Australian Slang
U
to Z
U
ugg boot - a boot made of sheepskin with the fleece as the
inside lining
ugly as a hatful of arseholes - very ugly
under the sun -
anywhere on earth
underground mutton - rabbit (when used as
food)
up a
gum tree - having problems
up a sparrow fart - awake very
early
up the
donga - out in the country
up the shit - in great
difficulties
useless as a glass door on a dunny - completely
useless
ute - utility truck
V
vampire's tea bag - tampon
vee-dub - Volkswagen
car
Vegemite - dark brown vegetable extract used as a spread on
bread
veggies - vegetables
village bike - promiscuous
woman
W
waffle - nonsense
wag - amusing
person
walkabout - an aborigine's period of nomadic
wandering
wallop - thrash
wally - foolish
person
waltzing matilda - wandering aimlessly
war paint - women's
cosmetics
water the horse - to urinate
well I'll be buggered -
exclamation of surprise
whack - share; attempt; put
whale - a Murray River
cod
what do
you do for a crust? - how do you earn a living?
what for - severe
punishment
when the crow shits - payday
whinge - to complain in an
annoying way
who flung dung - who farted
winkers - the eyes
wog - a cold or
similar disease; an Italian or Greek
woofer - a dog
woop woop - a very
long way away
wow - excellent; complete success
wrapped -
delighted
X
x amount - an unknown quantity
XXXX - Fourex (a favorite brand
of Queensland beer)
Y
yabber - talk too much
yabbie - small Australian
freshwater crayfish
yacker - incessant talker
yakka - hard work
yobbo -
unsophisticated idiot
you beaut - excellent; wonderful
yowie - Australian version of a
yeti
Z
zebra crossing - pedestrian
crossing marked with stripes