I havent yet proceeded very far down the list here, but I have a comment about arsey. Also used as a play upon words, e.g. See: IAC list on Trove. For instance, we can tell you what the most common word for a "very good thing" is ("bonzer"), an idiot ("drongo"), or an attractive person ("spunkrat"). walkabout = To head off somewhere without telling people where youve gone; to travel aimlessly, e.g. Brisvegas/Brizzie: Informal name of the city of Brisbane. Queensland: beautiful one day, perfect the next = An advertising catch phrase for the Queensland tourist industry. bickies = Biscuits (cookies in American terminology); can also be spelt as bikkies (singular: bickie, bikkie, bicky, or bikky). Ned Kelly beard = A full beard (being a comparison with the full beard sported by the bushranger Ned Kelly in some famous photographs). not British sterling). sook = [2] Someone who is regarded as whiner, a bit of a namby-pamby, e.g. Jacko = Jack (or the surname Jackson). Reports of the death of slang downunder are total bulldust. But it s all right for her, she s got a whole smorgasbord selection of classic spunk Davo cant go into work today, because hes real crook. Gor blimey, I ate too much, Im as full as a goog. In other Australian slang contexts, bugger means damn (damnation). Australian slang words - a definitive guide to Aussie slang Mark October 18, 2007 12 Comments So you've decided to move to Australia. , here's our guide to the best (and worst) of Australian slang. Your email address will not be published. See the following list: https://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=132374 Any such words or phrases contained herein are listed here in an academic role, as a documentation of cultural expressions, with regards to establishing a historical record of slang usage. Just rack off, you idiot!. Dont be a silly billy. dink = To carry someone as a passenger on a bike, e.g. Shes such a great woman, her bloods worth bottling; hence the term bottler. great Australian dream, the = The desire to own ones own home and block of land. Derived from the insensitive, or politically incorrect, phrase carrying on like a Jew with a pork chop in a synagogue. fair suck of the sav = To call for fair treatment, or a demand to give someone a reasonable chance, e.g. Get your laughing gear around that sanger. boofhead = Someone who is stupid or a bit slow, e.g. billy cart = A cart used by children; often such a cart is used for racing down hills (refers to a small cart that could be pulled along by a billy goat). No Foe Shall Gather Our Harvest [poem by Mary Gilmore, 29 June 1940] I saw you looking in through my window; having a good sticky beak, were ya?, stick your bib in = To interfere, e.g. Kookaburra Taken from the rhyming slang apples and spice for nice. got the sack), his girlfriend didnt like him any more, so she gave him the flick; similar to give someone the arse. (my emphases). Point Percy at the porcelain = To urinate (Percy is slang for a penis). = A question asking as to someones state of wellbeing, meaning How are you going? or How are you today?. Have a Captain Cook at this. Brekkie The most important meal of the day, "brekkie" means breakfast. He brought the teacher an apple, hes a real crawler. Arvo Afternoon. That blokes a flamin galah; he doesnt know whether hes Arthur or Martha . Im going to get on the blower, and find out whats goin on. Down Under = Australia, e.g. big-noting = When someone puffs up their own importance, e.g. dinkum = Genuine, authentic, on the level, e.g. Im a bit sus of the tyres on my car, I think theyre no good, I think that used-car dealer is a bit sus. he smoked his durry outside, hurry for your durry. spit the dummy = Have a tantrum, get angry, be of bad temper. Bogans or just some blokes having a good time?bogan = Someone who is perceived as being uncouth, uncultured, and of a lower socio-economic class (excepting cashed-up bogans); stereotyped as someone who wears flannelette shirts, smokes cigarettes (especially Winnie Blues, i.e. In the last race, he just bolted it in. thongs - flip-flops. go bag your head = Telling someone to rack off (telling someone to go away), usually while in a dispute or disagreement. 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Gazza = Garry. apples = Shell be apples, Its apples, or Everythings apples. carry on like a two-bob watch = Someone carrying on in an unduly agitated manner, e.g. people from Bananaland (a slang name for Queensland). bugger all = Very little or nothing, e.g. like a bandicoot on a burnt ridge = Someone who is very alone. The phrase within coo-ee denotes a manageable distance, whereas not within coo-ee denotes somewhere far away. [See the entry: spat the dummy.]. Thesaurus. Similar to the phrase Up shit creek without a paddle. Are you fair dinkum? (i.e. Bog in - commence eating, to attack food with enthusiasm. couldnt raffle a chook in a pub = Referring to someone who is incompetent. rubber = An eraser (i.e. Plate, bring a : Instruction to bring a plate of food to a party. Australian slang has evolved over time to something that's almost unrecognisable! someone who doesnt work very hard, or doesnt work at all. mucking around = Wasting time, dawdling, mucking about, doing little of nothing. He donged him on the head. the car is not much chop, but it gets you from A to B. bushmans clock = A kookaburra (a bird whose calls can be very loud and long in the morning). couldnt organise a piss-up in a brewery = Referring to someone who is incompetent. Dorothy Dixer = A question asked in parliament by a member of the same party as a planned question in order to enable the responder to give a prepared speech; from a letters section in a newspaper where readers would write to Dorothy Dix, of which some were supposed to have been written by the newspaper staff themselves. Shes a dead set stunner, Im dead set against that. 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. Cabbage Gardeners = Victorians. Mary Gilmore They had a bust up. swimming costumes); also rendered as the Great Aussie Cossie. bugger = [1] Damn. A Bondi tram (Sydney)shoot through like a Bondi tram = To depart very quickly, to move fast, e.g. To pronounce this properly, the words oo and roo should both rhyme with boo, do, or you. wog = [1] Generally a person of Southern European or Mediterranean ethnicity, although it can also be applied to other non-Anglo European foreigners; usually derogatory, but sometimes used in a friendly manner. opinions are like arseholes, everyones got one = A phrase used to denigrate someones opinion. Stevo = Steven, or Stephen. cuppa = A cup of tea, or a cup of coffee, e.g. Also rendered as lammie. beyond the Black Stump = Somewhere that is far away from civilisation. Derived from the name of the Australian television series Skippy, about a kangaroo. shithouse = [2] No good, e.g. Bush week?. Similar to the phrase Shell be apples. they became great friends, they got on like a house on fire. its all over Red Rover = Indicating the finish of something, e.g. [See the entry: shoot through like a Bondi tram.]. pissed to the eyeballs = Very drunk, e.g. dont get your knickers in a knot = Dont get upset. Look at that bloke; hes almost falling over; hes blotto. bathers. The word turps is an abbreviation of turpentine, and refers to the practice of very badly-off alcoholics (winos) sinking to the low level of drinking turpentine (containing terpene alcohols) or methylated spirits (denatured alcohol), as a cheap alcoholic beverage (in spite of the dire health consequences). Its 12 Ks to the nearest petrol station. bullshit artist = Someone who says a lot of bullshit, i.e. its a boomerang = Used in reference to loaning an item (making it clear that it is not a present to keep, but a loan that is to be returned; like a boomerang, it is meant to come back), e.g. gutless wonder = A coward, i.e. 3) Dropbear Warning, Cowra Guardian Tommo = Tom or Thomas (or the surnames Thomson or Thompson). Definitely used as an expression of luck vs skill as in that was pure arse. Not a slang term as such, but it is included here since Americans can get confused over the term, as a thong in the USA refers to a skimpy piece of underwear (Australians also call that type of clothing a thong; however, they are well aware that there are two main types of thong, one for footwear and one for underwear). Come with us, were goin down the boozer. 2. to withdraw in a cowardly manner from (a contest, a dare, the riding of a large wave, etc. Davo, Jacko, Johno, Robbo, Stevo, and Tommo (David, Jack, John, Robert, Steve, and Tom). I havent got a brass razoo, This isnt worth a brass razoo (although they never existed as such, some brass razoos were manufactured at one stage as a novelty item, based upon the saying). frog and toad = Rhyming slang for road, e.g. Dont trust that bloke, hes a dog, He dogged on his mates. Or fair suck of the sav. digger = [1] Friend, cobber, mate. the movie theatre was chockablock, there were no empty seats left, the train was chockers, so no more passengers could get in. Aussie Slang. relo = Abbreviation for relative (i.e. How ya goin? B&S = Bachelors and Spinsters; being a reference to a Bachelors and Spinsters Ball, a dance party arranged for single people, or humourously referring to a gathering that is said to look like one. You reckon you can beat me, do ya? bible basher = Someone who is outspokenly Christian (similar to a bible thumper). Australian slang, known as 'Strine', is a way of using certain words and phrases that have become iconic to Australians. knackered = Very tired, exhausted. My belief of that usage is that it means something like PUSHY, perhaps RUDE, perhaps ill-mannered. like a house on fire = People who get on well together, e.g. bottle-o = A bottle shop, especially a drive-through bottle shop. A divvy vandivvy van = Divisional van; a police vehicle, based upon a utility vehicle design, with a lockable rear section, used to transport prisoners (sometimes referred to as a paddy wagon); can also be spelt as divvie van. Leaping up to take a markand the big men fly = A reference to Australian Rules Football, where players leap into the air to catch the ball (take a mark). Banana bender Resident of Queensland. This is part of the Australia tradition of giving various names an o suffix, e.g. She bangs like a dunny door. bucks night = A grooms party held prior to his wedding, a males-only occasion; also referred to as a bucks party; from the idea of a young deer (a buck) reaching adulthood. [See the entry: drongo.]. smoko - cigarette break. he was flat out like a lizard drinking to get the project completed on time; similar to flat chat. Similar to back of Bourke. dead-set. Also called a googy egg, although that phrase is normally used with children, e.g. Derived from the rumours men swapped with each other when gathered at water carts (many of which used to have the brand name on them of the Shepparton manufacturing company called J. Furphy & Sons); especially applies to a rumour or story which is untrue or which sounds unlikely to be true. Get on the bike, av a go, it wont bite ya. Similar to faffing around. Would you like a googy egg? (can also be spelt googie egg). The women are all avoiding him; hes about as popular as a Jew in Germany (derives from the treatment of Jews in Germany during the period of the Third Reich). bikkies = Biscuits (cookies in American terminology); can also be spelt as bickies. arsey = Someone who is considered lucky, e.g. Everyone's favourite all-Aussie dog. Whilst the word began as an acronym, with ANZAC correctly spelt with capital letters, it has a modern usage as a noun, with a meaning wider than that of the ANZAC military organization, and it is therefore now also correctly spelt with just its initial letter capitalised, i.e. sanger A sandwich. grog = Alcohol, an alcoholic drink, e.g. The sun shines, the sky is blue and Aussies speak a Language that we can all understand! Buckley and Nunn Mens Store, street viewyouve got two chances = Low chance or no chance of something happening. bonzer = Excellent, e.g. Bazza = Barry. wet enough to bog a duck = Very wet, e.g. theyre living out in the back blocks. 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. droob = A worthless person, Hes a complete droob. ankle biters = Young children. Mu bonk = Hit, e.g. ethnic = A non-Anglo person; in common usage, ethnics usually refers to non-Anglo Europeans. There was also some slang relating to the Bondi Tram that I am unable to recall. laughing gear = Teeth, mouth, e.g. fair go = To have fair treatment, e.g. a reference to foreign countries). A beautiful tongue made up of colourful metaphors and delicately constructed witticisms, but it is also a language of simplicity. Sorry, I cant lend you any money, I havent got a brass razoo [See the entry: brass razoo.]. 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