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AUSSIE SLANG
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A over T verb:-to fall over, "arse over tits".
Ace! : Excellent! Very good!
acid: noun:- the good word, the truth, the good acid.
Adam's ale : noun:- Water
Aerial pingpong : Australian Rules football *(usually derogatory, used by Rugby players or fans)
Agro : adjective:- (also aggro), the state of being angry and aggressive over a situation. Also the name of a well known puppet on a children's program.
airy fairy: noun:- vague
alligator pear: noun:- avocado, so named for the alligator like skin of the fruit.
Amber fluid : beer
anchors: noun:- brakes of a vehicle, reins of a horse, or even one's own feet. Always used in the process of using the anchors to slow or stop down.
Any tic of the clock: very soon
Ankle biter : small child
Apple Eater : noun:- Resident of Tasmania. Also "Apple Islander".
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Apple Isle : noun:- Tasmania, an island state of Australia, so called for the huge apple industry on the island.
Apples, she'll be : It'll be alright
argy bargy: noun:- argument, also adjectivally as argumentative
Arvo : afternoon
Aussie (pron. Ozzie): Australian
Aussie salute : brushing away flies with the hand
Avago: verb:- To attempt to do something shortened from "have a go".
Avos : avocados
A bit more choke and you would have started: - a statement said to somebody who has just passed wind in public rather loudly
A few Kangaroos loose in the top paddock - adjective:- someone who is mentally 'not quite there, also picnic short of a sandwich , lights are on but nobody is home, etc.
Awning over the toy shop: When a man has a beer belly.
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B & S : Bachelors' and Spinsters' Ball - a very enjoyable party usually held in rural areas
Barney : argument or fight
Beg yours - misc:- I beg your pardon.
Big smoke, the : noun:- bush slang for the major cities of Australia.
billylid: noun:- a child
Biscuit : the "correct" term for cookie
Bite ya bum : exclamation, be quiet.
Blowie : blow fly
Blue : fight ("he was having a blue with his wife")
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Bog in : commence eating, to attack food with enthusiasm
Bondi cigar : see "brown-eyed mullet"
Buggerlugs : noun:- affectionate term used to mildly annoy somebody
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Cackleberry: noun:- an egg
Cactus : something has had it, doesn't work anymore, ("this bloody washing machine is cactus") or someone in a lot of trouble, or dead.
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Cockroach : a person from New South Wales
Come a gutser : make a bad mistake, have an accident
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Dad 'n Dave: noun:- a shave.
Dag: adjective:- bits of manure that stick to the long wool around a sheep's bottom forming small dangling balls. Also a term for a funny person, nerd, goof, loser. In this respect it can have either an endearing or disparaging meaning, although is usually used for a likable fellow.
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
Decko: noun:- a look or glance.
Dero (Derro) : tramp, hobo, homeless person (from "derelict") or someone of low intellect
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)
Dipstick : a loser, idiot
Dirty : verb:- to be angry or annoyed about something or with someone.
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Dob in : inform on somebody. Hence dobber, a tell-tale, considered a social sin
Doco : documentary
Dodgy : adjective:- below standard, awkward, suspicious or underhanded.
Dog's eye : meat pie
Doodle : penis
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Earbash : verb:- to chatter or talk incessantly to the point of boring or nagging.
Earbasher : noun:- someone who earbashes a lot!
Earbashing: noun:- to talk to, or be talked to, for a long time. Generally implies a reprimand.
Ears flapping : adjective:- describes someone who is listening with interest or intent.
Eastern States : noun:- All of Australia excluding Western Australia (WA). The state of Western Australia covers about 1/3 of the continent of Australia. Generally a term used by someone living in WA.
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Easy on : misc:- a request for someone to calm down in a heated moment.
Esky : noun:- a portable insulated container for keeping food or drink cool. A shortening the trade name for Eskimo box. In New Zealand it is called "Chilly Bin".
Exercise book : noun:- a school workbook.
Exy : expensive |
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Face, off one's : drunk ("He was off his face by 9pm")
Fag : noun:- a cigarette.
Fair crack of the whip (same as Fair go) noun:- to give some one an equal opportunity or equitable treatment.
Fair go mate! : noun:- a plea for an equal opportunity or equitable treatment.
Fanny : noun:- vagina (US = buttocks). It never ceases to amaze and amuse the number of girls in other countries who call themselves Fanny. If only they knew....
Feral (n.) : a hippie
Flake : noun:- fillets of shark meat, (sold in fish & chips shops mostly) Victoria and South Australia.
Flaming : adjective:- and all purpose intensifying adjective. Similar to "bloody" but softer and considered slightly more socially acceptable.
Flat out like a lizard drinking: verb:- extremely busy and under pressure from work; to do things very quickly.
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Flake : shark's flesh
Furphy : noun:- a rumour. Derived from the battle fields of World War I where rumours seems to follow the water carts which were manufactured in Australia by the Furphy company. |
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G'Day (Gidday) : Australian form of hello, from Good Day
Gaol : noun:- the Australian and British spelling of "jail".
Get nicked : noun:- an exclamation of contempt, or to get caught in the act.
Give it a burl : try it, have a go
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Good oil : useful information, a good idea, the truth
Goog : noun:- an egg. A variation of the northern English slang googie. Children will often use googie or googie egg.
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Handle : beer glass with a handle
Hanky panky: noun:- something a little sneaky
Have a burl, have a crack, have a go : verb:- to attempt to do something considered a little difficult.
Herb : herb, pronounced with the "h"
His nibs : the boss or head of a group
Hoick : to lift, jerk, or throw in a somewhat inelegant manner |
Holy dooley! : an exclamation of surprise = "Good heavens!", "My goodness!" "Good grief!" or similar
Home and hosed: adjective:- used to indicate that something has been completed successfully and easily. The implication is that the horse has run his race and is "home and hosed" before the other runners come in. Also indicates that the result was a foregone conclusion.
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Icy Pole : a popsicle, sometimes called an Ice Block.
I'm easy : adjective:- not worried, not concerned, or has no preference to the outcome of a choice.
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In a tic : misc:- in a moment, very shortly. Ivories : noun:- your teeth.
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Jackaroo : a male station hand (a station is a big farm/grazing property)
Jaffle : noun:- a toasted sandwich.
Jelly : noun:- a flavoured water based gelatin desert.
Jersey : noun:- sweater, see also jumper.
Jillaroo : a female station hand
Joe blake: noun:- a snake |
Joe Bloggs: noun:- the average person in the street. Although the term is male, it is non-specific and therefore signifies a person of either sex.
Just Quietly : confidentially
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Kangaroos loose in the top paddock: Intellectually inadequate ("he's got kangaroos loose in the top paddock")
Kelpie: noun:- a sheep dog or cattle dog. The kelpie bloodline comes from collies imported from Scotland, and indeed kelpie is Gaelic for water sprite.
Kero : kerosene
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Kip : noun:- a short sleep
Knackered : adjective:- puzzled or exhausted.
Knock back : verb:- to refuse something, or to eat or drink something hurriedly. |
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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
Lay by : verb:- to purchase an item from a store by paying installments. US = lay away.
Lemon squash : noun:- A still drink made from Lemons, Sugar and Water. US = Lemonade.
Lift : elevator
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Lob, lob in : to call on or drop in to see someone ("the rellies have lobbed")
Lollipop lady or man : noun:- the person who supervises school crossings.
Lolly water : noun:- Soft drink, usually carbonated.
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Maccas (pron. "mackers"): McDonald's (the hamburger place)
cheaper than usual for a "friend"
Middy : 285 ml beer glass in New South Wales |
Milko : milkman
Mob : group of people, not necessarily troublesome
Molly dook : noun:- a natural left handed person.
Mystery bags: noun:- sausages. So named because you don't really know what the ingredients are. See also snags.
Mystery pack : noun:- a meat pie. So named because you don't really know what the ingredients are.
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Naff : adjective:- useless, low quality, ridiculous.
Nappy : noun:- the correct word for diaper!
Nark : noun:- a continual complainer, whiner or spoil-sport
Narked : adjective:- to be very annoyed about something/someone.
Nasho : National Service (compulsory military service)
Naughty, have a : have sex
Neddies : noun:- racing horses.
Never never : noun:- a desert region of the Northern Territory of Australia, popularised by the book 'We of the never-never".
Never never, to put something on the : verb:- to put something on credit.
New Australian : noun:- a migrant to Australia.
Nick : noun:- nude, particularly used when referring to sleeping habits.
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Nick off : verb:- go away. Can be used to explain that someone is leaving, or as an expletive to tell someone rather rudely to go away.
No drama : same as 'no worries'
No worries! : Expression of forgiveness or reassurance (No problem; forgetabout it; I can do it; Yes, I'll do it)
North Island : noun:- Mainland Australia, according to the residents of Tasmania.
Nose, on the : adjective:- either smelly, offensive, disagreeable, or to indicate that someone's opinion or guess is correct.
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O.S. : overseas ("he's gone O.S.")
Ocker : adjective:- pronounced ocka, an unsophisticated person; a stereotyped uncultivated or uncultured Aussie male who exhibits excessive drinking of alcohol, womanising, chauvinism, and worships the god called Footy! To call a female ocker is to suggest that she is somewhat butch. Similar to the US redneck. See also yobbo.
Off one's face : noun:- to be extremely drunk.
Off sider : noun:- an assistant or partner.
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old chook : noun:- a disliked and interfering woman. From chook meaning chicken. The reference is perhaps to being Hen Pecked.
oldies : noun:- the parents.
on for young and old : adjective:-used to indicate that a situation is out of control, usually referring to a fight or an argument.
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Pash : a long passionate kiss
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Pommy bastard : an Englishman
Pommy shower : using deodorant instead of taking a shower
poof, poofter, pooftah : noun:- a homosexual male, also an endearing greeting.
poofteenth
: noun:- an extremely small quantity se (portmanteau)
Prang : noun: - an accident or crash, usually any road transport vehicle. i.e "I had a prang today!" or "I pranged my car"
pub : noun:- public house, hotel, tavern or bar with rooms and meals available. US = saloon.
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QANTAS : noun:- Australia's national air carrier. QANTAS is an acronym for Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Ltd.
Queensland nut : noun:- a Macadamia nut.
Quick smart : adjective:- straight away, in a hurry |
Quid, make a : earn a living - "are you making a quid?"
Quince, to do your : verb:- to lose your temper. However quince does not mean temper.
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Rack off : push off! get lost! get out of here! also "rack off hairy legs!".
Rake : a comb
Razoo : noun:- a fictitious coin made from brass. The term is usually used to indicate that someone has no money. "I haven't got a brass razoo!"
Relief teacher : substitute teacher
Rice bubbles : noun:- the correct name for rice krispies. Well, after all, they are in the shape of little bubbles.
Ring in : noun:- a substitute or impostor.
Ripper : great, fantastic - "it was a ripper party"
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Rissole : noun:- a meat patty, although shaped like a little ball rather than being flat. Eaten as part of a meal rather than like a hamburger.
Rock up : to turn up, to arrive - "we rocked up at their house at 8pm"
Rollie : a cigarette that you roll yourself
Roo bar : noun:- a strong metal bar at the front of vehicles to protect them against hitting a Kangaroo. (In the bush hitting a Kangaroo can be dangerous. They move fast and can swerve on a pin point. So you could be driving along and suddenly there is a Roo bouncing off your bonnet (hood). Roos are big, solid and heavy, and can easily total a car. However in the city, Roo bars can be dangerous to pedestrians and there are currently moves to ban them in built up areas.
Root (verb and noun) : synonym for f**k 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.
Ropeable : very angry
Rort (verb or noun) : Cheating, fiddling, defrauding (expenses, the system etc.). Usually used of politicians
Roundabout : noun:- a circular construction at a traffic intersection to guide the traffic around.
Rotten : drunk - "I went out last night and got rotten"
Rubber : noun:- a pencil eraser. Although also means a condom so this can cause a lot of fun and confusion.
Rubbish (verb) : to criticize
Rubbish bin : noun:- a garbage can. US = trash can.
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Sack : noun:- a bed. Used as "hit the sack" = go to sleep.
Sack to : verb:- to terminate employment, to fire.
Salute, Aussie : brushing flies away
Sauce : the "correct" term for ketchup.
those around him. Sickie : day off sick from work (chuck a sickie = take the day off sick from work when you're perfectly healthy!)
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Snag : a sausage or a problem. UK=banger
Sparrow's fart : dawn
Spruiker : man who stands outside a nightclub or restaurant trying to persuade people to enter
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