Definitely used as an expression of luck vs skill as in that was pure arse. bush pig = Someone with little or no manners, a badly-behaved person. a few cents short of a dollar = [See the entry: a few sandwiches short of a picnic.]. A goog is an egg (which tend to be very full inside). opinions are like arseholes, everyones got one = A phrase used to denigrate someones opinion. Aussie = [2] Australia, or something from Australia; e.g. She bottled her boyfriend in a spat, He seems really angry, it looks like hes going to bottle someone. Look at that bloke; hes almost falling over; hes blotto. ], Widgies = Females involved in an uncouth and loutish 1950s youth sub-culture. 2. to withdraw in a cowardly manner from (a contest, a dare, the riding of a large wave, etc. I hope your chooks turn into emus and kick your dunny down (referring to an outdoor dunny, an outside toilet). lemonade, cola); sometimes the term is used to specifically refer to coloured soft drinks. ARSE: 2 Equivalent to tail (U.S.): sexual access to women; THE GOOD FORTUNE this implies. Heritage, history, and heroes; literature, legends, and larrikins. So, that's why we simply define slang as very informal language or specific words used by a group of people. 125 Australian Slang Words & Phrases A Cold One - Beer Accadacca - How Aussies refer to Australian band ACDC Ankle Biter - Child Arvo - Afternoon ( S'Arvo - this afternoon!) was fired; got the sack), bullshit = A term which is used to refer to a lie, to something said that is disagreed with, or to a situation that is disagreed with), e.g. He caught the wog (stomach bug). bodgy = Something of dubious worth, e.g. Far from it - Australian slang has influenced the English language around the world, just as Australian culture has been transported to the world by comedians such as Barry Humphries, TV shows . I tried to learn algebra, but I couldnt get a handle on it. dead-set. rough as guts = Someone who appears to be uncouth, uncultured, and lacking social refinement, e.g. hes an arsey bastard. Similar to buggered, shattered, stonkered. bushranger = A criminal of the 19th century who lived in the bush and robbed people, especially travelers. But it s all right for her, she s got a whole smorgasbord selection of classic spunk Contemporary slang . Beg yours? Similar to the term town bike, e.g. Similar to faffing around. all over bar the shouting = A reference to something which is not yet finished, but where the outcome is certain. Poetry and songs, 1901-1954 A Bondi tram (Sydney)shoot through like a Bondi tram = To depart very quickly, to move fast, e.g. Thorpedo = Ian Thorpe, the famous swimmer. However, when I look at his second meaning, this seems to cover your given usage: Davo = David. he got angry and he clocked him; presumably from hitting someone across the dial (dial being slang for face, as the face of a clock is called a dial). They had a real stoush at the back of the pub. Ankle Biter (Aussie slang for 'child') Billy (slang for 'Outback teapot') Straya (slang for 'Australia') True Blue (slang for 'genuinely Australian') bathers = Swimming costume; also known as a cossie (short for costume:, i.e. faffing around = Wasting time, dawdling, mucking about, doing little of nothing. Cockney rhyming slang, more than Australian? crook = [2] To attack or abuse, to go crook at someone, e.g. hollow legs = A reference to someone who is very hungry, or someone who is eating a lot, e.g. Some are in current widespread use, whilst others are not; some may be derived or taken from overseas slang, but most are unique to Australia. The phrase is based on spunky in the sense of spirited, and is influenced also by spunk in the sexual sense. they became great friends, they got on like a house on fire. pissed = [2] An abbreviation of pissed off, i.e. bog in = To tuck into food, or to eat food with gusto, e.g. The next-door-neighbour wasnt feeling so hot yesterday, then he carked it last night, My car engine has been acting up, I think its about to cark it. Sheila. Winfield Blue cigarettes), swears a lot, drinks beer a lot, and has a mullet haircut. While Aussies speak English, the dialect and accent are unique to them. stonkered = Very tired, exhausted. Auntie = A reference to the ABC (originally the Australian Broadcasting Commission, later renamed the Australian Broadcasting Corporation). The full phrase is Fair suck of the saveloy, but saveloy has long since been shortened to sav (a saveloy is a seasoned pork sausage). Gropers = An abbreviated form of Sandgropers, i.e. Also rendered as Cabbage Staters or Cabbage Patchers. bookie = A bookmaker (professional betting men who accept bets at racetracks). Raymond, I am familiar with this phrase from as long as I can remember growing up in country SA especially common on the footy field! Can also be spelt as Brizzie. Someone stole his bike and he chucked a wobbly. wuss = Someone who is cowardly, usually referring to males. blind Freddie = A phrase used in comparison to establish something that is obvious or easy, e.g. Early music (videos) no worries = Not a problem, its all okay, everything is fine. awkward as a Chow on a bike = Acting in an awkward manner; from a negative reference to a Chinese person on a bike. scab = Someone who works whilst their fellow employees are on strike, someone who takes over a strikers job, non-union labour used as strike-breakers. On the other side of the coin, a man is known as a bloke. spunk rat spunk.nl spunked spunkie spunkier Spunkier spunkiest Spunkiest spunk in English dictionary . bum steer = Given the wrong information, received the wrong directions, misled. Fair go, mate! as a demand for fair treatment. He glassed that bloke at the bar, Watch out, hes nasty, he might glass you. Gday cobber! (a greeting used by an older generation of Australians)A collection of Australian slang words and phrases. In the Australian context Asian usually refers to someone of East Asian ethnicity (from China, Japan, Korea, etc. Topics See: IAC list on Trove. Davo, Jacko, Johno, Robbo, Stevo, and Tommo (David, Jack, John, Robert, Steve, and Tom). Davo, Jacko, Johno, Robbo, Stevo, and Tommo (David, Jack, John, Robert, Steve, and Tom). Am I ever gonna to see your face again? great grey migration, the = When, in the winter season, thousands of retired Australians (grey hairs) from the southern states travel to Queensland for a holiday. rubber = An eraser (i.e. See: IAC list on Trove. See: IAC list on Trove. By Kate Burridge and Howard Manns, from the School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics. If it was connected with Strachan, it could date back to his Skyhooks days (beginning in the 1970s), or it could even be connected to his fame as host of the TV childrens show Shirls Neighbourhood (1979-1983). We fanged it out of there. A Ace! Hes filthy on her for flirting with his brother, Shes filthy on him for spending the night at the pub; similar to dirty on. Aussie salute - brushing away flies with your hand. he did the dirty on her; similar to filthy on. I think that blokes been out in the sun for too long, hes acting troppo, Watch out, hes gone troppo! Derived from the phrase tropical fever, used during the Second World War, when Australian soldiers in the Pacific theatre believed that long exposure to the heat and tropical conditions could make someone go mad. No budgie smugglers ? not much chop = Not very good, e.g. Bodgies were regarded as uncouth louts. Yeah? bewdy = An exclamation regarding something that is great, e.g. clippie = A tram conductor (who would clip tram tickets, using a hole punch). Derived from the practice of young male Aborigines going walkabout, heading off into the wilderness, to live alone for several months, as a rite of passage. Derived from beautiful. connie = A tram conductor (now outdated, since the removal of conductors from the trams in Melbourne). Similar to a few cents short of a dollar, a few sandwiches short of a picnic, a few sangers short of a barbie, and a couple of lamingtons short of a CWA meeting. dropkick = Someone who is dumb or an idiot. Pozzy : position. like a bandicoot on a burnt ridge = Someone who is very alone. My TV wont work anymore, its cactus! (its cactus is similar to its carked it). use your loaf = Use your head, think clearly, e.g. beer oclock = A way of saying that its time for a beer. Thats beaut, mate!, You beaut!, What a beaut!, or You bewdy!; may be called out when something good happens. Similar to the phrase Shell be right. chink = A Chinese person; usually considered derogatory. he missed crashing into the truck by a bees dick, he was a bees dick away from being sacked. Marie E. J. Pitt 4) Cant bear em: how GPS is helping to track drop bears, The Conversation block. chockers = [See the entry: chockablock.]. Mu no wuckin furries = Not a problem; an adaptation of No fuckin worries. These are common words and phrases that have become iconic to Australians. schoolies = The school leavers end of year celebrations, as in Schoolies Week. (UK, slang) male ejaculate; semen (UK, slang) to ejaculate noun (countable, obsolete) A spark. Get yer hand off it, mate, Australian slang is not dying. Im working on a farm, earning a crust, What do you do for a crust? (derives from the association of the term bread with money). Get your laughing gear around that sanger. as miserable as a bandicoot, as poor as a bandicoot. fair dinkum = Genuine, authentic, on the level, e.g. cossie = An abbreviation of swimming costume, i.e. Excuse me, digger, how do I get to the next town? Derived from World War One army slang, when the soldiers referred to each other as digger. bikkies = Biscuits (cookies in American terminology); can also be spelt as bickies. dead marine = An empty beer bottle (possibly of US origin or reference thereto). Yeah, bloody oath it is, mate!. Australian Slang Choose one of the words below and make any personal question you like out of it. havent got a brass razoo = Being poor; a reference to a (non-existent) worthless coin, e.g. true blue = Someone or something that is genuinely Australian or very Australian. Usually used regarding men. Thesaurus. go bag your head = Telling someone to rack off (telling someone to go away), usually while in a dispute or disagreement. sanger = A sandwich. A list of significant Australiana In the last race, he just bolted it in. = An advertising slogan for Bonox drink; subsequently used in a jocular teasing fashion to give hitchhikers false hope of getting a lift, e.g. bloods worth bottling = A compliment, e.g. noun (uncountable) Touchwood . Ive just done a 12 hour shift, and Im completely buggered. Snag. Excuse me, say again? cant be bothered = Dont feel like doing something, not in the mood to do something, cant be arsed, e.g. Its 12 Ks to the nearest petrol station. The phrase was made up by Australian comedian Barry Humphries, to use in his Barry McKenzie cartoon strip in Private Eye (UK), e.g. King Gee = A successful clothing brand in Australia; the phrase King Gee was a slang expression referring to the reigning monarch of the time, King George V, hence King G (King Gee) was slang for the tops or the greatest. parma = A parmigiana. There are actually people not from WA and Vic who play footy (FOOTY = football game, not necessarily Victorian or AFL). there was someone running round like a chook with its head cut off, yelling blue murder, so to speak (The Bulletin, 10 February 1960, p. 33). dong = To hit or punch, e.g. Ned Kelly: Australian bushranger point the bone = To wish ill upon someone; from the practice of Aboriginal witch doctors, who would point a bone at someone in order to place a curse upon them. bloke. thongs - flip-flops. first cab off the rank = To be the first to take advantage of an opportunity; similar to first in, best dressed; from getting the first taxi cab from a queue of taxis (a taxi rank). Aussie Slang. coon = Derogatory name for Aborigines (from the American usage regarding Negros). Out of a Cornflakes packet? [See the entry: havent got a brass razoo.]. gutless wonder = A coward, i.e. Distinct from the British term stinker, which refers to someone who is not very nice. Sheila initially was how Aussies would refer to Irish women, but eventually the name stuck as slang for women in general. Spunk Rat (noun) (Australian slang): An attractive person (usually male). She went crook at him when she found out that he ate all the chocolates. He was skiting about how good he is at footy. frog and toad = Rhyming slang for road, e.g. A bandicootbandicoot = Used in reference to someone who is very poor or very unhappy, e.g. Im going to see the relos at Christmas. To subject (a person) to a torrent of words; to talk at great length to; to harangue. chook = A chicken (whether cooked, uncooked, on the farm, or located elsewhere). Also rendered as parmi or parmo. Derived from the hard life of a dingo, who may not always find it easy to obtain food. annoyed, irked. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. spunk rat n Australian a sexually attractive young person. Relatively often rendered as You little ripper! (during the 1980s it was commonly used in the phrase Ripper, Rita!, which was used in a television advertisement). Sandgropers = Western Australians. he was flat out like a lizard drinking to get the project completed on time; similar to flat chat. blower = Telephone, e.g. Scabs are also known as blacklegs. The Macquarie Australian Slang Dictionary James Lambert, 2004 Sydney: Macquarie Library Introduction The words Aussie and slang go together like swagman and billy, like bloke and sheila, like fair dinkum and true blue. dillybag = A small bag, from the Aboriginal term for a bag or basket. Fair suck of the sav, give him a chance. office bike = A woman who is sexually active with many men, i.e. Can also refer to someone who is perceived to be a bit mad or crazy. bugger = [1] Damn. go south til your hat floats = A relatively polite way of telling someone to go drown themselves, e.g. First Fleeter = Someone who arrived in Australia on the First Fleet, or one of their descendants. Distinct from the word nanna, which means grandmother. Also spelt ooroo. The term contains an implied insult, by being a reference to the time when Tasmania was known as Van Diemens Land, when it was still taking in convicts from Britain (the island, discovered by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, was originally named after Anthony van Diemen). Not to be confused with BS. Singular: cocky. Ah spewin mate, cant believe she took the last roll.. Speewah = Somewhere very far away. He looks a bit down in the mouth; hes about as happy as a bastard on Fathers Day. someone who doesnt work very hard, or doesnt work at all. BYO = An acronym for Bring Your Own, originally regarding alcoholic drinks but now also used for other items. fuck truck = A panel van, often laid out with carpet, and with curtains fitted over the windows of the back compartment, so as to make it a suitable place for intimate couplings. Similar to mucking around. bloody oath = Too right, thats the truth, an affirmation of a truth, e.g. The Gabba = A reference to the cricket ground in Wooloongabba, Queensland. An exclamation of frustration, annoyance, or angst over a negative occurrence; e.g. blow-in = An uninvited newcomer, a recent arrival, someone who is not really a part of the group; the term is usually derogative, being a reference to something that has just been blown in by the wind; e.g. Well, drink Bonox!. clucky = Refers to a woman who is showing interest in babies, or in having a baby, from the clucking of a mother hen over her chicks. Meaning everything will be alright. Would you like a googy egg? (can also be spelt googie egg). smoko = Smoking break (by extension, it can refer to a tea break for non-smokers). bolt it in = To win easily, or to win by a great distance, e.g. Dryblower Murphy Shes been in bed with a wog (referring to someone being ill, but with a double entendre of being in bed with a person of Southern European or Mediterranean extraction). filthy on = To be unhappy with someone, e.g. FAQ = Acronym for Fair Average Quality; not normally used now, especially as it would be confused with the modern acronym of FAQ, meaning Frequently Asked Questions. pissed to the eyeballs = Very drunk, e.g. Aussie slang for "sandwich". Other variations included spunk bubble and spunkette. Less common alternatives are sammo, sammie, and sango. Dont be a silly billy. Your email address will not be published. A greeting used by an older generation of Australians. Similar to the phrase Up shit creek without a paddle. Shes the town bike. If your brains were dynamite they wouldnt part your hair = Derogatory phrase, inferring that someone is not very smart. Youre useless, you should go south til your hat floats. bog = Toilet (crapper, dunny, loo, shitter, water closet). She bangs like a dunny door. Look at that sheila burping, farting, and carrying on; geez, shes as rough as guts. Singular: Skip. smoko - cigarette break. A Claytons campaign (the campaign you have when youre not having a campaign). Coathanger, the = A humourous name for the Sydney Harbour Bridge (a reference to the bridge being perceived as being in the shape of a coathanger). But it s all right for her, she s got a whole smorgasbord selection of classic spunk Contemporary slang, spunk-rat Australian Slang sexually attractive person English dialects glossary, spunk n 1a. My belief of that usage is that it means something like PUSHY, perhaps RUDE, perhaps ill-mannered. bundle = A lot of money, a bundle of money, e.g. bitumen = A tarred road; from the bitumen used on roads. apples = Shell be apples, Its apples, or Everythings apples. Folk music and bush music (videos) Fremantle Doctor = The cool breeze that blows in to Fremantle and Perth in the evenings. A dingos breakfast has been described as a piss and a look around [ref.] John Smith: dumb one day, stupid the next. Shes such a great woman, her bloods worth bottling; hence the term bottler. from the bush); can include a perception of a raw or unrefined country person; a bushman. ); pike out. compo = Workers compensation, also known as workers comp. Rather less imaginatively, they are also called 'ballhuggers'. Captain James CookCaptain Cook = Rhyming slang for look, e.g. Queensland: beautiful one day, perfect the next = An advertising catch phrase for the Queensland tourist industry. knock your block off = To hit someone in the head, e.g. gday cobber = Another way to say Hello mate or Good day to you, my friend. = A question asking as to someones state of wellbeing, meaning How are you going? or How are you today?, Howzit goin? Taken from the rhyming slang apples and spice for nice. Singular: ankle biter. Contents 1 Episode guide 1.1 Season 1: 1995 1.2 Season 2: 1996 1.3 Season 3: 1997 Wikipedia, Meet the Feebles Theatrical release poster Directed by Peter Jackson Produced by Wikipedia, Darkwing Duck s intertitle Genre Animated series Format Action/Adventure Wikipedia. Like, point Percy at the porcelain? (Barry McKenzie, played by Barry Crocker, in the 1972 movie The Adventures of Barry McKenzie). Person, usually a male. Knowing Your Australian Slang When planning a trip down under, be prepared for a colorful new vernacular. Ill do you!; also as do over, e.g. Charles Harpur Now youve broken it; good onya, idiot. Account & Lists Returns & Orders. He fell when walking down the sand dune at the beach, and went A over T. Its 25 clicks to the RV (RV refers to a rendezvous). Send her down, Hughie! spewin = Angry, very upset, not very happy, e.g. Emma Chisit = A reference to the Australian pronounciation of How much is it?; based upon an allegedly true incident in which an author, at a book signing, was handed a book by a customer, who asked How much is it?, and the author signed the book with the message To Emma Chisit. Shooting the moon [short story by Henry Lawson], Timeline of Australian history and culture, Calendar of Australian history and culture, Significant events and commemorative dates. Are you for real?). Core of My Heart [My Country, poem by Dorothea Mackellar, 24 October 1908] Hes a dinky-di Australian; similar to true blue. Derived from the gold rush days, when people fossicked for gold. being selected to join a team or group). Bazza, Gazza, and Shazza (Barry, Gary, and Sharon). I have a vague recollection that it is an aussie variation of pulling the rabbit out of the hat and a shortened version of . blue = [1] A disagreement or fight, e.g. It includes words and meanings that have originated in Australia, that have a greater currency here than elsewhere, or that have a special significance in Australian history. Can also be used in a general sense when speaking to someone, e.g. dry as a nuns nasty = Very dry, or very thirsty, e.g. Hes a dead-set drongo. 3) Dropbear Warning, Cowra Guardian Similar to a nosey parker, the latter phrase being apparently British in origin, possibly referring to Matthew Parker (1504-1575), Archbishop of Canterbury, who was known for poking his nose into the activities of his priests. The Man from Ironbark [poem by Banjo Paterson] He sounds like a bit of a bolshie, Just listen to him, hes a bolshie. used to describe somebody who has attitude, who has a presence. Little Johnny (John Howard)Little Johnny = John Howard (Prime Minister of Australia, 1996-2007), who was tagged in the media as little Johnny Howard (although at 59, or 175cm, he was about average height; Howard was taller than Prime Minister Bob Hawke, who never received the somewhat derogatory nickname of little, even though Hawke stood at 57, or 170cm). its all over Red Rover = Indicating the finish of something, e.g. arced up = A reference to someone being angry or upset, e.g. big smoke = The city (can be used to refer to any big city). sus it out = Check it out, check on something, look at something, investigate, e.g. shattered = Very tired, exhausted. fossick = Look for something. berko = To go berserk, to be really angry and out of control; e.g. galah = Someone who is regarded as a fool or an idiot; e.g. Distinct from the slang word lolly, used in Europe and the USA, which refers to an under-age girl (derived from the movie Lolita, made in 1962 and re-made in 1997). Anglos = Those of British ethnic descent. that cake was massive, it was gi-normous; can also be spelt as ginormous. Plate, bring a : Instruction to bring a plate of food to a party. K = Kilometer (abbreviation), e.g. Hes got hollow legs. See the following list: https://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=132374 Have a bo peep at that over there. Woop Woop = Somewhere very far away. The phrase is based on spunky in the sense of spirited, and is influenced also by spunk in the sexual sense. popular as a Jew in Germany = A reference to someone who is not very popular; e.g. Another boatload of refos landed on the north coast yesterday. curry = To attack or abuse, to give someone curry, e.g. Also spelt hooroo. chin wag = Talk, gossip, chat, usually refers to a conversation of some length regarding matters of little importance, e.g. The information for the entry bangs like a dunny door has now been expanded. 125 Common Australian Slang Words, Terms and Phrases 1. beyond the Black Stump = Somewhere that is far away from civilisation. Vandemonians = Tasmanians. blotto = A reference to someone who is very drunk, e.g. dig = An abbreviation of digger (meaning friend, cobber, mate). give it a burl = To have a go at doing something, to attempt to do something, e.g. swimming costumes); also rendered as the Great Aussie Cossie. Apple Isle = Tasmania. Weve been here too long, its time to hit the frog and toad. Similar to buggered, knackered, stonkered. ankle biters = Young children. Banana Benders = Queenslanders; as Queensland is the state where a lot of bananas are grown, being located in the tropical area of Australia. flat out like a lizard drinking = Working very hard, e.g. bite your bum = An emphatic way of telling someone No! or disagreeing with them, e.g. bottler = Someone who is really good. Ring the rattlesnake? go walkabout = To disappear, to go off somewhere, especially unexpectedly. Can also be used regarding non-human subjects. pull your head in = Shut up and mind your own business. or a piss, a scratch and a good look around (SMH, 19 April 2017). Similar to the phrase not worth a brass razoo. Top Enders = People from the Northern Territory; Territorians. Everyone turns up in their vehicles, there's a raging party and they sleep/pass out in their swags, alone or if the night has worked out well, with company. 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