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A, as in the big A To give someone the big A is to dismiss that someone Abs Abdominal muscles Ace Excellent; outstanding. he's ace. Ace an exam. AC/DC Attracted to both males and females/ bisexual Aerial ping-pong Australian Rules football Aggro Aggravate, bother, aggression Airy-fairy Unsubstantial, hare-brained, nothing much, in your dreams Alko A heavy drinker; an alcoholic Also-ran Horseracing an unplaced horse in a race. / a nonentity Amber fluid Beer. also, amber liquid, amber nectar Ambo an ambulance officer / an ambulance Ammo Military ammunition Ankle Biter a young child/ rug-rat Apples, as in she'll be apples She'll be okay or alright, things will be alright Arvo Afternoon Aussie Australian Aussie salute Waving of the hand to drive away flies Avagoodweegend Have a good weekend Babe A sexually attractive female Backburner To delay immediate action on Back o' Bourke Out back, back of the bush Bad Trot A period of ill fortune Baggy Green The Australian Test cricket Cap Ballistic To go crazy/mad Ball tearer Something extremely Balls-up Confusion arising from a mistake Bananabender Queenslander Bangers Sausages Bangers and mash Sausages and mashed potato Barbie Barbecue Barney Argument,fight strife Battleaxe Domineering woman Bewdy Beauty, she's a bewdy Beaut Beautiful, lovely, great Bikkie Biscuit Big bickies A lot of money Biggie Something big or bigger than usual Big smoke The city Billabong A waterhole Billy Container for boiling tea Bit o' all right Normally directed at or about a lady who is beautiful or attractive Bitser Mongrel dog Bizzo Business Black Stump Outback or remote regions Blimey Exclamation expressing surprise or amazement Blood oath/ Bloody oath Exclamation usually expressing agreement Bloke Man or male Bludger Lazy person, usually applied to one who doesn't try finding work Blue A row, quarrel, fight Bluey Nickname for a redhead Bluey Blue heeler, a breed of dog Boardies Board shorts Bob's your uncle Right you are, a term of agreeance Bonzer Beauty, excellent, attractive, really great Bott To borrow Bottlo Bottle shop Bum Buttocks or Bottom Bush The country, the bush Bush lawyer Person with knowledge of the law, but without legal qualifications Bush telegraph The local gossip network Bushed Very tired Bum Buttocks or Bottom Cactus Useless Cadge To borrow without intent to repay Cakehole Mouth Cancer Stick Cigarette Captain Cook To have a Captains Cook is to have a look Cazaly Cry of encouragement "up there Cazaly" after Roy Cazaly Australian Rules Footballer Chinwag A chat, conversation |
Checkout Chick Woman, especially a young woman, serving at a checkout in a supermarket. Chick flick Movie that appeals to women more than men Chook Chicken also used to describe the surname Fowler Chuffed Pleased, delighted Chiack Taunt, jeer Cobber Mate, friend Codger Bloke, man, especially elderly Couch potato Dull inactive person, spends a lot of time watching tv Corker Something striking, astonishing or good Corroboree Aboriginal assembly or gathering Crook Sick, ill, as in He's crook or to be crook or angry with someone Dead-set A certainty, assured Digger Australian soldier Chiack Taunt, jeer Daks Trousers Demo Demonstration Digger Australian soldier, especially World War I, casual address among men [a term originating on the goldfields] Dingo Contemptible person, coward Ding A damaged section of a car, or bike Dink/Double Dink Carry a second person on a bicycle or motorcycle Dinki-di True blue, fair dinkum, genuine Dinkum True blue, real, genuine. fair dinkum Dob Betray, report someone for a misdemeanour Drongo Slow-witted person Dunny An outside toilet or outhouse Ear basher Someone who talks too much Eating Irons Eating utensils El cheapo Cheap service/article (mock Spanish) Enzedder New Zealander Esky Portable icebox (trademark) Fair dinkum Genuine. also really Fall guy Easy victim/scapegoat Fang To eat or feed up Flat chat Full speed Footslogger Infantry soldier Footy Football Fossick Search often referred to search for small deposits of ore and precious metals Fossil Very old person or an outdated thing Full bore To the maximum or all out Funny farm Lunatic asylum; psychiatric hospital Furphy Rumour, false story Galah Fool, simpleton, Garbo Garbologist, garbage collector G'day, gidday Common daytime greeting, as in g'day mate Gee-gees Horses, often applied to horse racing Good guts Accurate information Goodie Something nice Hooroo Goodbye, see you later Iffy Doubtful, bit iffy Jack of Sick of or fed up with Jack up Refuse to do something Joe Blake A snake Jumbuck Sheep Kiwi New Zealander Joe Blake A snake Knackered Exhausted Knickers in a knot To become agitated or flustered Lair Flashy dresser or extreme of behaviour Larrikin Mischievous person normally young male Loo Toilet or Dunny Make a good fist Do a good job Mate A friend, male acquaintance Middy A middle-sized (285ml) glass beer Motza A win normally associated with a gambling win Mozzie Mosquito Mug A fool Naughty To have a naughty is to have sex |
Never-never Buying on credit when it appears there is no end to the payments Nick off Scram or get lost Nong Fool, idiot Ocker Working man, uncultured and uncouth Ol' cheese Mother Ol' man Father Open slather Free-for-all, anything goes could be referring to a fight Oz Australia the land or Australian the person Pash To have a pash is to kiss passionately Pissed Drunk Pissed off Annoyed, disgruntled, fed up Plonk Any alcoholic liquor, especially cheap wine Pollie Politician Pommie, Pom Englishman Pub A hotel Quid Money or not the full quid, one who is mentally deficient Rack off Command get lost Ratbag Rascal Reckon Very commonly used for think. You reckon? Ripper Great, terrific, beauty Roo Kangaroo Schooner A large-sized (425ml) glass of beer Sport Similar to mate Sheila Girl, woman Shout Buy or pay for normally a shout of beer Skite To boast or brag Slab A carton of 24 beer cans Smoko A break from work to have a brew and a cigarette Sook Easily offended a Cry baby Sport Similar to mate Squib Back down, or act cowardly Stickybeak To pry or meddle in an others one’s business Stoked To be thrilled or delighted Strine Spoken Australian language Strewth Exclamation expressing surprise Stubby Small bottle of beer Sunnies Sunglasses Suss Suspicious or of questionable nature Swag Bundle or roll carried across the shoulders, usually by itinerant workers Swagman One who travels doing odd jobs, etc Ta Thanks Tart A derogatory term referring to a lady of questionable values Ta-ta Good-bye Thingy To describe something when one may not know or has forgotten its’ name Thongs Rubber sandals Tinnie A can of beer or can also be an aluminium boat True blue Genuine Tucker Food or Bush Tucker is bush food Underdaks Underpants Ute Small truck, short for utility truck Vegies Vegetables Walkabout To go Walabout, aborigines go wandering in their bush Walloper A Policeman Wanker A derogatory term, who tells tall stories and others Willy-willy Small spiral of wind and dust Wog A derogatory term used to describe a foreigner normally of mediterranean origin Wowser Prude Yack Chat or gossip Yahoo A lout Yobbo A lout Yonks Ages to know someone for yonks Zilch Nothing or nil Zonked Stuffed, very tired or exhausted |