Here is a list of commonly used words and phrases try them out with your Australian friends! Poetry and songs, 1786-1900 Thank you for pointing that out. relo = Abbreviation for relative (i.e. Rock music and pop music (videos) bathers = Swimming costume; also known as a cossie (short for costume:, i.e. crawler = Someone who sucks up to authority figures, e.g. filthy on = To be unhappy with someone, e.g. Similar to no worries. You reckon you can beat me, do ya? That expression, maybe only in Sydney, was Shot through like a Bondi tram,. ugly tree = A negative reference to someones looks, e.g. Youve got Buckleys chance of winning Tattslotto. Hes a real bloody drongo. Brekkie The most important meal of the day, "brekkie" means breakfast. [See the entry: shoot through like a Bondi tram.]. 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. Singular: ankle biter. Shes up the duff. He got the flick from work the other day (i.e. 3) Dropbear Warning, Cowra Guardian Derived from knackers, a slang term for castanets. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. done like a dogs dinner = To come a cropper; also rendered as done like a dinner. Shes such a great woman, her bloods worth bottling; hence the term bottler. vomiting). chockos =An abbreviation of chocolate soldiers, a derogatory name given to the militia troops in World War Two, taken from a popular film called Chocolate Soldiers, with the imputation that if you put them in a fight that they would melt away when things got too hot. On the other side of the coin, a woman is known as a sheila. gi-normous = Very big; a combination of gigantic and enormous, e.g. Aerial pingpong : Australian Rules football Aggro: Aggressive, ticked off, spoiling for a fight Alkie: Alcoholic buy back the farm = To have Australian resources under Australian ownership; the farm referring to Australia. she gave him a real earbashing. bikkies = Biscuits (cookies in American terminology); can also be spelt as bickies. black velvet. bag of fruit = Rhyming slang for suit (can also be abbreviated to bag). Contents 1 Episode guide 1.1 Season 1: 1995 1.2 Season 2: 1996 1.3 Season 3: 1997 Wikipedia, Meet the Feebles Theatrical release poster Directed by Peter Jackson Produced by Wikipedia, Darkwing Duck s intertitle Genre Animated series Format Action/Adventure Wikipedia. Davo cant go into work today, because hes real crook. Similar to a rooster one day, a feather duster the next. bloody oath = Too right, thats the truth, an affirmation of a truth, e.g. First Fleeter = Someone who arrived in Australia on the First Fleet, or one of their descendants. The phrase is based on spunky in the sense of spirited, and is influenced also by spunk in the sexual sense. Up shit creek without a paddle = In dire trouble, in a quandary. Get yer hand off it, mate, Australian slang is not dying. 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. (soldier slang WW2) SPUNK - sexually attractive person SPUNKRAT - sexually attractive person of opposite . The Institute of Australian Culture he got angry and he clocked him; presumably from hitting someone across the dial (dial being slang for face, as the face of a clock is called a dial). that car is useless, its shithouse. Once the cops catch up with him, then itll be all over red rover. Of course, it may well be that the variation has no connection with Strachan, and that it was just a rhyming variation of the original phrase somewhat similar in style to Hello Jack, hows your back?, And then there is Spew-manti the usual reference for the cheap alcoholic bubbly Asti-Spumante of the 1970s, What does Dont be an Uncle Willy mean please? fang it = To move quickly, especially to drive fast, e.g. someone who hasnt got any guts (courage). Davo, Jacko, Johno, Robbo, Stevo, and Tommo (David, Jack, John, Robert, Steve, and Tom). coldie - beer. billy cart = A cart used by children; often such a cart is used for racing down hills (refers to a small cart that could be pulled along by a billy goat). 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. My TV wont work anymore, its cactus! (its cactus is similar to its carked it). Then there was the spunk rat, meaning a sexually attractive person. Reports of the death of slang downunder are total bulldust. Another boatload of refos landed on the north coast yesterday. Just rack off, you idiot!. Australian Slang True blue, fair dinkum, ridgy-didge; the Australian vocabulary is chockas with random terms and phrases that essentially mean very little. Bali belly noun diarrhoea, as suffered by travellers to South-East Asia. Get on the bike, av a go, it wont bite ya. wuss = Someone who is cowardly, usually referring to males. Ill give it a bash. 25 January 2018. Buck's night: Aussie equivalent of 'bachelor party' or 'stag party'. @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. John Smith: dumb one day, stupid the next. When that idiot crashed into my car, I was spewin. go south til your hat floats = A relatively polite way of telling someone to go drown themselves, e.g. 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!) he smoked his durry outside, hurry for your durry. Also spelt hooroo. earbash. that boxer was built like a brick dunny, she was massive, built like a brick shithouse. sanger = A sandwich. Leaping up to take a markand the big men fly = A reference to Australian Rules Football, where players leap into the air to catch the ball (take a mark). Australian slang words - a definitive guide to Aussie slang Mark October 18, 2007 12 Comments So you've decided to move to Australia. 33. Henry Lawson There is also Dont be a Billy. galah = Someone who is regarded as a fool or an idiot; e.g. fossick = Look for something. A Bondi tram (Sydney)shoot through like a Bondi tram = To depart very quickly, to move fast, e.g. You know, strain the potatoes. Bluey - heavy wool or felt jacket worn by mining and construction workers. If your brains were dynamite they wouldnt part your hair = Derogatory phrase, inferring that someone is not very smart. noggin = Head, e.g. 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. Flag. a few sangers short of a barbie = [See the entry: a few sandwiches short of a picnic.]. Aussie battlers = Australians who are not rich, battling against lifes odds. divvy = Divide, e.g. Folk music and bush music (videos) Gazza = Garry. pissed to the eyeballs = Very drunk, e.g. durry = A cigarette, e.g. Thats a nice car youve got there; shes a beauty alright. Less common alternatives are sammo, sammie, and sango. Get your laughing gear around that sanger. Similar to the phrase Dont get your panties in a twist. that cake was massive, it was gi-normous; can also be spelt as ginormous. go bag your head = Telling someone to rack off (telling someone to go away), usually while in a dispute or disagreement. He brought the teacher an apple, hes a real crawler. If you do not wish to be offended, then please do not read any further. yonks = A long time, e.g. [See the entry: drongo.]. Bluey : pack, equipment, traffic ticket, redhead. lol . 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. Distinct from the slang word lolly, used in Europe and the USA, which refers to an under-age girl (derived from the movie Lolita, made in 1962 and re-made in 1997). The basics G'day Hello, hi. For example, when it comes to fashionable clothing, Big blokes have always had the rough end of the pineapple [ref.]. fair dinkum = Genuine, authentic, on the level, e.g. how about doogs every kid playdem in the fifties n sixties called marbles as doogs or lets play a game of doogs. I owned acreage in Speewah, just out of Kuranda and didnt know we were classed as that faraway from the rest of the world.. there ya go onya! Have a butchers at this. 2013. spunk rat n Australian a sexually attractive young person. Anzac = Originally a reference to the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC), it also refers to the members thereof, and is sometimes applied to Australian men in a stereotypical sense (rugged, tough, etc.). not worth a cracker = Something that is worthless, or close to worthless; may come from the worth of a cracker (biscuit), but possibly from the term cracker that denoted a clapped-out or near-worthless cow or sheep. give something a try, e.g. arsey = Someone who is considered lucky, e.g. He got into a blue with that bloke. (UK, slang) male ejaculate; semen (UK, slang) to ejaculate noun (countable, obsolete) A spark. Gday cobber! (a greeting used by an older generation of Australians)A collection of Australian slang words and phrases. Kevin 747 (Kevin Rudd)Kevin 747 = Kevin Rudd (Prime Minister of Australia, Dec. 2007 to June 2010 and June 2013 to Sept. 2013), who used the slogan Kevin 07 for his 2007 election campaign, but the slogan was adapted (by those critical of his many hours of air travel at public expense) to Kevin 747 (although Prime Ministers Tony Abbott and Scott Morrison were later reported as having taken more overseas trips than Rudd, but escaped being labelled for doing so). That new pub looks alright, I think Ill sus it out. Any such words or phrases contained herein are listed here in an academic role, as a documentation of cultural expressions, with regards to establishing a historical record of slang usage. spit the dummy = Have a tantrum, get angry, be of bad temper. put the fangs in = To ask someone for a loan, to attempt to borrow money. dink = To carry someone as a passenger on a bike, e.g. Bazza, Gazza, and Shazza (Barry, Gary, and Sharon). Crow-eater = Someone from South Australia. Shes the town bike. stoked = Excited, exhilarated, e.g. However, now that you have a bit of Aussie slang under your belt, you're a bit more prepared. Are you fair dinkum? (i.e. Bogans or just some blokes having a good time?bogan = Someone who is perceived as being uncouth, uncultured, and of a lower socio-economic class (excepting cashed-up bogans); stereotyped as someone who wears flannelette shirts, smokes cigarettes (especially Winnie Blues, i.e. big ask = Something that is difficult to achieve, or a big favour, e.g. Singular: snag, e.g. bees knees = Something very good. Tucker Food . carn = Strine for Come on, especially used when barracking for a team, e.g. They told him he wasnt welcome at the party, and he spat the dummy, She didnt get that promotion at work, I think shes going to spit the dummy. [See the entry: Bandywallop.]. av a go = Strine for Have a go, i.e. Mu big-noting = When someone puffs up their own importance, e.g. . Shes got a bun in the oven; the babys due in three months), although the latter phrase is apparently British in origin. frog and toad = Rhyming slang for road, e.g. Can also be spelt as cooee. Barra = Abbreviation of barramundi (a type of fish). King Gee = A successful clothing brand in Australia; the phrase King Gee was a slang expression referring to the reigning monarch of the time, King George V, hence King G (King Gee) was slang for the tops or the greatest. Geez, fair suck of the sauce bottle, give me a go. Taken from the rhyming slang apples and spice for nice. Babylon NG. ], bugger = [2] An annoying person (usually used regarding males), e.g. A lot of Australian slang is inspired by beach and surf culture. boofhead = Someone who is stupid or a bit slow, e.g. Asian = Not a slang term as such, but included here so as to clear up any confusion that overseas visitors may have. When the English language was exported, English took on another form of it's own. 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. That blokes a flamin galah; he doesnt know whether hes Arthur or Martha . 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). give it a bash = To have a go at doing something, to attempt to do something, e.g. Can be hyphenated, i.e. Its 25 clicks to the RV (RV refers to a rendezvous). He didnt get picked for the footy team, so hes having a bit of a sook. Similar to a few cents short of a dollar, a few sangers short of a barbie, a couple of lamingtons short of a CWA meeting, and a stubbie short of a six pack. On the other side of the coin, a man is known as a bloke. cockies = [2] Often a derogatory term for poor bush farmers, possibly from having land so poor that they were jokingly said to only be able to farm cockies (cockatoos, a type of bird); however, it is now often used to refer to farmers in general. Timeline of Australian history and culture Lucy Everett Homfray I cant be arsed to cook dinner tonight. A modern usage of the term refers to those alcoholic drinks which have a low alcohol content. Similar to buggered, shattered, stonkered. ( give us a go). Dont be silly. Buckley and Nunn Mens Store, street viewyouve got two chances = Low chance or no chance of something happening. a stubbie short of a six pack = Someone who is lacking in intelligence, someone who is a bit mentally slow, someone who is a bit slow on the uptake, e.g. shithouse = [2] No good, e.g. 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). Shut up, or Ill bonk you on the noggin (i.e. Makes a bit more sense than just she bangs like a dunny door! wog = [2] Being ill with a bug (germ), e.g. no wuckin furries = Not a problem; an adaptation of No fuckin worries. mucking around = Wasting time, dawdling, mucking about, doing little of nothing. 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