Ace! : Excellent! Very good! Aerial pingpong: Australian Rules football Amber fluid: beer Ankle biter: small child Apples, she'll be: It'll be alright Arvo: afternoon Aussie (pron. Ozzie): Australian Aussie salute: brushing away flies with the hand Avos: avocados B & S: Bachelors' and Spinsters' Ball - a very enjoyable party usually held in rural areas Back of Bourke: a very long way away Bail out: depart, usually angrily Bail (somebody) up: to corner somebody physically Barbie: barbecue (noun) Banana bender: a person from Queensland Barrack: to cheer on (football team etc.) Bastard: term of endearment Battler: someone working hard and only just making a living Beaut, beauty: great, fantastic Big-note oneself: brag, boast 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 Bities: biting insects Bitzer: mongrel dog (bits of this and 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: very (bloody hard yakka) 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. Bodgy: of inferior quality Bog in: commence eating, to attack food with enthusiasm Bondi cigar: see "brown-eyed mullet" Bonzer: great, ripper Boogie board: a hybrid, half-sized surf board Boomer: a large male kangaroo Booze bus: police vehicle used for catching drunk drivers Boozer: a pub Bored shitless: very bored Bottle-o: liquor shop Bottle shop: liquor shop Bottler: something excellent Bottling, his blood's worth: he's an excellent, helpful bloke. 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: he's very poor Brekkie: breakfast Brizzie: Brisbane, state capital of Queensland Brown-eyed mullet: a turd in the sea (where you're swimming!) Brumby: a wild horse Buckley's, Buckley's chance: no chance ("New Zealand stands Buckley's of beating Australia at football") Brick shit house, built like a: big strong bloke Buck's night: stag party, male gathering the night before the wedding 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 creature Bush: the hinterland, the Outback, anywhere that isn't in town Bushie: someone who lives in the Bush Bushranger: highwayman, outlaw Bush telly: campfire B.Y.O.: unlicensed restaurant where you have to Bring Your Own grog, also similar party or barbecue Cactus: dead, not functioning ("this bloody washing machine is cactus") Captain Cook: look (noun) ("let's have a Captain Cook") 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 Christmas: see Bourke Street Chuck a sickie: take the day off sick from work when you're perfectly healthy Chunder: vomit 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 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 Cranky: in a bad mood, angry Crack a fat: get an erection Cream (verb): defeat by a large margin Crook: sick, or badly made Crow eater: a person from South Australia Cut lunch: sandwiches Cut snake, mad as a: very angry Dag: a funny person, nerd, goof Daks: trousers Damper: bread made from flour and water Date: arse[hole] ("get off your fat date") Dead dingo's donger, as dry as a : dry Deadset: true, the truth Dero: tramp, hobo, homeless person (from "derelict") 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 Dob (somebody) in: inform on somebody. Hence dobber, a tell-tale Docket: a bill, receipt Doco: documentary Dog: unattractive woman Dog's balls, stands out like: obvious Dole bludger: Somebody on social assistance when unjustified Donger: penis Doodle: penis Doozey: something very pleasant, significant, large Down Under: Australia and New Zealand Drink with the flies: to drink alone Drongo: a dope, stupid person 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 Earbashing: nagging, non-stop chatter Esky: large insulated food/drink container for picnics, barbecues etc. Exy: expensive Face, off one's: drunk ("He was off his face by 9pm") Fair dinkum: true, genuine Fair go: a chance ("give a bloke a fair go") Fair suck of the sav!: exclamation of wonder, awe, disbelief (see also "sav") Fairy floss: candy floss, cotton candy Figjam: "F*ck I'm good; just ask me". Nickname for people who have a high opinion of themselves. Flake: shark's flesh (sold in fish & chips shops) 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 Fossicking: searching, rummaging ("fossicking through the kitchen drawers") Franger: condom Freckle: anus Frog in a sock, as cross as a: sounding angry - a person or your hard drive! Fruit loop: fool Full: drunk Galah: fool, named after the bird of the same name which flies south in the winter - a bloody silly thing to do in the Southern Hemisphere Garbo, garbologist: municipal garbage collector G'Day: hello! 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" is a variation of the northern English slangword "goggie" meaning an 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: gynaecologist Handle: beer glass with a handle Heaps: a lot, e.g. "thanks heaps", "(s)he earned heaps of money" etc. Hoon: hooligan Hooroo: goodbye (© Don Burke) Hotel: often just a pub Hottie: hot water bottle Icy pole, ice block: popsicle, lollypop Jackaroo: a male station hand (a station is a big farm/grazing property) Jillaroo: a female station hand Joey: baby kangaroo Journo: journalist Jumbuck: sheep Kangaroos loose in the top paddock: Intellectually inadequate ("he's got kangaroos loose in the top paddock") Kelpie: Australian sheepdog originally bred from Scottish collie Kero: kerosene Kindie: kindergarten Knock: to criticise Knock back: refusal (noun), refuse (transitive verb) Knocker: somebody who criticises 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 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 Liquid laugh: vomit Lizard drinking, flat out like a: flat out, busy Lob, lob in: drop in to see someone ("the rellies have lobbed") Lollies: sweets, candy London to a brick: absolute certainty ("it's London to a brick that taxes won't go down") Loo: toilet Lucky Country, The: Australia, where else? Lunch, who opened their?: OK, who farted? Lurk: illegal or underhanded racket 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 NSW/SA. 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" 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 Mongrel: despicable person Mozzie: 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 Naughty, have a: have sex Never Never: the Outback, centre of Australia Nipper: young surf lifesaver No-hoper: somebody who'll never do well Not the full quid: not bright intellectually No worries!: Expression of forgiveness or reassurance (No problem; forget about it; I can do it; Yes, I'll do it) Nuddy, in the: naked Nun's nasty, as dry as a: dry Ocker: an unsophisticated person Offsider: an assistant, helper Oldies: parents - "I'll have to ask my oldies" O.S.: overseas ("he's gone O.S.") Outback: interior of Australia Oz: Australia! Pash: a long passionate kiss; hence "pashing on" Pav: Pavlova - a rich, creamy Australian dessert Perve (noun & verb): looking lustfully at the opposite sex 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, leaves parties early 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 Polly: politician Pom, pommy: an Englishman Pommy bastard: an Englishman Pommy's towel, as dry as a: very dry - based on the canard that Poms bathe about once a month Port: suitcase (portmanteau) Postie: postman, mailman Pot: 285 ml beer glass in Queensland Pozzy: position - get a good pozzy at the football stadium Prezzy: present, gift Quid, make a: earn a living - "are you making a quid?" Quid, not the full: of low IQ 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" Rapt: pleased, delighted Ratbag: mild insult Raw prawn, to come the: to bullshit, to be generally disagreeable Reckon!: you bet! Absolutely! Reffo: refugee Rego: vehicle registration Rellie: family relative Ridgy-didge: original, genuine Right: okay ("she'll be right, mate") Ripper: great, fantastic - "it was a ripper party" Rip snorter: great, fantastic - "it was a rip snorter of a party" Road train: big truck with many trailers Rollie: a cigarette that you roll yourself Roo: kangaroo Root (verb and noun): synonym for f*ck 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 Rotten: drunk ("I went out last night and got rotten") Rubbish (verb): to criticize Salvos, the: Salvation Army, bless them Salute, Aussie: brushing flies away Sandgroper: a person from Western Australia Sanger: a sandwich Sav: saveloy (see also "fair suck of the sav!") Schooner: large beer glass in Queensland; small beer glass in South Australia Scratchy: instant lottery ticket Screamer: party lover; "two pot screamer" - somebody who gets drunk on very little alcohol Servo: petrol station Shark biscuit: somebody new to surfing Sheila: a woman She'll be right: it'll turn out okay 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") Sickie: day off sick from work (chuck a sickie = take the day off sick from work when you're perfectly healthy!) Skite: boast, brag Slab: a carton of 24 bottles or cans of beer Sleepout: house verandah converted to a bedroom Smoko: smoke or coffee break Sook: person or animal who is soft, tame, inoffensive. Hence sooky (adj.) Snag: a sausage Spag bol: spaghetti bolognese Spewin': very angry Spit the dummy: get very upset at something Sprung: caught doing something wrong Spunk: a good looking person (of either sex) Squizz (noun): look - "take a squizz at this" Station: a big farm/grazing property Stickybeak: nosy person Strewth: exclamation, mild oath ("Strewth, that Chris is a bonzer bloke") Strides: trousers Strine: Australian slang and pronunciation Stubby: a 375ml. beer bottle Stubby holder: polystyrene insulated holder for a stubby Stuffed, I'll be: expression of surprise Stuffed, I feel: I'm tired 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 Tall poppies: successful people Taswegian: a person from Tasmania Technicolor yawn: vomit 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, small aluminium boat Togs: swim suit Too right!: definitely! Top End: far north of Australia Trackies: track suit 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 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" Useless as tits on a bull: Incompetent or unhelpful person or thing Useless as an ashtray on a motorbike: see preceding - "he, she or it is about as much use as tits on a bull" etc. etc. Ute: utility vehicle Veg out: relax in front of the TV (like a vegetable) Vedgies: vegetables Vejjo: vegetarian Vee dub: Volkswagen Waggin' school: playing truant Walkabout, it's gone: it's lost, can't be found Whinge: complain 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. White pointers: topless (female) sunbathers Wobbly: excitable behaviour ("I complained about the food and the waiter threw a wobbly") Wog: flu or trivial illness 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 XXXX: pronounced Four X, brand of beer made in Queensland Yabber: talk (a lot) Yakka: work (noun) Yewy: u-turn in traffic ("chuck a yewy at the next traffic lights") Yobbo: an uncouth person Youse: you Zack: sixpence (5 cents) - "it isn't worth a zack", "he hasn't got a zack"