Australian Slang
K to
O
K
k - kilometer
kafuffle - commotion
kanakas -
testicles
kanga - kangaroo
kangaroo hop - jerky movement of a car due to a mis-used
clutch
kaput - broken;
ruined
keen as mustard - very
enthusiastic
keep your shirt on - stay
calm
kero - kerosine
kick
in the arse - a severe scolding; a severe set
back
kick in the teeth - a severe set
back
kill a snake -
urinate
King Dick - somebody with a very high
opinion of themselves
King Richard the
Third - turd; shit
kisser - the
mouth
kiss of life - mouth to mouth
resuscitation
klicks -
kilometers
knackered - tired;
exhausted
knee high to a grasshopper -
short
knife - betray
knock
back - refuse; eat or drink fast
knock it
off! - stop it!
knock it on the
head - put a stop to it
knuckle
sandwich - a punch in the mouth
konk -
nose
L
laid-back - relaxed;
informal
lairy - flashy
lark - amusing incident
laughing
gear - the mouth
laughing
jackass - kookaburra
lay an egg -
to defecate
lay in the hay - have sexual
intercourse
lead foot - a fast reckless
driver
left in the lurch - abandoned in a time
of need
left on the shelf - deserted by friends
in a time of need
left out in the
cold - not informed
leg opener -
alcohol
let alone - not to
mention
let rip - fart
lid - a hat
lift a
finger - help in any way
like a chook
with it's head cut off - flustered
like a cut
snake - extremely active
like a fart in a
bottle - agitated
like a greasy
stick up a dog's arse - very easily
like a mad
woman's breakfast - very messy; all over the
place
like a one-armed taxi-driver with crabs
- very busy
like a pick-pocket at a nudist camp -
confused
like a pimple on a pumpkin - very
obvious
like a stunned mullet -
bewildered
like a ton of bricks - with great
force
like a two-bob watch -
unreliable
like an old maid's pram -
empty
like buggery - greatly; no
way!
lingo - language
lip - cheek; back-chat
liquid amber
- beer
little boys - cocktail
sausages
local rag - newspaper specified to a
certain area
lollipop lady/man - person who
supervises school crossings
long in the
tooth - old
loo - toilet
looker - very attractive person
Lucky
Country - Australia
lug - ear;
fool; carry
M
mad as a cut snake -
insane
mad as a meat axe - extremely
angry
maggies - magpies
make a
blue - make a huge mistake
make a botch
of - mess up
make a proper galah of - make a
complete fool of
make a quid - earn a
living
make do - cope
make
eyes at - flirt with
make it
snappy - hurry up!
make sheep eyes
at - give adoring looks
make the
feathers fly - cause a commotion
make tracks
- depart
make waves - cause
trouble
malarky - foolish
talk
mangy - shabby
mash - mashed potatoes
mate -
friend; pal; buddy
matilda - a
swag
metho - methylated
spirits
Mickey Mouse - wonderful;
excellent
miffed / mift - annoyed;
offended
miffy - easily
upset
misery guts - constant
complainer
missus - wife
mob - any number of people
mollycoddle
- pamper; make a fuss over
molly dooker
- left handed
monger - food;
tucker
monkey suit - dinner
suit
moo - silly woman
moo
juice - milk
mop - the hair
mozzie - mosquito
muddie -
Queensland mud crab
mug - the
face
munga - food
mushie - mushroom
N
nastie - pastie
NBG - no bloody good
nebraska -
toilet
neddies - racing
horses
nellie - cheap red
wine
Nellie Bligh - fly;
eye
New Australian - migrant to
Australia
nick - state;
condition
niggly - angry; bad
tempered
nipper - young
child
nippy - cold
Noah's
Ark - shark
noggin - the head
nong - silly person
nozzle - the
nose
nudge the turps - to drink alcohol to
excess
nulla-nulla - an Aboriginal
weapon
nut chokers - men's
underwear
O
ocker - anything typically
Australian
oil slick - a Greek
person
oinker - a
policeman
old bomb - dilapidated
car
old chook - disliked
woman
on for young and old -
commotion
on the blower - on the
telephone
on the dole - receiving social security
benefits whilst unemployed
optic nerve
- perve
out of whack -
disorderly
Oz - Australia;
Australian