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A Aerial pingpong: Australian Rules football Amber fluid: beer Ankle biter: small child Antipodes: places on exactly opposite sides of the earth Apples, she'll be: It'll be alright Arvo: afternoon Aussie (pron. Ozzie): Australian Aussie salute: brushing away flies with the hand Avos: avocados B Back of Bourke: a very long way away Bail out: depart, usually angrily Bail (somebody) up: to corner somebody physically Barbie: barbecue ("I'll throw some shrimp on the barbie") Banana bender: a person from Queensland Barrack: to cheer on (football team etc.) Bastard: term of endearment Battler: someone working hard and only just making a living Beaut, beauty: great, fantastic Big-note oneself: brag, boast Bikkie: biscuit (also "it cost big bikkies" - it was expensive) Billabong: an ox-bow river or watering hole Billy: large tin can used to boil water over a campfire for tea Bities: biting insects Bitzer: mongrel dog (bits of this and bits of that) Bizzo: business ("mind your own bizzo") Black Stump, beyond the: a long way away, the back of nowhere Bloke: man, guy Bloody: very (bloody hard yakka) Bloody oath!: that's certainly true Blow in the bag: have a breathalyzer test Blowie: blow fly Bludger: lazy person, layabout, somebody who always relies on other people to do things or lend him things Blue: fight ("he was having a blue with his wife") Blue, make a: make a mistake Bluey: pack, equipment, traffic ticket, redhead Bluey: blue cattle dog (named after its subtle markings) which is an excellent working dog. Everyone's favourite all-Aussie dog. Bodgy: of inferior quality Bonzer: great, ripper Boogie board: a hybrid, half-sized surf board Boomer: a large male kangaroo Booze bus: police vehicle used for catching drunk drivers Boozer: a pub Bored shitless: very bored Bottle shop: liquor shop Bourke Street, he doesn't know Christmas from: he's a bit slow in the head. (Bourke Street is a brightly lit Melbourne street) Brass razoo, he hasn't got a : he's very poor Brekkie: breakfast Brizzie: Brisbane, state capital of Queensland Brown-eyed mullet: a turd in the sea (where you're swimming!) Brumby: a wild horse Buckley's, Buckley's chance: no chance ("New Zealand stands Buckley's of beating Australia at football") Brick shit house, built like a: big strong bloke Buck's night: stag party, male gathering the night before the wedding Bull bar: stout bar fixed to the front of a vehicle to protect it against hitting kangaroos Bundy: brand of rum made in Bundaberg, Queensland Bunyip: mythical outback creature Bush: the hinterland, the Outback, anywhere that isn't in town Bushie: someone who lives in the Bush Bushranger: highwayman, outlaw B.Y.O.: unlicensed restaurant where you have to Bring Your Own grog, also similar party or barbecue C Cark it: to die, cease functioning Choke a darkie: defecate Chokkie: chocolate Chook: a chicken Chrissie: Christmas Christmas: see Bourke Street Chuck a sickie: take the day off sick from work when you're perfectly healthy Chunder: vomit Clayton's: fake, substitute Click: kilometre - "it's 10 clicks away" Cobber: friend Cockie: farmer. Also a cockatoo Cockroach: a person from New South Wales Coldie: a beer Come a gutser: make a bad mistake, have an accident Compo: Workers' Compensation pay Cooee, not within: figuratively a long way away, far off - England weren't within cooee of beating Australia at cricket Corroboree: an aboriginal dance festival Counter lunch: pub lunch Cozzie: swimming costume Cranky: in a bad mood, angry Cream (verb): defeat by a large margin Crook: sick, or badly made Crow eater: a person from South Australia Cut lunch: sandwiches Cut snake, mad as a: very angry D Dag: a funny person, nerd, goof Daks: trousers Damper: bread made from flour and water Deadset: true, the truth Dero: tramp, hobo, homeless person (from "derelict") Digger: a soldier Dill: an idiot Dinkum, fair dinkum: true, real, genuine ("I'm a dinkum Aussie"; "is he fair dinkum?") Dinky-di: the real thing, genuine Dipstick: a loser, idiot Dob (somebody) in: inform on somebody. Hence dobber, a tell-tale Docket: a bill, receipt Doco: documentary Dog: unattractive woman Dole bludger: Somebody on social assistance when unjustified Donger: penis Doodle: penis Doozey: something very pleasant Down Under: Australia and New Zealand Drink with the flies: to drink alone Drongo: a dope, stupid person Drum: information, tip-off ("I'll give you the drum") Duffer, cattle: rustler Dummy, spit the: get very upset at something Dunny: outside lavatory Dunny rat, cunning as a: very cunning Durry: cigarette E Earbashing: nagging, non-stop chatter Esky: large insulated food/drink container for picnics, barbecues etc. Exy: expensive F Fair dinkum: True, genuine Fair go: a chance ("give a bloke a fair go") Flake: shark's flesh (sold in fish & chips shops) Footy: Australian Rules football Fossicking: searching, rummaging ("fossicking through the kitchen drawers") Freckle: anus Fruit loop: fool Full: drunk G Galah: fool, named after the bird of the same name which flies south in the winter - a bloody silly thing to do in the Southern Hemisphere Garbo, garbologist: municipal garbage collector G'Day: hello! Give it a burl: try it, have a go Good oil: useful information, a good idea, the truth Good on you: good for you, well done Greenie: environmentalist Grog: liquor, beer ("bring your own grog, you bludger") Grouse (adj.): great, terrific, very good Gyno: gynaecologist H Hoon: hooligan Hooroo: goodbye (ⓒ Don Burke) Hotel: often just a pub Hottie: hot water bottle I Icy pole: popsicle, lollypop J Jackaroo: a male station hand (a station is a big farm/grazing property) Jillaroo: a female station hand Joey: baby kangaroo Journo: journalist Jumbuck: sheep K Kelpie: Australian sheepdog originally bred from Scottish collie Kero: kerosene Kindie: kindergarten Knock: to criticise Knock back: refusal (noun), refuse (transitive verb) Knocker: somebody who criticises L Larrikin: a bloke who is always enjoying himself, harmless prankster Lippy: lipstick Liquid laugh: vomit Lob, lob in: drop in to see someone ("the rellies have lobbed") Lollies: sweets, candy London to a brick: absolute certainty ("it's London to a brick that taxes won't go down") Loo: toilet Lucky Country, The: Australia, where else? Lurk: illegal or underhanded racket M Mate: buddy, friend Mate's rate, mate's discount: cheaper than usual for a "friend" Metho: methylated spirits Mexican: a person from south of the (Queensland) border Mickey Mouse: excellent, very good Middy: 285 ml beer glass in New South Wales Milk bar: corner shop that sells takeaway food Milko: milkman Mob: group of people, not necessarily troublesome Mob: family or herd (?) of kangaroos Mongrel: despicable person Mozzie: mosquito Muddy: mud crab (a great delicacy) Mug: friendly insult ("have a go, yer mug"), gullible person Mull: grass (the kind you smoke) Mull up: roll a joint and smoke it N Naughty, have a: have sex Never Never: the Outback, centre of Australia Nipper: young surf lifesaver No-hoper: somebody who'll never do well Not the full quid: not bright intellectually Nuddy, in the: naked O Ocker: an unsophisticated person Offsider: an assistant, helper Oldies: parents - "I'll have to ask my oldies" O.S.: overseas ("he's gone O.S.") Outback: interior of Australia Oz: Australia! P Pash: passion, infatuation Pav: Pavlova - a rich, creamy Australian dessert Perve (noun & verb): looking lustfully at the opposite sex Piece of piss: easy task Pig's arse!: I don't agree with you Piker: Someone who doesn't want to fit in with others socially, leaves parties early Piss: beer. Hence "hit the piss", "sink some piss" Plonk: cheap wine Pokies: poker machines, fruit machines Polly: politician Pom, pommy: an Englishman Pommy bastard: an Englishman Port: suitcase (portmanteau) Postie: postman, mailman Pot: 285 ml beer glass in Queensland: position - get a good pozzy at the football stadium Prezzy: present, gift Q Quid, make a: earn a living - "are you making a quid?" Quid, not the full: of low IQ R Rage: party Rage on: to continue partying - "we raged on until 3am" Rapt: pleased, delighted Reckon!: you bet! Absolutely! Rego: vehicle registration Rellie: family relative Ridgy-didge: original, genuine Right: okay ("she'll be right, mate") Ripper: great, fantastic Road train: big truck with many trailers Roo: kangaroo Root: sexual intercourse Rooted: broken, tired Ropeable: very angry Rotten: drunk ("I went out last night and got rotten") Rubbish: to criticize S Salvos, the: Salvation Army, bless them Salute, Aussie: brushing flies away Sandgroper: a person from Western Australia Sanger: a sandwich Schooner: large beer glass Scratchy: instant lottery ticket Servo: petrol station Shark biscuit: somebody new to surfing Sheila: a woman She'll be right: it'll turn out okay Shonky: dubious, underhanded. E.g. a shonky practice, shonky business etc. Shoot through: to leave Shout: turn to buy - a round of drinks usually ("it's your shout") Sickie: day off sick from work (chuck a sickie=take the day off sick from work when you're perfectly healthy!) Skite: boast, brag Slab: a carton of 24 bottles or cans of beer Sleepout: house verandah converted to a bedroom Smoko: smoke or coffee break Sook: person or animal who is soft, tame, inoffensive. Hence sooky (adj.) Snag: a sausage Spag bol: spaghetti bolognese Spit the dummy: get very upset at something Sprung: caught doing something wrong Spunk: a good looking person (of either sex) Station: a big farm/grazing property Stickybeak: nosy person Stuffed, I'll be: expression‎ of surprise Stuffed, I feel: I'm tired Strewth: exclamation, mild oath ("Strewth, that Chris is a bonzer bloke") Strides: trousers Strine: Australian slang and pronunciation Stubby: a beer bottle Stubby holder: polystyrene insulated holder for a stubby Sunbake: sunbathe Sunnies: sunglasses Surfies: people who go surfing - usually more often than they go to work! Swaggie: swagman Swagman: tramp, hobo T Tall poppies: successful people Taswegian: a person from Tasmania Technicolor yawn: vomit Tee-up: to set up an appointment Tely: Television, T.V Thingo: Wadjamacallit, thingummy, whatsit Thongs: cheap rubber backless sandals Tickets, to have on oneself: to have a high opinion of oneself Tinny: can of beer, small aluminium boat Togs: swim suit Too right!: definitely! Top End: far north of Australia Truckie: truck driver True blue: patriotic Tucker: food Tucker-bag: food bag Turps: turpentine, alcoholic drink Turps, hit the: go on a drinking binge Two up: gambling game played by spinning two coins simultaneously U Uni: university Unit: flat, apartment Up oneself: have a high opinion of oneself - "he's really up himself" Ute: utility vehicle V Veg out: relax in front of the TV (like a vegetable) Vedgies: vegetables Vejjo: vegetarian Vee dub: Volkswagen W Waggin' school: playing truant Walkabout, it's gone: it's lost, can't be found Whinge: complain White pointers: topless (female) sunbathers Wobbly: excitable behaviour ("I complained about the food and the waiter threw a wobbly") Wog: flu or trivial illness Woop Woop: invented name for any small unimportant town - "he lives in Woop Woop" Wowser: straight-laced person, prude, puritan, spoilsport X XXXX: pronounced Four X, brand of beer made in Queensland Y Yabber: talk (a lot) Yakka: work (noun) Yewy: u-turn in traffic ("chuck a yewy at the next traffic lights") Yobbo: an uncouth person Youse: