scab = Someone who works whilst their fellow employees are on strike, someone who takes over a strikers job, non-union labour used as strike-breakers. Weve been here too long, its time to hit the frog and toad. down = To be unhappy with someone, e.g. Person, usually a male. The earliest published example located for give it a burl, Shirl is from 2005. he bailed her up to talk about her decision. Grant Hervey Queensland: beautiful one day, perfect the next = An advertising catch phrase for the Queensland tourist industry. He didnt get picked for the footy team, so hes having a bit of a sook. walkabout = To head off somewhere without telling people where youve gone; to travel aimlessly, e.g. Probably wanting to get the tram to the beach, the tram was always full, and it left without you. Drop Bear, Scientific name: Thylarctos plummetus, Cant bear em: how GPS is helping to track drop bears, Advance Australia Fair: How the song became the Australian national anthem, Under the Southern Cross I Stand [the Australian cricket teams victory song], A billabong: Goulbourn River [postcard, 27 November 1907], The New to the Old [poem by Randolph Bedford, 3 January 1896], New Year greetings [postcard, early 20th Century], [A Very Charming Gentleman] [poem by C. J. Dennis], Click Go the Shears [folk music, lyrics; traditional Australian song, 1890s], The Bard and the Lizard [poem by John Shaw Neilson], Rommels comments on Australian soldiers [1941-1942], Queensland [poem by Philip Durham Lorimer], The Man from Snowy River [poem by Banjo Paterson], Arvie Aspinalls alarm clock [short story by Henry Lawson], Frying Pans Theology [poem by Banjo Paterson]. they became great friends, they got on like a house on fire. bloomin = An exclamatory oath (blooming), I cant believe that happened, no bloomin way. Also spelt little Johnnie. bum steer = Given the wrong information, received the wrong directions, misled. But it s all right for her, she s got a whole smorgasbord selection of classic spunk Contemporary slang . Our pipes [short story by Henry Lawson] Aussie Salute - Wave to scare the flies Avo - Avocado Bail - To cancel plans. cant be bothered = Dont feel like doing something, not in the mood to do something, cant be arsed, e.g. block. garbo = Garbage man; the person who comes along in a truck to collect your rubbish. The term contains an implied insult, by being a reference to the time when Tasmania was known as Van Diemens Land, when it was still taking in convicts from Britain (the island, discovered by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, was originally named after Anthony van Diemen). black velvet. kangaroos loose in the top paddock = Someone who is not all there, a bit mad, crazy, loony, e.g. Are you fair dinkum? (i.e. clocked = To have hit someone, e.g. Cockney rhyming slang, more than Australian? two-pot screamer = Someone who gets drunk very easily; someone who gets drunk after drinking just two pots of beer (a pot of beer is a 285ml glass of beer, which is about half of an imperial pint). Geez, fair suck of the sauce bottle, give me a go. Have a geek at this!; not to be confused with the term geek referring to a studious person, bookworm, or nerd. Want a lift? he was carrying on like a two-bob watch (from having a cheap watch that goes too fast). the car is not much chop, but it gets you from A to B. he went berko when he was told he was sacked. Derived from the story of the convict William Buckley, who escaped from his jailers and fled into the bush, who was never caught and was considered to have very little chance of surviving (ironically, William Buckley survived by living with a tribe of Aborigines, but gave himself up about thirty years later; so, as it turned out, he had a good chance of survival, after all). a reference to foreign countries). A. G. Stephens arseholes = People who are considered to be not nice, e.g. as used in the song I come from a land down under. go soak your head = Telling someone to rack off (telling someone to go away), usually while in a dispute or disagreement. I mentioned this in passing amongst some American friends. as miserable as a bandicoot, as poor as a bandicoot. Banana Benders = Queenslanders; as Queensland is the state where a lot of bananas are grown, being located in the tropical area of Australia. Buckley and Nunn Mens Store, street viewyouve got two chances = Low chance or no chance of something happening. a car driver sounding his horn a lot (the imputation being that the driver was acting like a child who had received a present for Christmas, who would play with it a lot, due to the excitement of having just received a new toy). Bali belly noun diarrhoea, as suffered by travellers to South-East Asia. 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? Shut up, or Ill bonk you on the noggin (i.e. fugly = Someone who is regarded as fucking ugly. crook = [2] To attack or abuse, to go crook at someone, e.g. Who asked you to stick your bib in?. Trying to decipher what they are saying can leave you scratching your head. The Macquarie Australian Slang Dictionary James Lambert, 2004 Sydney: Macquarie Library Introduction The words Aussie and slang go together like swagman and billy, like bloke and sheila, like fair dinkum and true blue. bloody. cop it sweet = When someone takes on a negative outcome without complaining. Hes moved out of home and batching it now. Hes got hollow legs. = A light-hearted thanks to God for making it rain, inclusive of a request to make the rain continue (the intent is something like Good on ya, God, for making it rain; keep up the good work). Gropers = An abbreviated form of Sandgropers, i.e. Similar to oo roo. Bogans or just some blokes having a good time?bogan = Someone who is perceived as being uncouth, uncultured, and of a lower socio-economic class (excepting cashed-up bogans); stereotyped as someone who wears flannelette shirts, smokes cigarettes (especially Winnie Blues, i.e. he did the dirty on her; similar to filthy on. "I eat brekkie every morning before sunup." 2. schoolies = The school leavers end of year celebrations, as in Schoolies Week. A Claytons campaign (the campaign you have when youre not having a campaign). Hes a dead-set drongo. dirty on = To be unhappy with someone, e.g. spewin = Angry, very upset, not very happy, e.g. dead marine = An empty beer bottle (possibly of US origin or reference thereto). gets ridden a lot (like a bike). Look at that sheila burping, farting, and carrying on; geez, shes as rough as guts. Similar to a few sandwiches short of a picnic and a few cents short of a dollar. Derived from the taste of beer. chockos =An abbreviation of chocolate soldiers, a derogatory name given to the militia troops in World War Two, taken from a popular film called Chocolate Soldiers, with the imputation that if you put them in a fight that they would melt away when things got too hot. Major features:All entries from the first edition, which was published in 1988, have been . The stage manager divvied up the takings; can also be spelt as divvie. swimming costume) or Speedos (from the brand-name Speedos, manufacturer of bathers). This is part of the Australia tradition of giving various names an o suffix, e.g. booze bus = A police van, used as a mobile breath-testing station (for police to determine if a drivers blood alcohol level is over the legal limit). Once the cops catch up with him, then itll be all over red rover. give it a burl = To have a go at doing something, to attempt to do something, e.g. sanger A sandwich. good onya = Good on you, well done, great going, e.g. And the big men fly cow cocky = A dairy farmer. Arvo Afternoon. Derived from the rumours men swapped with each other when gathered at water carts (many of which used to have the brand name on them of the Shepparton manufacturing company called J. Furphy & Sons); especially applies to a rumour or story which is untrue or which sounds unlikely to be true. Distinct from the British term stinker, which refers to someone who is not very nice. 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. No Foe Shall Gather Our Harvest [poem by Mary Gilmore, 29 June 1940] Mary Hannay Foott You know, go where the big knobs hang out. Davo, Jacko, Johno, Robbo, Stevo, and Tommo (David, Jack, John, Robert, Steve, and Tom). fix you up = To pay someone, e.g. Have a Captain Cook at this. Brissie = An abbreviation of Brisbane (the capital of Queensland). pissed = [2] An abbreviation of pissed off, i.e. Derived from beautiful. Soldiers at a Furphys water cart, World War OneGeebung = Somewhere very far away. The basics G'day Hello, hi. Im going to see the relos at Christmas. give it a burl, Shirl = An expanded form of the phrase Give it a burl. 1b. Singular: snag, e.g. A term arising from the vast sandy deserts of Western Australia; also, sandgroper is the name of a burrowing insect found in Western Australia, belonging to the Cylindrachetidae family). Can also be spelt as Brizzie. Thank you for pointing that out. not the full quid = Someone who is perceived to be lacking in intelligence, a person who is not very bright; refers to lacking enough coin to make up a full quid (dollar or pound); similar to Hes only fifty cents to the dollar and a few cents short of a dollar. dingos breakfast = No breakfast at all. popular as a Jew in Germany = A reference to someone who is not very popular; e.g. Shes a dead set stunner, Im dead set against that. Aussie Cossie = Swimwear; Speedos (Speedos are an Aussie cossie, as they are regarded as good Australian-designed bathers, i.e. Dorothy Dixer = A question asked in parliament by a member of the same party as a planned question in order to enable the responder to give a prepared speech; from a letters section in a newspaper where readers would write to Dorothy Dix, of which some were supposed to have been written by the newspaper staff themselves. Similar to no dramas. His mate nicked his girlfriend and he chucked a mental. A person . Hes a real little bugger, isnt he?. it was so obvious that even Blind Freddie could have seen it, even Blind Freddie could have done it. fang it = To move quickly, especially to drive fast, e.g. So, let's not milkshake duck (verb) Australian slang by focusing too much on the past cultural cringe and underplaying the evolving nature of slang. But above all else, one of the most endearing things about an Australian is the way they speak. 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). = A phrase used against someone using an item too much, e.g. ), instead of referring to all Asians in general; this differs to the UK usage of the term, where Asian usually refers to someone of Central Asian ethnicity (from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, etc.). Henry Kendall fossick = Look for something. Raymond, I am familiar with this phrase from as long as I can remember growing up in country SA especially common on the footy field! sook = [1] To sulk, e.g. smoko - cigarette break. spunk Meanings and definitions of "spunk" (Australian, New Zealand, slang) An attractive person (normally male). Gor blimey, I ate too much, Im as full as a goog. Ill do you!; also as do over, e.g. fair go = To have fair treatment, e.g. duck-shoving = To move things around, to jockey for position, or to evade responsibility. Can also be used in a general sense when speaking to someone, e.g. bonk = Hit, e.g. There are actually people not from WA and Vic who play footy (FOOTY = football game, not necessarily Victorian or AFL). Short for "good day". Although most people who aren't from Australia hear Aussie slang terms and scoff at how "they're just shortforms of real words" a lot of words we use today originated from the Lucky Country. bathers - swimsuit. He was skiting about how good he is at footy. grumblebum = A complainer, a whinger, a whiner. He glassed that bloke at the bar, Watch out, hes nasty, he might glass you. John OBrien (Patrick Joseph Hartigan) flat out like a lizard drinking = Working very hard, e.g. bizzo, ambo), and then original Aussie slang phrases. Put another snag on the barbie, will ya love?. I cant be arsed to cook dinner tonight. It is flippant, irreverent, indecorous; it may be indecent or obscene." Slightly confusing, right? Whilst buggery does not specifically mean hell, it serves the same function as hell as used in common phrase Go to hell. arse . decko = To look, e.g. smoko = Smoking break (by extension, it can refer to a tea break for non-smokers). But despite not having quite the established vernacular some other countries and cultures may boast, Australian slang words have become globally adored. Thanks for fixing my car, good onya! Can also be used in a sarcastic manner, e.g. Sometimes abbreviated as dig. No fricking way! Shes the town bike. See: IAC list on Trove. bugger = [1] Damn. First Fleeter = Someone who arrived in Australia on the First Fleet, or one of their descendants. Derived from the early years of South Australia, when food was short, and it was said that people in South Australia were shooting crows to cook and eat them. thongs - flip-flops. Can be hyphenated, i.e. When she became pregnant, her boyfriend shot through like a Bondi tram. Australian Slang Choose one of the words below and make any personal question you like out of it. 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. John Shaw Neilson 5) drop bears, IAC list on Trove. Aussie salute - brushing away flies with your hand. Days of thunder and glory:). The phrase is based on spunky in the sense of spirited, and is influenced also by spunk in the sexual sense. Ring the rattlesnake? ); pike out. big bickies = A lot of money; can also be spelt as big bikkies. Davo = David. Similar to the phrase Dont get your panties in a twist. frog and toad = Rhyming slang for road, e.g. So, that's why we simply define slang as very informal language or specific words used by a group of people. Derived from beautiful. For example, when it comes to fashionable clothing, Big blokes have always had the rough end of the pineapple [ref.]. give it a bash = To have a go at doing something, to attempt to do something, e.g. Bazza, Gazza, and Shazza (Barry, Gary, and Sharon). Chuck us the stick over here, Hey, chuck us a can of beer, would ya?. She bangs like a dunny door. The phrase is based on spunky in the sense of spirited, and is influenced also by spunk in the sexual sense. Captain James CookCaptain Cook = Rhyming slang for look, e.g. Now listen mate, I need to splash the boots. Brian Cadd [music videos and biography] lolly = A piece of confectionary, a candy, a sweet (an abbreviation of lollypop). Pozzy : position. Barra = Abbreviation of barramundi (a type of fish). Claytons = A non-alcoholic drink advertised (in a huge advertising campaign) as the drink you have when youre not having a drink, a phrase that then came to be commonly used to describe many other things that largely occur, or exist, in name only, e.g. knackered = Very tired, exhausted. arsed = Dont feel like doing something, not in the mood to do something, cant be bothered, e.g. Possibly derived from arc welding, whereby sparks fly out (sparks flying refers to an argument or fight). dink = To carry someone as a passenger on a bike, e.g. sanger = A sandwich. bullet = Sacked, e.g. Phrase/term . chuck a sickie = To have a day off work, claiming to be sick whilst not being ill at all (falsely claiming sick leave). lammo = A lamington. Singular: Skip. Thesaurus > Synonym of spunk-rat. Commie = A Communist; also rendered as Commo. Similar to cactus. as ugly as a hatful of arseholes = A negative reference to someones looks. = A question asking as to someones state of wellbeing, meaning How are you going? or How are you today?. Davo, Jacko, Johno, Robbo, Stevo, and Tommo (David, Jack, John, Robert, Steve, and Tom). magpie = A hoarder; someone who is attracted to shiny things, who wants to take them home. Links, Advance Australia Fair: How the song became the Australian national anthem Robbo = Robert. , here's our guide to the best (and worst) of Australian slang. I have a vague recollection that it is an aussie variation of pulling the rabbit out of the hat and a shortened version of . 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. office bike = A woman who is sexually active with many men, i.e. Sausage. go like the clappers = To move at high speed. Someone stole his bike and he chucked a wobbly. oo roo = Goodbye. All-purpose intensifying adjective. (Originally illicit) relations of white male and black female. someone (usually a woman) who can't get enough sex, starts having sex at an early age, or is continually looking for a root. ron = A contraction of later on, e.g. Also abbreviated as Gropers. It had rained that much, the ground was wet enough to bog a duck. Derived from knackers, a slang term for castanets. [See the entries: couldnt raffle a chook in a pub, like a chook with its head cut off and may your chooks turn into emus and kick your dunny down.]. bludger = Someone who bludges; i.e. He put the bite on her for a loan. batching = Living as a bachelor, e.g. No budgie smugglers ? Im fair dinkum about this!; or to express incredulousness, e.g. By Kate Burridge and Howard Manns, from the School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics. Not sure. Skips = A derogatory term for Australians of British ethnicity; a term that originated with those of Southern European ethnicity to refer to Anglo-Australians. Thats a big ask. Please note that some of the slang words or phrases herein may be regarded as offensive, whether thought of as swearing, sexist, or racist. dropkick = Someone who is dumb or an idiot. Originally a reference to an outdoor toilet (an outhouse). Heres the pie, go on, bog in; also used as part of a humorous pre-dinner prayer, being Two, four, six, eight, bog in, dont wait. Snag. Hey mate, want a lift? arced up = A reference to someone being angry or upset, e.g. carry on like a pork chop = Someone carrying on in an unduly agitated manner, e.g. Yeah? Thanks for the loan, Ill fix you up next week. Were working flat chat to get it done on time, He drove flat chat to get to the game on time. (Give it a) Burl: Give it a shot. knock your block off = To hit someone in the head, e.g. Drink Bonox! rough as guts = Someone who appears to be uncouth, uncultured, and lacking social refinement, e.g. They had a bust up. chook = A chicken (whether cooked, uncooked, on the farm, or located elsewhere). flat chat = Very fast or very hard, e.g. Here is a list of commonly used words and phrases try them out with your Australian friends! bangs like a dunny door = A female who is sexually promiscuous, e.g. droob = A worthless person, Hes a complete droob. Also spelt as drop-bear or dropbear. To subject (a person) to a torrent of words; to talk at great length to; to harangue. Would you like a googy egg? (can also be spelt googie egg). The phrase seems to have gained currency around January 2009, prompted by a widely-shared photo of a map of Australia (with the slogan) mounted on what appears to be the fence of a tennis court. 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. 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. Fremantle Doctor = The cool breeze that blows in to Fremantle and Perth in the evenings. 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OS = Abbreviation for overseas (i.e. BYO = An acronym for Bring Your Own, originally regarding alcoholic drinks but now also used for other items. go to buggery = Go to hell. an item used to erase pencil markings from paper). Australian English (or Aussie slang, really) is a language of subtle poetry. dong = To hit or punch, e.g. nana = A banana. ], bugger = [2] An annoying person (usually used regarding males), e.g. What do you think this is? pull your head in = Shut up and mind your own business. parma = A parmigiana. Can also be used to refer to any woman (similar to sheila). He was big-noting himself to impress that girl. bottled = To smash someone (usually over the head) with a bottle, such as in a pub fight, e.g. bucks night = A grooms party held prior to his wedding, a males-only occasion; also referred to as a bucks party; from the idea of a young deer (a buck) reaching adulthood. While Aussies speak English, the dialect and accent are unique to them. someone who doesnt work very hard, or doesnt work at all. I just bought a new car, its sweet as!. apples = Shell be apples, Its apples, or Everythings apples. the movie theatre was chockablock, there were no empty seats left, the train was chockers, so no more passengers could get in. bloody oath = Too right, thats the truth, an affirmation of a truth, e.g. Joseph Furphy toey = Restless, e.g. Strine = A name for Australian slang, or the way Australians speak. 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. A greeting used by an older generation of Australians. churchie = A church-goer; also used regarding students from Church of England schools. 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