Rat shit - Very bad. Fair suck of the sauce / sav - Asking for a fair chance. Cook the books - Falsify business accounts. Sunnies - Sunglasses. Far Out! Neddie - Horse. Sink the boot in - To attack someone unfairly. “I saw the principal booking it down the hall towards the fight this morning.”, 5. (Something I have never experienced). Cornstalk - Person from New South Wales. "Don't get smashed or the boys in blue will pick you up." Back blocks (out in the) - Anywhere away from the big cities and towns. Lashing out - Spending money outrageously or a violent outburst. Jerk off - Masturbate. I.e. Know a thing or two - To have good knowledge of something. Beanie - Silly looking woollen hat. Boondie - Hard lump of sand. Zs (catch some) - To sleep. Happy as a pig in mud - Very happy. Grog on - To drink a lot of grog. Nothing between the ears - Stupid person. Pinched - Arrested. Five finger discount - Stealing from a shop. When the shit hits the fan - When something bad happens. Willies - Unpleasant feelings. Gone on someone - To be in love. Wee wee - Urinate. - Pardon me? Swag - Rolled up bedding. Pull your pud - Masturbate. A over T - Short for ' arse over tit', Going head over heels. May also be used in a negative way to describe someone from a small country town. Up yourself - Conceited. Cripes / crikey - Exclamation of surprise. Horses for courses - The right thing for the right task. 'Did you see that pair in the street? Busy as a centipede on a hotplate - Very busy. Slab - 24 cans/stubbies of beer in a package. Curry (give someone) - Make things difficult for someone. Schooner - A certain size of beer glass. Sky pilot - Priest. 'Wait and see, he'll be here any tick of the clock.' Ging - A shanghai, hand held catapult. 'Time for smoko.' Road train - Long haul truck with two or more trailers. Paralytic - So drunk you are unable to stand. Quack - A doctor. "Bugger me!" In a tizz - Very confused. Belly-up - Failure of a business. Hide the sausage / salami (play) - Sexual intercourse. “Did you see that new movie? I've seen a better head on a glass of beer - Said to someone you think is ugly. Tally - Keep score. U | Bend the elbow - Drink alcohol. Squiz - To take a look. V | Fossick - Search for gold that is on the surface. Month of Sundays - A very long time. Twig - Become aware. Bar flies - Old men who hang around the pub all day. Can be sarcastic. Still kicking - Alive. Stands out like a dunny in the desert - Very obvious. Aussie (Ozzie) - Australian. Rollie - Hand-rolled cigarette. Noggin - Head. Cruddy - Low quality item. Gibber - Dry plains covered in pebbles. "I got lumbered looking after the kids on grand final day." Also 'base over apex' as in 'He tripped and went A over T.' Outback - Remote areas. Footy - Australian Rules Football. Refers to someone who thinks they are pretty good. Sink the sav / sink the sausage / hide the sausage - Sexual intercourse. How everything began. Kangaroo hop - Jerky motion of a car driven by a learner who has not mastered the clutch. Crack a tinnie - Open a can of beer. Lower than a snake's belly - The worst kind of person. Mongrel - Bad person or mixed breed dog. Cat – Used to describe someone who was cool, great, awesome, etc. Off like a bride's nightie - Leave suddenly. I | Off your face - Drunk. Doesn't miss a trick - Alert to every opportunity. Corroboree - Aboriginal ritual dance. Cluey - Knowledgeable. 'I'm off to the footy this arvo.' Quid - Originally one pound sterling, now one dollar. Spruiker - A tout. Bush TV - campfire. One eyed trouser snake - Penis. Take a punt - Take a chance. To have a look at something you shouldn't see. Talk under wet cement (can) - Someone who never stops talking. Knockers - People who criticise or a woman's breasts. Flip your lid - Lose your temper. Long paddock - Grassy land beside the road used by drovers when times are tough. Bore the pants off - Excessively boring. Gravy - Good looking man. Run-in with someone - Disagreement. Myxo / Myxie - Myxomatosis. Head like a robber's dog - Very ugly person. Chateau de cardboard - Cask wine. 'Judy is as thick as a brick!' On a good wicket - Doing well often with little effort. Coathanger (the) - Sydney Harbour Bridge. Get your arse into gear - To stop relaxing and get on with work. Blood's worth bottling - Refers to someone who has admirable qualities. Wall definition is - a high thick masonry structure forming a long rampart or an enclosure chiefly for defense —often used in plural. D | 'Go get your clobber on.' G'day - The most common Australian greeting, Literally 'Good day'. Bum fluff - Adolescent's first facial hair. Gunner / gunna - Someone who procrastinates. Bee's knees - Similar to the ants pants. Clacker - Anus. Weak as piss - Very weak. On a sticky wicket - In trouble. Molly dooker - Left handed person. Damage - The cost of something as in 'What's the damage?' - Short for 'good onya'. Bugger off - To leave or to tell someone to leave. Also Sparkie. If his brains were dynamite he wouldn't have enough t blow his balls off - Dim witted person. Ie. 'Let's tee up a meeting for next week.' Tri-fecta - Something that happens three times in a row. Wet (the) - Monsoon season in north. Run like stink - To run away. Boogie – This slang word was used as a description for dancing, having fun, etc. All considered unacceptable expressions these days. Hung like a Mallee bull - Man with big genitals. Possie - Seating place or specified place to do something. (South Australian speciality) also means faeces floating in water. Shit a brick - The end result of constipation. meaning bring your own grog (alcohol.) "The cops turned up and Bruce bolted." Stingy - Miser. (Also chrome dome, flies skating rink, curly etc.) Roaring trade (doing a) - Doing well in business. 'Look at him sitting there, he's away with the pixies.' Little boys - Cocktail sausages (Savs) Shag - Sexual intercourse. As you can see, many of the words changed meaning upon entering English, often by adopting a narrower meaning than in the original language. Happy as a bastard on Father's day - Very unhappy. Backchat - Talking back to someone in a rude or insolent manner. Belly flop - Stomach-first dive in water. Ticker - Heart. 'Just get the mechanic to fix the car and then Bob's your uncle.' or 'The government did a uwie on their tax policy.'. Alice, The - Alice Springs, Northern Territory town near Uluru (Ayers Rock). It was far out!”, 3. Dekko - To look. 'The whole place has gone to the dogs.' El cheapo - Cheap and nasty or a miser. Bottle shop - Liquor store. “She’s got a body like a brick house!” 9. 'Stop arsing around!' Out to pasture - To retire. pack definition: 1. to put something into a bag, box, etc. Sink a few - Drink alcohol, usually beer. to only one area of Australia or use archaic slang that has fallen out of use. Better than a poke in the eye with a burnt stick - Things could be worse. Didn't bat an eyelid - Showed no reaction or emotion. 'Come on mate, kick in for the charity.' He was all over her like a rash.' Blue Heeler - A type of Dog or a nickname for the police. Bob's worth / two bob's worth - An opinion. Shindig - Party. Pash - Passionate kiss. Crust (to earn a) - To work for an income. We have tried to include only slang that is in common use today and that a Lair - A youth that is obnoxious and dresses in a flashy manner. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Become a supporter of this website for just $5 a month. Piss up - Party with lots of alcohol. 'Bruce was so keen he was up at sparrows fart.' B.Y.O. Wanker - Thoughtless selfish ignorant person. Goofing off - Mucking around instead of working. Stunned - Amazed. Mockers - Jinx someone. Uwie (uee, uie) - Performing a U turn in a vehicle or an about face in any other circumstance. Doesn't know if he's / she's Arthur or Martha - Confused. Duffing - Stealing livestock. Wallaby track - Wandering the outback in search of work. Down the hatch! Lit up like a Manly ferry - Very drunk. Clean skin - Unbranded cattle or a bottle of wine with no label. Fuck you and the horse you rod in on - Expression of disagreement. Boots'n'all - To do something with gusto. 'That meat looks a bit iffy to me.' Would bet on two flies crawling up a wall - Compulsive gambler. Cove - Old slang for Bloke, man etc. 'Going troppo in the top end.' Point Percy at the porcelain - To urinate in a toilet. Gravy its all gravy baby. Stirrer - Someone who has fun causing trouble in a playful way. Not what it's cracked up to be - Something that is disappointing. B.S. Get on your goat - To irritate someone Cow juice - Milk. Usually used by kids for throwing at each other. Whacko! “I’m going to go home, catch you on the flip-side, John.”, 6. Digs - The place you live in. Won't have a bar of - Have nothing to do with. Youse - Grammatically incorrect plural for 'you'. Black stump - A mythical place that signifies the end of civilisation. Like billyo - To do something with great energy and enthusiasm. Balls up - Said when something goes horribly wrong. Rug up - Dress in warm clothes. Boomerang - A rubber cheque (they bounce). I made a big blue.' “Did you see Toby walking down the road all spaced out, what a fry man!”. a miser. - Expression of disgust or surprise. (National service is no longer in place today.) Op shop - Charity shop. Drown some worms - Fishing. H | Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed - In good health and spirits. - Said when someone does not close the door. Dink or dinky was to carry just one passenger. (Obsolete) More movements than a Swiss watch - Untrustworthy person. Come a gutser - Have an accident. - See Rat Shit Something politicians are full of. 'How much did you get?' Call it a day - To finish work for the day. Play funny buggers - Attempt to lie or cheat someone. 'Gees, that was a complete balls up.' Aerial ping pong - Australian Rules Football. On the wrong track - On an incorrect train of thought. Shark is actually very good to eat. Brick: A bundled or shrink-wrapped amount of money, usually in amounts of $1,000 or $10,000. Also see the next entry. Sin bin - Panel van. Big smoke - Cities or big towns. 'Know how many turned up to the LNP rally? Make a galah of yourself - Behave like a fool. Cark it - To die. (longer version.) Shark biscuit - Person on a surf board. Piece of piss - Easy task (as above). In the nick - In gaol. Beaut, beauty, bewdy - Excellent. Crash hot - Excellent. Yabber - Talk too much. "Paddy is a Mick." Dicky - Poor quality. - Bring your own drinks. Also usually applied to greenies. Pull someone's leg - Play a joke on someone. Cheapskate - Penny pincher, tight wad, money grubber, long pockets short arms, Ie. They are always 'gunna' do something but never do. Yobbo - Larrikin with anti-social tendencies. Dummy (to spit the) - Lose one's temper. 'I wanted a proper explanation but she was just airy fairy.' Liquid laugh - Vomit. Horizontal exercise / dancing / lambarda - Sexual intercourse. 'It's fair dinkum mate!' Roam around like a lost sheep - Wander aimlessly. Booze bus - Mobile breathalysing station. Someone who can't resist shoving their version of 'the truth' down other people's throats. Stuck-up - Conceited. Bible-basher - Evangelical Christian. Could kick the arse off an emu - In very good health. Like a stunned mullet - Astonished and surprised. Battler - Someone who is always struggling hard but never seems to get anywhere in life. Four mile wailer - Loud siren used to alert volunteer fire fighters. Choppers - Teeth, real or false. (Brown nose, arse licker etc.) As in 'The business went down the gurgler.' Ante up - to pay back a debt. Fizzer - A disappointment. Drippy - Boring. Ginger Meggs - Someone with red hair. Jack of all trades (master of none) - Someone who can do many things reasonably well but is not particularly skilled in any one area. Couldn't organise a screw in a brothel - An inept person. Brizzie - Brisbane. Dobber - An informer. Umpteen - More than a few. Its meaning depends on how it is used. Also called a scab. Dander - Anger. Lift doesn't go all they way to the top floor - Slow witted. Biker - Member of a motorcycle club or gang. Coot - Old unpleasant man. Shit house - Very bad also toilet. Fremantle doctor - cool breeze that blows into Perth and Fremantle most afternoons in summer. Hair like a bush pig's arse - Untidy hair. On the wallaby - travelling through the country. Fat chance - No chance. Cut snake (mad as a) - Very VERY upset about something. Bite on (to put the) - Pressure someone for money. Nick (in the) - Naked, without clothes. Gumboot - Wellington boots. Can also refer to prison. - Short for 'bullshit'. Fuck truck - Panel van. Dial - Face. Nasho - National serviceman. Run of outs - A losing streak. Speed merchant - Someone who drives too fast. Flies skating rink - Bald man's head. Aussie salute (the great) - Waving away the flies from your face. Bog roll - Toilet paper. 'Hey Bill, time to pony up you know.' Dishy - Attractive. Up to the apricots - Male having sexual intercourse. Also someone who comes from southern Europe. Flake - Commonly used in fish and chip shops to try and disguise the fact that the fish is really shark. Pull the other one - Statement of disbelief. Cat's piss (mean as) - A person who is mean. Bride's nightie (Up and down like a) - Anything that fluctuates. Hardcase - Narrow minded person. Fur Burger - Female genitalia. Piffle - Rubbish, nonsense. “We went to the new disco club and boogied all night long.”, 7. 'Shuddup or I'll belt ya!' Duffer - Fool but a popular one. Woop-woop - A remote location. Humdinger - Very good. Wouldn't touch with a ten-foot pole - Have nothing to do with. Lofty - Tall person. British Slang is a fountain of beautiful words that we don’t normally use in America. American. Looney bin - Mental institution. Chuck up - Vomit. As in 'Bright eyed and bushy tailed.' Beer o'clock - Any time it is time for a beer. 'I'll be with you in a jiffy.' 'Up shit creek in a barbed wire canoe with a tennis racket for a paddle.' Egg beater - Helicopter. – Used to show agreement with something or someone in the extreme. Haven't got two bob to rub together - Has no money. “She’s got a body like a brick house!”, 9. (Thanks to Richard for this one). (A national past time.) Dip out - To withdraw. All over him / her like a rash - Someone who can't keep their hands to themselves. Rellies - Relatives. Oz - Australia. Also 'Speaks with a plum in the mouth.' Dinkum - Authentic Australian. or to be worn out as in; 'The motor has had the gong.' Maggoty - Angry. Refers to Australia's most famous bush ranger. Stack - Accident involving any kind of vehicle. Captain Cook - Rhyming slang for 'take a look'. For crying out loud - Expression of anger. Dosh - Money. FA standing for f**k all. Knee high to a grasshopper - Short person. To go to town - To attack someone verbally. Floater - Meat pie in a dish of green pea soup. Wheelie - Deliberately spinning the wheels of a car to produce noise and smoke. Rhyming slang. Larrikin - A (usually) likeable person who does nor necessarily follow all the rules. 'Shelia is a real spunk.' Also used and more derogatory 'wee wee'. Sticks / stands out like a dog's balls - Very obvious. Cold as a mother-in-law's kiss - Unwelcoming. Stoush - Fight. "I'm going to bugger off if the boos comes back.' Jillaroo - Female Jackaroo. Refers to Australian movie actor, Errol Flynn who was notorious for seducing women (and later for being bi-sexual.) S | (Also dunny, kybo, crapper, thunder box) To take a bog means to defecate. Bearded clam - Female genitals. Generally meant to imply they are a foolish person. Tough as fencing wire - Very tough. Sit Cocky - To 'Sit cocky' is to keep a watch or lookout especially when related to less than legal activities. Rafferty's rules - No holds barred, no rules. 'There's no need to be so aggro.' Jumper - Pullover, sweater or jersey. A wombat is a native Australian animal that 'eats' 'roots' and 'leaves' - think about it! Nuggety - Small and tough. Don't be a smart arse. Also known as a tree hugger. Lucky Country - Australia - Well it was until the politicians buggered it up. Bite your bum - Same as saying 'Shut up.' Rack off - Get away from me now! Donger - Penis. Brummy - Counterfeit.. Tumble to - Become aware. ... Also B.Y.O.G. Bunch of fives - A clenched fist. Dull as a month of Sundays - Very boring. Space cadet – as in, “she’s a fox but a total cadet” (airhead, spacey). Refers to someone who thinks they are pretty good. Wellies - Wellington boots. On the nose - Bad smell. Get the arse - To be fired from your employment. The addition of 'o' and 'ie' to words and names. Leak (to take a) - Urinate. I.e. Spew - Vomit. Troppo - Madness brought about by excessive heat. Bog standard - Basic model. Stiff bickies - Tough luck. See also 'Brown nose'. Short and curlies - Pubic hair. Bush bash - Drive across country where there are no roads. Esky - A portable container used to keep things (especially beer) cold. 'It was so easy a drover's dog could have done it.' "Judy is so stuck up, she thinks her shit don't stink!" Bogan - Rough individual living a radical lifestyle. This is not intended to be a complete dictionary of Australian slang and terminology but I have put a few Aussie slang words, Chuck a sickie - Taking sick leave without being sick. 'My girlfriend gave me the flick.' Moosh - Mouth. Head - Nautical term for toilet Chunderous - Something that makes you feel sick. American Trap/Drill uses slang. Sissy - An effeminate or girlish male. 'The car was cactus.' Purple patch - A run of good luck. 'Gee the boss burred up pretty badly when I didn't show up at work.' Rubbity dub - Rhyming slang for pub. Lolly water - Any drink not containing alcohol. R | Blow-in - Uninvited guest. Head like a mini with the doors open - Someone with large or protruding ears. Nosh up - A meal. L | Togs - Swimming costume. Usually 'Fair dinkum.' - Why do something when you can get someone else to do it for you. "Jeez mate, where did you get that old bomb?" So it is possible to crack a tinny in a tinny'. “You’re got into college, right on!”, 8. Turps - Spirit alcohol but also alcohol in general. Variations include, 'Does a bear shit in the forest?' Top Ender - Someone from the Northern Territory. Singlet - Under shirt without sleeves.
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