Aussie Lingo
B cont......
hit in the Breadbasket they hit you in the stomach
put the billy on putting water on to boil, usually camping out to make a cup of tea
he bolted he left very quick
over with Bar flies you going over to talk to the old men who drink and talk in the front bar of a pub(hotel) from when they open to when they closes(they sit on a beer for hours)
Bonzer there mate! that's great friend
Boomer kangaroo
Booze, Boozer alcohol, pub or hotel OR a person who is a heavy drinker
got no Brass you got no money
Blue Heeler police
Barrack to spur you team, or sport on
Billabong a waterhole
Blowies blow flies
Buckley's chance no chance at all(Buckleys &nunn)
off to the Bog to leave an offering off to the toilet to leave a deposit
Banged up pregnant
Beak your nose
give someone a Bell ring them on the phone
Blimey you are surprised by something
you little Bottler delight, something as gone the way you want (my stepfather uses this one all the time..lol)
ya bloods worth Bottling! someone has done something good for you, you make this statement
go for a Bo-peep a sly look at something
Bunghole your mouth
Bum your arse end(bottom) or someone down on their luck and living on the street
give it a "Butchers" you will look into it (rhymes with butcher's hook..look)
Built like a brick shit house you are saying something or someone is of very strong construction (usually outside tiolets are made of wood)
old Batalax or Battle-Axe wife OR mother-inlaw
Brass razoo no money
he's a Broken packet of biscuits his life looks good on the outside, but his a mess on the inside
chock a Brown dog OR kick a Brown dog you are going to get your tension out (figuratively NO you don't chock or kick a brown dog)
going to have a Bex you are going to settle your self down from some sort of stress (figuratively not taking a Bex which is a drug) usually a cup a tea, a cry and a good lie down
Bugalugs a freindly endearment (oh dear ..I use this one when calling my daughter)
Beating around the bush not getting to the point on a subject
Bluey a nickname for someone with red hair (as dicussed before..being a redhead)
gidday you old Bastard a term of endearment
Back of Bourke the middle of nowhere
Bail out you leave
Bail up hold up OR rob OR earbash
have a Barney fight or scuffle OR argument or tiff (usually between spouses)
Bathers swimming costume
Belt up! you are asked stop talking ,be quite, in a angry way
Berko angry in a unreasonible way
Block your head
do your Block you are angry or loose your temper
go to the Block go to your vacant piece of land (usually set up with a caravan to camp)
Booze bus Police van used for randon breath testing for alcohol
Bunyip mythical spirit creature from outback, lots of people have been known to spot him after a night on it
give it a Burl give something a try, that you have not done before
Bushbash go off road in a vehicle, forcing your way through untouched bush
it's BYO bring your own(alcohol to a restaurant, OR meat to a barbecue)
More to come ...we havent even got thru the B's yet :-)
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