narky  to be upset or moody.

neato  excellent.

Never Never  a remote place in the outback.

norks  a woman's breasts.

No worries!  It's OK or everything is fine.

nong  idiot.

nude nut  a very short hair cut or a bald head.

nut ducker  A person on the street who pretends not to see you.

ocker  a loud mouthed person.

old cheese  mother.

olds  parents.

on the nose  smelly.

On the system  Someone who collects welfare.

Onya  Good for you!.

OS  overseas.

Osteo  an Osteopath.

Outback  Remote location in the bush.

Oz  A nickname for Australia.

pash  kissing.

Patsy  a scapegoat, someone who takes the blame for another's wrongdoing, whether she/she actually participated or not.

Pav  Pavlova, an Australian dessert mad with a meringue base and a fruit and cream filling.

pavement pizza  vomit.

perve  a lustful gaze.

petrol  gasoline.

petrolhead  a car enthusiast.

piccy  a picture or photograph.

Pike out  to leave a party early.

Piker  a bore, a party pooper.

Pineapple  An Australian $50 dollar bill -- yellow in color.

pinnie  a pinball machine.

Play sillybuggers  to waste time or mess around.

plonk  cheap wine.

Plonko  a wine addict.

pokies  poker machines, slot or fruit machines.

pollie  a politician.

port  a suitcase, from the French word portmanteau meaning purse.

postie  the mailman.

pot  a glass of beer, 285 ml or 10 oz in Queensalnd and Victoria.

pozzie  position or seat.

preggers  to be prernant.

prezzie  a present or a gift.

pullie  a pullover, a sweater or a jumper.

pyro  a pyromaniac, someone who likes to start fires.

Queensland nut  a Macadamia nut.

Quids in  to have some money left.

rabbit   an idiot.

racehorse  a thinly rolled cigarette.

Rafferty's Rules  to have no rules, anything goes.

rage  to party on.

railway tracks  the braces orthodontists use to straighten teeth.

rammies  trousers.

rapt  pleased.

rattler  Australia; meaning:  a train.

redback  an Australian $20 dollar bill - red in color.

rego  registration.

Rellies  relatives.

Retread  a person who returns to work after retiring.

Ridgey-didge  genuine, honest.

Ring-in  an outsider or non local; a regular at a pub or club.

Rip-snorter  an excellent thing.

Rissole  a nickname for an RSL Club.

Road-train  a long semi trailer used to transport cattle over long distances.

roids  steroids, a drug used illegally by athelets to add muscle, strenght and endurance.

rollies  a hand rolled or homemade cigarette.

roo  a kangaroo.

rottie  a rottweiller, a breed of dog, designated viscious by many cities in Canada and the US due to interbreeding.

RSL  Returned Services League-Social club, good place to play pool or have a counter lunch.

rugged up  to be dressed in warm clothing.

rugrat  a baby who has learned how to crawl.

saltie  a saltwater crocodile.

Salvo  a Salvation Army Worker.

Sandgroper  a person from. the State of West Australia.

sanger  a sandwich.

sarky  Australia; meaning:  to be sarcastic.

Schoolies Week  End-of-school parties, especially held at the Gold Coast; usually means fun/trouble.

Schooner  a 425ml glass of beer.

scratchie  an instant lottery ticket you scratch to win.

shoot through  to leave.

shout  a round of beer/drinks.

shrapnel  coins, small change.

shufti  to have a look.

sickie  a paid day off work, usually not because of illness. "I'm gonna chuck a sickie tomorra."

singlet  a sleeveless T-shirt or vest.

sleep-out  the rear porch of a house that has been converted to an extra bedroom.

smoko  a wrok break for a cigarette or a cup of tea.

snag  sausage.

snakey  to be irritable.

sook  crybaby.

Spag Bol/Bog  Spaghetti Bolognaise.

sparrow's fart  dawn.

special  a discounted item in a store.

Speedos  men's swimming trunks.

spewing  vomit; very upset or angry.

spit the dummy  to be uncontrollably upset.

spunky  good looking, hot.

Sprogs  offspring, children.

squiz  have a look at.

station  a large farm (ranch) in the outback.

stickybeak  a nosey person.

stinger  a box jellyfish.

stormstick  an umbrella.

straight-up  truthful or honest.

strife  trouble.

stubbies  a short bottle of beer or men's shorts.

stubbie holders  an insulated holder to keep beer cold.

Sucked in  to be duped, conned.

sunnies  sunglasses.

T.A.B.  Totalisator Agency Board, a betting shop.

Tall polly  a successful person in a particular field.

Tassie  Tasmania.

Tech head  a person who is an electronics expert, also refers to computer nuts.

Techie  a technician.

Technicolour Yawn  to voimit.

The Alice  Alice Springs.

The Gong  Wallongong.

thingo  The word you use as a substitute for the name of something or someone you have forgotten or don't know.

Thongs  rubber sandals, flip-flops.

Tim Tam  a chocolate sandwich biscuit covered in chocolate.

tinnie  a can of beer.

Thongs  Tasmania.

tinnie fish  the beer you drink on a fishing trip.

tomato  cricket balls.

top-ender  a person who lives at the top end of the Northern Territories.

trackie-daks  track suit pants.

troppo  to be slightly mad from being in the sun too long.

truckie  a truck driver.

true blue  genuinely Australian.

tub  a bathtub, but also refers to a shower.

tucker  food.

tucker chute  mouth.

twisties  cheese-flavoured twisted crisps .

Two-up  a gambling game played by throwing two coins into the air from a container.