Flag. shithouse = [2] No good, e.g. flat out like a lizard drinking = Working very hard, e.g. hes an arsey bastard. Davo, Jacko, Johno, Robbo, Stevo, and Tommo (David, Jack, John, Robert, Steve, and Tom). bloody. sanger = A sandwich. hes an arsey bastard. A long way away, the back of nowhere. Dont come the raw prawn with me!. 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. The phrase has several longer variations, each ending with a reference to a strong wind, such as She bangs like a dunny door in a cyclone / hurricane / gale / high wind / Southerly / storm / wind. Can also be spelt as bonza. Derived from the hard life of a dingo, who may not always find it easy to obtain food. Spunk rat evolved from spunk, which appeared in the 1970s and referred to a good looking person. I havent seen Dave for ages, I think hes gone walkabout. Similar to the phrase not worth a brass razoo. Little Johnny (John Howard)Little Johnny = John Howard (Prime Minister of Australia, 1996-2007), who was tagged in the media as little Johnny Howard (although at 59, or 175cm, he was about average height; Howard was taller than Prime Minister Bob Hawke, who never received the somewhat derogatory nickname of little, even though Hawke stood at 57, or 170cm). noggin = Head, e.g. bees knees = Something very good. Australian Slang is just another product of the colonisation of the world by the British Empire. Bog standard - basic, unadorned, without accessories (a bog-standard car, telephone etc.) Youve got Buckleys chance of winning Tattslotto. they had a bit of a bingle on the main road. Banana bender Resident of Queensland. A country dunnydunny = Toilet (bog, crapper, loo, shitter, water closet). use your loaf = Use your head, think clearly, e.g. He sounds like a bit of a bolshie, Just listen to him, hes a bolshie. havent got a brass razoo = Being poor; a reference to a (non-existent) worthless coin, e.g. Feeling inspired to learn more weird quirks from around the English-speaking world? spunk rat spunk.nl spunked spunkie spunkier Spunkier spunkiest Spunkiest spunk in English dictionary . no wuckin furries = Not a problem; an adaptation of No fuckin worries. bloke = A man. Wilkes A Dictionary of Australian Colloquialisms, and found support for my contention in this part of his entry: carked it = To die; stop working, 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). someone who hasnt got any guts (courage). What do you think this is? cut = Feeling hurt, e.g. He left the pub, pissed to the eyeballs. The Newcastle song [music video, sung by Bob Hudson] He fell when walking down the sand dune at the beach, and went A over T. Its 25 clicks to the RV (RV refers to a rendezvous). rubber = An eraser (i.e. My belief of that usage is that it means something like PUSHY, perhaps RUDE, perhaps ill-mannered. Similar to give it a bash, give it a whirl. Fair go, mate. he smoked his durry outside, hurry for your durry. But despite not having quite the established vernacular some other countries and cultures may boast, Australian slang words have become globally adored. He didnt get picked for the footy team, so hes having a bit of a sook. great Australian dream, the = The desire to own ones own home and block of land. shithouse = [1] Toilet (crapper, dunny, loo, water closet). Originally a reference to an outdoor toilet (an outhouse). Im going to get on the blower, and find out whats goin on. Australia for the White man = A nationalist catch phrase; it was the motto of the influential magazine The Bulletin from 1908 until 1960. ), instead of referring to all Asians in general; this differs to the UK usage of the term, where Asian usually refers to someone of Central Asian ethnicity (from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, etc.). cow cocky = A dairy farmer. Ditch, the = The Tasman Sea, as the ditch between Australia and New Zealand; sometimes pronounced as the dutch, as a reference to the New Zealand style of pronouncing vowels. Look here, kiddo, youd better not do that. By Kate Burridge and Howard Manns, from the School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics. Sorry, I cant lend you any money, I havent got a brass razoo [See the entry: brass razoo.]. Asian = Not a slang term as such, but included here so as to clear up any confusion that overseas visitors may have. stickybeak - a snoop, a nosy person, compare British English "noseyparker". Dont do that again, or Ill knock your block off. Joseph Furphy Derived from the geographic position of Mexico, compared to the USA. doco = A documentary (usually refers to one on television). 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. ball tearer = Something that is really good, that was a real ball tearer of a game. This is part of the Australia tradition of giving various names an o suffix, e.g. great grey migration, the = When, in the winter season, thousands of retired Australians (grey hairs) from the southern states travel to Queensland for a holiday. bundle = A lot of money, a bundle of money, e.g. To pronounce this properly, the words oo and roo should both rhyme with boo, do, or you. See: IAC list on Trove. Distinct from the British slang term spunk, which refers to semen. Im going to see the relos at Christmas. dinkum = Genuine, authentic, on the level, e.g. best thing since sliced bread = Something that is very good, a great invention. He got the arse from work the other day (i.e. Usually used regarding men. Most authorities derive it from spong, a Gaelic word for tinder (itself from the Latin spongia, meaning sponge), hence spark . Shes been in bed with a wog (referring to someone being ill, but with a double entendre of being in bed with a person of Southern European or Mediterranean extraction). Bandywallop = A made-up place name for somewhere very far away, up country; examples of which include Bandywallop, Bullamakanka, and Woop Woop. was fired; got the sack), his girlfriend didnt like him any more, so she gave him the arse. bullshit artist = Someone who says a lot of bullshit, i.e. guernsey = A football jumper (clothing used to cover the torso), which displays the teams colours; to get a guernsey refers to being picked, or selected, for a footy team (can also be used in other contexts, re. chong = A Chinese person; usually considered derogatory. Jacko = Jack (or the surname Jackson). Australian slang words - a definitive guide to Aussie slang Mark October 18, 2007 12 Comments So you've decided to move to Australia. (Originally illicit) relations of white male and black female. Ill give it a bash. Ive just paid all of my bills, and now Ive got bugger all money left. geek = To look, e.g. Derived from the gold rush days, when people fossicked for gold. [See the entry: Bandywallop.]. stoush = A fight or brawl, e.g. someone who doesnt work very hard, or doesnt work at all. Derived from the large apple-growing industry in Tasmania. as miserable as a bandicoot, as poor as a bandicoot. refo = Abbreviation for refugee; can also be spelt as reffo, e.g. BYO = An acronym for Bring Your Own, originally regarding alcoholic drinks but now also used for other items. Aussie = [2] Australia, or something from Australia; e.g. You may find that Australians tend to speak quickly and have an unusual way of pronouncing words. semen. Addition is Dry as a dead Dingoes dong, Thanks for your suggestions, Russell. She went crook at him when she found out that he ate all the chocolates. dig = An abbreviation of digger (meaning friend, cobber, mate). ], Filed Under: IAC articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australian language, Australian phrases, Australian slang, Australian words, IAC list, Strine. 3) Dropbear Warning, Cowra Guardian I didnt know that was going to happen. See: IAC list on Trove. 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). Sheila. Carn the Blues!. It's like my Australian Slang Dictionary! bloody ripper = A reference to something that is really good. CJ. 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. Derived from the term Cabbage State, referring to the state of Victoria; the term infers that, because the state is quite small (compared to the other states of Australia), Victoria is about the size of a cabbage garden. put the bite on = To ask someone for money, e.g. Budgy/Budgie smuggler: Slang for men's Speedo bathing shorts. sook = [1] To sulk, e.g. rough end of the pineapple = Used in reference to someone getting a raw deal. Gazza = Garry. big bickies = A lot of money; can also be spelt as big bikkies. he was really cut when he got the sack, his girlfriend left him and he was really cut up about it. Go on mate, choof off, get going. The term derives from the employment of Chinese as non-union labour and strike-breakers (i.e. (Supplied: Chelsey Horne) Gnarly Gnarly can mean very good as well. Books (full text) fizzer = Something that fails to live up to expectations, e.g. Chrissie - Christmas. bolshie = Someone who is perceived as being very left-wing; an abbreviation from the Russian Bolsheviks (communists), e.g. 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). Australians are known for many things spanning from being delinquent outcasts from Britain, to living in one of the most beautiful areas of the world, to Crocodile Dundee and Steve Irwin. Bush telly "Bush. Australian Army soldiers who served in North African campaign WW2 DEUCE - sentence to jail for two months (criminal slang 1950s) . bugger = [1] Damn. Aussie Cossie = Swimwear; Speedos (Speedos are an Aussie cossie, as they are regarded as good Australian-designed bathers, i.e. A over T =Arse over tits, i.e. Dorothy Dixer = A question asked in parliament by a member of the same party as a planned question in order to enable the responder to give a prepared speech; from a letters section in a newspaper where readers would write to Dorothy Dix, of which some were supposed to have been written by the newspaper staff themselves. Barbie = [2] Abbreviation of Barbara. Singular: Anglo. spunk rat n Australian a sexually attractive young person. dirty on = To be unhappy with someone, e.g. lolly water = Soft drink (e.g. Put another snag on the barbie, will ya love?. ambos = Ambulance medics. droob = A worthless person, Hes a complete droob. fair dinkum = Genuine, authentic, on the level, e.g. Australian English (or Aussie slang, really) is a language of subtle poetry. Aussie battlers = Australians who are not rich, battling against lifes odds. Can be hyphenated, i.e. 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. Hello. 5) drop bears, IAC list on Trove. bush pig = Someone with little or no manners, a badly-behaved person. point the bone = To wish ill upon someone; from the practice of Aboriginal witch doctors, who would point a bone at someone in order to place a curse upon them. She fell out of the ugly tree (can also can be given in a longer form, such as He fell out of the ugly tree, and hit a few branches on the way down). Hes got a real down on him for smashing his car; also rendered as a downer. He dudded me on the deal. built like a brick dunny = Someone of a solid and heavy build, e.g. Also called a googy egg, although that phrase is normally used with children, e.g. Our survey of 2300 Australians has given us a tremendous amount of information about the words and phrases we use. Also rendered as Send er down, Hughie! or Send it down, Hughie!. go soak your head = Telling someone to rack off (telling someone to go away), usually while in a dispute or disagreement. Barbie - Barbecue Bathers - Swimsuit Beauty! gday cobber = Another way to say Hello mate or Good day to you, my friend. booze artist = Someone who drinks a lot of alcoholic drinks, especially beer. bower bird = A hoarder; can also refer to a petty thief. 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. And the big men fly Get yer hand off it, mate, Australian slang is not dying. I cant be arsed to cook dinner tonight. 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 . Bali belly noun diarrhoea, as suffered by travellers to South-East Asia. Hey, come and have a gander at this!. Fair go, mate! as a demand for fair treatment. Routledge. You stay there, Ill get the drinks, its my shout. Here is what you give as its meaning: bonk = Hit, e.g. Derived from beautiful. telling lies, fanciful stories (tall stories), or saying what is considered to be incorrect information. C. J. Dennis In earlier times (when New South Wales was the main area of settlement in Australia), it was used to refer to native-born Australians in general (regarding those of British-European descent, as the term did not include the Aborigines). coldie = A cold can of beer, or a cold stubbie of beer. snags = Sausages. . black velvet. spunk Meanings and definitions of "spunk" (Australian, New Zealand, slang) An attractive person (normally male). Apple Islanders = Tasmanians. That expression, maybe only in Sydney, was Shot through like a Bondi tram,. vomiting). Find below our ever-growing list of common Australian Slang words you could expect to find at some point when conversing with an Australian. A term arising from the vast sandy deserts of Western Australia; also, sandgroper is the name of a burrowing insect found in Western Australia, belonging to the Cylindrachetidae family). 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). ron = A contraction of later on, e.g. apples = Shell be apples, Its apples, or Everythings apples. shattered = Very tired, exhausted. bog in = Indulge freely; same as the expression dig in. See: IAC list on Trove. spewin = Angry, very upset, not very happy, e.g. Who asked you to stick your bib in?. Similar to giving someone the boot, or giving someone the flick. Not slang as such, but a well-known part of Australian pub culture. His mate nicked his girlfriend and he chucked a mental. Aussie slang for "sandwich". he missed crashing into the truck by a bees dick, he was a bees dick away from being sacked. 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. Derived from the insensitive, or politically incorrect, phrase carrying on like a Jew with a pork chop in a synagogue. Used in the term Aussie battler. I have a vague recollection that it is an aussie variation of pulling the rabbit out of the hat and a shortened version of . Davo, Jacko, Johno, Robbo, Stevo, and Tommo (David, Jack, John, Robert, Steve, and Tom). [See the entry: spat the dummy.]. Piece of piss : easy task. [See the entry: shoot through like a Bondi tram.]. Sanger is an alteration of the word sandwich.Sango appeared as a term for sandwich in the 1940s, but by the 1960s, sanger took over to describe this staple of Australian cuisine. You reckon theres life on Mars? bushie = A country person (i.e. on the piss = Drinking alcohol, or drinking alcohol excessively. Stone the crows! hoo roo = Goodbye. like a bandicoot on a burnt ridge = Someone who is very alone. [See the entry: whinge. Similar to a few cents short of a dollar, a few sandwiches short of a picnic, a few sangers short of a barbie, and a couple of lamingtons short of a CWA meeting. Kookaburra Rock music and pop music (videos) Vandemonians = Tasmanians. This is part of the Australia tradition of giving various names a zza suffix, e.g. Topics In the Australian context Asian usually refers to someone of East Asian ethnicity (from China, Japan, Korea, etc. I havent got a brass razoo, This isnt worth a brass razoo (although they never existed as such, some brass razoos were manufactured at one stage as a novelty item, based upon the saying). popular as a Jew in Germany = A reference to someone who is not very popular; e.g. A Bondi tram (Sydney)shoot through like a Bondi tram = To depart very quickly, to move fast, e.g. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. more often than not comes with root rot. he barracks for Collingwood. he did him over. drink with the flies = To drink alone, especially regarding drinking beer alone. bottle-o = A bottle shop, especially a drive-through bottle shop. bugger all = Very little or nothing, e.g. 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. That old food pongs!. Scabs are also known as blacklegs. swimming costumes); also rendered as the Great Aussie Cossie. That blokes a bit strange; hes a few sandwiches short of a picnic. He was skiting about how good he is at footy. Drink Bonox! That blokes a flamin galah; he doesnt know whether hes Arthur or Martha . not bad = Something which is good, e.g. He got the bullet from work (i.e. Derived from the complimentary phrase your bloods worth bottling. Send her down, Hughie! yonks = A long time, e.g. bo peep = Look, e.g. 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. Aussie Salute - Wave to scare the flies Avo - Avocado Bail - To cancel plans. You know, unbutton the mutton? John Le Gay Brereton Come and have a cuppa. bucks party = [See the entry: bucks night.]. Damn, my lawn mowers buggered; Im gunna have to get it fixed. Similar to cactus. Distinct from the British term stinker, which refers to someone who is not very nice. = An advertising slogan for Bonox drink; subsequently used in a jocular teasing fashion to give hitchhikers false hope of getting a lift, e.g. Derived from the story of the convict William Buckley, who escaped from his jailers and fled into the bush, who was never caught and was considered to have very little chance of surviving (ironically, William Buckley survived by living with a tribe of Aborigines, but gave himself up about thirty years later; so, as it turned out, he had a good chance of survival, after all). knock your block off = To hit someone in the head, e.g. budgie smugglers = Small tight-fitting bathers (swimming costume) worn by men. K = Kilometer (abbreviation), e.g. bag of fruit = Rhyming slang for suit (can also be abbreviated to bag). Thorpedo = Ian Thorpe, the famous swimmer. Early music (videos) carn = Strine for Come on, especially used when barracking for a team, e.g. See: IAC list on Trove. John OBrien (Patrick Joseph Hartigan) Heritage, history, and heroes. Hes a fair dinkum Aussie. These eleven short adventures see him take on a negligent Mauritian building worker, a young twink he picks up in the gutter, the hottest man in the universe, a wank caller when he's trying desperately to get to the airport, a nubile young sex . cop it sweet = When someone takes on a negative outcome without complaining. Derived from the imagined length of a bees genitalia. So, that's why we simply define slang as very informal language or specific words used by a group of people. If your brains were dynamite they wouldnt part your hair = Derogatory phrase, inferring that someone is not very smart. blind Freddie = A phrase used in comparison to establish something that is obvious or easy, e.g. 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. Bondi tram = To depart very quickly, to move fast. lol . Although most people who aren't from Australia hear Aussie slang terms and scoff at how "they're just shortforms of real words" a lot of words we use today originated from the Lucky Country. 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). that boxer was built like a brick dunny, she was massive, built like a brick shithouse. 70. A Ace! dead-set drongo = Someone who is regarded as a total idiot, stupid, clumsy or worthless, e.g. ], Widgies = Females involved in an uncouth and loutish 1950s youth sub-culture. couldnt raffle a chook in a pub = Referring to someone who is incompetent. knackered = Very tired, exhausted. Rex Ingamells Also rendered as parmi or parmo. Bazza, Gazza, and Shazza (Barry, Gary, and Sharon). (UK, slang) male ejaculate; semen (UK, slang) to ejaculate noun (countable, obsolete) A spark. Derives from the notion that men in Australia grew up tall and thin. The full phrase is Fair suck of the saveloy, but saveloy has long since been shortened to sav (a saveloy is a seasoned pork sausage). brolly - umbrella. Top Enders = People from that area of the NT from Katherine north. kangaroos loose in the top paddock = Someone who is not all there, a bit mad, crazy, loony, e.g. It includes words and meanings that have originated in Australia, that have a greater currency here than elsewhere, or that have a special significance in Australian history. Can also be spelt as Brizzie. Am I ever gonna to see your face again? stonkered = Very tired, exhausted. pong = A bad smell, e.g. You reckon you can beat me, do ya? The longer phrase is Youve got two chances, Buckleys and none, used as a play upon words regarding the (now closed) department store Buckley and Nunn, giving someone two chances: Buckleys chance and none (that is, no chance either way). Australian slang has evolved over time to something that's almost unrecognisable! The women are all avoiding him; hes about as popular as a Jew in Germany (derives from the treatment of Jews in Germany during the period of the Third Reich). Marie E. J. Pitt Then there was the spunk rat, meaning a sexually attractive person. 2. to withdraw in a cowardly manner from (a contest, a dare, the riding of a large wave, etc. Folk music and bush music (videos) The full phrase is She bangs like a dunny door in a cyclone. Snag. give something a try, e.g. Bodgies were regarded as uncouth louts. Thats a nice car youve got there; shes a beauty alright. Soldiers at a Furphys water cart, World War OneGeebung = Somewhere very far away. The following definitions and usages suggest yes, this can be used for women, and the definition is not exclusive to Australia. get a handle on = To understand something, e.g. clippie = A tram conductor (who would clip tram tickets, using a hole punch). He cracked the exams (possibly from someone successfully opening or cracking a safe). theyre living out in the back blocks. 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. 2013. spunk rat n Australian a sexually attractive young person. If it was connected with Strachan, it could date back to his Skyhooks days (beginning in the 1970s), or it could even be connected to his fame as host of the TV childrens show Shirls Neighbourhood (1979-1983). Australians are generally a very easy-going bunch, and this is often reflected in how they speak. Hes just a blow-in. frog and toad = Rhyming slang for road, e.g. Fair dinkum, thats what happened. he was flat out like a lizard drinking to get the project completed on time; similar to flat chat. Our pipes [short story by Henry Lawson] BS = An abbreviation of the word bullshit (referring to a lie, to something said that is disagreed with, or to a situation that is disagreed with), e.g. australian slang. [See the entries: couldnt raffle a chook in a pub, like a chook with its head cut off and may your chooks turn into emus and kick your dunny down.]. Other variations included spunk bubble and spunkette. blow-in = An uninvited newcomer, a recent arrival, someone who is not really a part of the group; the term is usually derogative, being a reference to something that has just been blown in by the wind; e.g. Jesus H. Christ! stubbie = A short bottle of beer (also spelt stubby). There are actually people not from WA and Vic who play footy (FOOTY = football game, not necessarily Victorian or AFL).
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