a bad case of the trots.’
truckie – truck driver
true blue – proud Australian, genuine, loyal
tucker – food
turn it up – expression of disbelief ‘Turn it up, mate!’
turps – strong alcohol; booze; turpentine
twenty to the dozen – doing something very fast
two up – gambling game using coins
U
U ie – U turm, ‘Chuck a U ie here, we’ve gone the wrong way!’
unco – uncoordinated
undies – underpants (also underdacks)
ute – (utility) pickup truck, open backed work vehicle
V
VB – Victoria Bitter: popular Australian beer
vee dub – VoIkswagon
veg out – relax in front of the tv, to not do anything
Vegemite – wgetabIe extract used as a spread on bread
vegies – vegetabIes
verbal diarrhea -talking nonsense ‘She suffers from verbal diarrhea’
W
Waffle – talking nonsense ‘He just waffles on all day’
wag – amusing person ‘That guy is a real wag’
wagging school – playing truant¬
walkabout – something that can’t be found has ‘gone walkabout’
walkover – something is done easily, an easy defeat
wallop –large quantity; strength; to punch
wally – foolish person
waltzing matilda – wandering aimlessly
wanker – a fairly stupid male ‘What a wanker!’
wanna (want to) ‘do you wanna go to the pub?’
war paint – women’s cosmetics
water the horse – to urinate
weatherboard – wooden house
wedding tackle – male genitalia
wet (the big) – the monsoon season, northern Australia
wettie – a wetsuit
whacko! – expression of enthusiasm, happiness
wharfie – dockworker
what do you do for a crust? – How do you earn a living?
when the crow shits – payday
whinge – to complain in an annoying way
whip around – to collect money for a gift
white pointers – topless women sunbathers
whiteant – to undermine ‘Are you trying to whiteant me?’
whoop whoop – a very long way away ‘He lives in whoop-whoop’
wicked – very good
willy-nilly – disorderly, all over the place
wimp – weak person
wing-ding – big party ‘We are having a wing-ding tonight’
winkers – the eyes
wizz – to urinate, ‘I’m just goin for a wizz’
wobbly (throw a) – losing one’s temper ‘He’s throwing a wobbly’.
wog – a cold or similar disease
wog – someone of Italian or Greek descent
wombat – somebody who eats, roots and leaves
wonky – shaky, unstable, not straight ‘That chair looks a bit wonky’
woofer – a dog
wouldn’t. be dead for quids – happy to be alive
wowser – straight laced person, prude, puritan, spoilsport
write off . a car that will cost more than its value to fix
wucking furries (no) – no problem (from no f*#king worries)
wuss – scared, timid person ‘Don’t be such a wuss..’
XYZ
XXXX – Four X Queensland beer
ya – you
ya tellin me – agreeing with something
yabber – talk too much
yabbie – small Australian freshwater crayfish
yack – to talk about nothing very important
yahoo – hoon, reckless person
yakka – work ‘well done mate, that was hard yakkal’
yank my chain – mislead, fool ‘Are you just yanking my chain?’
yarn – telling a story ‘What a great yarn.’
yobbo – unsophisticated person ‘What a bloody yobbo!’
yonks – a long period of time ‘Haven’t seen you in yonks.’
yonnie – a stone ‘I’m gunna piff a yonnie at that wanker’
you beaut – excellent; wonderful
youse – you (plural) ‘Youse guys ought to have a look at this.’
zack – was a sixpence which is now five cents
zits – acne
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