he missed crashing into the truck by a bees dick, he was a bees dick away from being sacked. bucks party = [See the entry: bucks night.]. Similar to the term yall (you all), as used in the southern states of the USA. Makes a bit more sense than just she bangs like a dunny door! telling lies, fanciful stories (tall stories), or saying what is considered to be incorrect information. My TV wont work anymore, its cactus! (its cactus is similar to its carked it). Now youve broken it; good onya, idiot. Have a butchers at this. I think that blokes been out in the sun for too long, hes acting troppo, Watch out, hes gone troppo! Derived from the phrase tropical fever, used during the Second World War, when Australian soldiers in the Pacific theatre believed that long exposure to the heat and tropical conditions could make someone go mad. Aussie Slang. For example, when it comes to fashionable clothing, Big blokes have always had the rough end of the pineapple [ref.]. fush an chups = Fish and chips; a reference to the New Zealand style of pronouncing vowels. I just bought a new car, its sweet as!. Our survey of 2300 Australians has given us a tremendous amount of information about the words and phrases we use. Short for "good day". earbash. verb 1. to depart, leave: Come on, let's bail. game as Ned Kelly = Someone who is brave, willing to face incredible odds, e.g. Commie = A Communist; also rendered as Commo. bottler = Someone who is really good. No budgie smugglers ? dead horse = Rhyming slang for sauce, usually regarding tomato sauce. Hes just a blow-in. they were often hired to work during a union strike, or to work in spite of work bans); Chinese were regarded as being linked with the spread of leprosy, and as that disease can make the skin appear scabby, Chinese non-union labour and strike-breakers were called scabs. He donged him on the head. Thats beaut, mate!, You beaut!, What a beaut!, or You bewdy!; may be called out when something good happens. Nationality [poem by Mary Gilmore, 12 May 1942] mate = Friend, cobber. A modern usage of the term refers to those alcoholic drinks which have a low alcohol content. (my emphases). Can also be spelt as cooee. That show was a real fizzer; presumably from a firework which fizzles rather than goes off properly. Can also be used to refer to any woman (similar to sheila). Derived from the practice of young male Aborigines going walkabout, heading off into the wilderness, to live alone for several months, as a rite of passage. Ah spewin mate, cant believe she took the last roll.. This is part of the Australia tradition of giving various names an o suffix, e.g. The full phrase is Fair suck of the saveloy, but saveloy has long since been shortened to sav (a saveloy is a seasoned pork sausage). Similar to get off the grass, get out of town. Everyone's favourite all-Aussie dog. Mexicans = Victorians are called Mexicans by people from Queensland and New South Wales, because Victoria is south of the border. Often used in a negative sense regarding a person with an over-inflated opinion of themselves, e.g. Also spelt hooroo. Barbie = [2] Abbreviation of Barbara. dinkum = Genuine, authentic, on the level, e.g. carry on like a pork chop = Someone carrying on in an unduly agitated manner, e.g. Also used as a play upon words, e.g. shell be right = Everything will be alright. Coined by Australian cartoonist Ben Ward, milkshake duck not only marks an Australian contribution to the global lexicon, but also carries shades of an Australian cultural contribution: the tall poppy. n Australian a sexually attractive young person. Out of a Cornflakes packet? While not a physical beating of the ears, most people can sympathise with a person who has sustained a long taking to (an ear-bashing) by a boring or obnoxious windbag (an earbasher).The verb is first recorded from the 1940s, and possibly comes from Australian military slang of the Second World War . rack off = A phrase used to tell someone to go away, usually while in a dispute or disagreement, e.g. A person . flat chat = Very fast or very hard, e.g. cracked = [1] To achieve something in particular, or to succeed in life, e.g. Continue ReadingDownload Free PDF. Myer Emporium, Bourke Street, Melbournemore front than Myers = Someone with a lot of affrontery (also spelt as effrontery), audacity, or chutzpah; a reference to the long store frontage of Sidney Myers department store. He dudded me on the deal. A greeting used by an older generation of Australians. done like a dogs dinner = To come a cropper; also rendered as done like a dinner. This is part of the Australia tradition of giving various names an o suffix, e.g. a stubbie short of a six pack = Someone who is lacking in intelligence, someone who is a bit mentally slow, someone who is a bit slow on the uptake, e.g. Brian Cadd [music videos and biography] dial = A persons face; derives from the face of a clock, which is called a dial. he smoked his durry outside, hurry for your durry. dimmies = Dim Sims, the Australian version of the Chinese food Dim Sum; cooked for diggers on the goldfields in the 1850s, the modern recipe and style is believed to have been developed by William Wing Young in 1945. dingo = A treacherous and cowardly person; from the characteristics attributed to the Australian dog, the dingo. Of course, slang is in the eye of . Ive known him for yonks. Dont lick your fingers. Thanx Chrissie - Christmas. 2) Drop bears target tourists, study says, Australian Geographic Derived from spewing (i.e. Australians are known for many things spanning from being delinquent outcasts from Britain, to living in one of the most beautiful areas of the world, to Crocodile Dundee and Steve Irwin. Henry Lawson crawler = Someone who sucks up to authority figures, e.g. Derived from dunnekin (also: dunegan, dunikin, dunnakin, dunniken, dunnyken), from a joining of danna (slang for dung, excrement) with ken (slang for house). He looks a bit down in the mouth; hes about as happy as a bastard on Fathers Day. bangs like a dunny door = A female who is sexually promiscuous, e.g. Less common alternatives are sammo, sammie, and sango. Aussie Salute - Wave to scare the flies Avo - Avocado Bail - To cancel plans. Australian slang words - a definitive guide to Aussie slang Mark October 18, 2007 12 Comments So you've decided to move to Australia. Like, point Percy at the porcelain? (Barry McKenzie, played by Barry Crocker, in the 1972 movie The Adventures of Barry McKenzie). ballsy OS = Abbreviation for overseas (i.e. Babylon NG. Can I correct/add to your phrase She bangs like a dunny door? Similar to the phrase Shell be apples. Gropers = An abbreviated form of Sandgropers, i.e. dud = Defraud, e.g. cockies = [2] Often a derogatory term for poor bush farmers, possibly from having land so poor that they were jokingly said to only be able to farm cockies (cockatoos, a type of bird); however, it is now often used to refer to farmers in general. They had a real stoush at the back of the pub. But it s all right for her, she s got a whole smorgasbord selection of classic spunk This was a Tram service that came out of Bondi Junction and went downhill along Bondi Road all the way to Bondi Beach. Not a slang term as such, but included here since Americans can get confused over the term, as a rubber in the USA refers to a condom (some Americans were shocked to read that the advertised content of a showbag for young children included pencils and rubbers). she gave him a real earbashing. Bali belly noun diarrhoea, as suffered by travellers to South-East Asia. shithouse = [1] Toilet (crapper, dunny, loo, water closet). bottled = To smash someone (usually over the head) with a bottle, such as in a pub fight, e.g. Stevo = Steven, or Stephen. (UK, slang) male ejaculate; semen (UK, slang) to ejaculate noun (countable, obsolete) A spark. Dictionary of Australian slang . Look at that sheila burping, farting, and carrying on; geez, shes as rough as guts. barracker = Someone who barracks for a person or a group (i.e. Hes feeling pretty blue at the moment. bushmans clock = A kookaburra (a bird whose calls can be very loud and long in the morning). Cockney rhyming slang, more than Australian? Horny Aussie spunk rat Steve is always on the prowl for other hot and horny men for rugged one-on-one sex and group action in his pursuit of the elixir of life: manjuice. Derived from the large apple-growing industry in Tasmania. Thesaurus. They have a reputation for shortening 90% of the words they use to create what is known as Australian Slang - I mean - where else in the world is McDonald's (the world-renowned fast-food chain) called Maccas? ethnic = A non-Anglo person; in common usage, ethnics usually refers to non-Anglo Europeans. bush week = Uncultured behaviour, referring to the possibility of people living in the bush (without refined manners) coming down to the city en masse and acting up, e.g. The Man from Ironbark [poem by Banjo Paterson] Finding an adorable nickname for your sweetie-pie little guy should be no trouble at all. DESERT RATS - Rats of Tobruk. Its 12 Ks to the nearest petrol station. How ya goin? goog = An egg, e.g. It's like my Australian Slang Dictionary! Crow-eater = Someone from South Australia. Buck's night: Aussie equivalent of 'bachelor party' or 'stag party'. On the other side of the coin, a man is known as a bloke. Derived from the complimentary phrase your bloods worth bottling. Perhaps due to the cultural dominance of the United States, Australia borrowed much of its slang from the Reagan-era USA. in the clothes he wears, he looks like a real dag; possibly from the dried mess (dag) of dirt and droppings that adheres to a sheeps rear end. Similar to a few sandwiches short of a picnic and a few cents short of a dollar. brass razoo = A reference to a (non-existent) worthless coin, e.g. Person, usually a male. stickybeak - a snoop, a nosy person, compare British English "noseyparker". 3) Dropbear Warning, Cowra Guardian Banjo Paterson divvy = Divide, e.g. dong = To hit or punch, e.g. Look at that bloke; hes almost falling over; hes blotto. Shes a dead set stunner, Im dead set against that. [See the entry: spat the dummy.]. Top Enders = People from the Northern Territory; Territorians. 25 January 2018. as used in the song I come from a land down under. give it a burl = To have a go at doing something, to attempt to do something, e.g. Can also be used in a general sense when speaking to someone, e.g. They had a bust up. Little Johnny (John Howard)Little Johnny = John Howard (Prime Minister of Australia, 1996-2007), who was tagged in the media as little Johnny Howard (although at 59, or 175cm, he was about average height; Howard was taller than Prime Minister Bob Hawke, who never received the somewhat derogatory nickname of little, even though Hawke stood at 57, or 170cm). chink = A Chinese person; usually considered derogatory. bible basher = Someone who is outspokenly Christian (similar to a bible thumper). Please note that some of the slang words or phrases herein may be regarded as offensive, whether thought of as swearing, sexist, or racist. Leaping up to take a markand the big men fly = A reference to Australian Rules Football, where players leap into the air to catch the ball (take a mark). bonk = Hit, e.g. John OBrien (Patrick Joseph Hartigan) bower bird = A hoarder; can also refer to a petty thief. Any such words or phrases contained herein are listed here in an academic role, as a documentation of cultural expressions, with regards to establishing a historical record of slang usage. wet enough to bog a duck = Very wet, e.g. Go bite your bum, chum. Bondi tram = To depart very quickly, to move fast. Im going to the bottle shop to get some grog. Can be hyphenated, i.e. knackers = Testicles. all over the place like a mad womans shit = A real mess, untidy; a person who is a bit flighty, someone who hasnt got their act together. Thats BS!, William BuckleyBuckleys chance = Low chance or no chance of something happening, e.g. doesnt know if hes Arthur or Martha = Someone who is confused; similar to doesnt know if he is coming or going. Ditch, the = The Tasman Sea, as the ditch between Australia and New Zealand; sometimes pronounced as the dutch, as a reference to the New Zealand style of pronouncing vowels. av a go = Strine for Have a go, i.e. bushranger = A criminal of the 19th century who lived in the bush and robbed people, especially travelers. Similar to the phrase Up shit creek without a paddle. Distinct from the British slang term spunk, which refers to semen. Bananaland = Queensland, so-named as a lot of bananas are grown in that state, being located in the tropical north of Australia. Aerial pingpong : Australian Rules football Amber fluid : beer Ambo : ambulance, ambulance driver Ankle biter : small child Apples, she'll be : It'll be all right Arvo : afternoon Aussie (pron. Ankle Biter (Aussie slang for 'child') Billy (slang for 'Outback teapot') Straya (slang for 'Australia') True Blue (slang for 'genuinely Australian') oo roo = Goodbye. Soldiers at a Furphys water cart, World War OneGeebung = Somewhere very far away. parma = A parmigiana. Similar to butchers hook, which is rhyming slang for look (the latter is often abbreviated to simply butchers). he got angry and he clocked him; presumably from hitting someone across the dial (dial being slang for face, as the face of a clock is called a dial). wog = [1] Generally a person of Southern European or Mediterranean ethnicity, although it can also be applied to other non-Anglo European foreigners; usually derogatory, but sometimes used in a friendly manner. Jack Moses frog and toad = Rhyming slang for road, e.g. Singular: Anglo. I have a vague recollection that it is an aussie variation of pulling the rabbit out of the hat and a shortened version of . blotto = A reference to someone who is very drunk, e.g. Drain the dragon? go like the clappers = To move at high speed. slopehead = An Asian person (a derogatory term). first cab off the rank = To be the first to take advantage of an opportunity; similar to first in, best dressed; from getting the first taxi cab from a queue of taxis (a taxi rank). laughing gear = Teeth, mouth, e.g. Ill save this drink for Ron; this is a play upon words, used as if the speaker is keeping something aside for someone named Ron, when the item is actually being kept aside to be used later on. Now listen mate, I need to splash the boots. was fired; got the sack), his girlfriend didnt like him any more, so she gave him the arse. Thesaurus > Synonym of spunk-rat. cossie = An abbreviation of swimming costume, i.e. Whilst the word began as an acronym, with ANZAC correctly spelt with capital letters, it has a modern usage as a noun, with a meaning wider than that of the ANZAC military organization, and it is therefore now also correctly spelt with just its initial letter capitalised, i.e. I saw you looking in through my window; having a good sticky beak, were ya?, stick your bib in = To interfere, e.g. Derived from the term Cabbage State, referring to the state of Victoria; the term infers that, because the state is quite small (compared to the other states of Australia), Victoria is about the size of a cabbage garden. great Australian dream, the = The desire to own ones own home and block of land. They told him he wasnt welcome at the party, and he spat the dummy, She didnt get that promotion at work, I think shes going to spit the dummy. Bazza, Gazza, and Shazza (Barry, Gary, and Sharon). Excuse me, digger, how do I get to the next town? Derived from World War One army slang, when the soldiers referred to each other as digger. big-noting = When someone puffs up their own importance, e.g. Jesus H. Christ! shutterstock As the debate continues over whether Australia Day should be celebrated on January 26, this series looks at the politics of some unresolved issues swirling around Australia Day - namely, the republic and reconciliation. coldie = A cold can of beer, or a cold stubbie of beer. Cornstalks = People from New South Wales; New South Welshmen. Davo, Jacko, Johno, Robbo, Stevo, and Tommo (David, Jack, John, Robert, Steve, and Tom). The Australian attachment to slanguage (slang language) goes back to the earliest settlements of English speakers in Australia. Aussie is the best country in the world, Holden is an Aussie car. Apple Islanders = Tasmanians. snags = Sausages. Let & # x27 ; s bail as digger = an abbreviation of swimming costume, i.e troppo Watch! 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