Australian Slang
A to E
A
a bit gone - mad; silly; insane
a bit more choke and you would have started - statement to somebody who has just farted loudly in public
a bit rough - unfair or unjust
A over T - (arse over tit), fall heavily
abbo - aboriginal person
abso-bloody-lutely - positively; yes
ac-dc - bisexual
add fuel to the fire - to make a bad situation worse
add insult to injury - to compound a grievance already committed against someone
aerial ping pong - Aussie Rules football
after darks - sharks
agro - aggressive
aint it the truth - expression of sympathy and agreement
airy fairy - fancy; vague
Akubra - Australian wide brimmed felt hat
Al Capone - phone
Alf - average Australian male; showing little or no regard for women and preferring the company of male friends; a stupid person
Alice - Alice Springs, Northern Territory
all alone like a country dunny - without company; alone
all dolled up - dressed in one's best clothes
all ears - listening attentively
all smiles - very happy
always in the shit - always in trouble
anchors - brakes
angle of the dangle - pertaining to an erection of the penis
ankle-biter - a small child
any tic of the clock - very soon
Apple Isle - Tasmania
apples - okay; alright
argy bargy - tedious; argumentative
aristotle - bottle
arvo - afternoon
as much chance as pushing shit uphill with a rubber fork - little or no chance
at sparrow fart - at dawn
at the drop of a hat - immediately
attaboy! - exclamation of approval, urging, encouragement
Aussie - Australia; Australian
Aussie Rules - Australian Rules football
Aussie salute - waving hands in front of face to shoo away the flies
Australian adjective - bloody
'Ave a go ya mug! - directed at a slow batsman in cricket
away with the pixies - daydreaming
awkward as a bull in a china shop - extremely clumsy
B
B - bastard
babbling brook - cook
baby batter - sperm
baccy - tobacco
back o' Bourke - remote, sparsely populated country area
bad case of the trots - diarrhea
bad egg - undesirable person
bad news - a person likely to cause trouble
baffle with bullshit - deceive with lies
balls and all - enthusiastically; aggressively
Banana bender - Queenslander
Banana land - Queensland
banged up - pregnant
bangers - sausages
barbie - barbecue
bean - head; bash
beaut - excellent; terrific
been had - tricked
been sucking lemons - sour faced
bee's dick - anything small or insignificant
bee's knees - the greatest
bell - telephone call
berk - fool
berko - crazy; insane
bikkies - biscuits
big spit - to vomit
binghi - an Aborigine
birthday suit - naked
bit much - excessive or rude behavior
bit on the nose - smelly
bizzo - nonsense; term one uses if they don't know what something is called
Black Stump - outback
blackfella - aborigine
bleary eyed - suffering from a hangover or tiredness
blinkers - eyes
bloke - man
blood oath! - definitely; yes!
blood's worth bottling - exclamation of praise
bloody - the great Australian adjective
bloody galah - silly person; fool
bloody nong - silly person; fool
bloody Nora! - mild statement of amazement
blotto - very drunk
blow a blue dog off its chain - extremely windy
blow in the bag - undergo a breathalyzer test
blow me down! - expression of amazement
blow shit out of someone - reprimand someone severely
blower - telephone
blowies - blow flies
blowy - windy
bludge - do nothing; be lazy
blue - unfriendly argument; mistake; affectionate name for a red haired person
blue meanies - hallucinogenic mushrooms
blue murder - serious trouble
bluebottle - policeman
blue singlet - a working class man
bluey - summons issued by a policeman; ten dollar note
blunder - mistake
Bob Hope - soap
Bob's your uncle - everything is fine
bodgie - false; worthless
bog - excrement; toilet
bog in - eat heartily
bog house - outside toilet
boiler - an old woman
bonza - excellent!
boofhead - stupid person
boomerang - something lent that needs to be returned
boong - aborigine
booze - alcoholic drink
boozer - local pub; heavy drinker
bored shitless - very bored
boss cocky - employer
bracelets - handcuffs
brass monkey weather - very cold weather
brass razoo - money
break open a coldie - have a drink (usually a beer)
brekky - breakfast
brew - beverage
brickie - brick layer
bright spark - alert; foolish
Brizzie - Brisbane
brolly - umbrella
brown-eye - expose your anus in contempt
brown trouser job - frightening or scary
brunch coat - dressing gown for women
bugger - general term for any person
bugger around - waste time
bugger it! - exclamation of contempt
bugger me dead - exclamation of amazement
bugger off - go away!
bugger up - ruin; spoil
bugger all - nothing
buggered - broken; very tired
buggered if I know - haven't got a clue
buggered up - ruined; broken
buggerise around - waste time
buggerlugs - affectionate term used to mildly annoy somebody
buggery - a far away place
bugle - nose
built like a brick shit house - very strong
built like a streak of pelican shit - very tall
bulldust - exaggerate
bum fluff - growth of hair on the face
bum nuts - eggs
bunch of fives - fist or hand
bunghole - cheese
bunyip - creature in Aboriginal legends which haunts billabongs and water holes
buzz - telephone call; exciting feeling
buzz off - leave
C
cack - defecate; laugh
cackleberry - an egg
cake-hole - the mouth
call it a day - finish up the job
call it quits - break off a relationship
came out like a shower of shit - very fast
Captain Cook - look
carbie - carburettor
cark - die
carpet grubs - children
carry on like a pork chop - behave foolishly
catch forty winks / catch some kip - have a short sleep
catching flies - yawning; astounded look with jaw wide open
caught the wog - became infected with a virus (e.g. influenza)
cheerio - small party sausage; saveloy
cheesed off - very annoyed
cheesy grin - fake grin
chew and spew - take away food
chew the fat - talk
chockie bikkies - chocolate biscuits
choke a darkie - to defecate
choof off - depart
chook - woman
chop and change - to change repeatedly
chopper - a helicopter
choppers - teeth
chops - mouth
chow - food
chow tucker - chinese food
Chrissie - Christmas
chuck - vomit
chuck a leftie - turn left
chuck a spaz - get angry
chuck a U-ie - do a U turn
chuck a wobblie - display sudden anger
clackers - false teeth
clapped out - broken down
clap trap - nonsense
clear as mud - confusing
clear the cobwebs - have sex
Coathanger - Sydney Harbour Bridge
cobber - friend; mate
cock and bull - nonsense
coffin nail - cigarette
cold as a witch's tit - very cold
coldie - beer
colorful yawn - vomit
come the .... - behave like ....
come the raw prawn - attempt to deceive
come to blows - start fighting
common as dog shit - very common
compassionate as a starving shark - have no sympathy at all
conk - bash; nose
cooking with gasoline - doing very well
corroboree - a large gathering
couldn't pull a greasy stick out of a dead dog's arse - totally incompetent
country cousin - dozen
cow - bad tempered woman
crack a darkie - become violent or angry
cranky - ill tempered
crap on - talk nonsense
crikey! - an expression of astonishment
crooked on - upset with
D
Dad 'n Dave - shave
dag - lovable; odd or amusing person
damage - cost or expense
damaged goods - woman who is no longer a virgin
damn-bugger-bitch-bum! - expression of extreme annoyance
damper - type of outback bread cooked in a campfire
dark as three feet up a cow's arsehole - extremely dark
darkie - aborigine; expression of anger
Darwin stubbie - very large beer bottle
date - anus; bum
date roll - toilet paper
dekko - a look
dial - face
dig - cutting or sarcastic remark
digger - returned serviceman
dim sims - testicles
dingo - an ugly woman
do your dial - verbally abuse in anger
do your lolly - lose your temper
dog's eye - pie
dole - social security benefits
dolled up - dressed smartly
dong - bash; hit
down a few - drink a few beers
down the boozer - at the pub
Down Under - Australia
drongo - stupid person; fool
drop a fart - pass wind loudly and unexpectedly
drown some worms - go fishing
dry rots - trots; diarrhea
dunny - toilet
dunny paper - toilet paper
durrey - hand rolled cigarette
dutch oven - farting under the bed cover blankets and pulling the covers over someone else's head
E
earbash - talk incessantly
ears flapping - listening with great interest
Ekka - Brisbane's Agricultural Exhibition
el cheapo - cheap and inferior
elbow grease - vigorous hard work
empties - empty beer bottles
every bastard and his dog - the general public
every Tom Dick and Harry - the general public
exy - expensive