Australian Slang

        A to E


        A
        a bit gone - mad; silly; insane
        a bit more choke and you would have started - statement to somebody who has just farted loudly in public
        a bit rough - unfair or unjust
        A over T - (arse over tit), fall heavily
        abbo - aboriginal person
        abso-bloody-lutely - positively; yes
        ac-dc - bisexual
        add fuel to the fire - to make a bad situation worse
        add insult to injury - to compound a grievance already committed against someone
        aerial ping pong - Aussie Rules football
        after darks - sharks
        agro - aggressive
        aint it the truth - expression of sympathy and agreement
        airy fairy - fancy; vague
        Akubra - Australian wide brimmed felt hat
        Al Capone - phone
        Alf - average Australian male; showing little or no regard for women and preferring the company of male friends; a stupid person
        Alice - Alice Springs, Northern Territory
        all alone like a country dunny - without company; alone
        all dolled up - dressed in one's best clothes
        all ears - listening attentively
        all smiles - very happy
        always in the shit - always in trouble
        anchors - brakes
        angle of the dangle - pertaining to an erection of the penis
        ankle-biter - a small child
        any tic of the clock - very soon
        Apple Isle - Tasmania
        apples - okay; alright
        argy bargy - tedious; argumentative
        aristotle - bottle
        arvo - afternoon
        as much chance as pushing shit uphill with a rubber fork - little or no chance
        at sparrow fart - at dawn
        at the drop of a hat - immediately
        attaboy! - exclamation of approval, urging, encouragement
        Aussie - Australia; Australian
        Aussie Rules - Australian Rules football
        Aussie salute - waving hands in front of face to shoo away the flies
        Australian adjective - bloody
        'Ave a go ya mug! - directed at a slow batsman in cricket
        away with the pixies - daydreaming
        awkward as a bull in a china shop - extremely clumsy



        B
        B - bastard
        babbling brook - cook
        baby batter - sperm
        baccy - tobacco
        back o' Bourke - remote, sparsely populated country area
        bad case of the trots - diarrhea
        bad egg - undesirable person
        bad news - a person likely to cause trouble
        baffle with bullshit - deceive with lies
        balls and all - enthusiastically; aggressively
        Banana bender - Queenslander
        Banana land - Queensland
        banged up - pregnant
        bangers - sausages
        barbie - barbecue
        bean - head; bash
        beaut - excellent; terrific
        been had - tricked
        been sucking lemons - sour faced
        bee's dick - anything small or insignificant
        bee's knees - the greatest
        bell - telephone call
        berk - fool
        berko - crazy; insane
        bikkies - biscuits
        big spit - to vomit
        binghi - an Aborigine
        birthday suit - naked
        bit much - excessive or rude behavior
        bit on the nose - smelly
        bizzo - nonsense; term one uses if they don't know what something is called
        Black Stump - outback
        blackfella - aborigine
        bleary eyed - suffering from a hangover or tiredness
        bloke - man
        blood oath! - definitely; yes!
        blood's worth bottling - exclamation of praise
        bloody - the great Australian adjective
        bloody galah - silly person; fool
        bloody nong - silly person; fool
        bloody Nora! - mild statement of amazement
        blotto - very drunk
        blow a blue dog off its chain - extremely windy
        blow in the bag - undergo a breathalyzer test
        blow me down! - expression of amazement
        blow shit out of someone - reprimand someone severely
        blower - telephone
        blowies - blow flies
        blowy - windy
        bludge - do nothing; be lazy
        blue - unfriendly argument; mistake; affectionate name for a red haired person
        blue meanies - hallucinogenic mushrooms
        blue murder - serious trouble
        bluebottle - policeman
        blue singlet - a working class man
        bluey - summons issued by a policeman; ten dollar note
        blunder - mistake
        Bob Hope - soap
        Bob's your uncle - everything is fine
        bodgie - false; worthless
        bog - excrement; toilet
        bog in - eat heartily
        bog house - outside toilet
        boiler - an old woman
        bonza - excellent!
        boofhead - stupid person
        boomerang - something lent that needs to be returned
        boong - aborigine
        booze - alcoholic drink
        boozer - local pub; heavy drinker
        bored shitless - very bored
        boss cocky - employer
        bracelets - handcuffs
        brass monkey weather - very cold weather
        brass razoo - money
        break open a coldie - have a drink (usually a beer)
        brekky - breakfast
        brew - beverage
        brickie - brick layer
        bright spark - alert; foolish
        Brizzie - Brisbane
        brolly - umbrella
        brown-eye - expose your anus in contempt
        brown trouser job - frightening or scary
        brunch coat - dressing gown for women
        bugger - general term for any person
        bugger around - waste time
        bugger it! - exclamation of contempt
        bugger me dead - exclamation of amazement
        bugger off - go away!
        bugger up - ruin; spoil
        bugger all - nothing
        buggered - broken; very tired
        buggered if I know - haven't got a clue
        buggered up - ruined; broken
        buggerise around - waste time
        buggerlugs - affectionate term used to mildly annoy somebody
        buggery - a far away place
        bugle - nose
        built like a brick shit house - very strong
        built like a streak of pelican shit - very tall
        bulldust - exaggerate
        bum fluff - growth of hair on the face
        bum nuts - eggs
        bunch of fives - fist or hand
        bunghole - cheese
        bunyip - creature in Aboriginal legends which haunts billabongs and water holes
        buzz - telephone call; exciting feeling
        buzz off - leave



        C
        cack - defecate; laugh
        cackleberry - an egg
        cake-hole - the mouth
        call it a day - finish up the job
        call it quits - break off a relationship
        came out like a shower of shit - very fast
        Captain Cook - look
        carbie - carburettor
        cark - die
        carpet grubs - children
        carry on like a pork chop - behave foolishly
        catch forty winks - have a short sleep
        catching flies - yawning; astounded look with jaw wide open
        caught the wog - became infected with a virus (e.g. influenza)
        cheerio - small party sausage; saveloy
        cheesed off - very annoyed
        cheesy grin - fake grin
        chew and spew - take away food
        chew the fat - talk
        chockie bikkies - chocolate biscuits
        choke a darkie - to defecate
        choof off - depart
        chook - woman
        chop and change - to change repeatedly
        chopper - a helicopter
        choppers - teeth
        chops - mouth
        chow - food
        chow tucker - chinese food
        Chrissie - Christmas
        chuck - vomit
        chuck a leftie - turn left
        chuck a spaz - get angry
        chuck a U-ie - do a U turn
        chuck a wobblie - display sudden anger
        clackers - false teeth
        clapped out - broken down
        clap trap - nonsense
        clear as mud - confusing
        clear the cobwebs - have sex
        Coathanger - Sydney Harbour Bridge
        cobber - friend; mate
        cock and bull - nonsense
        coffin nail - cigarette
        cold as a witch's tit - very cold
        coldie - beer
        colorful yawn - vomit
        come the .... - behave like ....
        come the raw prawn - attempt to deceive
        come to blows - start fighting
        common as dog shit - very common
        compassionate as a starving shark - have no sympathy at all
        conk - bash; nose
        cooking with gasoline - doing very well
        corroboree - a large gathering
        couldn't pull a greasy stick out of a dead dog's arse - totally incompetent
        country cousin - dozen
        cow - bad tempered woman
        crack a darkie - become violent or angry
        cranky - ill tempered
        crap on - talk nonsense
        crikey! - an expression of astonishment
        crooked on - upset with



        D
        Dad 'n Dave - shave
        dag - lovable; odd or amusing person
        damage - cost or expense
        damaged goods - woman who is no longer a virgin
        damn-bugger-bitch-bum! - expression of extreme annoyance
        damper - type of outback bread cooked in a campfire
        dark as three feet up a cow's arsehole - extremely dark
        darkie - aborigine; expression of anger
        Darwin stubbie - very large beer bottle
        date - anus; bum
        date roll - toilet paper
        dekko - a look
        dial - face
        dig - cutting or sarcastic remark
        digger - returned serviceman
        dim sims - testicles
        dingo - an ugly woman
        do your dial - verbally abuse in anger
        do your lolly - lose your temper
        dog's eye - pie
        dole - social security benefits
        dolled up - dressed smartly
        dong - bash; hit
        down a few - drink a few beers
        down the boozer - at the pub
        Down Under - Australia
        drongo - stupid person; fool
        drop a fart - pass wind loudly and unexpectedly
        drown some worms - go fishing
        dry rots - trots; diarrhea
        dunny - toilet
        dunny paper - toilet paper
        durrey - hand rolled cigarette
        dutch oven - farting under the bed cover blankets and pulling the covers over someone else's head



        E
        earbash - talk incessantly
        ears flapping - listening with great interest
        Ekka - Brisbane's Agricultural Exhibition
        el cheapo - cheap and inferior
        elbow grease - vigorous hard work
        empties - empty beer bottles
        every bastard and his dog - the general public
        every Tom Dick and Harry - the general public
        exy - expensive

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