dial = A persons face; derives from the face of a clock, which is called a dial. bugger = [1] Damn. Im working on a farm, earning a crust, What do you do for a crust? (derives from the association of the term bread with money). Sangers come in all shapes and sizes for all occasionsthere are gourmet sangers, steak sangers, veggi. Literature, legends, and larrikins. Lucy Everett Homfray 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. In this article, we divide all the Australian slang words into three main groups: slang abbreviations ending in -ie (barbie, sunnies), slang abbreviations ending in -o (e.g. On the other side of the coin, a woman is known as a sheila. [See the entry: whinge. . Can also be used in a general sense when speaking to someone, e.g. But it s all right for her, she s got a whole smorgasbord selection of classic spunk Contemporary slang, spunk-rat Australian Slang sexually attractive person English dialects glossary, spunk n 1a. Distinct from crook, meaning criminal. dont go out in a wind = A reference to the phrase about someone who thinks so highly of themselves, that theyve got tickets on themselves; e.g. Ah spewin mate, cant believe she took the last roll.. bikkies = Biscuits (cookies in American terminology); can also be spelt as bickies. Geez, hes really having a good whinge, isnt he? Sometimes whingers may be asked Would you like some cheese with your whine?, whinger = Someone who excessively complains, moans, whines, or whinges. all alone like a country dunny = Someone on their own, or someone who is lonely. See: IAC list on Trove. swimming costumes); also rendered as the Great Aussie Cossie. Out of a Cornflakes packet? not much chop = Not very good, e.g. 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. someone (usually a woman) who can't get enough sex, starts having sex at an early age, or is continually looking for a root. Geez, its a real stinker out there, Its stinking hot, Its a stinker of a day. arsey = Someone who is considered lucky, e.g. Contents 1 Main characters 1.1 Zoey Brooks 1.2 Dustin Brooks 1.3 Chase Matthews Wikipedia, List of Mr. Show episodes This is a list of all 30 episodes of the comedy television series Mr. Show. See: IAC list on Trove. bloke. Bog in - commence eating, to attack food with enthusiasm. 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). Makes a bit more sense than just she bangs like a dunny door! spat the dummy = To have a tantrum, get angry, be of bad temper; e.g. Marie E. J. Pitt He looks a bit down in the mouth; hes about as happy as a bastard on Fathers Day. Short for "good day". Bazza, Gazza, and Shazza (Barry, Gary, and Sharon). nana = A banana. stoked = Excited, exhilarated, e.g. Sheila. in the nuddy - naked. bog in = To tuck into food, or to eat food with gusto, e.g. Its 12 Ks to the nearest petrol station. 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. Have a bo peep at that over there. In Australia, the terms bugger and buggery are relatively inoffensive (in the right context, they are only as offensive as the word damn); however, this usage is very different to other places, which is why the ABC television show Club Buggery (1995-1997) had problems being sold to overseas markets, since in other countries the term buggery is only known regarding its original meaning of anal intercourse (in 1998 the show was revamped as The Channel Nine Show). Brissie = An abbreviation of Brisbane (the capital of Queensland). faffing around = Wasting time, dawdling, mucking about, doing little of nothing. Allan BorderAB = Allan Border, cricketer (Test captain of the Australian cricket team during 1984 to 1994). Cabbage Gardeners = Victorians. Kookaburra Excuse me, mate, can you tell me where the nearest pub is? Similar to the American word buddy. cop it sweet = When someone takes on a negative outcome without complaining. In army slang, a kilometer is called a click, e.g. Bluey - bluebottle jellyfish. he barracks for Collingwood. sanger A sandwich. divvy = Divide, e.g. wog = [2] Being ill with a bug (germ), e.g. Days of thunder and glory:). 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. boardies = An abbreviation of board shorts (bathers or swimwear which look like shorts). Well, drink Bonox!. See: IAC list on Trove. Not necessarily intended as a derogatory term, but in modern times it may sometimes be regarded as derogatory even if not intended as such. Similar to buggered, shattered, stonkered. Originally a reference to an outdoor toilet (an outhouse). Can also be used regarding non-human subjects. chuck = [1] Throw; e.g. See: IAC list on Trove. Shooting the moon [short story by Henry Lawson], Timeline of Australian history and culture, Calendar of Australian history and culture, Significant events and commemorative dates. Fair crack of the whip. Pig's arse! Davo, Jacko, Johno, Robbo, Stevo, and Tommo (David, Jack, John, Robert, Steve, and Tom). This is part of the Australia tradition of giving various names an o suffix, e.g. Are you fair dinkum? (i.e. Australians are generally a very easy-going bunch, and this is often reflected in how they speak. Im as dry as a nuns nasty; based upon a disrespectful reference to a nuns private parts from lack of sexual activity. deli = Delicatessen, a shop mainly selling cold cuts of meat, or a section in a supermarket where cold cuts of meat are obtained (however, in Perth, deli is the term used for milk bar). Shes such a great woman, her bloods worth bottling; hence the term bottler. Plate, bring a : Instruction to bring a plate of food to a party. Similar to get off the grass, get out of town. do = To bash or fight someone, e.g. Under the Southern Cross I Stand [the Australian cricket teams victory song], E. J. Brady Addition is Dry as a dead Dingoes dong, Thanks for your suggestions, Russell. stoush = A fight or brawl, e.g. Aussie salute - brushing away flies with your hand. ripper = Something really good. Pitt Street farmer = A businessman or investor who buys or invests in a farm or agricultural business (Pitt Street is a street in Sydney associated with businessmen); the Victorian version is a Collins Street farmer (after a street in Melbourne associated with businessmen, particularly with medical professionals). 71. Chrissy = Abbreviation of Christmas; can also be spelt as Chrissie. Stories, songs, and sages. 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. Dont lick your fingers. Can I correct/add to your phrase She bangs like a dunny door? Thorpedo = Ian Thorpe, the famous swimmer. duck-shoving = To move things around, to jockey for position, or to evade responsibility. Similar to the term yall (you all), as used in the southern states of the USA. Most authorities derive it from spong, a Gaelic word for tinder (itself from the Latin spongia, meaning sponge), hence spark . barney = To have a big disagreement, or a fight, e.g. Minnesota is known as The Land of 10,000 Lakes, but the official count of lakes more than ten acres (40,000 m) in size is approximately 11,842. Similar to a nosey parker, the latter phrase being apparently British in origin, possibly referring to Matthew Parker (1504-1575), Archbishop of Canterbury, who was known for poking his nose into the activities of his priests. Bog standard - basic, unadorned, without accessories (a bog-standard car, telephone etc.) she gave him curry when he got back late from the pub. got the sack), his girlfriend didnt like him any more, so she gave him the flick; similar to give someone the arse. Be quiet, or Ill hit you on the head). John OBrien (Patrick Joseph Hartigan) shithouse = [2] No good, e.g. The world's best online dictionary. clucky = Refers to a woman who is showing interest in babies, or in having a baby, from the clucking of a mother hen over her chicks. bitser = A dog of mongrel pedigree; from being bits of this pedigree and bits of that pedigree. billy lid = Rhyming slang for kid (child). fugly = Someone who is regarded as fucking ugly. Can be used for emphasis, e.g. Singular: snag, e.g. What else did you get for Christmas? that car is useless, its shithouse. bullet = Sacked, e.g. = 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). 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. This is part of the Australia tradition of giving various names an o suffix, e.g. Go on, have a think about it, use your loaf. 33. Cart Similar to the rhyming slang term Captain Cook. In other Australian slang contexts, bugger means damn (damnation). bugger all = Very little or nothing, e.g. Cornstalks = People from New South Wales; New South Welshmen. Gday cobber! (a greeting used by an older generation of Australians)A collection of Australian slang words and phrases. he was really cut when he got the sack, his girlfriend left him and he was really cut up about it. blue = [1] A disagreement or fight, e.g. Fair suck of the sav, give him a chance. Fair suck of the sauce bottle. iffy = Not very good, suspect, suspicious, e.g. Dictionary of Australian slang . Made famous by the ill-fated former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who enjoyed using Australian slang to speak to the . Stevo = Steven, or Stephen. Similar to the phrase Up shit creek without a paddle. = A phrase used against incompetent car drivers (the imputation being that their driving is so bad that they couldnt have got their license by being a good driver and passing a driving test; a reference to when small toys were sometimes included in packets of cereal as promotional extras). It is flippant, irreverent, indecorous; it may be indecent or obscene." Slightly confusing, right? bickies = Biscuits (cookies in American terminology); can also be spelt as bikkies (singular: bickie, bikkie, bicky, or bikky). Routledge. havent got a brass razoo = Being poor; a reference to a (non-existent) worthless coin, e.g. A Claytons campaign (the campaign you have when youre not having a campaign). bolshie = Someone who is perceived as being very left-wing; an abbreviation from the Russian Bolsheviks (communists), e.g. Thats a big ask. 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. Not sure. Collins Street farmer = A businessman or investor who buys or invests in a farm or agricultural business (Collins Street is a street in Melbourne associated with businessmen, particularly with medical professionals); the New South Wales version is a Pitt Street farmer (after a street in Sydney associated with businessmen). See: IAC list on Trove. dole bludger = Someone who receives unemployment benefits, but is perceived to not really be looking for work. gday cobber = Another way to say Hello mate or Good day to you, my friend. arseholes = People who are considered to be not nice, e.g. Significant events and commemorative dates Bandywallop = A made-up place name for somewhere very far away, up country; examples of which include Bandywallop, Bullamakanka, and Woop Woop. Australian slang has evolved over time to something that's almost unrecognisable! CJ. ambos = Ambulance medics. These are common words and phrases that have become iconic to Australians. Similar to giving someone the boot, or giving someone the flick. droob = A worthless person, Hes a complete droob. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. snags = Sausages. They had a real stoush at the back of the pub. berko = To go berserk, to be really angry and out of control; e.g. Skips = A derogatory term for Australians of British ethnicity; a term that originated with those of Southern European ethnicity to refer to Anglo-Australians. sticky beak = [1] Someone who is curious about someone elses business, when its actually none of their business. aerial ping-pong = Australian Rules Football; a reference to the high kicks and leaps (such as in marking the ball). [See the entry: spat the dummy.]. wuss = Someone who is cowardly, usually referring to males. put the bite on = To ask someone for money, e.g. being selected to join a team or group). However, it should be noted that give it a burl, Shirl is a later variation (rather than a correction), as the phrase give it a burl dates back to at least 1911, as can be seen in the following list: https://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=132373, Its quite possible that the Shirl variation is connected with Shirley Strachan. Bewdy, Norm! was an advertising catchphrase in the 1970s. ], Widgies = Females involved in an uncouth and loutish 1950s youth sub-culture. Anglos = Those of British ethnic descent. hes an arsey bastard. or a piss, a scratch and a good look around (SMH, 19 April 2017). carked it = To die; stop working, e.g. hollow legs = A reference to someone who is very hungry, or someone who is eating a lot, e.g. bloomin = An exclamatory oath (blooming), I cant believe that happened, no bloomin way. Used in the rhyming parody prayer for dinnertime, Two, four, six, eight; bog in, dont wait. The word has been recorded in this sense since the 18th century. durry = A cigarette, e.g. My TV wont work anymore, its cactus! (its cactus is similar to its carked it). clocked = To have hit someone, e.g. Derived from spewing (i.e. Also rendered as Send er down, Hughie! or Send it down, Hughie!. Derived from beautiful. sheila = A woman. 2) Drop bears target tourists, study says, Australian Geographic its a boomerang = Used in reference to loaning an item (making it clear that it is not a present to keep, but a loan that is to be returned; like a boomerang, it is meant to come back), e.g. decko = To look, e.g. Early in 2017, the Australian pie company Four'N Twenty expressed its concern that Australians hadn't been "slinging slang" enough, and so launched its "Save Our Slang" campaign, aimed at promoting some 70 you-beaut, dinky-di, true-blue Aussie-isms ( bloke, bogan, grouse . blue = [2] Feeling down or depressed, e.g. = An advertising slogan for Bonox drink; subsequently used in a jocular teasing fashion to give hitchhikers false hope of getting a lift, e.g. Gazza = Garry. Derived from the hard life of a dingo, who may not always find it easy to obtain food. hes dirty on her for flirting with his brother, shes dirty on him for spending the night at the pub; also to have the wrong thing done to someone, e.g. 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. You know, unbutton the mutton? 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. big ask = Something that is difficult to achieve, or a big favour, e.g. bloody oath = Too right, thats the truth, an affirmation of a truth, e.g. Similar to the phrase Dont get your panties in a twist. Derived from the idea that when a man wears a small pair of tight bathers, it looks like he is smuggling (or hiding) a budgerigar (budgie) inside his bathers, whereas the bulge is actually his genitalia. You reckon you can beat me, do ya? give something a try, e.g. walkabout = To head off somewhere without telling people where youve gone; to travel aimlessly, e.g. Australian slang, known as 'Strine', is a way of using certain words and phrases that have become iconic to Australians. shithouse = [1] Toilet (crapper, dunny, loo, water closet). The knowledge of Aussie slang would help international students studying in Australia in various way. He really thinks hes the bees knees, doesnt he?. A ute, doing some burn-outsute = A utility vehicle, being a vehicle with a tray behind the seating section (can be an open tray, or a tray with sides and a tailgate at the back). magpie = A hoarder; someone who is attracted to shiny things, who wants to take them home. rubber = An eraser (i.e. tough as fencing wire = Someone or something that is very tough. The Institute of Australian Culture garbo = Garbage man; the person who comes along in a truck to collect your rubbish. spunk rat spunk.nl spunked spunkie spunkier Spunkier spunkiest Spunkiest spunk in English dictionary . bees dick = Something very small, or used as an indication of a short distance or a close call, e.g. "I eat brekkie every morning before sunup." 2. flat out like a lizard drinking = Working very hard, e.g. If your brains were dynamite they wouldnt part your hair = Derogatory phrase, inferring that someone is not very smart. Account & Lists Returns & Orders. (soldier slang WW2) SPUNK - sexually attractive person SPUNKRAT - sexually attractive person of opposite . The phrase was made up by Australian comedian Barry Humphries, to use in his Barry McKenzie cartoon strip in Private Eye (UK), e.g. An alternative usage is She bangs like a shithouse door. Gor blimey, I ate too much, Im as full as a goog. Whoever complied this list has never been north of Victoria.. so much great stuff not included, this needs a complete overhaul. Point Percy at the porcelain = To urinate (Percy is slang for a penis). Give us the drum, Hes got the real drum on whats going on. phrase pissed to the eyeballs: https://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=117007, Spewin (adj) objecting to a situation, place or thing causing the person to become vocally angry, agitated or upset. That expression, maybe only in Sydney, was Shot through like a Bondi tram,. dry as a nuns nasty = Very dry, or very thirsty, e.g. He donged him on the head. We believe in a fair go around here; also used as a form of protest, e.g. The stage manager divvied up the takings; can also be spelt as divvie. He was big-noting himself to impress that girl. The following definitions and usages suggest yes, this can be used for women, and the definition is not exclusive to Australia. not a dramatic event). A lot of Australian slang is inspired by beach and surf culture. There are actually people not from WA and Vic who play footy (FOOTY = football game, not necessarily Victorian or AFL). boozer = [2] Someone who drinks a lot of alcoholic drinks, especially beer. dink = To carry someone as a passenger on a bike, e.g. 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. Someone stole his bike and he chucked a wobbly. A Book for Kids [by C. J. Dennis, 1921] Drink Bonox! 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. The Encyclopdia Britannica defines slang as "unconventional words or phrases that express either something new or something old in a new way. Other variations included spunk bubble and spunkette. bathers = Swimming costume; also known as a cossie (short for costume:, i.e. Similar to oo roo. Buck's night: Aussie equivalent of 'bachelor party' or 'stag party'. semen. He got into a blue with that bloke. Synonym of Spunk-rat: Australian Slang Spunk-rat sexually attractive person Translation. We were all offered some free apples, but he got there first, and picked the eyes out; in early usage from the squattocracys practice of picking out the best bits of land, leaving only less worthy land for the rest; possibly from animals picking out the eyes of a dead animal as the best and juiciest part. Sorry, I cant lend you any money, I havent got a brass razoo [See the entry: brass razoo.]. bomb = A no-good car, of bad appearance, or poor mechanical worth, e.g. stubbie = A short bottle of beer (also spelt stubby). pash = Passionate kissing of a long duration. A Bondi tram (Sydney)shoot through like a Bondi tram = To depart very quickly, to move fast, e.g. bag of fruit = Rhyming slang for suit (can also be abbreviated to bag). Australian slang doco = A documentary (usually refers to one on television). Some are in current widespread use, whilst others are not; some may be derived or taken from overseas slang, but most are unique to Australia. spewin = Angry, very upset, not very happy, e.g. fang it = To move quickly, especially to drive fast, e.g. Chappelli = Ian Chappell, cricketer (Test captain of the Australian cricket team 1971 to 1975); the nickname came from the way his name was displayed on cricket score boards, as Chappell, I, which distinguished him from his brother, Greg Chappell (Chappell, G), who played on the same team. Barra = Abbreviation of barramundi (a type of fish). Derived from knackers, a slang term for castanets. Weve been here too long, its time to hit the frog and toad. sook = [2] Someone who is regarded as whiner, a bit of a namby-pamby, e.g. The phrase is based on spunky in the sense of spirited, and is influenced also by spunk in the sexual sense. Similar to buggered, knackered, stonkered. When that idiot crashed into my car, I was spewin. See: IAC list on Trove. He brought the teacher an apple, hes a real crawler. Everyone turns up in their vehicles, there's a raging party and they sleep/pass out in their swags, alone or if the night has worked out well, with company. Bush week?. P. R. Stephensen carry on like a two-bob watch = Someone carrying on in an unduly agitated manner, e.g. Not slang as such, but a well-known part of Australian pub culture. Usually used regarding men. Recommended poetry ball tearer = Something that is really good, that was a real ball tearer of a game. Mate is what we say here. sus = Suspicious; something worthy of suspicion; someone or something thought to be a bit dodgy, e.g. [See the entry: go to buggery. cot case = Someone who should be put in a hospital bed (a hospital cot), usually regarding someone who is badly inebriated, but also used for someone who is mentally deranged. Hello. Freedom on the Wallaby [poem by Henry Lawson, 16 May 1891] not bad = Something which is good, e.g. So I looked at G.A. Joseph Furphy As Edward Gibbon Wakefield noted in his 1829 letter from Sydney: "The base language of English thieves is becoming the established language of the colony lolly water = Soft drink (e.g. Not to be confused with BS. Australian Army soldiers who served in North African campaign WW2 DEUCE - sentence to jail for two months (criminal slang 1950s) . See: 1) Drop Bear, Scientific name: Thylarctos plummetus, The Australian Museum @James, from my experience cobber is a generational thing, typically said by our older mothers and fathers who would have been born in the WWII era. It is the language of a people who call things what they are while simultaneously looking to limit the amount of time it takes to get a . Im fair dinkum about this!; or to express incredulousness, e.g. In the last race, he just bolted it in. 125 Australian Slang Words & Phrases A Cold One - Beer Accadacca - How Aussies refer to Australian band ACDC Ankle Biter - Child Arvo - Afternoon ( S'Arvo - this afternoon!) Were working flat chat to get it done on time, He drove flat chat to get to the game on time. I cant be bothered to go out today. First Fleeter = Someone who arrived in Australia on the First Fleet, or one of their descendants. In the Australian context Asian usually refers to someone of East Asian ethnicity (from China, Japan, Korea, etc. If your American friends still wont believe you, heres a brief list of examples of the phrase, sourced from newspaper articles, books, and internet pages: Please note that some of the slang words or phrases herein may be regarded as offensive, whether thought of as swearing, sexist, or racist. Shes up the duff. Similar to hoo roo. He sounds like a bit of a bolshie, Just listen to him, hes a bolshie. He cracked onto her. Bodgies and Widgies = Bodgies (males) and Widgies (females) were part of a youth subculture that existed in Australia and New Zealand in the 1950s, similar to the Teddy Boy culture in the UK or the Greaser culture in the USA. Derived from the taste of beer. ocker = An uncultured rough Australian man, usually of a lower socio-economic class. A beautiful tongue made up of colourful metaphors and delicately constructed witticisms, but it is also a language of simplicity. Australia for the White man = A nationalist catch phrase; it was the motto of the influential magazine The Bulletin from 1908 until 1960. However, when I look at his second meaning, this seems to cover your given usage: ); pike out. A woman. Dont be a silly billy. Brisvegas/Brizzie: Informal name of the city of Brisbane. go bag your head = Telling someone to rack off (telling someone to go away), usually while in a dispute or disagreement. ethnic = A non-Anglo person; in common usage, ethnics usually refers to non-Anglo Europeans. Singular: ambo. The Newcastle song [music video, sung by Bob Hudson] go to buggery = Go to hell. bust up = A disagreement or fight, e.g. 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. bangs like a dunny door = A female who is sexually promiscuous, e.g. Mild admonishment. bees knees = Something very good. Similar to a rooster one day, a feather duster the next. Australian slang, also known as 'Strine' is widely used by Australian people. Search Web Search Thesaurus . This Australian slang phrase is not as common as it once was. Of course, slang is in the eye of . Am I ever gonna to see your face again? Hes a real little bugger, isnt he?. was fired; got the sack), bullshit = A term which is used to refer to a lie, to something said that is disagreed with, or to a situation that is disagreed with), e.g. Some are in current widespread use, whilst others are not; some may be derived or taken from overseas slang, but most are unique to Australia. Ozzie) : Australian Aussie salute : brushing away flies with the hand Avos : avocados B B & S : Bachelors' and Spinsters' Ball - a very enjoyable party usually held in . But above all else, one of the most endearing things about an Australian is the way they speak. fair suck of the sauce bottle = To call for fair treatment, or a demand to give someone a reasonable chance, e.g. beauty = Something of good quality, e.g. This is part of the Australia tradition of giving various names an o suffix, e.g. they had a real barney over that one (sometimes spelt as barny). relo = Abbreviation for relative (i.e. as ugly as a hatful of arseholes = A negative reference to someones looks. kangaroos loose in the top paddock = Someone who is not all there, a bit mad, crazy, loony, e.g. bundle = A lot of money, a bundle of money, e.g. Root Rat. someone who doesnt work very hard, or doesnt work at all. Get your laughing gear around that sanger. Agnes L. Storrie (Agnes L. 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