A Ace! Aerial pingpong Amber fluid Ambo Ankle biter Apples, she'll be Arvo Aussie (pron.

Ozzie) Aussie salute Avos B B&S Back of Bourke Bail (somebody) up Bail out Banana bender Barbie Barrack Bastard Bathers Battler Beaut, beauty Big Smoke Big-note oneself Bikkie Billabong Bachelors' and Spinsters' Ball - a very enjoyable party usually held in rural areas a very long way away to corner somebody physically depart, usually angrily a person from Queensland barbecue (noun) to cheer on (football team etc.) term of endearment swimming costume someone working hard and only just making a living great, fantastic a big city, especially Sydney or Melbourne brag, boast biscuit (also "it cost big bikkies" - it was expensive) an oxbow lake cut off by a change in the watercourse. Billabongs are usually formed when the course of a creek or river changes, leaving the former branch with a dead end. teapot. Container for boiling water. motor vehicle accident biting insects mongrel dog (bits of this and bits of that) business ("mind your own bizzo") a long way away, the back of nowhere man, guy very (bloody hard yakka) that's certainly true have a breathalyser test blow fly lazy person, layabout, somebody who always relies on other people to do things or lend him things Excellent! Very good! Australian Rules football beer ambulance, ambulance driver small child It'll be all right afternoon Australian brushing away flies with the hand avocados

Billy Bingle Bities Bitzer Bizzo Black Stump, beyond the Bloke Bloody Bloody oath! Blow in the bag Blowie Bludger

Blue Blue, make a Bluey Bluey

Bluey Bluey Bodgy Bog in Bog standard Bogan Bogged Boil-over Bondi cigar Bonzer Boogie board Boomer Booze bus Boozer Bored shitless Bottle shop Bottle-o

Bottler Bottling, his blood's worth Bounce Bourke Street, he doesn't know Christmas from Bowl of rice, not my Brass razoo, he hasn't got a Brekkie Brick shit house, built like a Brickie Brisvegas Brizzie Brown-eyed mullet Brumby Buck's night Buckley's, Buckley's chance Budgie smugglers Bull bar

fight ("he was having a blue with his wife") make a mistake pack, equipment, traffic ticket, redhead blue cattle dog (named after its subtle markings) which is an excellent working dog. Everyone's favourite all-Aussie dog. heavy wool or felt jacket worn by mining and construction workers. bluebottle jellyfish of inferior quality commence eating, to attack food with enthusiasm basic, unadorned, without accessories (a bog standard car, telephone etc.) person who takes little pride in his appearance, spends his days slacking and drinking beer Stuck in mud, deep sand (a vehicle). an unexpected (sporting) result see "brown-eyed mullet" great, ripper a hybrid, half-sized surf board a large male kangaroo police vehicle used for catching drunk drivers a pub very bored liquor shop liquor shop (originally a man with hessian bags going around picking up beer bottles in the 50's and 60's) something excellent he's an excellent, helpful bloke. a bully he's a bit slow in the head. (Bourke Street is a brightly lit Melbourne street) not my cup of tea; I don't like it he's very poor breakfast big strong bloke bricklayer Brisbane, state capital of Queensland Brisbane, state capital of Queensland a turd in the sea (where you're swimming!) a wild horse stag party, male gathering the night before the wedding no chance ("New Zealand stands Buckley's of beating Australia at football") men's bathing costume stout bar fixed to the front of a vehicle to protect it against hitting kangaroos (also roo bar)

Bundy Bunyip Bush Bush bash Bush oyster Bush telly Bushie Bushman's hanky

Bushranger Butcher

BYO

short for Bundaberg, Queensland, and the brand of rum that's made there mythical outback creature the hinterland, the Outback, anywhere that isn't in town long competitive running or motorcar race through the bush nasal mucus campfire someone who lives in the Bush Emitting nasal mucus by placing one index finger on the outside of the nose (thus blocking one nostril) and blowing. highwayman, outlaw 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 unlicensed restaurant where you have to Bring Your Own grog, also similar party or barbecue

C Cab Sav Cactus Cane toad Captain Cook Cark it Cat burying shit, as busy as a Cat's piss, as mean as Chewie Chokkie Chook Chrissie Christmas Chuck a sickie Chunder Clacker Cabernet Sauvignon (a variety of wine grape) dead, not functioning ("this bloody washing machine is cactus") a person from Queensland look (noun) ("let's have a Captain Cook") to die, cease functioning busy mean, stingy, uncharitable chewing gum chocolate a chicken Christmas see Bourke Street take the day off sick from work when you're perfectly healthy vomit 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. fake, substitute 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 cattle that have not been branded, earmarked or castrated. kilometre - "it's 10 clicks away"

Clayton's Cleanskin

Cleanskin Click

Clucky Coathanger Cobber Cockie

Cockie Cockie Cockroach Coldie Come a gutser Compo Conch (adj. conchy)

Cooee, not within

Cooee, within

Cook (noun) Corker Corroboree Counter lunch/Countery Cozzie Crack a fat Crack onto (someone) Cranky Cream (verb) Crook Crow eater Cubby house Cut lunch Cut lunch commando Cut snake, mad as a D Dag Daks Damper Date Dead dingo's donger, as dry as a Dead horse Deadset Dero

feeling broody or maternal Sydney Harbour bridge friend farmer (Farmers were called cockies in the early days of European settlement because, like the birds of the same name, they made their homes on the edges of permanent waterholes) cockatoo cockroach a person from New South Wales a beer make a bad mistake, have an accident Workers' Compensation pay a conscientious person. Somebody who would rather work or study than go out and enjoy him/herself. figuratively a long way away, far off - England weren't within cooee of beating Australia at cricket nearby - I was within cooee of landing a big fish when the line broke. He lives within cooee of Sydney. One's wife something excellent. A good stroke in cricket might be described as a 'corker of a shot' an aboriginal dance festival pub lunch swimming costume get an erection to hit on someone, pursue someone romantically in a bad mood, angry defeat by a large margin sick, or badly made a person from South Australia Small, usually timber, house in the garden used as a children's plaything. sandwiches army reservist very angry

a funny person, nerd, goof trousers bread made from flour and water arse[hole] ("get off your fat date") dry Tomato sauce true, the truth tramp, hobo, homeless person (from "derelict")

Dickhead Digger Dill Dingo's breakfast Dinkum, fair dinkum Dinky-di Dipstick Divvy van

Dob (somebody) in Docket Doco Dog Dog's balls, stands out like Dog's eye Dole bludger Donger Doodle Doovalacky Down Under Drink with the flies Drongo Dropkick Drum Duchess Duffer, cattle Dummy, spit the Dunny Dunny budgie Dunny rat, cunning as a Durry Dux

see "whacker" a soldier an idiot a yawn, a leak and a good look round (i.e. no breakfast) true, real, genuine ("I'm a dinkum Aussie"; "is he fair dinkum?") the real thing, genuine a loser, idiot Police vehicle used for transporting criminals. Named after the protective 'division' between the driver and the villains. inform on somebody. Hence dobber, a tell-tale a bill, receipt documentary unattractive woman obvious meat pie somebody on social assistance when unjustified penis penis used whenever you can't remember what something is called. Thingummyjig, whatsit. Australia and New Zealand to drink alone a dope, stupid person see 'dipstick' information, tip-off ("I'll give you the drum") sideboard rustler get very upset at something outside lavatory blowfly very cunning tobacco, cigarette top of the class (n.); to be top of the class (v.) "She duxed four of her subjects".

E Earbashing Ekka Esky Exy F Face, off one's Fair dinkum Fair go nagging, non-stop chatter the Brisbane Exhibition, an annual show large insulated food/drink container for picnics, barbecues etc. expensive

drunk ("He was off his face by 9pm") true, genuine a chance ("give a bloke a fair go")

Fair suck of the sav! Fairy floss Feral

Feral (n.) Figjam Fisho Flake Flat out like a lizard drinking Flick Flick it on Fly wire Footy Fossick Fossick Fossicker Franger Freckle Fremantle Doctor Freo Frog in a sock, as cross as a Fruit loop Full Furphy G G'Day Gabba GAFA (pron. gaffa) Galah

exclamation of wonder, awe, disbelief (see also "sav") candy floss, cotton candy 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 a hippie "F*ck I'm good; just ask me". Nickname for people who have a high opinion of themselves. fishmonger shark's flesh (sold in fish & chips shops) flat out, busy to give something or somebody the flick is to get rid of it or him/her to sell something, usually for a quick profit, soon after buying it. gauze flyscreen covering a window or doorway. Australian Rules football search, rummage ("fossicking through the kitchen drawers") to prospect, e.g. for gold prospector, e.g. for gold condom anus the cooling afternoon breeze that arrives in Perth from the direction of Freeo Fremantle in Western Australia sounding angry - a person or your hard drive! fool drunk false or unreliable rumour

Garbo, garbologist Give it a burl Gobful, give a

Gobsmacked Going off

hello! Wooloongabba - the Brisbane cricket ground the big nothingness of the Australian Outback. Great Australian F**k All. fool, silly person. Named after the bird of the same name because of its antics and the noise it makes. municipal garbage collector try it, have a go to abuse, usually justifiably ("The neighbours were having a noisy party so I went and gave them a gobful") surprised, astounded used of a night spot or party that is a lot of fun -

Good oil Good onya Goog, as full as a Greenie Grinning like a shot fox Grog Grouse (adj.) Grundies Gutful of piss Gyno H Handle Harold Holt, to do the Heaps Holy dooley! Hoon Hooroo Hotel Hottie I Icy pole, ice block J Jackaroo Jillaroo Joey Journo Jug Jumbuck K Kangaroos loose in the top paddock Kelpie Kero Kindie Knock Knock back

"the place was really going off" useful information, a good idea, the truth good for you, well done drunk. "Goog" is a variation of the northern English slangword "goggie" meaning an egg. environmentalist very happy, smugly satisfied liquor, beer ("bring your own grog, you bludger") great, terrific, very good undies, underwear (from Reg Grundy, a television person) drunk, "he's got a gutful of piss" gynaecologist

beer glass with a handle To bolt. (Also "to do the Harold") a lot, e.g. "thanks heaps", "(s)he earned heaps of money" etc. an exclamation of surprise = "Good heavens!", "My goodness!" "Good grief!" or similar hooligan goodbye often just a pub hot water bottle

popsicle, lollypop

a male trainee station manager or station hand (a station is a big farm/grazing property) a female trainee station manager or station hand baby kangaroo journalist electric kettle sheep

Intellectually inadequate ("he's got kangaroos loose in the top paddock") Australian sheepdog originally bred from Scottish collie kerosene kindergarten to criticise refusal (noun), refuse (transitive verb)

Knocker L Lair

somebody who criticises

Lair it up Larrikin Lend of, to have a Lippy Liquid laugh Lizard drinking, flat out like a Lob, lob in Lollies London to a brick Long paddock Longneck Lucky Country, The Lunch, who opened their? Lurk M Maccas (pron. "mackers") Mallee bull, as fit as a Manchester Mappa Tassie Mate Mate's rate, mate's discount Matilda Metho Mexican Mickey Mouse

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 to behave in a brash and vulgar manner a bloke who is always enjoying himself, harmless prankster to take advantage of somebody's gullibility, to have someone on ("he's having a lend of you") lipstick vomit flat out, busy drop in to see someone ("the rellies have lobbed") sweets, candy absolute certainty ("it's London to a brick that taxes won't go down") the side of the road where livestock is grazed during droughts 750ml bottle of beer in South Australia Australia, where else? OK, who farted? illegal or underhanded racket

Middy Milk bar Milko Mob Mob Mongrel Moolah Mozzie

McDonald's (the hamburger place) very fit and strong. The Mallee is very arid beef country in Victoria/South Australia. Household linen, eg sheets etc. map of Tasmania - a woman's pubic area buddy, friend cheaper than usual for a "friend" swagman's bedding, sleeping roll methylated spirits a person from south of the Queensland or New South Wales border excellent, very good. Beware though - in some parts of Australia it means inconsequential, frivolous or not very good! 285 ml beer glass in New South Wales corner shop that sells takeaway food milkman group of people, not necessarily troublesome family or herd (?) of kangaroos despicable person money mosquito

Muddy Mug Mull Muster Mystery bag N Nasho Naughty, have a Never Never Nipper No drama No worries! No-hoper Not the full quid Nuddy, in the Nun's nasty, as dry as a Nut out O O.S. Ocker Offsider Old fella Oldies Op shop Outback Oz P Paddock Pash Pav Perve (noun & verb) Piece of piss Pig's arse! Piker Pink slip, get the Pint Piss Plate, bring a

mud crab (a great delicacy) friendly insult ("have a go, yer mug"), gullible person grass (the kind you smoke) round up sheep or cattle a sausage

National Service (compulsory military service) have sex the Outback, centre of Australia young surf lifesaver same as 'no worries' Expression of forgiveness or reassurance (No problem; forget about it; I can do it; Yes, I'll do it) somebody who'll never do well not bright intellectually naked dry hammer out or work out (an agreement, say)

overseas ("he's gone O.S.") an unsophisticated person an assistant, helper penis parents - "I'll have to ask my oldies" opportunity shop, thrift store, place where second hand goods are sold. interior of Australia Australia!

Plonk

see 'long paddock' a long passionate kiss; hence "pashing on" Pavlova - a rich, creamy Australian / New Zealand dessert looking lustfully at the opposite sex easy task I don't agree with you Someone who doesn't want to fit in with others socially, leaves parties early get the sack (from the colour of the termination form) large glass of beer (esp. in South Australia) beer. Hence "hit the piss", "sink some piss" Instruction on party or BBQ invitation to bring your own food. It doesn't mean they're short of crockery! cheap wine

Pokies Polly Pom, pommy, pommie Pommy bastard Pommy shower Pommy's towel, as dry as a Porky Port Postie Pot Pozzy Prezzy Q Quid, make a Quid, not the full 'quid' is slang for a pound. 1 became $2 when Australia converted to decimal currency] R Rack off Rage Rage on Rapt Ratbag Raw prawn, to come the Reckon! Reffo Rego Rellie or relo Ridgy-didge Right, she'll be Right, that'd be

poker machines, fruit machines, gambling slot machines politician an Englishman See the complaint about "Pom" etc. an Englishman (see also 'bastard') using deodorant instead of taking a shower very dry - based on the canard that Poms bathe about once a month Lie, untruth (pork pie = lie) suitcase (portmanteau) postman, mailman 285 ml beer glass in Queensland and Victoria position - get a good pozzy at the football stadium present, gift

earn a living - "are you making a quid?" of low IQ. [Historical note

Rip snorter Ripper Ripper, you little! Road train Roadie Rock up Rollie

push off! get lost! get out of here! also "rack off hairy legs!". party to continue partying - "we raged on until 3am" pleased, delighted mild insult to bullshit, to be generally disagreeable you bet! Absolutely! refugee vehicle registration family relative original, genuine it'll be all right Accepting bad news as inevitable. ("I went fishing but caught nothing." "Yeah, that'd be right.") great, fantastic - "it was a rip snorter of a party" great, fantastic - "it was a ripper party" Exclamation of delight or as a reaction to good news big truck with many trailers a beer you buy to take away with you to turn up, to arrive - "we rocked up at their house at 8pm" a cigarette that you roll yourself

Roo Roo bar Root (verb and noun) "I feel rooted"; "this washing machine is rooted"; "(s)he's a good root". A very useful word in fairly polite company. Root rat Ropeable Rort (verb or noun) Rotten Rubbish (verb) S Salute, Aussie Salvos, the Sandgroper Sanger Sav Schooner Scratchy Screamer Seppo Servo Shag on a rock, stands out like a Shark biscuit She'll be right Sheepshagger Sheila Shit house (adj.) Shit house (noun) Shonky Shoot through Shout Show pony Sickie

kangaroo stout bar fixed to the front of a vehicle to protect it against hitting kangaroos (also bull bar) synonym for f*ck in nearly all its senses

somebody who is constantly looking for sex. very angry Cheating, fiddling, defrauding (expenses, the system etc.). Usually used of politicians drunk - "I went out last night and got rotten" to criticize

Skite Skull/Skol (a beer) Slab Sleepout

brushing flies away Salvation Army, bless them a person from Western Australia a sandwich saveloy (see also "fair suck of the sav!") large beer glass in Queensland; medium beer glass in South Australia instant lottery ticket party lover; "two pot screamer" - somebody who gets drunk on very little alcohol an American petrol station very obvious somebody new to surfing it'll turn out okay A New Zealander a woman of poor quality, unenjoyable ("this car is shit house", "the movie was shit house") toilet, lavatory dubious, underhanded. E.g. a shonky practice, shonky business etc. to leave turn to buy - a round of drinks usually ("it's your shout") someone who tries hard, by his dress or behaviour, to impress those around him. day off sick from work (chuck a sickie = take the day off sick from work when you're perfectly healthy!) boast, brag to drink a beer in a single draught without taking a breath a carton of 24 bottles or cans of beer house verandah converted to a bedroom

Smoko Snag Sook Spag bol Spewin' Spiffy, pretty spiffy Spit the dummy Spruiker Sprung Spunk Squizz (noun) Standover man

Station Stickybeak Stoked Stonkered Strewth Strides Strine Stubby Stubby holder Stuffed, I feel Stuffed, I'll be Sunbake Sunnies Surfies Swag Swaggie Swagman T Tall poppies Tall poppy syndrome Tallie Taswegian Tea Technicolor yawn Tee-up Thingo Thongs Throw-down Tickets, to have on oneself

smoke or coffee break a sausage person or animal who is soft, tame, inoffensive. Hence sooky (adj.) spaghetti bolognese very angry great, excellent get very upset at something man who stands outside a nightclub or restaurant trying to persuade people to enter caught doing something wrong a good looking person (of either sex) look - "take a squizz at this" a large man, usually gang-related, who threatens people with physical violence in order to have his wishes carried out. a big farm/grazing property nosy person very pleased beaten, defeated, cornered, perplexed exclamation, mild oath ("Strewth, that Chris is a bonzer bloke") trousers Australian slang and pronunciation a 375ml. beer bottle polystyrene insulated holder for a stubby I'm tired expression of surprise sunbathe sunglasses people who go surfing - usually more often than they go to work! rolled up bedding etc. carried by a swagman swagman tramp, hobo

successful people the tendency to criticize successful people 750ml bottle of beer derogatory term for a person from Tasmania supper vomit to set up (an appointment) Wadjamacallit, thingummy, whatsit cheap rubber backless sandals small bottle of beer which you can throw down quickly. to have a high opinion of oneself

Tinny Tinny Tinny, tin-arsed Togs Too right! Top End Trackie daks/dacks Trackies Troppo, gone

Trough lolly Truckie True blue Tucker Tucker-bag Turps Turps, hit the Two up U Ugg boots

can of beer small aluminium boat lucky swim suit definitely! far north of Australia tracksuit pants track suit to have escaped to a state of tropical madness; to have lost the veneer of civilisation after spending too long in the tropics. the solid piece of perfumed disinfectant in a men's urinal truck driver patriotic food food bag turpentine, alcoholic drink go on a drinking binge gambling game played by spinning two coins simultaneously

Ugh Uni Unit Up oneself Up somebody, get Useful as an ashtray on a motorbike / tits on a bull Ute V Vedgies Vee dub Veg out Vejjo Vinnie's W WACA (pron. whacker)

Australian sheepskin boots worn by surfers since at least the 1960s to keep warm while out of the water. Also worn by airmen during WW1 and WW2 because of the need to maintain warmth in non-pressurized planes at high altitudes. ugly. hence Ugg boots university flat, apartment have a high opinion of oneself - "he's really up himself" to rebuke somebody - "the boss got up me for being late" unhelpful or incompetent person or thing - "he, she or it is about as useful as tits on a bull" etc. etc. utility vehicle, pickup truck

vegetables Volkswagen relax in front of the TV (like a vegetable) vegetarian St. Vincent De Paul's (charity thrift stores and hostels)

Western Australian Cricket Association and the

Waggin' school Walkabout Walkabout, it's gone Weekend warrior Whacker, whacka Whinge White pointers Whiteant (verb)

Wobbly Wobbly boot on, he's got the Wog Wog

Wombat Woop Woop Wowser Wuss X XXXX Y Yabber Yabby Yakka Yewy Yobbo Z Zack

Perth cricket ground playing truant a walk in the Outback by Aborigines that lasts for an indefinite amount of time it's lost, can't be found army reservist Idiot; somebody who talks drivel; somebody with whom you have little patience; a dickhead complain topless (female) sunbathers 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 excitable behaviour ("I complained about the food and the waiter threw a wobbly") drunk flu or trivial illness person of Mediterranean origin. A milder insult than the same word in the UK and perhaps elsewhere. somebody who eats, roots and leaves (see also root) invented name for any small unimportant town "he lives in Woop Woop" straight-laced person, prude, puritan, spoilsport coward; nervous person or animal

pronounced Four X, brand of beer made in Queensland

talk (a lot) inland freshwater crayfish found in Australia (Cherax destructor) work (noun) u-turn in traffic ("chuck a yewy at the next traffic lights") an uncouth person

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