bathers: swimming clothes
*beaut, beauty: great, fantastic, beautiful
bickie: biscuit (cookie)
bizzo: business (none of your bizzo)
*bloke: a man “hes a good bloke.” “he’s a top bloke”
*bloody: very, exclamation, feel like it is interchangeable with fucking, like fucking idiot/bloody idiot??
bloody oath: certainly true
bludge/r: bludge: easy, nothing to do, not doing anything, bludger lazy person, layabout, somebody who always relies on other people to do things or lend him things
blue: sad, unhappy
bogan: person who takes little pride in his appearance, spends his days slacking and drinking beer
booze bus: police bus that does breathalizer tests
bottle-o: bottle shop, shop that sells alcohol
brekkie: breakfast
bunyip: mythical outback creature
chewie: chewing gum
chuck a sickie: get sick, take off work or school because you’re sick
crook: sick
dag: is a piece of poo stuck to the tail or fur around a sheep’s butt, but generally means a silly person, fool,
daks: pants (trackie daks = tracksuit pants)
digger: name for a solider
dill: idiot
*dinkum/fair dinkum: true, real, genuine
divvy van: Police vehicle used for transporting criminals. Named after the protective 'division' between the driver and the villains.
docket: recipt
*drongo: idiot
spit the dummy: get mad, get annoyed, pissed off
dunny: toilet
earbashing: complaining, talking none stop
esky: cooler, container full of ice to put drinks in
face, off one's : drunk ("He was off his face by 9pm")
*fair dinkum : true, genuine
fair go : a chance ("give a bloke a fair go")
fairy floss : candy floss, cotton candy
figjam : "f*ck I'm good; just ask me". nickname for people who have a high opinion of themselves.
flake : shark's flesh (sold in fish & chips shops)
flick : to give something or somebody the flick is to get rid of it or him/her
*footy : Australian Rules football
freckle : anus
*g'day : hello!
*galah : fool, silly person. Named after the bird of the same name because of its antics and the noise it makes.
garbo : municipal garbage collector
gobsmacked : surprised, astounded
going off : used of a night spot or party that is a lot of fun - "the place was really going off" or someone who is yelling angrily (he’s going off)
good onya : good for you, well done
grog : liquor, beer ("bring your own grog, you bludger")
grouse (adj.) : great, terrific, very good
gutful of piss : drunk, "he's got a gutful of piss"
gyno : gynaecologist
journo: journalist
*larrikin : a bloke who is always enjoying himself, harmless prankster
lollies: candy, sweets
maccas (pron. "mackers") : McDonald's (the hamburger place)
*mate : buddy, friend, can also be used when angry, or towards an enemy
mate's rates, mate's discount : cheaper than usual for a "friend"
milk bar : corner shop
milko : milkman
*mob : group of people, not necessarily troublesome
*mob : family or herd (?) of kangaroos
mole: slut, untrustworthy female
mozzie : mosquito
mug : friendly insult ("have a go, yer mug"), gullible person (also your face/head, look at the mug on him)
mystery bag : a sausage
nasho : nationality
*naughty, have a : have sex
no drama/s : same as 'no worries'
no worries! : expression of forgiveness or reassurance (No problem; forget about it; I can do it; yes, I'll do it)
old fella : penis
oldies : parents - "I'll have to ask my oldies"
op shop : opportunity shop, thrift store, place where second hand goods are sold.
*outback : interior of australia
*oz : australia! '
pash : a long passionate kiss; hence "pashing on"
pav : Pavlova - a rich, creamy Australian / New Zealand dessert
perve (noun & verb) : looking lustfully at the opposite sex
piece of piss : easy task
piss : beer. Hence "hit the piss", "sink some piss"
plate, bring a : Instruction on party or BBQ invitation to bring your own food. It doesn't mean they're short of crockery!
pokies : poker machines, fruit machines, gambling slot machines
pom, pommy, pommie : an Englishman • See the complaint about "Pom" etc.
pommy bastard : an Englishman (see also 'bastard')
porky : Lie, untruth (pork pie = lie)
postie : postman, mailman
prezzy : present, gift
rack off : push off! get lost! get out of here! also "rack off hairy legs!".
rage : party
rapt : pleased, delighted
ratbag : mild insult
reckon! : you bet! absolutely!
rego : vehicle registration
rellie or relo : family relative
ridgy-didge : original, genuine
right, she'll be : it'll be all right
right, that'd be : Accepting bad news as inevitable. ("I went fishing but caught nothing." "Yeah, that'd be right.")
ripper : great, fantastic - "it was a ripper party"
ripper, you little! : exclamation of delight or as a reaction to good news
rock up : to turn up, to arrive - "we rocked up at their house at 8pm"
roo : kangaroo
root (verb and noun) : synonym for f*ck in nearly all its senses: "I feel rooted"; "this washing machine is rooted"; "(s)he's a good root". A very useful word in fairly polite company.
rubbish (verb) : to criticize
scratchy : instant lottery ticket
scrag: a slut
servo : petrol station
she'll be right : it'll turn out okay, can also be you’ll be right, he’ll be right, it’ll be right, i’ll be right etc.
*sheila : a woman
shit house (adj.) : of poor quality, unenjoyable ("this car is shit house", "the movie was shit house")
shout : turn to buy - a round of drinks usually ("it's your shout")
sickie : day off sick from work (chuck a sickie = take the day off sick from work when you're perfectly healthy!)
skull/skol (a beer) : to drink a beer in a single draught without taking a breath
slab : a carton of 24 bottles or cans of beer
smoko : smoke or coffee break
snag : a sausage
sook : someone who whinges a lot, always complaining, gets offended easily
spag bol : spaghetti bolognese
spewin' : very angry
spiffy, pretty spiffy : great, excellent
spit the dummy : get very upset at something
sprung : caught doing something wrong
spunk : a good looking person (of either sex)
squizz (noun) : look - "take a squizz at this"
Station : a big farm/grazing property
stickybeak : nosy person
*strewth : exclamation, mild oath ("Strewth, that Chris is a bonzer bloke")
strides : trousers
stubby holder : polystyrene insulated holder for a stubby
sunbake : sunbathe
sunnies : sunglasses
surfies : people who go surfing - usually more often than they go to work!
tea : supper
thongs : cheap rubber backless sandals
throw-down : small bottle of beer which you can throw down quickly.
tickets, to have on oneself : to have a high opinion of oneself
too right! : definitely!
trackie daks/dacks : tracksuit pants
trackies : track suit
truckie : truck driver
true blue : patriotic, true lu aussie
tucker : food
turps, hit the : go on a drinking binge
two up : gambling game played by spinning two coins simultaneously
ugg boots : Australian sheepskin boots worn by surfers since at least the 1960s to keep warm while out of the water. Also worn by airmen during WW1 and WW2 because of the need to maintain warmth in non-pressurized planes at high altitudes.
uni : university
unit : flat, apartment
up oneself : have a high opinion of oneself - "he's really up himself"
ute : utility vehicle, pickup truck
vedgies : vegetables
veg out : relax in front of the TV (like a vegetable)
veggo : vegetarian
vinnie's : st. vincent de paul's (charity thrift stores and hostels)
waggin' : skipping, as in skipping school, or skipping work etc.
walkabout : a walk in the outback by aborigines that lasts for an indefinite amount of time
walkabout, it's gone : it's lost, can't be found
whinge : complain
wog : person of mediterranean origin. A milder insult than the same word in the uk and perhaps elsewhere.
woop woop : go off somewhere, a place far away, the boonies
wowser : straight-laced person, prude, puritan, spoilsport
wuss : coward; nervous person or animal
yabber : talk (a lot)
yabby : inland freshwater crayfish found in australia
yakka : work, hard yakka = hard work
yewy : u-turn in traffic ("chuck a yewy at the next traffic lights")