Australian Slang
        F to J


        F
        face fungus - hair on the face
        face like a festered pickle - suffering from acne
        face ache - ugly or irritating person
        faggot - a homosexual man
        fair dinkum - genuine; true
        fanny - woman's vagina
        fart a crowbar! - expression of annoyance
        farts like a two-stroke - person with a noisy flatulence problem
        fed up to the back teeth - disgusted
        feel crook - feel unwell
        fella - man
        fire away - begin speaking
        fire one's mouth off - talk loudly; tell secrets
        fish out of water - uncomfortable
        five o'clock shadow - growth of stubble on a man's face
        FJ - Australia's most popular and well remembered of the Holden car
        flap your gums - talk alot
        flash a brown eye - expose one's bare backside
        flat chat - as fast as possible
        flea bag - infested with fleas; shabby looking person
        flea market - market where second hand goods are sold
        fly the coop - leave home
        flybog - jam
        footy - football
        fossil - an old person
        freckle - the anus
        fridge - refrigerator
        fried eggs - flat breasts
        frigid digit - sexually unresponsive penis
        from go to whoa - from start to finish
        fuck-wit - stupid person
        full as a boot - very full; intoxicated
        full of beans - energetic
        fungus face - man with a beard
        furry undies - woman's vagina



        G
        gab - chatter; talk
        ga-ga - mad; insane
        galah - fool
        game as a piss-ant - very daring
        gas-bag - talk at great length
        gastro - stomach upset
        gawk - stare openly
        g'day - a greeting (good day)
        Germaine Greer - ear
        get a wriggle on - hurry up
        get nicked - exclamation of contempt
        get on the ball - be alert
        get rooted! - a term of abuse
        get stuffed! - a term of abuse
        get the digit out - stop wasting time and start work
        get the shits - become upset
        get the trots - suffer from diarrhea
        get the wind up - become anxious
        get what for - to be punished severely
        gidday - Australian greeting
        Ginger Meggs - legs
        give birth to a politician - to defecate
        give lip - be cheeky
        gizmo - something that the name cannot be remembered
        glad rags - best clothes
        go ape shit over - react with unrestrained emotion
        go bung - cease to operate properly
        go crook - become angry
        go like a shower of shit - with extreme speed
        go walkabout - missing (usually as a result of theft); stroll casually; live a nomadic life (of the Aborigines)
        gob - the mouth
        gone to buggery - disappeared
        good monger - excellent food
        grab forty winks - have a short nap
        grab by the balls - greatly impress someone
        graveyard chompers - false teeth
        great Australian adjective - the word "bloody"
        great galloping goannas! - expression of amazement
        grog - alcohol
        grub - food
        gynie - gynecologist



        H
        hack the pace - keep up with
        hair like a bush pig's arse - unmanageable hair
        hair of the dog - a drink taken to cure a hangover
        ham and eggs - legs
        hammer and tong - to go at full speed, giving everything you have got (eg. to go hammer and tong in a blue would to be fighting with every bit of strength and speed you have)
        happy as a bastard on father's day - unhappy; miserable
        happy as a pig in shit - very happy
        have a bo-peep - have a look
        have a burl - attempt
        have a gander - have a look
        have a prang - have a car accident
        haven't had this much fun since Granny got her tits caught in the wringer - alot of fun
        hen - fussy woman
        hen fruit - eggs
        hit the frog and toad - hit the road; depart
        hit the hay - go to bed
        hit the nail on the head - say the correct thing
        honest as the day is long - very honest
        hoof - a foot
        hoof it - to walk
        hooks - fingers
        hottie - rubber hot water bottle to warm the bed
        howzat! - an appeal for approval (how's that)
        humdinger - excellent
        husband-beater - rolling pin; long narrow loaf of bread
        hype - a stimulating experience; over done publicity



        I
        I can't for the life of me - under no circumstances
        I kid you not - seriously
        ice - diamonds
        idiot box - television
        iffy - of a suspicious nature
        in a tic - very shortly
        in dire straits - in serious trouble
        in fine feather - full of vitality and spirit
        in good nick - in good condition
        in the know - having inside information
        in the poo - in trouble
        in the raw - naked
        in the shit - in serious trouble
        in the sticks - in remote areas in the bush
        in the year dot - a very long time ago
        in two shakes - a very short time
        I've had it! - expression of complete frustration when one has reached the end of their tolerance
        ivories - teeth



        J
        jackeroo - apprentice worker on a cattle station
        jake - alright
        jam tart - heart; sweetheart
        jargon - nonsense; rubbish
        jarmies - pajamas; night dress
        jaw hit the floor - astonished; shocked
        jiffy - very short time
        jiggered - broken; exhausted
        jingoes! - exclamation of surprise
        job somebody - to hit somebody
        joe - man; bloke
        Joe Blake - snake
        jumbuck - a sheep
        jumper - pullover; long sleeved vest
        junk food - food with very little nutrition
        just a tic - just a moment
        just what the doctor ordered - just what is required