AUSTRALIA SLANG DICTIONARY

A


Ace! : Excellent! Very good!


Aerial pingpong : Australian Rules football


Amber fluid : beer


Ambo : ambulance, ambulance driver

Ankle biter : small child


Apples, she'll be : It'll be all right


Arvo : afternoon


Aussie (pron. Ozzie) : Australian

Aussie salute : brushing away flies with the hand


Avos : avocados





B


B & S : Bachelors' and Spinsters' Ball - a very enjoyable party usually held in rural areas


Back of Bourke : a very long way away


Bail (somebody) up : to corner somebody physically


Bail out : depart, usually angrily


Banana bender : a person from Queensland


Barbie : barbecue (noun)


Barrack : to cheer on (football team etc.)


Bastard : term of endearment


Bathers : swimming costume

Battler : someone working hard and only just making a living


Beaut, beauty : great, fantastic


Big-note oneself : brag, boast


Bikkie : biscuit (also "it cost big bikkies" - it was expensive)

Billabong : an ox-bow river or watering hole


Billy : teapot. Container for boiling water.

Bingle : motor vehicle accident

Bities : biting insects


Bitzer : mongrel dog (bits of this and bits of that)


Bizzo : business ("mind your own bizzo")


Black Stump, beyond the : a long way away, the back of nowhere


Bloke : man, guy


Bloody : very (bloody hard yakka)


Bloody oath! : that's certainly true


Blow in the bag : have a breathalyser test


Blowie : blow fly


Bludger : lazy person, layabout, somebody who always relies on other people to do things or lend him things

Blue : fight ("he was having a blue with his wife")


Blue, make a : make a mistake


Bluey : pack, equipment, traffic ticket, redhead


Bluey : blue cattle dog (named after its subtle markings) which is an excellent working dog. Everyone's favourite all-Aussie dog.


Bluey : heavy wool or felt jacket worn by mining and construction workers.

Bluey : bluebottle jellyfish

Bodgy : of inferior quality


Bog in : commence eating, to attack food with enthusiasm


Bog standard : basic, unadorned, without accessories (a bog standard car, telephone etc.)

Bogan : person who takes little pride in his appearance, spends his days slacking and drinking beer

Bogged : Stuck in mud, deep sand (a vehicle).

Bondi cigar : see "brown-eyed mullet"


Bonzer : great, ripper


Boogie board : a hybrid, half-sized surf board


Boomer : a large male kangaroo


Booze bus : police vehicle used for catching drunk drivers


Boozer : a pub


Bored shitless : very bored


Bottle shop : liquor shop


Bottle-o : liquor shop (originally a man with hessian bags going around picking up beer bottles in the 50's and 60's)

Bottler : something excellent


Bottling, his blood's worth : he's an excellent, helpful bloke.


Bounce : a bully


Bourke Street, he doesn't know Christmas from : he's a bit slow in the head. (Bourke Street is a brightly lit Melbourne street)


Bowl of rice, not my : not my cup of tea; I don't like it

Brass razoo, he hasn't got a : he's very poor


Brekkie : breakfast


Brick shit house, built like a : big strong bloke


Brickie : bricklayer


Brisvegas : Brisbane, state capital of Queensland


Brizzie : Brisbane, state capital of Queensland


Brown-eyed mullet : a turd in the sea (where you're swimming!)


Brumby : a wild horse


Buck's night : stag party, male gathering the night before the wedding


Buckley's, Buckley's chance : no chance ("New Zealand stands Buckley's of beating Australia at football")


Budgie smugglers : men's bathing costume

Bull bar : stout bar fixed to the front of a vehicle to protect it against hitting kangaroos (also roo bar)


Bundy : short for Bundaberg, Queensland, and the brand of rum that's made there


Bunyip : mythical outback creature


Bush : the hinterland, the Outback, anywhere that isn't in town


Bush bash : long competitive running or motorcar race through the bush

Bush oyster : nasal mucus

Bush telly : campfire


Bushie : someone who lives in the Bush


Bushman's hanky : Emitting nasal mucus by placing one index finger on the outside of the nose (thus blocking one nostril) and blowing.

Bushranger : highwayman, outlaw


Butcher : small glass of beer in South Australia - From the
theory that a butcher could take a quick break from his job, have a
drink and be back at work

BYO : unlicensed restaurant where you have to Bring Your Own grog, also similar party or barbecue













C


Cab Sav : Cabernet Sauvignon (a variety of wine grape)

Cactus : dead, not functioning ("this bloody washing machine is cactus")


Cane toad : a person from Queensland

Captain Cook : look (noun) ("let's have a Captain Cook")


Cark it : to die, cease functioning


Cat burying shit, as busy as a : busy


Cat's piss, as mean as : mean, stingy, uncharitable


Chewie : chewing gum


Chokkie : chocolate


Chook : a chicken


Chrissie : Christmas


Christmas : see Bourke Street


Chuck a sickie : take the day off sick from work when you're perfectly healthy


Chunder : vomit


Clacker : anus (from Latin cloaca = sewer). Also the
single orifice of monotremes (platypus and echidna) used both for
reproduction and for the elimination of body wastes.

Clayton's : fake, substitute


Cleanskin : Bottle of wine without a label. Usually bought in
bulk by companies who then add their own personalised label and use the
wine as e.g. gifts to clients

Cleanskin : cattle that have not been branded, earmarked or castrated.

Click : kilometre - "it's 10 clicks away"


Clucky : feeling broody or maternal


Coathanger : Sydney Harbour bridge

Cobber : friend


Cockie : farmer

Cockie : cockatoo

Cockie : cockroach

Cockroach : a person from New South Wales


Coldie : a beer


Come a gutser : make a bad mistake, have an accident


Compo : Workers' Compensation pay


Conch (adj. conchy) : a conscientious person. Somebody who would rather work or study than go out and enjoy him/herself.

Cooee, not within : figuratively a long way away, far off - England weren't within cooee of beating Australia at cricket


Cooee, within : nearby - I was within cooee of landing a big fish when the line broke. He lives within cooee of Sydney.

Cook (noun) : One's wife


Corker : something excellent. A good stroke in cricket might be described as a 'corker of a shot'

Corroboree : an aboriginal dance festival


Counter lunch/Countery : pub lunch


Cozzie : swimming costume


Crack a fat : get an erection


Crack onto (someone) : to hit on someone, pursue someone romantically

Cranky : in a bad mood, angry


Cream (verb) : defeat by a large margin


Crook : sick, or badly made


Crow eater : a person from South Australia


Cubby house : Small, usually timber, house in the garden used as a children's plaything.

Cut lunch : sandwiches


Cut lunch commando : army reservist

Cut snake, mad as a : very angry



D


Dag : a funny person, nerd, goof


Daks : trousers


Damper : bread made from flour and water


Date : arse[hole] ("get off your fat date")


Dead dingo's donger, as dry as a : dry


Dead horse : Tomato sauce

Deadset : true, the truth


Dero : tramp, hobo, homeless person (from "derelict")


Dickhead : see "whacker"

Digger : a soldier


Dill : an idiot


Dingo's breakfast : a yawn, a leak and a good look round (i.e. no breakfast)


Dinkum, fair dinkum : true, real, genuine ("I'm a dinkum Aussie"; "is he fair dinkum?")


Dinky-di : the real thing, genuine


Dipstick : a loser, idiot

Divvy van : Police vehicle used for transporting criminals. Named after the protective 'division' between the driver and the villains.

Dob (somebody) in : inform on somebody. Hence dobber, a tell-tale


Docket : a bill, receipt


Doco : documentary


Dog : unattractive woman


Dog's balls, stands out like : obvious


Dog's eye : meat pie

Dole bludger : somebody on social assistance when unjustified


Donger : penis


Doodle : penis


Down Under : Australia and New Zealand


Drink with the flies : to drink alone


Drongo : a dope, stupid person


Dropkick : see 'dipstick'

Drum : information, tip-off ("I'll give you the drum")


Duchess : sideboard


Duffer, cattle : rustler


Dummy, spit the : get very upset at something


Dunny : outside lavatory


Dunny budgie : blowfly


Dunny rat, cunning as a : very cunning


Durry : tobacco, cigarette

Dux : top of the class (n.); to be top of the class (v.) - "She duxed four of her subjects".


E


Earbashing : nagging, non-stop chatter


Ekka : the Brisbane Exhibition, an annual show

Esky : large insulated food/drink container for picnics, barbecues etc.


Exy : expensive



F


Face, off one's : drunk ("He was off his face by 9pm")


Fair dinkum : true, genuine


Fair go : a chance ("give a bloke a fair go")


Fair suck of the sav! : exclamation of wonder, awe, disbelief (see also "sav")


Fairy floss : candy floss, cotton candy


Feral : V8 ute (q.v.) sporting large heavy bullbar, numerous
aerials, large truck mudflaps and stickers almost all over the rear
window and tailgate. Sometimes seen with a Mack emblem on the bonnet
and always with large (multiple) driving lights

Feral (n.) : a hippie

Figjam : "F*ck I'm good; just ask me". Nickname for people who have a high opinion of themselves.

Fisho : fishmonger


Flake : shark's flesh (sold in fish & chips shops)


Flat out like a lizard drinking : flat out, busy

Flick : to give something or somebody the flick is to get rid of it or him/her


Flick it on : to sell something, usually for a quick profit, soon after buying it.


Fly wire : gauze flyscreen covering a window or doorway.


Footy : Australian Rules football


Fossick : search, rummage ("fossicking through the kitchen drawers")


Fossick : to prospect, e.g. for gold

Fossicker : prospector, e.g. for gold

Franger : condom


Freckle : anus


Fremantle Doctor : the cooling afternoon breeze that arrives in Perth from the direction of Freeo

Freo : Fremantle in Western Australia

Frog in a sock, as cross as a : sounding angry - a person or your hard drive!


Fruit loop : fool


Full : drunk


Furphy : false or unreliable rumour


G


G'Day : hello!


Gabba : Wooloongabba - the Brisbane cricket ground

GAFA (pron. gaffa) : the big nothingness of the Australian Outback. Great Australian F**k All.

Galah : fool, silly person. Named after the bird of the same name because of its antics and the noise it makes.


Garbo, garbologist : municipal garbage collector


Give it a burl : try it, have a go


Gobful, give a : to abuse, usually justifiably ("The neighbours were having a noisy party so I went and gave them a gobful")


Gobsmacked : surprised, astounded

Going off : used of a night spot or party that is a lot of fun - "the place was really going off"


Good oil : useful information, a good idea, the truth


Good onya : good for you, well done


Goog, as full as a : drunk. "Goog" is a variation of the northern English slangword "goggie" meaning an egg.


Greenie : environmentalist


Grinning like a shot fox : very happy, smugly satisfied


Grog : liquor, beer ("bring your own grog, you bludger")


Grouse (adj.) : great, terrific, very good


Grundies : undies, underwear (from Reg Grundy, a television person)


Gutful of piss : drunk, "he's got a gutful of piss"


Gyno : gynaecologist



H


Handle : beer glass with a handle


Harold Holt, to do the : To bolt. (Also "to do the Harold")

Heaps : a lot, e.g. "thanks heaps", "(s)he earned heaps of money" etc.


Holy dooley! : an exclamation of surprise = "Good heavens!", "My goodness!" "Good grief!" or similar

Hoon : hooligan


Hooroo : goodbye


Hotel : often just a pub


Hottie : hot water bottle



I


Icy pole, ice block : popsicle, lollypop



J


Jackaroo : a male trainee station manager or station hand (a station is a big farm/grazing property)


Jillaroo : a female trainee station manager or station hand


Joey : baby kangaroo


Journo : journalist


Jug : electric kettle

Jumbuck : sheep



K


Kangaroos loose in the top paddock : Intellectually inadequate ("he's got kangaroos loose in the top paddock")


Kelpie : Australian sheepdog originally bred from Scottish collie


Kero : kerosene


Kindie : kindergarten


Knock : to criticise


Knock back : refusal (noun), refuse (transitive verb)


Knocker : somebody who criticises



L


Lair : a flashily dressed young man of brash and vulgar
behaviour, to dress up in flashy clothes, to renovate or dress up
something in bad taste


Lair it up : to behave in a brash and vulgar manner


Larrikin : a bloke who is always enjoying himself, harmless prankster


Lend of, to have a : to take advantage of somebody's gullibility, to have someone on ("he's having a lend of you")


Lippy : lipstick


Liquid laugh : vomit


Lizard drinking, flat out like a : flat out, busy


Lob, lob in : drop in to see someone ("the rellies have lobbed")


Lollies : sweets, candy


London to a brick : absolute certainty ("it's London to a brick that taxes won't go down")


Long paddock : the side of the road where livestock is grazed during droughts

Longneck : 750ml bottle of beer in South Australia

Lucky Country, The : Australia, where else?


Lunch, who opened their? : OK, who farted?


Lurk : illegal or underhanded racket




M


Maccas (pron. "mackers") : McDonald's (the hamburger place)


Mallee bull, as fit as a : very fit and strong. The Mallee is very arid beef country in Victoria/South Australia.


Manchester : Household linen, eg sheets etc.

Mappa Tassie : map of Tasmania - a woman's pubic area


Mate : buddy, friend


Mate's rate, mate's discount : cheaper than usual for a "friend"


Matilda : swagman's bedding, sleeping roll

Metho : methylated spirits


Mexican : a person from south of the Queensland or New South Wales border

Mickey Mouse : excellent, very good. Beware though - in some parts of Australia it means inconsequential, frivolous or not very good!





Middy : 285 ml beer glass in New South Wales





Milk bar : corner shop that sells takeaway food





Milko : milkman





Mob : group of people, not necessarily troublesome





Mob : family or herd (?) of kangaroos





Mongrel : despicable person





Moolah : money



Mozzie : mosquito





Muddy : mud crab (a great delicacy)





Mug : friendly insult ("have a go, yer mug"), gullible person





Mull : grass (the kind you smoke)





Muster : round up sheep or cattle





Mystery bag : a sausage





N





Nasho : National Service (compulsory military service)





Naughty, have a : have sex





Never Never : the Outback, centre of Australia





Nipper : young surf lifesaver





No drama : same as 'no worries'



No worries! : Expression of forgiveness or reassurance (No problem; forget about it; I can do it; Yes, I'll do it)





No-hoper : somebody who'll never do well





Not the full quid : not bright intellectually





Nuddy, in the : naked





Nun's nasty, as dry as a : dry





Nut out : hammer out or work out (an agreement, say)





O





O.S. : overseas ("he's gone O.S.")





Ocker : an unsophisticated person





Offsider : an assistant, helper





Old fella : penis



Oldies : parents - "I'll have to ask my oldies"





Op shop : opportunity shop, thrift store, place where second hand goods are sold.



Outback : interior of Australia





Oz : Australia!








P








Paddock : see 'long paddock'





Pash : a long passionate kiss; hence "pashing on"








Pav : Pavlova - a rich, creamy Australian dessert








Perve (noun & verb) : looking lustfully at the opposite sex








Piece of piss : easy task








Pig's arse! : I don't agree with you








Piker : Someone who doesn't want to fit in with others socially, leaves parties early








Pink slip, get the : get the sack (from the colour of the termination form)





Pint : large glass of beer (esp. in South Australia)





Piss : beer. Hence "hit the piss", "sink some piss"








Plate, bring a : Instruction on party or BBQ invitation to bring your own food. It doesn't mean they're short of crockery!








Plonk : cheap wine








Pokies : poker machines, fruit machines, gambling slot machines








Polly : politician








Pom, pommy : an Englishman








Pommy bastard : an Englishman








Pommy shower : using deodorant instead of taking a shower








Pommy's towel, as dry as a : very dry - based on the canard that Poms bathe about once a month








Porky : Lie, untruth (pork pie = lie)





Port : suitcase (portmanteau)








Postie : postman, mailman








Pot : 285 ml beer glass in Queensland and Victoria








Pozzy : position - get a good pozzy at the football stadium








Prezzy : present, gift











Q








Quid, make a : earn a living - "are you making a quid?"








Quid, not the full : of low IQ. [Historical note: 'quid' is slang for a pound. £1 became $2 when Australia converted to decimal currency]











R








Rack off : push off! get lost! get out of here! also "rack off hairy legs!".








Rage : party








Rage on : to continue partying - "we raged on until 3am"








Rapt : pleased, delighted








Ratbag : mild insult








Raw prawn, to come the : to bullshit, to be generally disagreeable








Reckon! : you bet! Absolutely!








Reffo : refugee








Rego : vehicle registration








Rellie or relo : family relative








Ridgy-didge : original, genuine








Right, she : it'll be all right





Right, that'd be : Accepting bad news as inevitable. ("I went fishing but caught nothing." "Yeah, that'd be right.")





Rip snorter : great, fantastic - "it was a rip snorter of a party"








Ripper : great, fantastic - "it was a ripper party"








Ripper, you little! : Exclamation of delight or as a reaction to good news





Road train : big truck with many trailers








Rock up : to turn up, to arrive - "we rocked up at their house at 8pm"








Rollie : a cigarette that you roll yourself








Roo : kangaroo








Roo bar : stout bar fixed to the front of a vehicle to protect it against hitting kangaroos (also bull bar)





Root (verb and noun) : synonym for f*ck in nearly all its


senses: "I feel rooted"; "this washing machine is rooted"; "(s)he's a


good root". A very useful word in fairly polite company.





Root rat : somebody who is constantly looking for sex.





Ropeable : very angry








Rort (verb or noun) : Cheating, fiddling, defrauding (expenses, the system etc.). Usually used of politicians








Rotten : drunk - "I went out last night and got rotten"








Rubbish (verb) : to criticize











S








Salute, Aussie : brushing flies away








Salvos, the : Salvation Army, bless them








Sandgroper : a person from Western Australia








Sanger : a sandwich








Sav : saveloy (see also "fair suck of the sav!")








Schooner : large beer glass in Queensland; medium beer glass in South Australia








Scratchy : instant lottery ticket








Screamer : party lover; "two pot screamer" - somebody who gets drunk on very little alcohol








Seppo : an American








Servo : petrol station








Shag on a rock, stands out like a : very obvious





Shark biscuit : somebody new to surfing








She'll be right : it'll turn out okay








Sheila : a woman








Shit house (adj.) : of poor quality, unenjoyable ("this car is shit house", "the movie was shit house")





Shit house (noun) : toilet, lavatory





Shonky : dubious, underhanded. E.g. a shonky practice, shonky business etc.








Shoot through : to leave








Shout : turn to buy - a round of drinks usually ("it's your shout")








Show pony : someone who tries hard, by his dress or behaviour, to impress those around him.





Sickie : day off sick from work (chuck a sickie = take the day off sick from work when you're perfectly healthy!)








Skite : boast, brag








Skull/Skol (a beer) : to drink a beer in a single draught without taking a breath





Slab : a carton of 24 bottles or cans of beer








Sleepout : house verandah converted to a bedroom








Smoko : smoke or coffee break








Snag : a sausage








Sook : person or animal who is soft, tame, inoffensive. Hence sooky (adj.)








Spag bol : spaghetti bolognese








Spewin' : very angry








Spiffy, pretty spiffy : great, excellent





Spit the dummy : get very upset at something








Spruiker : man who stands outside a nightclub or restaurant trying to persuade people to enter





Sprung : caught doing something wrong








Spunk : a good looking person (of either sex)








Squizz (noun) : look - "take a squizz at this"








Standover man : a large man, usually gang-related, who threatens people with physical violence in order to have his wishes carried out.





Station : a big farm/grazing property








Stickybeak : nosy person








Stoked : very pleased





Stonkered : drunk





Strewth : exclamation, mild oath ("Strewth, that Chris is a bonzer bloke")








Strides : trousers








Strine : Australian slang and pronunciation








Stubby : a 375ml. beer bottle








Stubby holder : polystyrene insulated holder for a stubby








Stuffed, I feel : I'm tired








Stuffed, I'll be : expression of surprise








Sunbake : sunbathe








Sunnies : sunglasses








Surfies : people who go surfing - usually more often than they go to work!








Swag : rolled up bedding etc. carried by a swagman








Swaggie : swagman








Swagman : tramp, hobo














T








Tall poppies : successful people








Tall poppy syndrome : the tendency to criticize successful people








Tallie : 750ml bottle of beer





Taswegian : derogatory term for a person from Tasmania








Technicolor yawn : vomit








Tee-up : to set up (an appointment)








Thingo : Wadjamacallit, thingummy, whatsit








Thongs : cheap rubber backless sandals








Throw-down : small bottle of beer which you can throw down quickly.





Tickets, to have on oneself : to have a high opinion of oneself








Tinny : can of beer








Tinny : small aluminium boat





Tinny, tin-arsed : lucky





Togs : swim suit








Too right! : definitely!








Top End : far north of Australia








Trackie daks/dacks : tracksuit pants





Trackies : track suit








Troppo, gone : to have escaped to a state of tropical madness; to have lost the veneer of civilisation after spending too long in the tropics.





Trough lolly : the solid piece of perfumed disinfectant in a men's urinal








Truckie : truck driver








True blue : patriotic








Tucker : food








Tucker-bag : food bag








Turps : turpentine, alcoholic drink








Turps, hit the : go on a drinking binge








Two up : gambling game played by spinning two coins simultaneously











U








Uni : university








Unit : flat, apartment








Up oneself : have a high opinion of oneself - "he's really up himself"








Up somebody, get : to rebuke somebody - "the boss got up me for being late"








Useful as an ashtray on a motorbike / tits on a bull : unhelpful or incompetent person or thing - "he, she or it is about as useful as tits on a bull" etc. etc.








Ute : utility vehicle, pickup truck











V








Vedgies : vegetables








Vee dub : Volkswagen








Veg out : relax in front of the TV (like a vegetable)








Vejjo : vegetarian








Vinnie's : St. Vincent De Paul's (charity thrift stores and hostels)








W








WACA (pron. whacker) : Western Australian Cricket Association and the Perth cricket ground





Waggin' school : playing truant








Walkabout : a walk in the Outback by Aborigines that lasts for an indefinite amount of time








Walkabout, it's gone : it's lost, can't be found








Weekend warrior : army reservist





Whacker, whacka : Idiot; somebody who talks drivel; somebody with whom you have little patience; a dickhead





Whinge : complain








White pointers : topless (female) sunbathers








Whiteant (verb) : to criticise something to deter


somebody from buying it. A car dealer might whiteant another dealer's


cars or a real estate salesman might whiteant another agent's property








Wobbly : excitable behaviour ("I complained about the food and the waiter threw a wobbly")








Wobbly boot on, he's got the : drunk





Wog : flu or trivial illness








Wog : person of Mediterranean origin. A milder insult than the same word in the UK and perhaps elsewhere.








Wombat : somebody who eats, roots and leaves (see also root)








Woop Woop : invented name for any small unimportant town - "he lives in Woop Woop"








Wowser : straight-laced person, prude, puritan, spoilsport








Wuss : coward; nervous person or animal











X








XXXX : pronounced Four X, brand of beer made in Queensland











Y








Yabber : talk (a lot)








Yabby : inland freshwater crayfish found in Australia (Cherax destructor)





Yakka : work (noun)








Yewy : u-turn in traffic ("chuck a yewy at the next traffic lights")








Yobbo : an uncouth person











Z








Zack : sixpence (5 cents) - "it isn't worth a zack", "he hasn't got a zack"

nambah satu

M

Monkey Business : Kumpul kebo

ha3x harusnya kan Buffalo business ato collection

huehue
h
happy landing : when u go to a club/bar/pub..,u drink, meet a girl, end in da bad..that called happie landing..,

nasty though...

happie...!!

FKaddict wrote:nambah satu

M

Monkey Business : Kumpul kebo

ha3x harusnya kan Buffalo business ato collection

gak pernah denger aq yg kyk gini...serius ne??

stawu aq..,monkey business adalh bisnins yg melayani jasa pncarian kutu..,jual2an pisang..,gntung2 di pohon..,
umm..,kyak'a komting 05 lbih ngerti de..,

happie..!!