| Ace - Excellent,
very good. |
| Aggro - angry or
annoyed |
| Akubra
- A type of Aussie hat |
| Ankle-biter
- child |
| She's apples
- It will be right, or it's OK. |
| Arvo -
The afternoon |
| Av-a-go-yer-mug -
Give it a try. |
| Back of Bourke
- The middle of nowhere! |
| Bangers -
sausages or snags |
| Barbie -
B.B.Q. |
| Barney -
argument or fight |
| Battler
- someone who struggles financially |
| Big bik-kies - costs
a lot |
| Big-Note -
brag or boast |
| Big Smoke - big
city, as in 'go to the big smoke' |
| Billabong -
waterhole or place to drink |
| Billy - a tin used
to boil water for tea when camping. |
| Bities - Biting
insects - fly's mozzies - spiders etc |
| Bloke - guy,
man. |
| Blow-in
- newcomer who has just arrived. |
| Blowie - a
fly |
| Bludger - a lazy
person |
| Booze Bus - a police
vehicle used for random breath testing. |
| Brek-kie - first
meal of the day. |
| Bush Telegraph -
heard it on the grapevine or by word of mouth. |
| Bush tucker -
food gathered from the bush |
| Cactus -
broken as in the washing machine is cactus. |
| Captain Cook - a
look |
| Chin Wag -
have a talk or chat, or a natter. |
| Chippy - A
carpenter |
| Chip of the old block
- just like his dad |
| Chook - chicken or
domestic fowl |
| Chrissie -
Christmas |
| Chuck a spas - angry
or out of control |
| Chuck a U-ie - Make
a U-turn, 180 degrees. |
| The Coat Hanger -
Sydney Harbour Bridge |
| Couch Potato -
someone who lays around watching t.v. |
| Crash - to go to
sleep usually at someone else's house. |
| Crook -
sick |
| Green around the gills -
sick, unwell |
| Cuppa - cup of tea
or coffee |
| Dag - an idiot or an
unfashionable person |
| Daks - men's or boys
pants |
| Ear-bashing -
non-stop talking |
| Fair Dinkum -
honest, good, truthful, for real. |
| G'day - hello, or
same as good day |
| Good-on-yer-mate -
Good for you - well done - congratulations. |
| Hard Yakka -
hard work |
| Idiot box -
television |
| Lippie -
lipstick |
| Macca's - McDonald's
or the golden arches |
| Mozzie -
mosquito |
| Great aussie salute -
to shoo away a fly with your hand. |
| No Worries -
not a problem, it's OK, everything's
fine. |
| Ocker
- Unsophisticated person |
| Pozzie
- position, seat, spot. |
| Shoot Through -
leave |
| Storm-Stick -
umbrella |
| Tee-Up -
Organise something or make an appointment. |
| Thongs -
flip-flops |
| True blue -
Genuinely Australian - original, one of a kind,
patriotic |
| Tub
- have a bath |
| Uni -
University |
| Ute -
pick-up truck |
| Veg Out -
relax |
| What-da-ya-know
- phrase used to open a conversation. |
| Yarn
- tell a story |
| Go on - get out of
here, you're kidding me. |
| How's it going - how
are you |
| Have a rik-a-poodley-
have a look at that |
| Trouble and strife -
wife |
| On ya bike - get out
of here |
| Pop round - come and
visit |
| Bangers and mash -
sausages and mashed potatoes |
| Top stuff mate -
good |
| You little beaudy -
fantastic |
| Bluey - someone who
had red hair |
| Chucking a wobbly -
temper tantrum |
| Give it a whirl
Murl- give it a try |
| Right as rain-
absolutely fine |
| Dumpin' down -
raining hard, pouring. |
| Jumper-
sweater |
| Sloppy Joe - sweat
shirt |
| Trackie dacs -
tracksuit pants |
| Runners - running
shoes |
| Nappy -
diaper |
| Dummy -
pacifer |
| biscuit -
cookie |
| lollies -
candy |
| Fizzy -
soda |
| Tomato sauce -
ketchup |
| Loo -
toilet |
| Cot - a babies bed
with rails |
| Jelly -
jello |
| Jam - jelly or
spreadable fruit |
| scones-
biscuits |
| Doona -
comforter |
| Aussie - native
Australian (pronunced ozzie) |
| Cozzies- swimming
bathers |
| Telly -
television |
| Footy - Aussie rules
football |
| Boot - car
trunk |
| bonnet - hood or
babies hat |
| Cardy or cardigan -
knitted sweater that buttons up the front |
| Dunny -
toilet |
| undies - nickers,
underpants. |
| few sheep loose in the
top paddock - not quite right in the head. |
| bush- forrest,
woods |
| bushwalk -
hike |
| paddock bashing - to
drive around a paddock in an old car. |
| little blighter -
little rascal |
| stuffed - really
tired |
| nanna nap- little
sleep |
| 40 winks - little
nap |
| She'll be right mate
- everything will be fine |
| Nah - no
mate |
| Goodo - alright then
said as a joke |
| Righty-o- alright
then said as a joke |
| Whatever you reckon -
alright then said as a joke |
| Whatever you thinks a
fair thing - alright then said as a joke |
| Struth - It's the
truth. |
| Talking to Ruth on the
porcelain telephone- vomiting into the loo. |
| Got the trots -
diahhroea and constantly running to the loo. |
| Knock off for a smoko
- stop for a break |
| Sanga-
sandwich |
| Crikey - oh my
goodness |
| Goodness gracious -
oh my goodness |
| Onya mate - good on
you |
| Having a yarn -
talking |
| Inkling - an
idea |
| Wagging - skipping
school |
| Biro -
pen |
| Textas - felt
pens |
| Roughing it - going
without luxuries usually when camping. |
| Sparkie -
electrician |
| Take a hike - get
out of here |
| petrol -
gas |
| letting fluffy off the
chain - pass wind |
| Sheila - aussie
woman |
| Dunno mate - I don't
know |
| wouldn't have a clue -
I don't know |
| It beats me - I
don't know |
| Well if my name isn't
Wallaby Ted- I didn't know that! |
| And Bob's your uncle -
it's working after it's been broken. |
| Now we're cooking with
gas - now it's working |
| Sure you would -
yeah, whatever! |
| Strike me pink -
yeah, whatever! |
| Stone the crows -
goodness me |
| Running around
like a chook with it's head cut off - very busy |
| Busier than a one
armed taxi (cab) driver with cramps - very busy. |
| Strike a light -
goodness me |
| Starve the lizzards -
goodness me |
| Twiddling your thumbs
- wasting time |
| Tiddly winks -
wasting time doing nothing |
| Don't have a kitten -
don't stress about nothing |
| You'll be singing 'til
the cows come home- you'll be waiting forever. |
| Puff 'n stuff -
wasting time doing nothing |
| Fly - a zipper on
your pants |
| Quick sticks - hurry
up |
| Hop to it - hurry
up |
| Bug-a-lugs -
affectionate name for someone who is slow. |
| Getting hitched -
getting married |
| Bubble and Squeak -
a cook up of left-over food. |
| Havin' a cook up -
fever, very hot. |
| A woolly jumper - a
sheep |
| Tip - a waste
depot |
| bin - trash
can |
| Paying hand over fist -
paying lots of money |
| Rolling in it - he
has lots of money |
| He's loaded - very
rich |
| Bun in the oven -
expecting a baby |
| Squat your bot -
come and sit down |
| Few sandwiches short of
a picnic - not quite right in the head |
| Bit left of centre -
not quite right in the head |
| Bit on the nose -
smelly |
| A bit whiffy -
smelly |
| Head over turkey -
falling over |
| Pushing up daisies -
not in the land of the living - dead. |
| Mobile - cell
phone |
| Boardies - board
shorts (worn for surfing) |
| Hitting the beach -
going to the beach |
| Here's your hat, what's
your hurry - trying to get rid of someone. |
| Come and have a gander
- come and have a look. |
| Dinky -Di - real
aussie |
| Pong -
stink |
| Blow your doh -
spend all your money. |
| Mad as a cut snake -
crazy, unpredictable. |
| I could eat a horse -
really hungry |
| To be dubbed - to be
ripped off, short-changed. |
| That takes the cake -
that's the worst I've seen. |
| Esky -
cooler |
| Face fungus -
beard. |
| Flat out like a lizzard
drinking - really busy, to do things really fast. |
| I don't have a dog and
bark myself - I don't do something if someone else can do it for
me. |
| Noah's ark - a
shark |
| A googie egg - a
boiled egg |
| Off like a piece of
cheese - I'm leaving. |
| Oz -
Australia |
| A rat bag - a
rascal |
| A ring-in - an
impostor |
| Tucker -
food |
| To be a happy little
Vegemite - to be a happy little person. |
| Dad and Dave - a
shave |
| Loop the loop -
soup |
| A bit gone - not
with it |
| A bit rough - unfair
or unjust |
| Take it easy - look
after yourself. |
| Add fuel to the fire -
make a situation worse. |
| All dolled up -
dress in ones best clothes. |
| Any tic of the clock
- it's going to happen soon. |
| Away with the pixies -
daydreaming. |
| Been sucking lemons
- sour faced. |
| Call it a day -
finish up work. |
| Caught the wog -
sick with something like the flu. |
| Clackers - false
teeth |
| elbow grease -
vigorous hard work |
| every Tom Dick and
Harry - the general public |
| ugg boot - a boot
made of sheepskin with the fleece as the inside lining |
| what do you do for a
crust? - how do you earn a living? |
| I'll give you what
for - severe punishment |
| zebra crossing -
pedestrian crossing marked with stripes. |
| keen
as mustard - very
enthusiastic |
| kick
in the teeth - a severe set
back |
| keep
your shirt on - stay
calm |
| knee
high to a grasshopper -
short |
| knock it off! - stop
it! |
| knuckle sandwich - a
punch in the mouth |
| laughing gear - the
mouth |
| lead
foot - a fast reckless
driver |
| like
a stunned mullet -
bewildered |
| long
in the tooth -
old |
| local rag - newspaper
specified to a certain area |
| mad
as a meat axe - extremely
angry |
| moo
juice - milk |
| old
bomb - dilapidated
car |
| out
of whack -
disorderly |
| prang - car
accident |
| rare as hen's
teeth - very rare |
| avagoodweegend. Have
a good weekend. |
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