Australian Slang & Aussie Words
Considering the friendly aussies we have around, there is an aussie glossary. This way we can educate ourselves regarding local idioms and they can use them freely! A = Ace! = #1, Excellent! Top, Good! OK Aggro = Aggressive, ticked off, spoiling for a fight. Aerial Ping-Pong = Australian Rules Football Akubra = Type or brand of hat. Alkie = Alcoholic Amber fluid = Beer Amber Nectar = Beer - booze - drink - fire water. Ambo = Ambulance/Ambulance Officer/Driver. Ammo = Ammunition Ankle-biter = Infant, baby or nipper. A.N.Z.A.C. = Australian & New Zealand Army Corps. Apples = She'll be, or It'll be - alright "OK" Arvo = The Afternoon Aussie = An Australian - native of down under. Aussie Salute = Using your hand to brush away the flies Av-a-go-yer-mug = Encouragement, put more effort into it.
B =
B & S - Ball = Bachelor's & Spinster's Ball
Back of Bourke = Outback - Country town in northern New South Wales
Bail = Leave, depart, shot through, disappear, GO!
Banana-Benders = Someone from Queensland (Queenslander)
Bangers = Snags - sausages.
Barbie = Barbecue or B.B.Q.
Barney = Argument - fight - punch up.
Barra = (Fish) Barramundi
Barrack = Cheer loudly for your favourite team.
Bastard = A term of endearment an illigatimate son of a bitch
Bathers = Swimsuit - trunks or cossies.
Battler = Someone struggling financially, against the odds, always had hard luck.
Bean counter = An accountant
Beanie = Woollen cap or hat, often with a pom pom on top.
Beaut = Beautiful - good - O.K. as in U-Beaut.
Berk = An idiot or a fool.
Betcha = As in ... I bet you! (wager)
Big bik-kies = Lots of money or dough.
Big-Note = Brag or boast about yourself.
Big Smoke = Big city or town
Bikey = Motorbike or cycle rider.
Bik-kie = Biscuit.
Billabong = Waterhole or place to drink.
Billy = Tin or container used to boil water for tea, in the bush when camping.
Billy = A receptacle used for smoking marijuana.
Bingle = Car accident - crash - smash.
Bitzer = Mongrel dog (bits of this & bits of that)
Boob Tube = A strapless, boneless, shapeless brassiere made of a stretch fabric.
Brothel = A mess - untidy !
Bities = Biting insects - fly's mozzies - spiders etc.
Bitser = Mongrel - mixed breed - rough.
Black Stump = Some where in the outback.
Bloke = Man, guy or male.
Bloody Oath = Australian for that's certainly true
Blotto = Drunk - full - pissed or tanked.
Blow-in = Newcomer - just arrived.
Blow in the bag = Police breathalyser -*test*-('")
Blowie = Blow fly - pest.
Bludger = Lazy person - someone who gets out of work.
Blue = Argument - fight or punch up.
Blue = Make a mistake
Bluey = A redhead !
Bluey = Traffic ticket.
Bluey = Blue-Bottle or jellyfish
Bluey = Australian Cattle Dog
Bodgy = Inferior quality - shit work
Bog in = Start eating - attack the food with enthusiasm
Bogged = Stuck in mud or sand (vehicle)
Boofhead = Idiot - stupid.
Boomerang = Aboriginal weapon, curved piece of wood
Bonza = Great - U-Beaut - OK - ripper
Bottle Shop = Liquor store.
Boogie Board = Hybrid - a half-sized surf board
Boomer = Large male kangaroo
Booze Bus = Police vehicle used in Random Breath Testing
Boozer = Local pub
Bored Shitless = Very - very bored
Brass Razoo = Usually - not worth anything
Brek-kie = 1st meal of the day - breakfast.
Brick Shit House = Built like: strong - solid
Brickie = Bricklayer ... someone who works in the construction industry
Brizzie = Brisbane - city in Queensland
Brown Eyed Mullet = a turd in the sea
Brownnose = A creep or crawler
Brumby = A wild horse
Buckley's = NON - No chance, no hope at all.
Buck's night = Stag party (boy's only) last fling.
Budgie Smugglers = Men's bathing costume
Bull Bar = Bar - at the front of your vehicle to protect it against
Buckley's Chance = No chance at all
Bundy = Time clock or rum from Bundaberg, Queensland
Bunch of Fives = Fist - punch.
Bunyip = Mythical Australian Creature
Bush = Outside the city (out back) - rough country.
Bush Bashing = Driving 4 wheel drive or bike through the bush
Burl = Give it a go - try or attempt to do.
Bushed = Tired - worn out.
Bushie = A member of the Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade.
Bushman's Clock = A kookaburra.
Bushranger = Outlaw - robber - bandit or highway man.
Bush Telegraph = Grape vine or by word-of-mouth.
Bush tucker = Food gathered (from nature) in the Australian outback.
Bushwalking = Hiking or walking in the bush for pleasure.
Bust a gut = Work hard - all out effort
Buster = A strong wind.
B.Y.O. = Polite way of saying - Bring Your Own - drinks/food.
C =
Cabbie = Taxi driver
Cactus = Finished - dead - not working or functioning properly.
Cakehole = Gob or Mouth.
Cancer stick = A cigarette
Captain Cook = To have a 'Look' (noun)
Cark It = Die cease functioning
Cheerio = Goodbye
Chewie = Gum
Chin Wag = To have a natter - a chat or conversation.
Chippy = A Carpenter
Chook = Hen - bird - chicken - domestic fowl or even a female.
Chrissie = Christmas season - Xmas!
Chuck = To throw a short distance or Chuck up (be sick) vomit.
Chuck a spas = Be angry - upset out of control.
Chuck a U-ie = Make a U-turn, 180 degrees.
Chunder = Be sick - vomit or throw up.
Clayton's = Substitute, alternative, fake - the drink you have when your not drinking.
Cleanskin = Cattle - not yet branded - ear marked or castrated
Click = Equal to 1 kilometre
Clucky = Feeling broody or maternal
Coat Hanger = Sydney Harbour Bridge
Cobber = Mate - friend - off sider OR partner.
Cockie = Cockroach or Cockatoo (Australian bird) or farmer.
Come a Gutser = Bad mistake or have an accident
Compo = Worker's Compensation pay (form of accident insurance)
Coo-ee = A call used to find (locate) someone lost in the bush.
Cooee = A long way off - far away
Corroboree = Aboriginal dance festival
Cossie = Swimsuit - swimmers - trunks.
Couch Potato = Someone who watches TV for long periods of time!
Counter Lunch = Lunch at the pub
Crack a fat = A boner - get an erection.
Cranky = bad mood - angry
Crash = Go to sleep - usually at someone else's place.
Cream = Kill - defeat by a large margin
Crim = Criminal - bad guy.
Croc = Crocodile - nonsense, load of rubbish.
Crook = To feel sick or to be a thief - also made bad.
Crown Jewels = Balls - nuts - the -*test*-('")icles.
Cubby House = Small, house in the garden used by children
Cuppa = Cup of tea.
Cut Lunch = Sandwiches
Cut Snake = Mad as a pissed off: very angry - upset.
D =
Dag = Idiot or unfashionable person, .
Daks = Men's and boy's trousers - pants.
Damper = Bread made from flour and water - usually in the bush.
Date = Bum - bottom, arse.
Date Roll = Roll of toilet paper.
Dead-Cert = Definite - certain - positive.
Dead Horse = Tomato sauce.
Dead Set = The truth, true or a fact.
Dero = Homeless or a street person, abandoned by society a derelict.
Dickhead = Idiot, stupid, fool
Dipstick = An idiot or a real loser - twit!
Dob in = Inform on someone - give up.
Dog = Un attractive Female - a bitch.
Donger = Male - penis.
Doodle = Penis - prick
Down Under = Reference to Australia being @ the bottom of the world!
Drongo = A dope or a stupid person
Drum = information... such as a person asking another the question?
Duds = Pants or trousers.
Duffer = Cattle rustler
Dunny = Referring to the old style outdoor un-sewered toilet or 'WC'
E =
Ear-bashing = Non-stop chatter - talking to - dressing down.
Eating with the flies = Eat alone - by yourself
Esky = Portable insulated cooler.
F =
Fair Dinkum = Good - honest - truthful.
Fairy Floss = Cotton candy OR candy floss
Fair Go = A chance - a break!
Fair Suck of the Sav = Awe, disbelief
Fang - It = Drive fast - put your foot down.
Flake = Shark's flesh (sold in fish & chips shops)
Flick = To get rid of
Fossick = Rummage or search for!
Fossick = To Prospect for Opal's or Gold
Footie/footy = Term for Australian Rules Football or Rugby League.
Fridge = The refrigerator or ice box.
Fruit Loop = Fool - Idiot - Goose
Full as a Boot = Drunk - topped off - loaded - pissed - intoxicated.
G =
G'day = Greeting - same as a hello.
Galah = Noisy - rude person. (Australian bird)
Garbo = Garbageman, refuse collector, bin-man - rubbish collector.
Give It A Burl = To try it or have a go
Gobsmacked = Shocked - surprised or astounded
Good-on-yer-mate = Good for you - well done - congratulations.
Good Nick = Good condition - OK - well preserved.
Good Oil = The right or useful information, the truth.
Good On-ya = Well done, good for you.
Goggie Egg = Meaning an egg from a chook - or hen .
Greenie = An - environmentalist.
Grog = Alcohol - beer - piss - drink.
Grouse (adj. = Meaning: great - terrific - very good
Grot = To be dirty and or untidy.
Gurgler = Plughole - down the drain and into the sewer.
Grundies = Underwear - undies - boxer shorts.
Gutful of Piss = Drunk, pissed, a snoot full.
Gyno = Gynaecologist
H =
Hair of the Dog = Alcoholic drink taken to relieve a hangover.
Half Your Luck = Congratulations - envy - a best wishes blessing.
Handle = Name - monitcor - beer glass with a handle
Hard Yakka = Hard work - tough.
Heaps = Plenty - a lot - piles - ton's.
Heart-starter = First (alcoholic) drink of the day.
Heave = To vomit - be sick - throw up.
Hoon = Hooligan - a lay about - a larrycan
Hoo-roo = Leaving - Goodbye - see you later.
Hotel = Pub - with or without food or accommodation (the local).
I =
Icy Pole = Ice block or popsicle
Idiot box = Tel-e TV - the boob tube.
BOOB TUBE also slang for a strapless, boneless & shapeless brassiere.
In the Shit = Serious trouble
J =
Jackaroo = A Male station hand (a station - being a farm or grazing property)
Jumbuck : sheep
Jillaroo = A Female station hand
Joey = Baby Kangaroo.
Journo = Journalist = Newspaper Man or Women.
Jug = Electric kettle
Jumbuck = Sheep
K =
Kark it = Die - pass on.
Kelpie = Australian Sheep Dog
Kero = kerosene
Kindie = Kindergarten - day care - place that minds kids .
Kiwi = A - New Zealander
Knock = To criticise or put down
Knock Back = refusal (noun) refuse (transitive verb)
Knocker = Somebody who criticises
Knuckle Sandwich = Punch in the mouth
L =
Lair = Brash vulgar behaviour - flashily dresser.
Larrikin = Someone who is always enjoying himself, harmless prankster.
Lend Of = To take advantage of somebody's gullibility
Lippie/lippy = Lipstick - lip colouring cosmetic.
Liquid Laugh = Being Sick - vomit - chuck up
Lolly = Money
Lolly Water = A non alcoholic drink, soft drink.
Lollies = Sweets - candy - confectionary.
London to a Brick = Absolute certainty ... can't loose
Long Paddock = Side of the road where live stock can graze during droughts.
Lubra = Adult - Female Aboriginal.
Lucky Country = Nickname for Australia.
Lurk = Illegal practice - a dodge - racket or scam.
M =
Macca = McDonald's ... fast food chips - burgers & a shake
Malley Bull = Very fit and strong.
Mate = Friend - partner - offsider - buddy - someone close to you.
Mate's Rates = Discount, cheaper than usual for a "friend"
Manchester = Household linen such as sheets & pillow cases
Matilda = Swagman's bedding or sleeping bag/roll
Metho = Methylated spirits
Middy = Glass of beer - 285 ml or 10oz.
Milk Bar = Usually the local/corner shop selling take away & other convenience food.
Milko = Milkman who delivers to your home.
Mob = A group of people or cattle .
Mongrel = A despicable person.
Moolah = Cash money.
Mozzie = Mosquito - insect.
Muddy = Mud crabs.
Mug = Gullible person or used as an - insult.
Muster = Round up sheep or cattle.
N =
Nasho = National Service (compulsory military service)
Naughty = Have sex or a screw
Never Never = The Outback, Australia's bush
Nipper = Young baby or surf life saver.
No Worries = Easy - No problems
No-Hoper = Someone - who'll never do well, or get on in life.
Noodling = Prospecting for opal's
Not the Full Quid = Not intellectually bright - a few cards short of a full deck.
No Worries = It's OK - everything's fine - jake.
Nong = Idiot - stupid - not so bright.
Nut Out = Sort out - work out - plan
Nuddy = Naked - starkers
O =
O.S. = Over Sea's
Ocker = Unsophisticated person
Off Sider = Helper or assistant - mate.
Old Cheese = Mother or Mum.
Old Fells = Penis - prick
Olds or Oldies = Parents - Mum and Dad.
Op Shop = Opportunity shop, thrift shop, place where second hand goods are sold
Open Slather = Anything goes - a free-for-all.
On the Nose = Smells awful - on the bugle - stinks.
Outback = Remote country - bush location.
Oz = Nick name for Australia & Australians
Ozzies = Nick name for Australians
P =
Pash = Passionate kiss
Pav = Australian Dessert - rich & creamy
Perve (noun & verb) = Lustful gaze - looking at the opposite sex - voyeur.
Piece of Piss = Easy, no worries
Pig's arse! = Bull Shit - No Way - I don't agree.
Pink Slip = Get the bullet - fired - the sack - your out of here!
Pint = Large glass of beer - South Australia.
Piss = Beer but see what happes next
Piss = Have a leak - urinate - relieve one's self, empty the bladder.
Plonk = Cheap wine or any liquor.
Pokies = Poker machines - slots or one armed bandits.
Polly = Politician's - a member of parliament.
Pom/pommie = Englishman or a pommy bastard.
Pommy Shower = Deodorant instead of soap & water.
Poofter = Male homosexual.
Porkie = Whopper - Lie - Untruth
Port = Suitcase
Postie = Mailman or Person who sorts and delivers the mail.
Pot = Queensland & Victoria = 285 ml Beer Glass.
Pozzie = Position - seat - spot.
Prawn = Australian for - a shrimp.
Prezzy = A gift or present.
Pub = Short for Public House, or a hotel.
Q =
Quid = Slang for Pound Note < £1 > Before Australia converted to decimal currency.
Quid - make a: = Earning a living
Quid - not the full: = Low IQ.
R =
R.S.L Club = Returned Services League-Social Club.
Rack Off = Get lost - push off - go away.
Rag = Local newspaper or a woman who sleeps around.
Rage = Organised Party.
Ratbag = Rogue - rascal - insult.
Rat-shit = Sick - crook - bad - not so hot - off colour - sick as a dog.
Raw Prawn = To bull shit.
Reffo = Refugee - not a local
Rego = Vehicle registration
Rellies = Relatives - family - relations.
Ridgy-didge = Genuine - honest - original - straight.
Rip Snorter = Top - Great - Fantastic
Ripper = A reaction to good news <"U" beaut>
Road Train = Semi - with with many trailers.
Rock Up = To arrive or just turn up.
Rollie = Cigarette's that you roll yourself.
Roo = Kangaroo - large Australian marsupial - big legs and tail.
Roo Bar = Bar fixed to the front of a vehicle to protect it against hitting kangaroos
Root = Synonym for F*CK. A word not normally used in company.
Ropeable = Pissed off - angry - mad
Rort = A fiddle. Cheating or defrauding the system.
Rotten = Pissed - drunk - smashed
RouseAbout = Someone who works in a shearing shed.
Rubbish (verb) = To criticize, run down - belittle or make fun of.
S =
Salvo = Salvation Army Worker.
Sanger = A sandwich.
Sav = Saveloy
Schooner = Queensland - large beer glass, South Australia a medium beer glass.
Scratchy = Instant lottery ticket
Scrub Up = What you look like when your dress up - ready to go out.
Scrubbers = Cattle running in the wild - or rough females.
Seppo = An American Yank
Septics Tanks = Yanks - people from the USA
Servo = Petrol station
Sheila = A woman - young female
She'll be right = It will eventualy be OK!
Shit House = Toilet - dunny - out house - WC
Shonky = Underhanded & dubious
Shoot Through = Leave - get out - disappear.
Shout = Your turn to buy or purchase a round of drinks.
Sickie = Day off work with pay because of real/pretended illness.
Silly Buggers = People that waste time - mess around - generally fools.
Skippy = An Australian or kangaroo.
Skite = To brag or boast, about yourself.
Skull/Skol = to drink a beer without taking a breath
Slab = 24 bottles or cans of beer
Sleepout = Verandah on the house - converted to a bedroom.
Slushy = Drovers camp ... cook's assistant.
Smoko = Work break - cup of tea / coffee or time for a cigarette.
Snag = Sausage - meat minced and packed into a skin.
Sook = Crybaby - winger, soft, tame, inoffensive.
Sparky = Electrician
Spewing = Being sick - upset or really mad.
Spit the Dummy = Get uncontrollably upset at someone or something.
Spruker = Someone outside a nightclub/restaurant trying to persuade people to enter
Sprung = caught doing something ...
Spunky = Good-looking - hot - sexy or spirited.
Squizz = Have a look - check it out.
Standover Man = Usually gang-related, threatens people with physical violence.
Station = Not where the trains stop - but a big farm or grazing property
Sticky-Beak = Nosey person, someone who minds other peoples business.
Stoked = Happy - pleased.
Strides = Trousers or pants
Strine = Australian English.
Strewth = An exclamation - expressing surprise or verification.
Storm-Stick = Umbrella - brolly.
Stubbies = Men's shorts or a 375ml. bottle of beer.
Stuffed = Tired - worn out - run down
Sunbake = Sun bathe - getting a tan
Sucked-in = Made a fool of - duped - conned - taken advantage of.
Sunnies = Sun glasses - shades.
Swag = Rolled up bedding etc. carried by a swagman
Swagman = Tramp, hobo - bum.
T =
T.A.B. = Totalisator Agency Board - betting shop.
Ta / Tar = Thanks.
Tall Poppies = Successful people.
Tart = An offensive or derogatory word describing a woman.
Tee-Up = Organise something or make an appointment.
Thongs = Rubber sandals - flip-flops (suitable for beach footwear).
Throw Up = Vomit - be sick - chuck
Tinnie = Can of beer or lucky.
Toey = On the move or restless.
Togs = Swim suit.
Top End = Far North of Australia
Trackie = Dacks or track suit pants.
Truckie = Truck driver
True blue = Genuinely Australian - original, one of a kind, patriotic.
Tub = Clean up - bath - wash or shower.
Tucker = Food - eats - grub - nourishment.
Turps = Turpentine, alcoholic drink or used for cleaning paint brushes.
Two-up = Gambling: throwing two coins in the air simultaneously (Heads or Tails)
U =
U-ee = Usually an illegal 'U' turn.
Undies = Underwear - clothing worn next to the skin.
Uni = University
Unit = Block of flats - condominium - apartment.
Up a Gum Tree = Stranded or in difficulty.
Up Your-self = Inflated ego - big head - full of your own importance.
Ute = Utility vehicle with tray, commonly know as a pick-up truck.
V =
VB = Victoria Bitter, a beer.
Vedgie = Vegetables
Vee Dub = Volkswagen
Veg Out = Relax in front of the TV
Vinnie's = St. Vincent De Paul's Society (charity - thrift stores & hostels)
W =
WACA = Western Australian Cricket Association
Waggin School = Playing truant - hookie.
Walkabout = Walk in the Outback by Aborigines
Walloper = One who thrashes someone or just punches the shit out of them.
Wally = A person that keeps making mistakes.
Wanker = One who masturbates or is full of themself, egotistical.
Weekend Warrior = Army reservist
Westie = Someone from Sydney's Western Suburbs
Wharfie = Dock-or water front worker - cargo mover.
What-da-ya-know = A phrase used to open a conversation.
Whinge = Complain - belly ache.
White Pointer = Topless (female) sunbathers
Willy Willy = A miniature whirl wind
Wineo = Alcoholic - drunk.
Wog = Flu or trivial illness - a bug a beer.
Z =
Zack = Pre decimal currency - sixpence (5 cents)
Zonked = Exhausted - worn out - buggered.
Considering the friendly aussies we have around, there is an aussie glossary. This way we can educate ourselves regarding local idioms and they can use them freely! A = Ace! = #1, Excellent! Top, Good! OK Aggro = Aggressive, ticked off, spoiling for a fight. Aerial Ping-Pong = Australian Rules Football Akubra = Type or brand of hat. Alkie = Alcoholic Amber fluid = Beer Amber Nectar = Beer - booze - drink - fire water. Ambo = Ambulance/Ambulance Officer/Driver. Ammo = Ammunition Ankle-biter = Infant, baby or nipper. A.N.Z.A.C. = Australian & New Zealand Army Corps. Apples = She'll be, or It'll be - alright "OK" Arvo = The Afternoon Aussie = An Australian - native of down under. Aussie Salute = Using your hand to brush away the flies Av-a-go-yer-mug = Encouragement,