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not bad = Something which is good, e.g. sweet as = Awesome, fantastic, really good, terrific, e.g. shithouse = [2] No good, e.g. Thats the biggest load of bullshit Ive ever heard!, Since the accident, the boss wont let me drive the truck now; thats bullshit!. 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. He left the pub, pissed to the eyeballs. Poetry and songs, 1901-1954 Its 12 Ks to the nearest petrol station. The Gabba = A reference to the cricket ground in Wooloongabba, Queensland. lammo = A lamington. buggery = [See the entry: go to buggery.]. lemonade, cola); sometimes the term is used to specifically refer to coloured soft drinks. laughing gear = Teeth, mouth, e.g. I hope your chooks turn into emus and kick your dunny down (referring to an outdoor dunny, an outside toilet). gday cobber = Another way to say Hello mate or Good day to you, my friend. chook = A chicken (whether cooked, uncooked, on the farm, or located elsewhere). But it s all right for her, she s got a whole smorgasbord selection of classic spunk she gave him a real earbashing. Here is a list of commonly used words and phrases try them out with your Australian friends! booze artist = Someone who drinks a lot of alcoholic drinks, especially beer. av a go = Strine for Have a go, i.e. he barracks for Collingwood. Put another snag on the barbie, will ya love?. Australian explorers bloody oath = Too right, thats the truth, an affirmation of a truth, e.g. Bananaland = Queensland, so-named as a lot of bananas are grown in that state, being located in the tropical north of Australia. They had a bust up. Are you for real?). This is part of the Australia tradition of giving various names an o suffix, e.g. Thesaurus. [See the entry: brass razoo.]. digger = [1] Friend, cobber, mate. Australian Slang is just another product of the colonisation of the world by the British Empire. (chiefly British) semen; 3. pluck; spirit; mettle (blend of spark (fiery particle) and obsolete funk (spark, touchwood)) The stage manager divvied up the takings; can also be spelt as divvie. 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. he was flat out like a lizard drinking to get the project completed on time; similar to flat chat. Also known as a root ute, a shaggin wagon, or a sin bin. Im going to see the relos at Christmas. Get on the bike, av a go, it wont bite ya. Aussie = [1] An Australian; usually with patriotic or nationalist overtones, being a reference to a fair dinkum Australian. clippie = A tram conductor (who would clip tram tickets, using a hole punch). Also rendered as Cabbage Staters or Cabbage Patchers. Rarely used nowadays. Shes a dead set stunner, Im dead set against that. give it a bash = To have a go at doing something, to attempt to do something, e.g. couple of lamingtons short of a CWA meeting = Someone who is lacking in intelligence, someone who is a bit mentally slow, someone who is a bit slow on the uptake, e.g. Mary Gilmore 2) Drop bears target tourists, study says, Australian Geographic Made famous by the ill-fated former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who enjoyed using Australian slang to speak to the . bathers = Swimming costume; also known as a cossie (short for costume:, i.e. FIFO = [1] Acronym for Fit In or Fuck Off. no wuckin furries = Not a problem; an adaptation of No fuckin worries. Derived from the term Cabbage State, referring to the state of Victoria; the term infers that, because the state is quite small (compared to the other states of Australia), Victoria is about the size of a cabbage garden. Distinct from the word nanna, which means grandmother. A term arising from the vast sandy deserts of Western Australia; also, sandgroper is the name of a burrowing insect found in Western Australia, belonging to the Cylindrachetidae family). FIFO = [2] Acronym for Fly In, Fly Out, referring to workers (particularly regarding mine workers in remote areas of Western Australia) who fly in to a remote locations, work for two to three weeks, then fly back to their homes for a week or so, and then fly back to work again. Bandywallop = A made-up place name for somewhere very far away, up country; examples of which include Bandywallop, Bullamakanka, and Woop Woop. So, let's not milkshake duck (verb) Australian slang by focusing too much on the past cultural cringe and underplaying the evolving nature of slang. stubbie = A short bottle of beer (also spelt stubby). Up shit creek without a paddle = In dire trouble, in a quandary. bathers. Western Australians. True blue Aussie terms can make for some of the cutest nicknames for your little boy. These place names are typically used in tall tales, such as in the story Crooked Mick of the Speewah. Get your laughing gear around that sanger. We fanged it out of there. They had a real stoush at the back of the pub. frog and toad = Rhyming slang for road, e.g. Similar to the phrase Dont get your panties in a twist. [See the entry: spat the dummy.]. You reckon theres life on Mars? Very good! tough as fencing wire = Someone or something that is very tough. slopehead = An Asian person (a derogatory term). Yeah? Chuck us the stick over here, Hey, chuck us a can of beer, would ya?. fair go = To have fair treatment, e.g. coldie - beer. boofhead = Someone who is stupid or a bit slow, e.g. cockies = [2] Often a derogatory term for poor bush farmers, possibly from having land so poor that they were jokingly said to only be able to farm cockies (cockatoos, a type of bird); however, it is now often used to refer to farmers in general. 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. Call it Strine, call it Ocker, call it whatever you like, but the way we speak is at the . In army slang, a kilometer is called a click, e.g. pissed = [2] An abbreviation of pissed off, i.e. Now listen mate, I need to splash the boots. aerial ping-pong = Australian Rules Football; a reference to the high kicks and leaps (such as in marking the ball). Bluey - bluebottle jellyfish. annoyed, irked. Excuse me, say again? Australia for the Australians! [The Bulletin, 2 July 1887]Australia for the Australians = A nationalist catch phrase, demanding sovereignty for the native Australians (the Australian-born). 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). bangs like a dunny door = A female who is sexually promiscuous, e.g. go soak your head = Telling someone to rack off (telling someone to go away), usually while in a dispute or disagreement. knock your block off = To hit someone in the head, e.g. bush week = Uncultured behaviour, referring to the possibility of people living in the bush (without refined manners) coming down to the city en masse and acting up, e.g. He was skiting about how good he is at footy. Fair dinkum, thats what happened. dead tight = Very drunk. Taken from the rhyming slang apples and spice for nice. Im not sure about this chicken in the fridge, I think its a bit iffy. Ring the rattlesnake? What do you think this is? City of Churches = Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. Mexicans = Victorians are called Mexicans by people from Queensland and New South Wales, because Victoria is south of the border. Jack Moses Henry Lawson dog = An informer, especially an informer for the police or prison guards, e.g. bodgy = Something of dubious worth, e.g. See: IAC list on Trove. Dont lick your fingers. Short for "good day". : Excellent! Point Percy at the porcelain = To urinate (Percy is slang for a penis). Banjo Paterson compo = Workers compensation, also known as workers comp. Similar to buggered, shattered, stonkered. blotto = A reference to someone who is very drunk, e.g. batching = Living as a bachelor, e.g. bickies = Biscuits (cookies in American terminology); can also be spelt as bikkies (singular: bickie, bikkie, bicky, or bikky). I owned acreage in Speewah, just out of Kuranda and didnt know we were classed as that faraway from the rest of the world.. there ya go onya! bushmans clock = A kookaburra (a bird whose calls can be very loud and long in the morning). someone in the family), e.g. Literature, legends, and larrikins. Sangers come in all shapes and sizes for all occasionsthere are gourmet sangers, steak sangers, veggi. a reference to foreign countries). people from Bananaland (a slang name for Queensland). like a chook with its head cut off = A reference to someone who is behaving in an erratic or foolish manner; e.g. The word cobber is quintessentially Australian (definitely not English); although it is now mainly used by much older Australians (just like the term dig to refer to a friend). Used in the term Aussie battler. Bazza, Gazza, and Shazza (Barry, Gary, and Sharon). Australian slang, also known as 'Strine' is widely used by Australian people. Aus = An abbreviation of the word Australia. 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! Hes a dead-set drongo. boongs = Derogatory name for Aborigines; also used for Papua New Guineans (PNG used to be a territory of Australia). Not sure. Balmain folk dancing = Putting the boot in, when a fighting opponent is on the ground; from the Sydney suburb of Balmain, once considered to be a tough area. 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. dong = To hit or punch, e.g. Links, Advance Australia Fair: How the song became the Australian national anthem best thing since sliced bread = Something that is very good, a great invention. It is the language of a people who call things what they are while simultaneously looking to limit the amount of time it takes to get a . Derived from knackers, a slang term for castanets. falling head over heels, e.g. arsed = Dont feel like doing something, not in the mood to do something, cant be bothered, e.g. On the other side of the coin, a man is known as a bloke. Fair go, mate. not a dramatic event). Scabs are also known as blacklegs. Trying to decipher what they are saying can leave you scratching your head. 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. In other Australian slang contexts, bugger means damn (damnation). We believe in a fair go around here; also used as a form of protest, e.g. bush pig = Someone with little or no manners, a badly-behaved person. Derived from dinkum. Crow-eater = Someone from South Australia. Also rendered as everythings apples or its apples. Shes got a bun in the oven; the babys due in three months), although the latter phrase is apparently British in origin. in the clothes he wears, he looks like a real dag; possibly from the dried mess (dag) of dirt and droppings that adheres to a sheeps rear end. 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). The Man from Ironbark [poem by Banjo Paterson] DESERT RATS - Rats of Tobruk. Tom wasnt within coo-ee of the town. Vandemonians = Tasmanians. Bodgies and Widgies = Bodgies (males) and Widgies (females) were part of a youth subculture that existed in Australia and New Zealand in the 1950s, similar to the Teddy Boy culture in the UK or the Greaser culture in the USA. dirty on = To be unhappy with someone, e.g. parma = A parmigiana. 4) Cant bear em: how GPS is helping to track drop bears, The Conversation Ah spewin mate, cant believe she took the last roll.. Ill save this drink for Ron; this is a play upon words, used as if the speaker is keeping something aside for someone named Ron, when the item is actually being kept aside to be used later on. Shake hands with the wifes best friend? that car is useless, its shithouse. sanger = A sandwich. Chrissie - Christmas. Are you fair dinkum? (i.e. chardonnay socialists = Leftists from well-off socio-economic backgrounds. Spunk Rat (noun) (Australian slang): An attractive person (usually male). Stevo = Steven, or Stephen. Find below our ever-growing list of common Australian Slang words you could expect to find at some point when conversing with an Australian. BYO = An acronym for Bring Your Own, originally regarding alcoholic drinks but now also used for other items. pong = A bad smell, e.g. drink with the flies = To drink alone, especially regarding drinking beer alone. ( give us a go). Hes a bit of a boofhead. 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. Anzac. that cake was massive, it was gi-normous; can also be spelt as ginormous. Heres the pie, go on, bog in; also used as part of a humorous pre-dinner prayer, being Two, four, six, eight, bog in, dont wait. australian slang. 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. Buckley and Nunn Mens Store, street viewyouve got two chances = Low chance or no chance of something happening. put the bite on = To ask someone for money, e.g. toey = Restless, e.g. faffing around = Wasting time, dawdling, mucking about, doing little of nothing. Fremantle Doctor = The cool breeze that blows in to Fremantle and Perth in the evenings. Bali belly noun diarrhoea, as suffered by travellers to South-East Asia. You know, go where the big knobs hang out. Singular: ankle biter. I cant be bothered to go out today. You know, strain the potatoes. Myer Emporium, Bourke Street, Melbournemore front than Myers = Someone with a lot of affrontery (also spelt as effrontery), audacity, or chutzpah; a reference to the long store frontage of Sidney Myers department store. 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. Not necessarily intended as a derogatory term, but in modern times it may sometimes be regarded as derogatory even if not intended as such. [See the entry: shoot through like a Bondi tram.]. Stone the crows! pissed to the eyeballs = Very drunk, e.g. drum = Reliable information, e.g. A ute, doing some burn-outsute = A utility vehicle, being a vehicle with a tray behind the seating section (can be an open tray, or a tray with sides and a tailgate at the back). He got the bullet from work (i.e. A list of significant Australiana Australian slang Can be hyphenated, i.e. You may find that Australians tend to speak quickly and have an unusual way of pronouncing words. A Ace! They have a reputation for shortening 90% of the words they use to create what is known as Australian Slang - I mean - where else in the world is McDonald's (the world-renowned fast-food chain) called Maccas? bolt it in = To win easily, or to win by a great distance, e.g. thongs - flip-flops. Buck's night: Aussie equivalent of 'bachelor party' or 'stag party'. But above all else, one of the most endearing things about an Australian is the way they speak. Robbo = Robert. bog in = To tuck into food, or to eat food with gusto, e.g. spunk rat spunk.nl spunked spunkie spunkier Spunkier spunkiest Spunkiest spunk in English dictionary . Plural: durries. Dryblower Murphy [See the entry: bugger.]. That meal was bonzer. Topics Would you like a googy egg? (can also be spelt googie egg). bust up = A disagreement or fight, e.g. The Australian National Dictionary (AND) is a dictionary of Australianisms. Lucy Everett Homfray Hes a fair dinkum Aussie. It's like my Australian Slang Dictionary! got the sack), his girlfriend didnt like him any more, so she gave him the flick; similar to give someone the arse. I have a vague recollection that it is an aussie variation of pulling the rabbit out of the hat and a shortened version of . 71. 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. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Minnesota is known as The Land of 10,000 Lakes, but the official count of lakes more than ten acres (40,000 m) in size is approximately 11,842. Singular: Skip. Under the Southern Cross I Stand [the Australian cricket teams victory song], E. J. Brady Bail sanger A sandwich. use your loaf = Use your head, think clearly, e.g. Aussie salute = Waving away flies from your face. arse . lol . He was stoked when he won the raffle. Similar to the term yall (you all), as used in the southern states of the USA. The following definitions and usages suggest yes, this can be used for women, and the definition is not exclusive to Australia. Wilkes A Dictionary of Australian Colloquialisms, and found support for my contention in this part of his entry: Most authorities derive it from spong, a Gaelic word for tinder (itself from the Latin spongia, meaning sponge), hence spark . cactus = To die; stop working, e.g. Of course, slang is in the eye of . He arced up when he was told he had to leave the pub, Dont arc up on me, I had nothing to do with it. ], bugger = [2] An annoying person (usually used regarding males), e.g. a few sandwiches short of a picnic = Someone who is lacking in intelligence, someone who is a bit mentally slow, someone who is a bit slow on the uptake, e.g. lolly water = Soft drink (e.g. Geez, its a real stinker out there, Its stinking hot, Its a stinker of a day. get out of here = An expression of disbelief, e.g. (Top) B. Bikkie : biscuit ( also "it cost big bikkies" - it was expensive) Billabong : an oxbow lake cut off by a change in the watercourse. as miserable as a bandicoot, as poor as a bandicoot. spunk rat n Australian a sexually attractive young person. Contents 1 Main characters 1.1 Zoey Brooks 1.2 Dustin Brooks 1.3 Chase Matthews Wikipedia, List of Mr. Show episodes This is a list of all 30 episodes of the comedy television series Mr. Show. Originally a reference to an outdoor toilet (an outhouse). barracker = Someone who barracks for a person or a group (i.e. go like the clappers = To move at high speed. Also used as a play upon words, e.g. hes an arsey bastard. grey nomads = Elderly people, particularly retirees, who travel a lot, especially using caravans or campervans. arsey = Someone who is considered lucky, e.g. he bailed her up to talk about her decision. 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. Meaning everything will be alright. Recommended poetry 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 . couldnt organise a root in a brothel = Referring to someone who is incompetent. spit the dummy = Have a tantrum, get angry, be of bad temper. 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. You reckon Australia was founded in the year 1500? spewin = Angry, very upset, not very happy, e.g. Makes a bit more sense than just she bangs like a dunny door! The Institute of Australian Culture [See the entry: youve got two chances.]. [See the entry: Buckleys chance. great Australian dream, the = The desire to own ones own home and block of land. shell be right = Everything will be alright. Ive just paid all of my bills, and now Ive got bugger all money left. Bazza = Barry. He cracked onto her. Chrissy = Abbreviation of Christmas; can also be spelt as Chrissie. awkward as a Chow on a bike = Acting in an awkward manner; from a negative reference to a Chinese person on a bike. no dramas = Not a problem, its all okay, everything is fine, this is not a drama (i.e. bloody. Geez, hes really having a good whinge, isnt he? Sometimes whingers may be asked Would you like some cheese with your whine?, whinger = Someone who excessively complains, moans, whines, or whinges. how about doogs every kid playdem in the fifties n sixties called marbles as doogs or lets play a game of doogs. Singular: snag, e.g. Singular: ambo. back of Bourke = A long way out from civilization (Bourke was once considered to be the remotest town in New South Wales). [See the entry: Bodgies and Widgies.]. He dudded me on the deal. chuck a sickie = To have a day off work, claiming to be sick whilst not being ill at all (falsely claiming sick leave). cow cocky = A dairy farmer. (my emphases). 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. Within the term there is an implied joke about Queenslanders spending their time bending the bananas before they are sent off to be sold. It had rained that much, the ground was wet enough to bog a duck. Ankle Biter (Aussie slang for 'child') Billy (slang for 'Outback teapot') Straya (slang for 'Australia') True Blue (slang for 'genuinely Australian') A person . Thats BS!, William BuckleyBuckleys chance = Low chance or no chance of something happening, e.g. The basics G'day Hello, hi. chuck a wobbly = Have a tantrum, get angry (the imputation is that one is acting like a mentally disabled person having a fit, wobbling about all over the place); also chuck a fit, chuck a mental, chuck a mickey, e.g. an item used to erase pencil markings from paper). Not slang as such, but a well-known part of Australian pub culture. Davo, Jacko, Johno, Robbo, Stevo, and Tommo (David, Jack, John, Robert, Steve, and Tom). cant be bothered = Dont feel like doing something, not in the mood to do something, cant be arsed, e.g. brolly - umbrella. vomiting). Heritage, history, and heroes. Similar to the phrase put the bite on. 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. 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). 70. supports them), usually used in regards to people barracking for a football team, e.g. knackered = Very tired, exhausted. the movie theatre was chockablock, there were no empty seats left, the train was chockers, so no more passengers could get in. arseholes = People who are considered to be not nice, e.g. Dont be silly. My belief of that usage is that it means something like PUSHY, perhaps RUDE, perhaps ill-mannered. Aussie salute - brushing away flies with your hand. This is part of the Australia tradition of giving various names an o suffix, e.g. Can also be used when inviting someone to have a fight, e.g. Your email address will not be published. Used in the rhyming parody prayer for dinnertime, Two, four, six, eight; bog in, dont wait. Brickie: A bricklayer. Davo, Jacko, Johno, Robbo, Stevo, and Tommo (David, Jack, John, Robert, Steve, and Tom). churchie = A church-goer; also used regarding students from Church of England schools. chockos =An abbreviation of chocolate soldiers, a derogatory name given to the militia troops in World War Two, taken from a popular film called Chocolate Soldiers, with the imputation that if you put them in a fight that they would melt away when things got too hot. Thats bullshit, you filthy liar!, You reckon Fred Nerk is the best footballer ever? While not a physical beating of the ears, most people can sympathise with a person who has sustained a long taking to (an ear-bashing) by a boring or obnoxious windbag (an earbasher).The verb is first recorded from the 1940s, and possibly comes from Australian military slang of the Second World War . spunk rat n Australian a sexually attractive young person. Phrase/term . he did him over. = A line from the chorus of the song Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again, by The Angels; in public performances, it is common practice for the crowd to follow the line by jumping in with the response No way, get fucked, fuck off!, chanted in tune with the music. Brissie = An abbreviation of Brisbane (the capital of Queensland). fair suck of the sav = To call for fair treatment, or a demand to give someone a reasonable chance, e.g. Similar to the phrase Damn you to hell. = A question asking as to someones state of wellbeing, meaning How are you going? or How are you today?, Howzit goin? 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