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Aggressive
Akubra
Brand of hat
Alkie
Alcoholic
Amber
Nectar-Beer
Ambo
Ambulance or Ambulance Officer
Anchor
Car brakes
Ankle biter Todler,
Infant
ANZAC
Australian & New Zealand Servicemen
Apples
She's apples.... All's well
Arsy
Lucky
Arse about Muck
arourd, skylarking
Arvo
Afternoon
'Av a
go Have a go, give it
a try
B
Back of Burke Far away, in
the bush
Babbling brook A crook
Bag of fruit
A suit as in garment
Bail Up
To rob or hold up; to leave
Balls up
Mistake, muck up
Bang
on
Right on, pefrect
Barbie
Barbecue, the backyard barbie, an Australian institution!
Barney
Argument, fight
Barrack
Cheer loudly for your favourite footy team
Bathers
Swimsuit
Basket case Mad, mentally ill
Bastard
Friendly Auzzie greeting???
Battle axe The wife, mother in law
Battler
Someone who struggles to get by, financially
Batts
Crazy
Beak
Nose
Beanie Woollen
hat
Beaut
Beautiful, good
Beauty Newk Well done
Berko
Furious; totally crazy
Berley Bait
scattered in the water to attract fish while fishing
Bible basher Church goer, religious
fanatic
Biff
A fight
Big bikkies Lots of
money Big smoke
Bikey
Motorbike rider
Bikkie
Biscuit
Billabong
Waterhole
Billy
Tin used to boil water for tea, in the bush
Billi-cart
A toy cart made from a wooden box with four wheels
Bingle
Car accident
Bit of a brothel A mess!
Bite
Ask for a favour
Bities
Biting insects
Bitser
Mongrel, of dubious parentage
Bizzo
Business
Black Stump Any place in the outback
Bloody
The great Australian adjective
Block
Temper (Did his block and pissed off)
Bloke
Man, guy
Blotto
Drunk
Blow-in
Newcomer , someone new, newly arrived
Blowie
Blowfly the great Australian curse
Bludger
Lazy person , One who's always milking somebody else
Blue
Argument, fight
Blue arsed fly Running around nowhere
Bluey
A redhead, any person with red hair
Blundstones Heavy workman's
boots
Bob Hope
No hope, Soap
Bob's your uncle Fine, everything OK
Bomb
Jalopy, a heap an old wreck (car)
Bonzer
Great, good, beauty
Booze
Drink, Alcohol ...Boozer Drunk
Booze up A drinking party
Boofhead
Idiot, stupid
Bo Peep
Sleep
Boss
The master; the enemy? normally used after the word Bloody
Bottler
A beaut person, great guy
Bottleshop Liquor
store, Aussie watering hole
Bozo
Idiot, clown
Brass
Money, also Officers
Brass monkey Very cold weather
Brand new Unused, new
Brekkie
Breakfast normally in liquid form
Bricky
Bricklayer
Brissie Brisbane,Capital
of Queensland (Bananaland)
Buckley's No
chance at all, no hope
Buck's night Stag party , Boys party
Bugger
A nicer alternative to Bastard
Bugger all Nothing
Buggery (go to) Go away, piss off
Bull
Untrue. bullshit
Bummer Dissappointing event
Bun in the oven Pregnant
Bunghole Mouth
Bunyip Mythical
Australian creature with a piercing cry
Burke and Wills Dills, silly dills
Burl
Attempt, try
Bush
The countryside, out of town
Bushed Tired,
also lost direction
Bushranger Highwayman, thief
Bush Telegraph Gossip, hearsay
Bush tucker Food gathered from
nature, in the outback
Bushwalking Hiking in the bush
C
Cack
A cackle, a laugh, humour
Cask
Boxed wine in a bladder
Captain Cook Have a look
Cake hole Back
passage
Cark
it
To die, death
Cheap skate Miser
Cheers
Have a drink!
Cheese & kisses The missus, the wife
Cherry Ripe Chocolate-coated
cherry bar
Chippy
Carpenter
China
Mate
Chokkers Filled
to capacity
Chook
A term of affection, scare crow
Chrissy
Christmas
Choppers Teeth
Chuck
To throw-up, or be sick
Chuck a spas Get angry, loose temper
Chuck a Uie Make a U-turn
Chuch a wobble Throw a tantrum
Chuff
off Leave, depart
Chunder
Be sick, vomit
Clout
Hit. A clout on the ear
Clobber
Hit, punch
Cluey
Bright, smart
Cobber
Mate, friend, pal
Cocky
Cockatoo, old farmer
Cooee
An Aussie bush call
Come in spinner Aussie two-up coin tossing
game
Coot
Silly Bugger
Collywobble Feeling of
apprehension
Cop
A policeman
Cop
out
Give up, pay up
Cossie
Swimming togs
Cot case Bedridden
Cow
A endearing adjective directed at the fairer sex, (Silly cow)
Crash
Sleep, after a heavy day
Crash hot First
rate, the best
Crikey
A term of surprise
Crim
Criminal
Crook
Ill, sick
Crook
Thief , not trustworthy
Cuppa
Cup of tea or coffee
Cushy
job Easy work,
office job
Cut
Share (Wher's my bloody cut, you thieving coot)
Cut lunch
Sandwiches
D
Dad and Dave To
shave
Dag
Idiot, or unfashionable person, '
Daggy
Sloppy
Daks
Men's trousers
Damper
Bread made on a campfire in the bush
Dead horse
Sauce, tomatoe sause
Deadset
Certain, sure
Deadhead
Good-for-nothing person
Deadset
Fair dinkum, sure
Defunked
Discontinued, abandoned
Dekko
a look, a Bo-Peep
Dero
Homeless person, derelict, hobo
Didgeridoo
Musical instrument made by the aboriginal from a hollowed log
Digger
Australian soldier
Dickhead
Idiot, Stupid, obnoxious person
Dill
Idiot (not a pickle)
Dingo
Australian native dog, a coward
Dinkbat
Eccentric person
Dinkie
Di
Genuine, true blue (dinkum)
Dinky dirt
Shirt
Dipstick
A crasy person
Dirt
Unfair tactics (Doing a dirty on someone)
Div vy
van Police van
Dob
in
Inform on someone (normally friends)
Dodgy
Suspicious person
Dog and bone Telephone
Dog eyes
Meat pies
Done
deal Finished,
completed
Doona
Quilt
Dork
Fool
Dorothy
Dix Six, Hit a six, as in cricket
Dover
A bush knife
Down Under
Australia, Home
Drip
A boring person
Drizabone Raincoat
(dry-as-a-bone)
Drongo
Simpleton, idiot
Drop
out
Leave,
Drop a brick Social blunder
Drop your guts Farted,
Let out
Drop the Bundle Give up, not coping
Duck's dinner
Drinking on empty stomack
Dud
False, Confederate money
Duff (up the)
Pregnant
Dummy (spit the) Loose temper, get upset
Dunny
Toilet (bathroom) also Dyke
E
Eagle shit
Pay day
Eat a horse
Very hungry
Earbash
Non-stop chatter, Earbasher
Easy
Easy going, no complaints
Eau de Cologne The phone, Telephone
Elbow greese
Hard work
Elephant trunk
Drunk
Esky
Ice box
Even Stephens
Equal, the same
Ey-you
Australia's most common name
F
Face fungus
Man's beard
Fag
A sigarrette
Fair dinkum Good, honest,
truthful
Fair
go Fair
chance
Fair enough That'
will do, good enough
Fangs
Finger nails
Fanny
Vagina
Fart arse
Much arourd
Fat chance
No chance at all
Fella
Fellow
Fiddley Dee
A quid, Dollar
Flake out
Collapse, exhausted
Flaming shit
Alternative to Fuc@`$@# shit
Flasher
Pervert, Person who expose in public
Flicks
Movies also to throw away
Flog
Sell
Flutter
A small bet, wager
Flophouse
Cheap boarding house
Fly
Zipper or buttons on men's trousers
Fossick
Seek, looking for things
Footy
Australian Rules Football, or Rugby League
Four-Eyes
Person with glasses
Fred's
nerk Something imaginary
Freddo
Frog Slang for Alfred or Freddie
Freshy
Fresh water crocodile
Frisky
Fresh as in human
Frocks
Dresses, cloths
Fruit cake
Mentally unstable
Fruiterer
Greegrocer, Fruit seller
Full
Full as a boot... Drunk...under the weather
Full as shit
One who speaks absolute rubbish
Full of it
One who loves himself
Funny farm Mental
institution
Furpy
Lie, unfounded rumour
G
Game (to
be) Brave
Gooday
Greeting, could be morning, evening or night
Galah
Noisy, rude, silly
Gander (have a) Have a look
Gang Bang
Sexy Orgy
Garbo
Garbage man, rubbish remover also Garbologist
G'Day
Good day Most used Aussie expression
Gerrie
Geriatric, old person
Goat
Muck about, Goat about
Goanna
Australian native lizard, also piano
Gob
Mouth
God botherer
Door-to-door Bible basher
Goodonyer
(translation) Good on you, well done (not in cooking)
Good
nick Good condition
Goer (its a)
Definetly to happen
Good as gold
Perfect
Good or yer
Another common Aussie expression
Goog
Egg, boiled egg
Goose
Idiot, Silly goose
Greasy mop A cop, policeman
Greenie
Environmentalist
Gregory Peck Neck
Grog
Alcohol, beer
Grotty
Dirty
Grub
Food
Grizzle
Complain
Grouse
Very good, cool!
Gurgler
Plughole
H
Haggle
To argue about a price
Hapy as Larry Very
happy
Half your luck Congratulations
Hang on
Wait a minute, wait a tick
Hard case
Someone with closed mind
Hard yakka Hard
work, manual work
Hit the hay
Go to sleep
Holy-dooly
Suprise, surprise
Hooly dooly
Expression of surprise
Hoo-roo
See you later, goodbye, also 'Ooroo
Hotel
Pub, as long as the beer is flowing
Howzat
How's that, a cricket term
Humdinger
Excellent
Humpy
Bush dwelling, a shack
I
I be blowed
Expression of amazement
In good nick
Healthy, in good working condition
In the nick In
jail
Icypole
Frozen lolly water
Idiot
box
Television set
I-Tai
Italian
Ivories
Teeth
Ivories (tickle the) Play the piano
J
Jackaroo
Sheep or Cattle Station hand (cowboy)
Jack and Jill
Bill, normally money
Jack of it
Sick of it
Jack shit
Nothing
Jaffle
Camping toaster to toast sandwiches
Jerry
Petrol can, also a German
Jiffy
A short time, quickly
Jillaroo
Female jackaroo
Jimmy Brit
Shit
Jocks
Men's underpants
Joe Blake
Snake
Joe
Blow Any
person also Joe bloggs
Joey
Baby Kangaroo
John (the)
Toilet
Jumbuck Young sheep
K
Kark
it To
die, end of the line
Kicks
Entertainment, pastime
Kindie
Kindergarten
Kip
Piece of wood used during Two-up games
Knickers
Female underwear
Knock
Criticize
Knokkers
Lady's breast, Tits
Knock shop
House of prostitution, brothel
Knuckle sandwich Punch with fist
Kitty
Place for money Petty cask
L
Lair
A lout, a nuisance
Lav
Outside toilet
Leak
Urinate
Lash out
Spend. Generous
Lead-footed
Slow...to drag the feet
Lead-footed
also one who drives too fast
Lemon
Useless, bad
Limo
Limousine
Lingo
Language
Lippie
Lipstick
Liquid amber
Beer
Little
boys
Cocktail sausages
Loaf
Bludge, loafer
Lolly
Sweets, candy
Lolly water
Soft drink
Lousy
People with dead adders in their kicks.. (feeling lousy) sick
Lugs
Ears
Lurk
acket as in racketeer
Lurk
Successful as in "Good lurk"
M
Magpie
Collingwood supporter (Aussie rules football)
Mangy
Lousy
Manchester Bedroom Linen
Mate
Another very common Australian name
Metho drinker
Plonko, drunk
Middie
10 oz, Glass of beer
Mingy
Lousy, mean
Mo
Mustache
Mob
Croud, Mob of Galah, Weird Mob
Moolah
Food, tucker (sometimes money)
Mozzie
Mosquito
Mud cake Chocolate
cake
Mud pies The eyes
Mug
One that hasn't got a clue
Mutt
Mongrel, dog
Mulga (the)
The Bush, the ouitback
N
Nana (do your) Temper, to
loose your temper
Nap
A short sleep
Nappy
American Diaper
Narky
Short tempered
Neddie
A horse
Ned Kelly
Belly, stomack
Never
Never The outback, the bush
New Australian
Migrant (normally Southern European)
Nick off !
Go away!
Niggly
Irritable bad-tempered
Ning
Nong Idiot
Nipper
Small child
Nit
Nut, Ning-nong
Noggin
Head
No
worries It's
OK, it's fine!
Norks
Breasts
Not much chop Not very good
Nuggets
Man's testicles
Nude
nut
Bald head, or very short haircut
Nuddy
In the nude
Nulla Nulla
Wooden club used by the Australian Aborigines
Nut
Brainless
O
Ocker
Working class, common
Off
Gone "That beer is off mate...no head on it"
Offsider
Mate, best friend
Old cheese Mum, the
missus
Oldies
Parents
On the blink
Out of order, damaged
On the nose Smelly, bad odour
On Ya
Statement of encouragement
Oodles
Plenty (Oddles of Moolah) Plenty of food
Ooroo
Goodbye
Outback
Remote bush location
Oy
Hello, hey you
Ozzie
Australian, also spelt Aussie
P
Paddock
Field, Grazing ground
Party pooper
Spoil sport
Pat Malone
Alone
Pav
Pavlova, Australian sweet, desert
Pavement pizza Vomit
Pav
Pavlova, an Australian desrt, sweet
Perk
Trick ... to learn the perks
Perver
Lustful gazer
Pester
Annoy
Pig's bum
No way, Wrong
Piddle
dee Urinate
Piss
pot Drunk, alcoholic
Play possum
Play death, ignore
Play silly buggers Waste time, mess around
Plonk
Cheap grog, home-made wine
Pokies
Poker machines, slot or fruit machines
Pom
Short for pomegranate, Anglo Saxon
Pooped
Tired....Had it
Possie
Good position
Postie
Postman
Pot
10 oz Glass of beer
Pozzie
Seat, place
Prang
A car smash
Pub
Any Hotel that sell beer ... Auz. definition of Heaven
Punt
To have a go
Pussy
Vagina
Pussyfoot
Slow, taking things easy
Q
Quack
Doctor
Quackers
Ducks
Queen
A queer
Quickie
Quick drink normally beer , also refers to sex
Quid
Pound (money)
R
R.S.L.
Sunday's drinking hole
Rage
To party on
Rapt
Pleased, happy
Ratbag
Anyone who behaves foolishly
Rats
Tobruk soldiers
Reg Grundy
Undies, underwear
Rellies
Relatives
Ridgy-didge
Genuine, good guy
Ring-ins
To deceive by substitution. Relatives Of the same kind
Ringer
A sheep shearer
Ripper
Great, fantastic
Ripped off
Been cheated
Rip snorter
Great, Beauty
Roger
OK, fine
Roo
Kangaroo
Rooted
Tired
RS
Lousy. unworkable
Rubber cheque
Cheque that bounces back
Rugged
up
Well covered , overdressed
Run amuck
Go mad,also run foolishly
S
Sack
To terminate employment
Sack (hit the)
Go to sleep
Salvo
Salvation Army worker
Sandgrorper
A Western Australian
Schooner
Glass of beer
Screw
Make love???
Screw-up
Err, mistake
Scrub
The Bush
S.F.A
SWEET F@#@ All
Shades
Glasses ... prescription or sun glasses
Sheila
A young lady, Girl friend
Shirty
Offended .. Took it as an offence
Shonky
Suspect as in shonky deal
Shoot through
Leave , depart
Shout
Turn to by drinks : Your shout...your turn to get the drinks
Shut eye
Sleep
Sickie
Day off work, Sick pay, Australia's most common ailment
Silver spoon
The Moon
Singlet
Vest
Six-pack
Half a dozen beer cans
Slab
2 dozen beer cans/stubies pack
Sleep-out
Bungalow
Smackers
Money, dollars
Smoko
To have a quick break from work ( about a dozen a day)
Snake gully
Deserted outpost
Snag
Sausage
Sook
Spoiled child (also grown-up)
Spag
Spaghetti,also native of Italy
Sparky
Electrician
Spit the dummy Loose
temper
Spew
to get mad, upset, vomit
Sport
Stranger, Good Sport good guy
Spout (up the)
Pregnant
Spud
Potatoe
Sprung
Caught in the act
Spunky
Sexy
Square off
Appologise "squared of with the missus"
Squiz
Having a good look at something
Starkers
Naked
Strewth
Exclamation of surprice "Strewth that was a great mark!)
Stickybeak
Nosey person, busybody
Strides
Pair of trousers
Strife
Trouble, problem
Stubbies
Beer bottles , a handy size to fit in pocket
Stuffed
Very tired, exhausted
Sucked in
Conned in, tricked
Sunnies
Sunglasses
Suss
Suspicious
T
T.A.B.
Popular place for betting on dogs and horses
Tassie
Tasmania
Tea
Afternoon/Evening mealtime
Tee-up
Organise. make arrangement
Tied-up
Busy, unavailable
Thingo
Anything
Tiddle wink
A drink
Tiff
Fight, argument
Thongs
Flip-flops , sand shoes
Tinnie
Can of beer, lucky ie "he's a bit tinnie"
Togs
Clothing
Toey
Nervous , fidgety
Tomatoe sauce A horse
True
blue
Genuinely Australian, Aussie
Treeless
Bald, desert-head
Tub
Bath
Tucker
Food,
Tucker chute
Human mouth
Two-up
Traditional Australian Game using two coins
U
Uncle Ned
The bread
Undies
Underwear
Unreal
Excellent, great,. very real
Up the duff
Pregnant
Ute
Utility car, commercial van
V
Vegemite
Traditional Aussie sandwich spread (similar to Marmite)
Vegemite kid Aussie child
Veggies Vegetables
W
Walkabout
Disappeared, left, went missing
Wharfie
Dock-worker alao spelt "Warfy"
Willie
wag A
swag
Windies
West Indian Cricket Team
Wino
Alcoholic, drunk
Whinger
Moaner, as in bloody whinger
Witchetty grub Bush
tucker, Aboriginal food
Within cooee
Close by, near
Wog
Wealthy Oriental gentleman???
Wowser
Gambler
X
X
Excellent
X-rated
Adult material
Y
Yabber
Chat, sensless talk
Yabbie
Fresh water Cray
Yahoo
Noisy, rowdy person, similar to Galah
Yakker
Work, Hard yakker
Yobbo
Loudmouth
You beaut
You're great
Z
Zac
A small coin used to be the old sixpence
Ziff
Beard
Zip-up
Shut-up
Zonked Exhausted
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