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A

A over T verb:-to fall over, "arse over tits".

Ace! : Excellent! Very good!

acid: noun:- the good word, the truth, the good acid.

Adam's ale : noun:- Water

Aerial pingpong : Australian Rules football  *(usually derogatory, used by Rugby players or fans)

Agro : adjective:- (also aggro), the state of being angry and aggressive over a situation. Also the name of a well known puppet on a children's

program.

airy fairy:  noun:- vague

alligator pear: noun:- avocado, so     named for the alligator like skin of         the fruit.

Amber fluid : beer

anchors: noun:- brakes of a vehicle, reins of a horse, or even one's own feet.   Always used in the process of using  the anchors to slow or stop down.

Any tic of the clock:   very soon

Ankle biter : small child

Apple Eater : noun:- Resident of Tasmania.   Also "Apple Islander".

Apple Isle : noun:- Tasmania, an island  state of Australia, so called for the huge apple industry on the island.

Apples, she'll be : It'll be alright

argy bargy: noun:- argument, also adjectivally as argumentative

Arvo : afternoon

Aussie (pron. Ozzie): Australian

Aussie salute : brushing away flies with the hand

Avago:  verb:- To attempt to do something shortened from "have a go".

Avos : avocados

A bit more choke and you would have started:  - a statement said to somebody who has just passed wind in public rather loudly

A few Kangaroos loose in the top paddock  - adjective:- someone who is mentally 'not quite there, also        picnic short of a sandwich , lights are on but nobody is home, etc.

Awning over the toy shop: When a  man has a beer belly.

B

B & S : Bachelors' and Spinsters' Ball - a very enjoyable party usually held in  rural areas

 
Back of Bourke : a very long way away, from wherever you are, specifically inland and away from civilization. Bourke is an inland town, hence...

Bail (somebody) up : to corner somebody  physically

Banana bender : a person from  Queensland

 
Barbie : barbecue (noun)

Barney : argument or fight

Barrack : to cheer on (football team etc.)

Bastard : term of endearment, or an unpleasant character.  Depends on  context; when in doubt, DON'T use.

Bathers : swimming costume, but only in  Victoria and South Australia.   Also see Togs.

Battler : someone working hard and only just making a living

Beaut, beauty : great, fantastic

Beg yours - misc:- I beg your pardon.

Big-note oneself : brag, boast

Big smoke, the : noun:- bush slang for the major cities of Australia.

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

billylid: noun:- a child

Bingle : motor vehicle accident

Biscuit : the "correct" term for cookie

Bite ya bum :  exclamation, be quiet.

Bities : biting insects

Bitzer : mongrel dog (bits of this   & 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 : adjective:- the universal intensifying adjective. Perhaps from an old Irish catholic swear word, a corruption of "By our  Lady".

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.

 
Bluey : heavy wool or felt jacket worn by mining and construction workers.

Bluey : bluebottle jellyfish

Bodgy : of inferior quality
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Bog in : commence eating, to attack food with enthusiasm

Bog standard : basic, unadorned, without accessories (a bog standard car, a telephone, etc.)   

Bondi cigar : see "brown-eyed mullet"

Bonzer : great, ripper

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

Bottle-o : liquor shop

Bottler : something excellent

Bottling, his blood's worth : he's an  excellent, helpful bloke.

 
Bounce : a bully

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 : very poor

Brekkie : breakfast

Brick shit house, built like a : big strong bloke

Brickie : bricklayer

BrisVegas : Brisbane, state capital of   Queensland

 
Brizzie : Brisbane, state capital of Queensland

 
Brown-eyed mullet : a turd in the sea  (where you're swimming!)

Brumby : a wild horse

Buck's night : stag party, male gathering the night before the wedding

Buckley's, Buckley's chance : no chance ("New Zealand stands   Buckley's of beating Australia at  football")

Buggerlugs : noun:- affectionate term used to  mildly annoy somebody

Bull bar : stout bar fixed to the front of a vehicle to protect it against  hitting kangaroos

 
Bundy : short for Bundaberg, Queensland, and the brand of rum that's made there

Bunyip : mythical outback spirit creature

Bush : the hinterland, the Outback, anywhere that isn't in town

 
Bush oyster : nasal mucus, booger

Bush telly : campfire

Bushie : someone who lives in the Bush

Bushranger (Bushwhacker):    highwayman, outlaw: the most  famous being Ned Kelly.

Butcher : small glass of beer in South Australia - From the theory that a butcher could take a quick break from his job, have a drink   and be back at work

BYO : unlicensed restaurant where you  have to Bring Your Own grog, also  similar party or barbecue

C

Cackleberry:  noun:- an egg

Cactus :  something has had it, doesn't work anymore, ("this bloody washing      machine is cactus") or someone in a     lot of trouble, or dead.

Cark it : to die, cease functioning

Cat burying shit, as busy as a : busy

Cat's piss, as mean as : mean, stingy, uncharitable

 
Chewie : chewing gum

Chokkie : chocolate

Chook : a chicken

Chrissie : Christmas

Chuck a sickie : take the day off sick from work when you're perfectly healthy

Chunder : vomit

Clacker : anus (from Latin cloaca = sewer).  Also the single orifice of monotremes (platypus and echidna) used both for reproduction and for  the elimination of body wastes.

Clayton's : fake, substitute

Click : kilometre - "it's 10 clicks away"

Clucky : feeling broody or maternal

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

Conch (adj. conchy) : a conscientious  person.  Somebody who would rather work or study than go out and enjoy him/herself.

Cooee, not within : figuratively a long way away, far off - England weren't within cooee of beating Australia at cricket

Cook (noun) : One's wife

Corroboree : an aboriginal dance festival

Counter lunch : pub lunch

Cozzie : swimming costume

Crack a fat : get an erection

Crack onto (someone) : pursue someone  romantically, "hit on" them

Crook : sick, or badly made

Crow eater : a person from South Australia

Cut lunch : sandwiches

Cut lunch commando : army reservist

Cut snake, mad as a : very angry

D

Dad 'n Dave:  noun:- a shave.

Dag: adjective:- bits of manure that stick to the long wool around a sheep's  bottom forming small dangling balls. Also a term for a funny person, nerd, goof, loser. In this respect it can have either an endearing or disparaging meaning, although is usually used for a likable fellow.

Daks : noun:- a man's trousers or shorts, now also a brand name. However in New Zealand, daks means underpants, underdaks in Australia. Be sure you know which one they are talking about.....

Damper : bread made from flour and water

Date : arse [hole] ("get off your fat date")

Dead dingo's donger, as dry as a : dry

Dead horse : Tomato sauce

Deadset : true, the truth

Decko:  noun:- a look or glance.

Dero (Derro) : tramp, hobo, homeless person (from "derelict") or someone of low intellect

Dickhead : see "whacker"

Digger : a soldier

Dill : an idiot

Dingo's breakfast : a yawn, a leak and a good look round (i.e. no breakfast)

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

Dirty :  verb:- to be angry or annoyed about something or with someone.

Dob in : inform on somebody.  Hence dobber, a tell-tale,  considered a social sin

Docket : a bill, receipt

Doco : documentary

Dodgy : adjective:- below standard,     awkward, suspicious or underhanded.

Dog's balls, stands out like : obvious

Dog's eye : meat pie

Dole bludger : somebody on social  assistance when unjustified

Donger : penis

Doodle : penis

Down Under : Australia and New Zealand

Drink with the flies : to drink alone

Drongo : a dope, stupid person

Dropkick : see 'dipstick'

Drum : information, tip-off ("I'll give you  the drum")

Duchess : sideboard

Duffer, cattle : rustler

Dummy, spit the : get very upset at something

Dunny : outside lavatory

Dunny budgie : blowfly

Dunny rat, cunning as a : very cunning

Durry : cigarette

Dux : top of the class (n.); to be top of the class (v.) - "She duxed four of  her subjects".

E

Earbash : verb:- to chatter or talk  incessantly to the point of  boring or nagging.

Earbasher : noun:- someone who  earbashes a lot!

Earbashing: noun:- to talk to, or be  talked to, for a long time. Generally implies a reprimand.

Ears flapping : adjective:- describes  someone who is listening  with interest or intent.

Eastern States : noun:- All of Australia excluding Western  Australia (WA). The state of Western Australia covers  about 1/3 of the continent of  Australia. Generally a term  used by someone living in WA.

Easy on : misc:- a request for someone to calm down in a  heated moment.

Esky : noun:- a portable insulated container for keeping food or  drink cool. A shortening the  trade name for Eskimo box. In  New Zealand it is called "Chilly Bin".

Exercise book : noun:- a school  workbook.

Exy : expensive

F

Face, off one's : drunk ("He was off his face by 9pm")

Fag : noun:- a cigarette.

Fair dinkum : true, genuine

Fair go : a chance ("give a bloke a fair go")

Fair crack of the whip (same as Fair go)  noun:- to give some one an equal opportunity or equitable treatment.

Fair go mate! : noun:- a plea for an equal opportunity or equitable treatment.

Fair suck of the sav! : exclamation of wonder, awe, disbelief (see also "sav")

Fairy floss : candy floss, cotton candy

Fanny : noun:- vagina (US = buttocks). It never ceases to amaze and amuse the number of girls in other countries who call themselves Fanny. If only they knew....

Feral (n.) : a hippie

Figjam : ("F**k I'm good; just ask me".)   Nickname for people who have a high opinion of themselves.

Fisho : fishmonger

Flake : noun:- fillets of shark meat, (sold in fish & chips shops mostly) Victoria and South Australia.

Flaming : adjective:- and all purpose  intensifying adjective. Similar to "bloody" but softer and considered slightly more socially acceptable.

Flat out like a lizard drinking:  verb:-  extremely busy and under pressure  from work; to do things very quickly.

Flake : shark's flesh

Flick : to give something or somebody the flick is to get rid of it or him/her

Flick it on : to sell something, usually for a quick profit, soon after buying it.

Fly wire : gauze flyscreen covering a window or doorway.

 
Footy : Australian Rules football

Fossick : search, rummage ("fossicking through the kitchen drawers")

 
Fossick : to prospect, e.g. for gold

Fossicker : prospector, e.g. for gold

Franger : condom

Freckle : anus

Fremantle Doctor : the cooling afternoon  breeze that arrives in Perth from the  direction of Freeo

Freo : Fremantle in Western Australia

Frog in a sock, as cross as a : sounding angry - a person or your hard drive!

Fruit loop : fool

Full : drunk

Furphy : noun:- a rumour. Derived from the battle fields of World War I where rumours seems to follow the water carts which were manufactured in Australia by the Furphy company.

G

G'Day (Gidday) : Australian form of hello, from Good Day

 
Galah : an endearing term for a fool or  silly person.  after a particularly        noisy pink & grey parrott which flies  south in the winter - a bloody silly thing to do in the Southern  Hemisphere

Garbo, garbologist : municipal garbage collector

Gaol : noun:- the Australian and British spelling of "jail".

Get nicked : noun:- an exclamation of contempt, or to get caught in the act.

Give it a burl : try it, have a go

Gobful, give a : to abuse, usually  justifiably ("The neighbours were having a noisy party so I went and gave them a gobful")

Going off : used of a night spot or party that is a lot of fun - "the place was  really going off"

Good oil : useful information, a good idea, the truth

Good onya : good for you, well done

Goog, as full as a : drunk.

Goog : noun:- an egg. A variation of the northern English slang googie.   Children will often use googie or  googie egg.

Greenie : environmentalist

Grinning like a shot fox : very happy, smugly satisfied

Grog : liquor, beer ("bring your own grog, you bludger")

Grouse (adj.) : great, terrific, very good

Grundies : undies, underwear (from Reg  Grundy, a television person)

Gutful of piss : drunk, "he's got a gutful of piss"

Gyno : gynecologist

H

Handle : beer glass with a handle

Hanky panky: noun:- something a little sneaky

Have a burl, have a crack, have a go : verb:- to attempt to do something considered a little difficult.

Heaps : a lot, e.g. "thanks heaps",   "(s)he earned heaps of money" etc.

Herb : herb, pronounced with the "h"

His nibs : the boss or head of a group

Hoick : to lift, jerk, or throw in a somewhat inelegant manner

Holy dooley! : an exclamation of surprise = "Good heavens!", "My goodness!" "Good grief!" or similar

Home and hosed:  adjective:- used to indicate that something has been completed successfully and easily. The implication is that the horse has run his race and is "home and hosed" before the other runners come in. Also indicates that the result was a foregone conclusion.

Hoon : hooligan

Hooroo : goodbye (pronounced with or without the "h" sound, the implication is that you are saying  "see ya later")

Hotel : often just a pub

Hottie : hot water bottle

I

Icy Pole : a popsicle, sometimes called  an Ice Block.

I'm easy : adjective:- not worried, not concerned, or has no preference to        the outcome of a choice.

In a tic : misc:- in a moment, very shortly.

Ivories :  noun:- your teeth.

 J

Jackaroo : a male station hand (a station  is a big farm/grazing property)

Jaffle : noun:- a toasted sandwich.

Jelly : noun:- a flavoured water based gelatin desert.

Jersey :  noun:- sweater, see also jumper.

Jillaroo : a female station hand

Joe blake: noun:- a snake

Joe Bloggs: noun:- the average person in the street. Although the term is male, it is non-specific and therefore signifies a person of either sex.

Joey : baby kangaroo, still in its mother's  pouch

Journo : journalist

Jumbuck : sheep

Just Quietly : confidentially

K

Kangaroos loose in the top paddock:  Intellectually inadequate  ("he's got kangaroos loose in the top paddock")

Kelpie:  noun:- a sheep dog or cattle  dog. The kelpie bloodline comes from collies  imported from  Scotland, and indeed kelpie is Gaelic for water sprite.

Kero : kerosene

Kip :  noun:- a short sleep

Knackered : adjective:- puzzled or exhausted.

Knock back : verb:- to refuse something, or to eat or drink something hurriedly.

L

Lair : a flashily dressed young man of brash and vulgar behaviour, to dress up in flashy clothes, to renovate or dress up something in bad taste

Lair it up : to behave in a brash and vulgar manner

Larrikin : a bloke who is always enjoying himself, harmless prankster

Lay by : verb:- to purchase an item from a store by paying installments.    US = lay away.

Lemon squash : noun:- A still drink made from Lemons, Sugar and Water.    US = Lemonade.

Lend of, to have a : to take advantage of somebody's gullibility, to have someone on ("he's having a lend of you")

 
Lippy : lipstick

Lift : elevator

Liquid laugh : vomit

Lizard drinking, flat out like a : flat out,  busy

Lob, lob in : to call on or drop in to see someone ("the rellies have lobbed")

Lollipop lady or man : noun:- the person who supervises school crossings.

Lolly water :  noun:- Soft drink, usually carbonated.

Lollies : sweets, candy

London to a brick : absolute certainty ("it's London to a brick that taxes won't go down")

Long paddock : the side of the road where livestock is grazed during droughts

Loo : toilet

Lucky Country, The : Australia, where else?

Lunch, who opened their? : OK, who farted?

 
Lurk : noun:- a scheme for success. A lurk can be either legal or illegal.  an  underhanded racket

M

Maccas (pron. "mackers"): 

McDonald's (the hamburger place)

Mallee bull, as fit as a : very fit and strong. The Mallee is very arid beef       country in Victoria/South Australia.

Manchester : Household linen, eg sheets etc.

Mappa Tassie : map of Tasmania - a woman's pubic area

Mate : buddy, friend

Mate's rate, mate's discount :

     cheaper than usual for a "friend"

Matilda : swagman's bedding, sleeping roll

Metho : methylated spirits

Mexican : a person from south of the (Queensland) border

Mickey Mouse : excellent, very good. Beware though - in some parts of Australia it means inconsequential, frivolous or not 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

Molly dook : noun:- a natural left handed person.

Mongrel : despicable person

Moolah : money

Mozzie (Mossie) : mosquito

Muddy : mud crab (a great delicacy)

Mug : friendly insult ("have a go, yer  mug"), gullible person

Mull : grass (the kind you smoke)

Muster : round up sheep or cattle

Mystery bags:  noun:- sausages. So named because you don't really know what the ingredients are. See also snags.

Mystery pack : noun:- a meat pie. So named because you don't really know what the ingredients are.

N

Naff  : adjective:- useless, low quality, ridiculous.

Nappy : noun:- the correct word for diaper!

Nark :  noun:- a continual complainer, whiner or spoil-sport

Narked : adjective:- to be very annoyed about something/someone.

Nasho : National Service (compulsory military service)

Naughty, have a : have sex

Neddies : noun:- racing horses.

Never never : noun:- a desert region of the Northern Territory of Australia, popularised by the book 'We of the never-never".

Never never, to put something

on the : verb:- to put something on credit.

New Australian : noun:- a migrant to Australia.

Nick : noun:- nude, particularly used when referring to sleeping habits.

Nick off : verb:- go away. Can be used to explain that someone is leaving, or as an expletive to tell someone  rather rudely to go away.

No drama : same as 'no worries'

No worries! : Expression of forgiveness or reassurance (No problem;   forgetabout it; I can do it; Yes, I'll do it)

No-hoper : somebody who'll never do well

North Island : noun:- Mainland  Australia, according to the residents of Tasmania.

Nose, on the : adjective:- either smelly, offensive, disagreeable, or to  indicate that someone's opinion or guess is correct.

Not the full quid : not bright  intellectually

Nuddy, in the : naked

Nun's nasty, as dry as a : dry

O

O.S. : overseas ("he's gone O.S.")

Ocker : adjective:- pronounced ocka, an unsophisticated person; a stereotyped  uncultivated or uncultured Aussie male who exhibits excessive drinking of alcohol, womanising, chauvinism, and worships the god called Footy! To call a female ocker is to suggest that she is somewhat butch. Similar to the US redneck. See also yobbo.

Off one's face : noun:- to be extremely drunk.

Off sider : noun:- an assistant or partner.

old chook : noun:- a disliked and interfering woman. From chook meaning chicken.  The reference is perhaps to

being Hen Pecked.

oldies : noun:- the parents.

on for young and old : adjective:-used to indicate that a situation is out of control, usually referring to a fight or an argument.

P

Pash : a long passionate kiss

Pav : Pavlova - a rich, creamy Australian dessert

Perve (noun & verb) : looking lustfully at the opposite sex (short for pervert)

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, a kill-joy, such as leaves parties early

 
Pint : large glass of beer (esp. in South  Australia)

Piss : beer. Hence "hit the piss", "sink some piss"

Plate, bring a : Instruction on party or BBQ invitation to bring your own  food. It doesn't mean they're short of crockery!

Plonk : cheap wine

Pokies : poker machines, fruit machines, gambling slot machines

Polly : politician

Pom, pommy : an Englishman, probably derived from Prisoner Of Mother England.

Pommy bastard : an Englishman

Pommy shower : using deodorant instead of taking a shower

Pommy's towel, as dry as a : very  dry - based on the canard that Poms bathe about once a month

poof, poofter, pooftah : noun:- a homosexual male, also an endearing  greeting.

poofteenth : noun:- an extremely small  quantity
Port : suitca

se (portmanteau)

Postie : postman, mailman

Pot : 285 ml beer glass in Queensland and Victoria

Pozzy : position - get a good pozzy at the football stadium

Prang : noun: - an accident or crash, usually any road transport vehicle.   i.e "I had a prang today!" or "I pranged my car"

pub : noun:- public house, hotel, tavern or bar with rooms and meals available. US = saloon.

Prezzy : present, gift

Q

QANTAS : noun:- Australia's national  air carrier. QANTAS is an acronym for Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Ltd.

Queensland nut : noun:- a Macadamia nut.

Quick smart : adjective:- straight away, in a hurry

Quid, make a : earn a living - "are you making a quid?"

Quid, not the full : of low IQ. [Historical note: 'quid' is slang for a  pound. £1 became $2 when Australia converted to decimal currency]

Quince, to do your : verb:- to lose  your temper. However quince does not mean temper.

R

Rack off : push off! get lost! get out of here! also "rack off hairy legs!".

Rage : party

Rage on : to continue partying - "we raged on until 3am"

Rake : a comb

Rapt : pleased, delighted

Ratbag : mild insult

Raw prawn, to come the : to bullshit, to be generally disagreeable

Razoo : noun:- a fictitious coin made from brass. The term is usually used to indicate that someone has no money. "I haven't got a brass razoo!"

Reckon! : you bet! Absolutely!

Reffo : refugee

Rego : vehicle registration

Relief teacher :  substitute teacher

Rellie : family relative

Rice bubbles :  noun:- the correct name for rice krispies. Well, after all, they are in the shape of little bubbles.

Ridgy-didge : original, genuine

Right : okay ("she'll be right, mate")

Ring in : noun:- a substitute or  impostor.

Rip snorter : great, fantastic - "it was a rip snorter of a party"

Ripper : great, fantastic - "it was a ripper party"

Ripper, you little! : Exclamation of delight or as a reaction to good  news

Rissole : noun:- a meat patty, although shaped like a little ball rather than being flat. Eaten as part of a meal

rather than like a hamburger.

Road train : big truck with many trailers

Rock up : to turn up, to arrive - "we rocked up at their house at 8pm"

Rollie : a cigarette that you roll yourself

Roo : kangaroo

Roo bar : noun:- a strong metal bar at the front of vehicles to protect them against hitting a Kangaroo. (In the bush hitting a Kangaroo can be dangerous. They move fast and can swerve on a pin point. So you could be driving along and suddenly there is a Roo bouncing off your bonnet (hood).  Roos are big, solid and heavy, and can easily total a car.  However  in the city, Roo bars can  be dangerous to pedestrians and there are currently moves to ban them in built up areas.

Root (verb and noun) : synonym for  f**k in nearly all its senses: "I feel  rooted"; "this washing machine is  rooted"; "(s)he's a good root". A very useful word in fairly polite company.

Ropeable : very angry

Rort (verb or noun) : Cheating, fiddling, defrauding (expenses, the system etc.). Usually used of politicians

Roundabout : noun:- a circular construction at a traffic intersection to guide the traffic around.

Rotten : drunk - "I went out last night and got rotten"

Rubber : noun:- a pencil eraser.  Although also means a condom so this can cause a lot of fun and confusion.

Rubbish (verb) : to criticize

Rubbish bin : noun:- a garbage can.

      US = trash can.

S

Sack : noun:- a bed. Used as "hit the sack" = go to sleep.

Sack to : verb:- to terminate employment, to fire.

Salute, Aussie : brushing flies away

Salvos, the : Salvation Army, bless them

Sandgroper : a person from Western Australia,  after a sand-burrowing desert insect.

Sanga or Sanger : a sandwich

Sauce : the "correct" term for ketchup.

Schoolie : noun:- a teenager of school age or just graduated. Schoolies week is now quite a tradition where High School graduates celebrate the end of the academic year with a week of revelry in southern Queensland.

Schooner : large beer glass in Queensland; medium beer glass in South Australia

Scratchy : instant lottery ticket

Screamer : party lover; "two pot screamer" - somebody who gets drunk on very little alcohol

Seppo, septic, septic tank : a derogatory term for an  American, "septic tank" rhyming with "yank"

Servo : petrol station

Shark biscuit : somebody new to surfing

She'll be right : it'll turn out okay

Sheila : noun:- a common term for an Australia female, usually single and  probably good looking. It probably  originated from the high number of female immigrants from Ireland called Sheelagh.

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")

Show pony : someone who tries hard, by his dress or behaviour, to impress

those around him.
 

Sickie : day off sick from work (chuck a sickie = take the day off sick from work when you're perfectly healthy!)

Skite : boast, brag

Skull/Skol (a beer) : to drink a beer in a single draught without taking a breath

Slab : a carton of 24 bottles or cans of beer

Sleepout : house verandah converted to a bedroom

Smoko : smoke or coffee break

Snag : a sausage or a problem.

       UK=banger

Sook : person or animal who is soft, tame,  inoffensive. Hence sooky (adj.)

Spag bol : spaghetti bolognese

Sparrow's fart : dawn

Spewin' : very angry

Spiffy, pretty spiffy : great, excellent

Spit the dummy : get very upset at something

Spruiker : man who stands outside a  nightclub or restaurant trying to  persuade people to enter

Sprung : caught doing something wrong

Spunk : a good looking person (of either sex)

 
Squizz (noun) : look - "take a squizz at this"

Standover man : a large man, usually gang-related, who threatens people  with physical violence in order to have his wishes carried out.

Station : a big farm/grazing property

Stickybeak : nosy person

Stoked : very pleased

Strewth, Struth : exclamation, mild oath ("Strewth, that Chris is a bonzer bloke")

 
Strides : trousers

Strine : Australian slang and pronunciation,   Strine is a nasally contraction of  "Australian".

Stubby : a 375ml. beer bottle

Stubby holder : polystyrene insulated

holder for a stubby

Stuffed, I'm : I'm tired

Stuffed, I'll be : expression of surprise

Sunbake : sunbathe

Sunnies : sunglasses

Surfies : people who go surfing - usually  more often than they go to work!

 
Swag : rolled up bedding etc. carried by a swagman

Swaggie : swagman

Swagman : tramp, hobo

Swot, to : verb:- to study hard, usually

       whilst at school

T

Ta : - thank you

Tall poppies : successful people or achiever who, as a result, is the target of jealousy and grudging  remarks.

Tall poppy syndrome : the tendency to criticize successful people

Tallie : 750ml bottle of beer

Tassie : Tasmania

Taswegian : a person from Tasmania

Technicolor yawn : vomit

Tea : noun:- the evening meal and usually the main meal of the day.   UK = dinner.

Tee-up : to set up (an appointment)

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

Tinny : lucky

Tinny : small aluminium boat

Togs : swim suit

Too right! : definitely!

Top End : far north of Australia

Trackie daks/dacks : tracksuit pants

Trackies : track suit

Troppo, gone : to have escaped to a state of tropical madness; to have lost the veneer of civilisation after spending too long in the tropics.

Trough lolly : the solid piece of  perfumed disinfectant in a men's  urinal

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"

Up somebody, get : to rebuke somebody  - "the boss got up me for being late"

Useful as an ashtray on a motorbike / tits on a bull : unhelpful or incompetent person or thing - "he, she or it is about as useful as tits on a bull" etc. etc.

Ute : utility vehicle, pickup truck

V

Vedgies : vegetables

Vee dub : Volkswagen

Veg out : relax in front of the TV (like a vegetable)

Vegemite : noun:- a savoury spread, made from an extract of brewers yeast, eaten on sandwiches and toast

Vejjo : vegetarian

Vinnie's : St. Vincent De Paul's (charity thrift stores and hostels)

W

Waffle : noun:- nonsense

Waggin' school : playing truant

Walkabout : a walk in the Outback by Aborigines that lasts for an indefinite amount of time

Walkabout, it's gone : it's lost, can't be found

Whacker, whacka : Idiot; somebody who talks drivel; somebody with whom you have little patience; a dickhead

Whinge, winge : complain  or whine

White pointers : topless female sunbathers

Whiteant (verb) : to criticise something  to deter somebody from buying it. A car dealer might whiteant another dealer's cars or a real estate salesman might whiteant another agent's property

Wobbly : excitable behaviour ("I complained about the food and the waiter threw a wobbly")

Wobbly boot on, he's got the : drunk

Wog : flu or trivial illness

Wog : person of Mediterranean origin. A milder insult than the same word in the UK and perhaps elsewhere.

Wombat : somebody who eats, roots and leaves (see also root)

Woop Woop : invented name for any  small unimportant town - "he lives in Woop Woop"

Wowser : straight-laced person, prude,  puritan, spoilsport

Wuss : coward; nervous person or animal

X

XXXX : pronounced Four X, brand of beer made in Queensland

Y

Yabber : talk a lot, too much

Yakka : work (noun), hard manual labor

Yank : An American

Yank tank : noun:- An American car.

Yarn, to : verb:- to have a talk or discussion with someone.

Yewy : u-turn in traffic ("chuck a yewy  at the next traffic lights")

Yobbo : an uncouth person

Yonks : noun:- a long time, ages.

Youse : you (plural)

Z

Zack : sixpence (5 cents) - "it isn't worth a zack", "he hasn't got a zack"

Zebra crossing : noun:- a pedestrian crossing where the road is painted with white stripes on the black asphalt.

Zed : noun:- the Australian and British,  pronunciation, of the letter Z.   US = Zee.

Zeds : noun:- to do with sleep, as pushing up zeds.  (US = catching some zzzz's. )

Zonked : noun:- exhausted