Australian Slang
        U to Z


        U
        ugg boot - a boot made of sheepskin with the fleece as the inside lining
        ugly as a hatful of arseholes - very ugly
        under the sun - anywhere on earth
        underground mutton - rabbit (when used as food)
        up a gum tree - having problems
        up a sparrow fart - awake very early
        up the donga - out in the country
        up the shit - in great difficulties
        useless as a glass door on a dunny - completely useless
        ute - utility truck



        V
        vampire's tea bag - tampon
        vee-dub - Volkswagen car
        Vegemite - dark brown vegetable extract used as a spread on bread
        veggies - vegetables
        village bike - promiscuous woman



        W
        waffle - nonsense
        wag - amusing person
        walkabout - an aborigine's period of nomadic wandering
        wallop - thrash
        wally - foolish person
        waltzing matilda - wandering aimlessly
        war paint - women's cosmetics
        water the horse - to urinate
        well I'll be buggered - exclamation of surprise
        whack - share; attempt; put
        whale - a Murray River cod
        what do you do for a crust? - how do you earn a living?
        what for - severe punishment
        when the crow shits - payday
        whinge - to complain in an annoying way
        who flung dung - who farted
        winkers - the eyes
        wog - a cold or similar disease; an Italian or Greek
        woofer - a dog
        woop woop - a very long way away
        wow - excellent; complete success
        wrapped - delighted



        X
        x amount - an unknown quantity
        XXXX - Fourex (a favorite brand of Queensland beer)



        Y
        yabber - talk too much
        yabbie - small Australian freshwater crayfish
        yacker - incessant talker
        yakka - hard work
        yobbo - unsophisticated idiot
        you beaut - excellent; wonderful
        yowie - Australian version of a yeti



        Z
        zebra crossing - pedestrian crossing marked with stripes

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