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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Zgoing both ways (sexually), bi-sexual - from dual power
aluminium
the correct way to spell can
amber fluid
beer
amber fluid
beer
ankle biters
small children
apeshit
angry - getting angry, losing it, as in "doing your block"
apples
OK as in "She'll be apples" - "It'll be OK"
apples
what she is when there are no worries.
arvo
afternoon
asian
oriental
avagoodweegend
classic Aussie farewell comparable to American TGIF, basically means Have a good weekend!
away with the fairies
dreaming, not having one's feet on the ground
back o' Bourke
outback, far away
backyard
garden (U.K.), yard (U.S.A)
bag
to criticise
Bali belly
diarrhoea, as suffered by travellers to South-East Asia
balls up
mistake, error (noun)
banana bender
person from Queensland
banana bender
A Queenslaner
bandaid
plaster or sticking plaster (UK) bandaid (US)
band-aid
plaster (U.K.)
bandicoot
hopping Australian marsupial. The bandicoot is smaller than a kangaroo, ranging from 6 inches to 22 inches in length
banged up
pregnant, with child
bank cheque
cashiers' check (USA)
barbie
BBQ - more often used in Hogan films than by Aussies
barny
argument
barrack
to cheer on or for (UK). N.B. “to barrack” (UK) means to shout, jeer at, e.g. "The England crowd at Lords barracked McGrath for constantly bowling bouncers at Flintoff." root (US) "I root for the Mets"
barrack
to shout encouragement for (a player, team, etc.). root (USA)
bash
1. a. a party. b. a drinking spree. 2. an attempt; a try: had a bash at is last night; give it a bash. 3. an act of sexual intercourse.
baths
public swimming pool
battler
someone who doesn't have much luck and struggles through life
beer gut
that part of a beer-drinking person (usually male) that hangs over the top of his/her jeans
beeswax
business, as in mind your own beeswax
bend the elbow
To imbibe the amber fluid
bend the elbow
to have a drink - pretty well self explanatory
Bevan
Lower educated person typically from the lower social class suburbs. Usually shows little adherence to the normal societal notions of sartorial or personal hygiene as a feral, but with no environmental views. "Trailer Trash (US)" - QLD See also 'Bogan' QLD and 'Westy' and 'Booner'ACT
bewdy
an exclamation of approval, delight, enthusiasm, etc. as in you (little) bewdy!, an exclamation of elation
Bex
a cup of tea, a Bex, and a good lie down, a stock formula used to describe a once popular method of relaxation. Also, a Bex, a cuppa and a lie down. [from Bex, a brand of pain killer]
bickie
rhymes with "sticky". Literally means a biscuit, but Aussie bickies are more like American cookies, and American biscuits are more like Australian scones (pronounced like the "Fonz"!)... go figure!
big bickies.
lots of money
bill
itemised slip for restaurant/bar/pub payment (check - USA)
billabong
waterhole, pool off a river
billy cart
a go-kart of a kids (childs) construction
biro
ball point pen
biscuits
cookies
bite
verb 1. to trouble; worry; disturb: What's biting him? 2. to react to a provocative statement: I knew if I hassled you enough, you'd bite eventually. 3. to borrow money from (someone). --noun 4. a person from whom one anticipates borrowing money: He'd be a good bite. 5. a reaction: Did you get a bite from Robin? --phrase 6. bite your bum, an expression of dismissal, contempt, etc. 7. put the bite on, to cadge.
bitsa
pronounces bit-sah - dog of no particular breed, mongrel
bitumen
black top (U.S.A)
blab
to talk, especially vacuously as in "quit blabbing! , to reveal some information that one is supposed to keep quiet; gossip
black stump
place marking the start of the outback - as in "beyond the black stump"
blind
shade (as in window shade)
blind Freddy
as in "blind Freddy could see that" - a chap who though blind is capable of seeing the obvious.
block
temper - as in "do your block" "lose your temper"
block of flats
apartment building
bloke
man
blonde and sweet
coffee or tea with milk and sugar
bloody
universal epithet the great Australian adjective. Used to emphasize any point or story. Hence "bloody beauty"(bewdy!) or "bloody horrible" or even "absa-bloody-lutely"! can take the place of 'very' as in 'bloody stupid' or to emphasise the noun to follow....as in 'bloody wanker'.....a wanker to the nth degree
blower
telephone
blowies
blow flies
blow-in
uninvited guest
bludger
someone who fails to do anything and lives off others
blue
a mistake as in "make a blue"
Bob's yer uncle
"everything is OK" or "everything's sweet" or "going according to plan". similar phrases include: "She's apples!"... Bob may refer to Australia's long-serving Prime Minister , Sir Robert "Bob" Menzies
bodgy
of inferior quality
bogan
Lower educated person typically from the lower social class suburbs. Usually shows little adherence to the normal societal notions of sartorial or personal hygiene as a feral, but with no environmental views. "Trailer Trash (US)" - VIC See also 'Bevan' QLD and 'Westy' and 'Booner'ACT
bonnet
hood of a car
Booner
Lower educated person typically from the lower social class suburbs. Usually shows little adherence to the normal societal notions of sartorial or personal hygiene as a feral, but with no environmental views. "Trailer Trash (US)" - VIC See also 'Bevan' QLD and 'Westy' and 'Bogan' VIC
boot
trunk of a car
booze bus
a police inspection bus that parks at the side of the road for police to stop motorists at random to give a breathaliser test
Booze Bus
A vehicle that does not dispense booze but gives you the reason to drink more if you fail the test
bot
to borrow but not have to pay back - as in "can I bot a cigarette off you?" used also as a noun for someone who engages in such activity regularly - as in - "he's a real bot"
bot
to borrow, usually without repaying the favour ("He botted a fag off me but I never get one off him..."). Hence bot, the borrower who is not at all highly regarded
bottle shop
liquor store (U.S.), off-licence ("offie") (U.K.)
Boxing Day
December 26th. Public holiday and traditional outdoor barbie day. Major Aussie sporting events kick off on this day including the 'Sydney to Hobart' and the 'Melbourne Test".
brass razoo
no money
break-up day
last day of school
brekky
breakfast
brick veneer
a wood frame construction with outside walls made of brick.
brickie
brick layer, person who lays bricks
Brissie
Brisbane, capital of Queensland
brolga
one of two types of cranes found in Australia, the other being the Sarus Crane - also known as the "Australian crane" or as the "Native Companions"
brooch
pin
Buckley's
slim chance. This is also used in the Buckley's and none (Nunn) expression. Interesting derivation (courtesy Steve Wilson) - The term "You've got Buckley's chance" refers to an escaped convict named Buckley. The story goes that in colonial times, he and two others escaped a penal colony (near Sydney I think) and shot over the Blue Mountains. The authorities gave chase but eventually gave up looking for them (some versions of this story say they gave up after encountering hostile aborigines). They figured the escapees would either starve to death or be killed by locals. And two of them did. The only one to survive and stumble out of the bush (years?) later was Buckley. Thus, "Buckley's chance" means a slim chance... not no chance. The store name came afterwards and that's when the "two chances" came about - Buckley's and none (Nunn).
Buckley's (and none)
as in "you've got Buckley's" - You have two chances - Buckley's and none - from the department store Buckley's and Nunn.... cf "you've got Buckleys" - see definition of "Buckleys"
budgie
an Australian bird - from budgerigar -First recorded in the wild in the late 1700s by a colonist near Parramatta, the budgerigar (Melopisittacus undulatus) has become the most popular cage bird in the world. The name budgerigar comes from the Australian Aboriginal word betcherrygah, which means good food.
bugalugs
term of endearment
bugger all
nothing
bugger me!
an expression of surprise
bugger off
leave or mid your own business
bugger off
please leave the vicinity
buggered
physically tired
bull
stupid or unbelievable statement - short for bulldust
bulldust
stupid or unbelievable statement
bum
bottom, arse, butt
bumnuts
chook eggs
bundy
Bundaberg Rum. a very delicious dark rum distilled in Bundaberg Queensland. ' have a bundy and coke' which I believe is now on tap in the bars
bung
to put or to place - as in "bung another log on the fire"
bungalow
dwelling in back yard, grannie flat
bunyip
mythical spirit creature from outback
bush
The hinterland, the outback, anywhere that isn't in town.
bush lawyer
person with knowledge of the law, but without legal qualifications
bush telegraph
the town gossip network
bushed
lost or confused about something, as in 'I'm bushed' meaning 'I wouldn't have a clue'
bushed
tired, as in "I am bushed"
BYO
bring your own alcohol - to a party or to a restaurant
cabbie
taxi cab driver
cack
to laugh laugh so much that one is in danger of soiling oneself (verb) as in "I cacked myself over that joke",
cactus
dead, broken - as in "the car's cactus"
cake hole
mouth (noun)
cake hole
orifice through which the contents of tinnies are consumed. Sometimes works in the opposite direction also. (see "spew")
can't swing a cat
not enough room
capsicum
green or red bell pepper (vegetable)
car park
parking garage or lot (U.S.A)
caravan
mobile home (U.S.A.)
carbie
carburettor
cark
verb 1. to die. --phrase 2. cark it, a. to collapse; die. b. (of a machine) to fail; break down. Also, kark. [? shortened form of carcass body of a slaughtered animal]
carn
from "come on", interjection a sporting barracker's cry; come on! as in "Carn the Blues! "
carry on like a pork chop
act silly
cauli
cauliflower
Cazaly
phrase - "up there Cazaly", a cry of encouragement. Also, up there Cazzer. [from Roy Cazaly, 1893-1963, an Australian Rules Football player]
chalkie
teacher
chateau de cardboard
wine in a cardboard box foil bladder flask
check account
checking account (USA)
check-out chick
a woman, especially a young woman, serving at a checkout or cash counter in a supermarket.
chemist shop
pharmacy (US)
cheque
check (U.S.A)
cheque account
checking account(U.S.A)
chew the fat
talk, engage in pleasant conversation, to have a chinwag.
chin wag
have a chat
china
noun a mate; friend. [rhyming slang china plate - as in, "me ol' china"
chippie
a brick labourer. Cuts bricks with the edge of trowel by chipping off pieces.
chippie
carpenter
chips
fries, French fries (U.K.)
chips
are chips, as in fish n’chips (UK). French fries are not "chips" but a poor substitute and they are not made with real chipped potatoes but with some extruded potato matter that is fried in oil. Closest to our chips in the US is home fries. In the US "chips" refers to our crisps.
chockers
full
chocky bar
chocolate candy (U.S.A.)
chook
chicken
Chrissie
Christmas. By now you probably realize that Aussies like to shorten any words they can by adding an "o" or "ie" or "y". No bloke named Christopher would be called Chrissie, probably 'Chrisso' or 'Toffa'.
chuck
to throw something, to vomit
chuck a a u-ey
do a U-turn u-ey pronounced yoo-ee
chunder
vomit (verb)
cinema
movie theatre
cinema
also “picture house” (UK) or “the flicks”, but a bit old-fashioned US -"The movies"
cladding
fake outside wall covering on dwellings - siding (USA)
claytons
something of questionable intergrety, a fake - from Claytons - a non-alcoholic spirit/mixer
cobber
friend, mate (dated)
cock up
to mess up, ruin, a fiasco
cocky
small landowner - farmer - also short term for cockatoo an Australian bird
come off the grass
you're not serious !!! said when you do not believe what someone has said or done
commie
commo (U.S.A)
coot
man, slightly silly, as in "You silly old coot"
cop it sweet
to get what's coming to you, without making excuses or complaining
cop shop
police station, precinct
copper
policeman
cordial
flavoring to add to water for children's drink, (squash U.K.)
counter lunch
pub lunch
cozzie (cossie)
bathers, swimsuit
Crack the sh*ts/to crack it
to get angry/throw a tantrum ie. "I cracked the shits something fierce the other day!": I got extremely angry the other day!
creche
child-minding center (U.S.A)
crisps
chips (U.S.A)
crook
unwell or broken (adj). criminal (noun)
crow eater
South Australian
cry Ruth
to vomit
cuppa
cup of tea
cutlery
flatware (U.S.A)
dag
1.(n) dried excrement at the rear of a sheep. 2. a person who 'acts the goat'.
dago
any person of Latin ethnic origin. [originally US nautical slang (early 19thC), from Spanish Diego James] - racist and derogatory
daks
pants (as in jeans, trousers or slacks)
damage
cost - as in "what's the damage?" - "how much?"
Darwin stubbie
A 1.25 litre bottle of beer.
Darwin Stubby
stubbies are usually a small 375ml bottle of beer. In Darwin they have a large bottle 2 litre of a non dissimilar shape to a stubbie hence it gets the name Darwin Stubby
dead
certainty, as in "dead cert" - definite, certain (especially when referring to race horses and winning). A dead ringer is an exact replica ("I saw someone who was a dead ringer of Mary.")
dead horse
tomato sauce, ketchup
dead horse
Rhyming slang for the condiment placed on a Nellie Bligh
dead ringer
exact replica, as in "She's a dead ringer for Nicole Kidman"
dead set
for real
dekko
look or view.
derro
someone with no money and sruffy appearance - from derelict
dial
face. If some says to put a 'smile on your dial' it basically means to cheer up, she'll be right, mate.
digger
soldier or old Australian male (affectionate)
dill
idiot - but affectionate rather than abusive in use
dimmies
dim sims
dingbat
fool (affectionate)
dingo
Australian dog - a wild form of the domestic dog
dinky-di
genuine, the real thing (dated)
dismantle
To take something to bits, as in bits and pieces. (not used in the US)
Divvy van
a police van, usually used in reference to those who patrol the bars or parties waiting for drunk troublemakers. ie. The very popular Aussie drunkard ditty "We're goin' home in the back of a divvy van!"
dob
to reports something on someone, blab on someone
dobber
someone who reports something - blabs on someone
dole
unemployment benefits
don
as in 'the don' - Sir Donald Bradman and not the head of a Mafia Family (USA)
done like a dinner
finished, over, defeated
doona
duvet (U.K.)
dough
money
drongo
idiot
drover's dog
someone of no importance
duff
pregnant, as in "up the duff" - being pregnant
dummy
pacifier
dunnie
toilet, W.C., or bathroom. If someone busting to know where the dunny is, tell 'em to "follow their nose to the thunderbox".
duster
eraser for blackboard
earbash
talk and talk to someone till they are sick of hearing you
earbash
to harangue someone, to talk insistently and for a long time
echidna
Australian mammal - (pronounced "E-kid-na") - sometimes referred to as Spiny Anteaters resemble the hedgehog and the porcupine in that they are covered by sharp spines.
EFTPOS
Electronic Funds Transfer at Point of Sale In Asia, EPS, in the U.S.A. Direct debit
egg plant
aubergine
emcee
master of of ceremonies
entree
appetiser (U.S.A)
esky
cooler
every bastard and his dog
100% of the population
every bastard and his dog
the general public
faculty
department at a university - as in "the Arts Faculty"
fag
cigarette
fair cop
something that is deserved
fair crack of the whip
fair crack of the sauce bottle, be reasonable
fair dinkum
genuine - real
fair go
a fair/equitable/just chance or attempt
fair suck of the sauce bottle
fair crack of the whip, be reasonable
fairy bread
slices of buttered bread (usually white) sprinkled with hundreds and thousands
fairy floss
cotton candy (US) candy floss (UK)
fairyfloss
candy floss (UK) cotton candy (US)
fanny
All Americans sit on it. Only half of Australians do.
fanny
female genitalia (cf American usage - fanny, butt) it is even more illegal to squeeze a stranger's in Australia
feral
1. a person with strong environmentalist views, who lives a very rugged, commodity-free, low-technology lifestyle, and who usually shows little adherence to the normal societal notions of sartorial or personal hygiene. --adjective 2. living as, looking like a feral. 3. disgusting; gross. 4. cool; excellent; unreal.
fib
lie, speak an untruth
fibber
liar
filing cabinet
file cabinet (U.S.A)
film
movie
flake
shark meat... boneless fish-n-chip shop choice of many
flat
apartment
flat chat
flat out, non-stop (UK)
flat out like a lizard drinking
busy, going very fast
flicks
movie(s)
floater
meat pie floating in thick pea soup - (outh Australia)
footpath
sidewalk (USA)
footy
pronouncied as it looks but with a 'd' instead of a 't' - football - which usually mean Australian Rules Football
fortnight
two weeks
franga
condom
fringe (hair)
bangs (U.S.A.)
frog
a person from France
full as a goog
completely filled with food (and drink). A 'Goog' is an egg (sometimes called a "googie egg").
funbags
breasts
furphy
misleading story - not the truth - rumour as in "Sounds like a furphy to me"
furphy
A rumour deemed unfounded. Originated from the brand of water cart where gossip was exchanged (a 19th century mobile water fountain) and often found to be baseless.
galah
it is a pink and gray bird, but used in a sentence like "bit of a galah" means "bit of a funny (strange, silly) person"
gander
noun - to look - as in "I had a gander at the new pub in town".
garbo
garbage (trash) collector
gas bag
someone who talks a lot
gee wiz
expression of amazement
gee-up
Encourage to movement..applied to horses (Aus) and also a group of people(U.K.)
give it a burl
try it in Scots (i.e. the form of English used in the Scottish Lowlands), “birl” exists and it means “to spin”, “move quickly”.
go bush
to go away for a while - out of circulation with their friends "they've gone bush" - disappeared
goanna
Australian monitor lizard
gobsmacked
astonished; flabbergasted
gobsmacker
1. a hard ,spherical ,sometime multi layered, coloured candy.
2. something which elicits a smile(used in U.K.)
gone bung
broken - as in the 'printer has gone bung'
good onya
omnipresent term of approval, sometimes ironic, offering various degrees of heartfelt congratulations depending on inflection. Indispensible during Aussie smalltalk - substitute "really, oh yeh,
goodo
good, OK then
grannie flat
dwelling for elderly relative)s) attached to house or in backyard
grazier
owner of a large sheep or cattle property
greenie
environmentalist
grill
to put under the griller (broil USA)
grizzle
(see whinge)
grizzle
complain (verb)
grog
beer or spirits
gumboots
knee length waterproof boots made out of rubber
gumnuts
seeds from a Eucyalyptus tree (gum-tree)
gyno
gynecologist (OBGY - USA)
handbag
purse (U.S.A)
hang on a tick
wait for minute
happy as Larry
fortunate, lucky
hash sign
#, pound sign (USA)
heave
vomit (verb)
hit the frog and toad
hit the road, leave
hit the frog and toad
get going, drive off
hole in the wall
ATM - automatic teller machine
holls, holidays
vacations or 'holidays'. Since most Aussies get at least 4 weeks 'holls' every year they usually take 2 or 3 of them at Chrissie which is our biggest family get together time (like US Thanksgiving).
home and hosed
done, completed and safe- the origin of this is unclear, but may have something to do with returning from a ride and hosing down the(sweaty) horses.
homestead
station, ranch, farm
hoo roo
don't know but I would like to as it was one of my Mum's favourite sayings and hence got her one of her nicknames. I have heard theories that it a corruption of the last Huurah so people just said Hooroo instead of Hurrah but i am not really sure as none of the explanations I have heard are particularly convincing
hoo roo
bye, see you later
hoon
lout, yobbo
Howzat
Also Owzat Similar to the U.S."How 'bout that?" or "Gotcha" Derived from the opposing team or bowler's appeal of "How's That" to the umpire in a cricket match when a batter has been caught out, stumped, run out the bowler has hit the wicket behind the batsman or any of the other actions to dismiss the batsman.
howzat
exclamation (awaiting definition)
hubbie
husband
hundreds and thousands
nonpareils
hundreds and thousands
sprinkles (U.S.A), non pareils
Hungry Jacks
Burger King
icy pole
popsicle (USA) ice lolly (UK)
idiot
hooligan
idiot box
television (US) The Box (UK) as in “What’s on the Box tonight?”; old-fashioned: goggle box
idiot box
What a television turns you in to is an idiot hence it is the idiot box
iffy
questionable, suspect (adjective)
in like Flynn
become involved eagerly. From Eroll Flynn the Tasmanian actor, known for his sexual prowess
innings
have had a good innings, to have had a long life or long and successful career
jack of
sick of something - not impressed with something, as in "I'm jack of it"
jackaroo
a young man sent out to gain experience living on a station (country property)
jaffle
a toasted sandwich
jaffle iron
cast alloy holder to make jaffles on a camp fire
jam
fruite conserve, spread, jelly
jarmies
pyjamas (US) jim jams (UK)
jelly
jello
jiffy
a very short time - as in "I'll be there in a jiffy"
jillaroo
female equivalent jackaroo
Jock
cf Taffy (Welshman) and Paddy (Irishman)
jocks
mens' undies Version of “jock strap”, which is what a batsman puts his box in??? One UK equivalent of jocks would be “y-fronts”.
joke Joyce
said when someone doesn't realise you were joking
journo
journalist
Joyce
someone who doesn't understand a joke - as in "it's a joke, Joyce"
jumbuck
sheep - only really used in the unofficial national anthem, "Walzing Matilda"
jumper
sweater
kettle
Jug used for boiling water either for use on a stovetop or may be electric.
kick in
to contribute money
kick the bucket
to die
kindy
kindergarten
kip
short sleep or nap
Kiwi
New Zealander
knackered
exhausted
knackered
completely exhausted
knickers
girls undies (underwear)
knickers in a knot
as in "don't get your knickers in a knot" - don't get upset knickers in a twist (UK)
knock
to criticise, a knocker - a person who contantly criticises
knocked up
verb - to become pregnant or to get someone pregnant as in "I knocked her up"
knocker
a person who tends to ridicule, put down, criticise
koala
Australian animal - not a bear but a mammal (meaning they feed their young on milk) and are a marsupial (meaning they carry their developing young mostly in a pouch) - the name koala, comes from the Aboriginal saying that means "no drink" - the koala obtains enough moisture from the eucalypt leaves that it lives on
kookaburra
Australian species of the kingfisher bird
Kyhber
rump; buttocks: a kick up the Khyber. [rhyming slang Khyber Pass arse]
lamington
cubic cake - sponge caked with chocolate icing covered with grated desicated coconut
larrikin
a good-natured but independent or wild-spirited person, usually having little regard for authority,
lay it on with a trowel
exagerate, go overboard in explaining something
leak
an act of passing water, urination
lecturer
professor (U.S.A)
lemon
a car which looks all right but actually is mechanically unsound, anything that is no good
lift
elevator
light bulb
US - Light globe
light globe
light bulb, filament (U.S.A)
li-lo
air matress
lippie
lipstick
lob
to arrive somewhere to stay, usually uninvited
lollie(s)
candy, candies (US) sweeties, sweets (UK). A lolly or an ice lolly (UK) is an Oz icy pole
lolly shop
candy store (US)
lolly water
soft drink, soda
long black
coffee with no milk, "regular" (U.S.A.)
loo
bathroom
loony bin
mental hospital
maccas
McDonalds, or Mickey D's to the Americans
mad as a two bob watch
crazy
main course
entree (U.S.A.)
mate
friend, associate, anyone you can't remember the name of, best friend, someone you are talking to whose name you don't know
maths
math (U.S.A)
meds
tampons
metho
mentholated spirits
mick
person of catholic religion
midi
285 ml beer (New South Wales)
milk bar
corner shop, deli
mince
ground beef
missus
wife
mob
a group of people or kangaroos
mob
group of people or things, not necessarily unruly
mobile
cell phone (U.S.A.), Handy - pronounced 'hendy'(Deutsch)
moll
loose woman
mongrel
unpleasant person
more front than Myers
bold, cheeky, hootzpah - from the wide frontage of the department store, Myer
mozzie
mosquito
mozzie
mosquito
nappy
diaper
nappy
diaper (USA)
nasho
National Service (compulsory military service)
nature strip
tree belt (U.S.) verge(U.K.)
nervous Nellie
someone who is nervous - probably derived from Dame
nick off
(see bugger off)
nick off
get lost
nip
shot (USA) of spirit like scotch and a full nip is 30ml.
nipper
young child
no flies on someone
the person is not silly, is aware of what is going on.
no hoper
fool, someone who doesn't make it, loser
not the full quid
short on brains
not the full tin of bickies
crazy or slow
number plate
license plate (USA)
nursery
store that sells seedlings
nympho
noun (derogatory) a promiscuous woman; often used disparagingly of a woman who is not really promiscuous but whose sexual aggression frightens a man. [from nymphomaniac]
O.S.
overseas - as in "I am going O.S."
ocker
uncouth Australian
old bag
old woman - derogatory
old bastard
a: used friendly greeting to a friend or mate, such as "G'day you old bastard"
old crock
old person, usually male
oldie
noun 1. an elderly person. 2. (plural) one's parents; the olds.
op shop
opportunity shop, thrift store
outer
an open betting place near a racecourse
over-the-shoulder boulder-holder
bra
pademelon
type of wallaby - they are a nocturnal animal sleeping by day in the undergrowth and coming out at night to graze in clearings. They are fairly solitary and territorial - the name Pademelon came from the first Euorpean setlers who thought they saw a "PADdock full of MELONs"
pants
trousers
paralytic
extremely drunk. Not good form too early on at a bash (party) especially if you end up having an "up & under" or "chunder" (puking or throwing-up while inebriated).
parka
anorak
pavement pizza
vomit
pavlova
a desert - meringue base with fruit salad and cream. Passionfruit essential
paw-paw
papaya
petrol
gas (USA)
piker
noun 1. one who opts out of an arrangement or challenge or does not do their fair share. 2. one who lacks courage
pimple
spot(U.K.), zit(U.S.A.)
pinch
to steal
pissed
drunk as against angry In Oz and UK, a bit tipsy. In UK, “pissed off” means angry, narked, whereas US usage is, simply “pissed”.
pisspot
someone who likes to drink alcohol - most likely beer
PJs
pyjamas
platypus
Australian mammal - full description necessary - The platypus has a bill that resembles a duck's bill but is actually an elongated snout covered with soft, moist, leathery skin and sensitive nerve endings. The body of the platypus is 30 to 45 cm (12 to 18 in) long; the flattened tail measures 10 to 15 cm (4 to 6 in) in length. The feet are webbed. The body and tail are covered with a thick, soft, woolly layer of fur, from which long, flat hairs protrude. The platypus has three layers of fur: 1. an inside layer to trap air and keep the animal warm 2. a middle layer which works like a wet suit 3. an outer layer to feel if it is close to objects. A platypus grows to a maximum weight of 1 to 2.4 kg (2.2 to 5.3 lb). The platypus is known to live for at least 12 years in the wild
pleb
a commonplace or ordinary person
plonk
really cheap wine
pokies
electronic gambling machines, often found in RSL clubs and pubs
pokies
poker machines, fruit machines, gambling slot machines
pollie
politician
pom
a person from England
pommy whinger
a complaining person from England
Pommyland
England
pong
bad smell or stench
port
suitcase or briefcase (from portfolio) - Queensland and NSW
porterhouse steak
thin shell steak (U.S.A)
postie
postman
pov
means of inferior quality...as in poverty. if something is the 'pov' version it is a knock off
prang
crash a car (verb) a crashed car (noun)
prawn
shrimp (U.S.A.)
preggers
pregnant
preppie
a child in the first year of elementory school
pressie, prezzie
present or gift. If you've been a good little vegemite you'll probably get lots of bonza prezzies.
primary school
elementary school (U.S.A)
pub
a place where one bends the elbow
pub
hotel
public holiday
bank holiday (U.K.), federal or state holiday (USA)
public servant
government employee, civil servant (U.K.)
purse
pocket book(U.S.A)
pusher
stroller for toddlers
pussy
kitty as in cat
quack
doctor
queue
line
queue at the loo
line for the bathroom
quid
money pound (in money) in UK. “That’ll be four quid to you, squire (i.e. mate).” “To be quids in” = in a position to profit from
rack off
you are asked to leave...now
Rafferty's rules
no rules at all
rag
newspaper
randy
1. interested in sex and sexuality beyond the level generally seen as normal; extremely lustful; lecherous. 2. sexually aroused. - horny (U.S.A)
ratbag
a silly person
raw prawn
not necessarily an uncooked shrimp! If someone says "Don't come the Raw Prawn with me, mate" it basically means "Don't try to fool me or rip me off" or "Rack off Noddy, you're being a tad offensive".
real estate agent
realtor (U.S.A.) estate agent (UK)
reckon
think- as in "what d'ya reckon?"
rego
vehicle registration - pronounced with a soft g
rehab
noun 1. rehabilitation. 2. the rehabilitation ward of a hospital
rellies
relatives
renovate
remodel (U.S.A)
ring you
call you on the phone
ripper
pronounced "rippa" means beaut, tippy-tops, grouse - that bloke named "Jack" in the old Dart(England) was certainly not ripper!
rissole
meat patty (U.S.A.)
rissole
meat pattie (U.S.A)
roo
kangaroo
root
sexual intercourse
ropable
very ill tempered or angry
RSL
Returned Servicemen's League
rubber
eraser
rubbish
trash or garbage (noun), to make fun of someone or thing, to criticise (verb)
rubbish bin
trash can
rug up
to wrap oneself up in a blanket/s to keep warm.
running with the ball
dribbling(when a comparison is being made between net-ball and basketball)
sack
fire from work (verb) bed (noun) as in "hit the sack"
salvos
Salvation Army abbreviation for the Salvation Army. Can refer to the individual members of the Salvation Army, or their institutions, including charity shops,soup kitchens and hostels. But especially to the girl in the movie "Bad Boy Bubby alt noun (pl) military - the simultaneous discharge of artillery or firearms including the firing of guns either to hit a target or to perform a salute. abbreviation for the Salvation Army. Can refer to the individual members of the Salvation Army, or their institutions, including charity shops,soup kitchens and hostels.
Salvos
Salvation Army
Sandgroper
Western Australian
sandshoes
trainers/joggers/runners
saucepan
pan (USA)
scab
noun (sg) : layer of oxidised blood and coagulating agents formed between an injury and the open air; noun (sg) : someone who works during an industrial strike action; noun (sg) : someone who takes advantage of other people's generosity; verb (transitive) : the act of getting something for free from another person, with an implication of being a burden on the other person, or of taking advantage of their generosity. Usage: to scab something off someone E.g. he scabbed some money off his girlfriend to buy some ciggies.
scab
strike breaker
scone
small doughy cake; a person's head
semi
pronounced semmie - semi-trailer
seppo, septic
a person from the U.S.A. - from septic tank - Yank
service station
Gas station (US)
serviette
napkin (USA)
serviette
napkin (U.S.A)
settlement
final "closing" (USA) on a real estate property
shaggin' wagon
sin bin, a van (RC) with curtains - need we say more
sheila
archaic term now only found in Paul Hogan movies. Means woman
shifter
wrench
shirtlifter
homosexual (derogatory)
shoot through
leave - get out - disappear
shout
buying friends drinks in turn
shrapnel
loose change
sickie
a day away from work on the basis of being ill, although not necessarily being ill. Used for one or two day 'vacations'.
silly as a wheel
silly, scatty
silly buggers
people that waste time - mess around - generally fools
silly season
traditional summer holiday period, kicking off in December and running through to our national holiday Australia Day, January 26th (similar to the US July 4th).
sin bin
shaggin' wagon, a van (RC) with curtains - need we say more
sissy
weakling, as in "don't be a sissy"
skin and blister
your sister
Skin and Blister
Rhyming slang for sister
skip
sometimes "skippy" - white Australian, of at least two generations
skite
boast (verb), someone who boasts (noun)
skivvy
turtle-neck cotton garment with long sleeves
slab
24 beers
slag
"big of slag wont hurt" saliva from the mouth (as opposed to "whore" in the UK!! be careful with that one!)
smoko
coffee break
snag
sausage
sneakers
trainers (U.K.)
snow job
noun 1. an attempt to distract attention away from certain aspects of a situation by supplying an overwhelming amount of often extraneous information; a cover-up. 2. a quick and superficial attempt to improve the state or appearance of (something)
snow peas
mangetouts (U.K.)
snowy
black-headed man
so there ya go
that's OK then, all is well, that's it
solicitor
lawyer, attorney (U.S.A)
sook
a person with no stamina, a cry baby
spanner
wrench (US)
sparky
electrician
spastic
drunk, inebriated
spew
throw up, vomit, barf
spew
(see technicolor yawn)
spider
spider- a root beer float or ice-cream soda
spit the dummie
a "dummie" is Australian for a child's pacifier. Lose your cool
spud
potato
squatter
noun 1. History one who settled on Crown land to run stock, especially sheep, initially without government permission, but later with a lease or licence. 2. one of a group of rich and influential rural landowners. 3. one who occupies a building without right or title
starters
hors d'oeuvres or "appetizers". Aussies call their appetizers "entrees". Also your first drink of the day, hence the ubiquitous question heard throughout the Silly Season: "What's for Starters?" Also commonly called a "Heart Starter".
stat dec
statuary declaration, notarized document (U.S.A)
station
farm, ranch
stickybeak
noun - a nosey person (noun) verb to look as in say "let's take a stickybeak over there."
stirrer
someone who causes trouble
stone the crows
statement of surprise, amazement
strewth
exclamation, a word used to express surprise a variant of ’struth, which is a corruption of God’s Truth (which was blasphemous and the equivalent of the F-word in Shakespeare’s time and before). cf Gor blimey! = God, blind me!
Strine
Australian slang, from "Aus-strine", the way Aussies say Australian.
stubby
small bottle of beer
sunnies
sun glasses
swag
bundle of belongings
swaggie
swagman
swagman
Itinerant farm worker, tramp
swat vac
time off school for studying for exams (abreviation for swat vacation)
swiftie
noun 1. an unfair act; a deceitful practice; a confidence trick. 2. a con artist; a devious operator
swig
to take a mouthful
swot
study (verb)
take-away
take-out (U.S.A) In Scotland “carry-out” (pronounced “kerry-oot”)
tall poppy
high flyer
tall poppy syndrome
the tendency of some Australians to "cut down tall poppies" - bring down high acheivers
tanked
drunk, usually on beer
Tassie
Tasmania
Taswegian
resident of Tasmania
Tax File Number
Social Security Number (US)
tea
can mean dinner - depends on the sentence
technicolor yawn
vomit
technicolour yawn
an attractive pavement display comprising diced carrots, tomato skins and amber fluid, ejected through one's cake hole.
tee-up
set up an appointment, organise a social gathering
tellie
TV, television
term deposit
CD, sertificate of deposit(U.S.A)
the toot
the toilet(the 'oo' has a short sound)
thong
rubber sandal-like footwear (in the UK called flip-flops). NOT a g-string.
time out
Minutes added on to the regularly scheduled sports game time - over-time (USA)
tin lids
kids
tinnie
an aluminium (see aluminium) can containing 375 ml of amber fluid.
tinnie
can of cold beer (nown) lucky (adv)
to crack a tinnie
to open up a can of beer major pastime during Aussie silly season.
togs
swimsuit
tomato sauce
ketchup (U.S.A)
toodle-oo
good bye
top end
Northern Territory, North central Australia
torch
flashlight (US)
trackie
track suit, athletic pants
tram
trolley
trannie
noun 1. a transistor radio. 2. a transformer. 3. a transparency. 4. Also, trany. a transvestite. 5. Also, trany. a transsexual
trolley
supermarket cart, luggage cart
troppo
silly, no longer capable of surviving in civilised society, as in "gone troppo"
truckie
a truck or semi-trailer driver
true blue
real through and through
tucker
food
tuckshop
school canteen or cafateria
turps
abbr. of turpentine. to get "on the turps" means to "go out for a drink".
undies
underwear
uni (pronounced yoonie)
university
ute (pronounced yoot)
pickup truck
veg out
rest - from vegetable
Vegemite
a dark brown, gooey, salty vegetable yeast extract. It's what makes Aussies strong.
vegies
vegetables
wag
skip school, truant
walkabout
a period of wandering, usually in reference to Aborigines, someone who does so.
wallop
to throttle or to hit something or someone
wanker
a male that is really stupid but think they are the greatest Jerk (US)
wash your hands
wash up (U.S.A)
water wally
one who wastes water - "Don't be a water wally".Coldstream Vic was the top of the annual listing of towns which had the greatest percentage per capita saving.
weatherboard
wooden house
webbie
webmaster, web programmer
Westie
Lower educated person typically from the lower social class suburbs. Usually shows little adherence to the normal societal notions of sartorial or personal hygiene as a feral, but with no environmental views. "Trailer Trash (US)" - ACT See also 'Bevan' QLD and 'Westy' and 'Bogan' VIC
wet
a believer in extended social welfare, someone who wears her heart on her sleave, left wing and extremely tolerant, believer in the welfare state - derogatory
wharfie
a person who loads and unloads cargo on the wharves
whinge
rhymes with "hinge" as in door! Means to complain incessantly, whine, or to "belly ache". Whingers are not fun to have around and definitely not likely to be asked back again to the next party. If you must whinge, keep it amongst your good mates!
whinge
Like the verb to whine but even more annoying. Practised mostly by English immigrants to Australia.
white tea or coffee
milk added
windscreen
windshield (USA)
wingnut
a person with a pronounced physical EAR appearance
wino
a person who is an alcoholic from wine (usually). pronounced why-no
wobbly
Disturbing, unstable behaviour, as in "to throw a wobbly."
wog
1: an illness, usually describing an illness of the stomache and intestinal tract or a virus infection with flu like symptoms 2: Immigrant from Southern Europe - derogatory
wombat
species of burrowing marsupial - wombats have long claws that are adapted for digging, and they live in burrows, from which they emerge at night to feed on grasses and other plants. The teeth of wombats are of continuous growth, and, a single pair of chisellike incisors is found in each jaw.
woop-woop
the boonies
wowser
straight-laces person
wrapped
excited about something good
write-off
a car not worth selling after a prang (noun) prang a car to the extent that it is worthless (noun)
write-off
car that is so badly damaged through an accident that it is worth nothing
XXXX
fronounced "four-ex" - Queensland's famous beer
yabby
type of inland freshwater crayfish found in Australia. They are a crustacean (ie external skeleton = hard shell) - scientific name is "Cherax destructor"
yakka
work, espec. hard work - as in "it is hard yakka
yarn
story (noun) to tell a story (verb)
yellow canary
a sticker that gets slapped on your windscreen if your vehicle is deemed unroadworthy by the police
yobbo
loudmouthed person usually out of control
yum cha
dim sum (U.S.A.)
zebra crossing
pedestrian crossing marked with stripes
zilch
nothing
zucchini
courgettes