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Australian Slang Words
| A, as in the big
A |
To give
someone the big A is to dismiss that
someone |
| Aggro |
Aggravated, bothered, aggression |
| Airy-fairy |
Unsubstantial, hare-brained, nothing much, in your
dreams |
| Arvo |
Afternoon |
| Aussie |
Australian |
| Aussie salute |
Waving of the hand to shoo flies away |
| Avagoodweegend |
Have a good weekend
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| Bangers |
Sausages |
| Bangers and mash |
Sausages and mashed potato with gravy
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| Bewdy |
Beauty, she's a bewdy
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| Beaut |
Beautiful, lovely, great
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| Bikkie |
Biscuit |
| Biggie |
Something big or bigger than usual
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| Big smoke |
The city |
| Billabong |
A waterhole |
| Billy |
Container for boiling tea
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| Bizzo |
Business |
| Bloke |
Man |
| Bludger |
Lazy person |
| Blue |
A fight, arguement
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| Bluey |
Blue heeler, a breed of dog
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| Bob's your uncle |
A term of agreeance
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| Bottlo |
Bottle shop |
| Bum |
Buttocks or Bottom
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| Bush |
The country, the bush
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| Bush telegraph |
The local gossip network
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| Bushed |
Very tired |
| Captain Cook |
To have a Captains Cook is to have
a look |
| Chinwag |
A chat, conversation |
| Chook |
Chicken. |
| Cobber |
Mate, friend |
| Codger |
Bloke, man, especially elderly
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| Corker |
Something striking, astonishing or
good |
| Corroboree |
Aboriginal assembly or gathering
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| Crook |
Sick, ill, as in He's crook or to
be crook or angry with someone |
| Dead-set |
A certainty, assured |
| Digger |
Australian soldier |
| Ding |
A damaged section of a car, or
bike |
| Dinki-di |
True blue, fair dinkum, genuine
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| Dinkum |
True blue, real, genuine. fair
dinkum |
| Drongo |
Slow-witted person |
| Dunny |
An outside toilet.
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| Ear basher |
Someone who talks too much
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| Fair dinkum |
Genuine. also really
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| Fang |
To eat or feed up |
| Footy |
Football |
| Fossick |
Search often referred to search
for small deposits of ore and precious metals |
| Garbo |
Garbologist, garbage
collector |
| G'day, gidday |
Common daytime greeting, as in
g'day mate |
| Good guts |
Accurate information |
| Goodie |
Something nice |
| Hooroo |
Goodbye, see you later
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| Iffy |
Doubtful, bit iffy |
| Jumbuck |
Sheep |
| Kiwi |
New Zealander
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| Knackered |
Exhausted |
| Knickers in a
knot |
To become agitated or flustered
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| Lair |
Flashy dresser or extreme of
behaviour |
| Larrikin |
Mischievous person normally young
male |
| Loo |
Toilet or Dunny |
| Make a good fist |
Do a good job |
| Mate |
A friend, male acquaintance
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| Middy |
A middle-sized (285ml) glass beer
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| Motza |
A win normally associated with a
gambling win |
| Mozzie |
Mosquito |
| Mug |
A fool |
| Never-never |
Buying on credit when it appears
there is no end to the payments |
| Nick off |
Scram or get lost |
| Nong |
Fool, idiot |
| Oz |
Australia the land or Australian
the person |
| Pollie |
Politician |
| Pommie, Pom |
Englishman |
| Pub |
A hotel |
| Quid |
Money |
| Rack off |
Command get lost |
| Ratbag |
Rascal |
| Reckon |
Very commonly used for
think. You reckon? |
| Ripper |
Great, terrific, beauty
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| Roo |
Kangaroo |
| Schooner |
A large-sized (425ml) glass of
beer |
| Sport |
Similar to mate |
| Shout |
Buy or pay for normally a shout of
beer |
| Skite |
To boast or brag |
| Slab |
A carton of 24 beer cans
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| Smoko |
A break from work to have a brew
and a cigarette |
| Sook |
Easily offended a Cry baby
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| Sport |
Similar to mate |
| Squib |
Back down, or act cowardly
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| Stickybeak |
To pry or meddle in an others
one’s business |
| Stoked |
To be thrilled or delighted
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| Strewth |
Exclamation expressing surprise
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| Stubby |
Small bottle of beer |
| Sunnies |
Sunglasses |
| Suss |
Suspicious or of questionable
nature |
| Swagman |
One who travels doing odd jobs.
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| Ta |
Thanks |
| Ta-ta |
Good-bye |
| Thingy |
To describe something when one may
not know or has forgotten its’ name |
| Thongs |
Rubber sandals |
| Tinnie |
A can of beer or can also be an
aluminium boat |
| True blue |
Genuine |
| Tucker |
Food or Bush Tucker is bush food
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| Underdaks |
Underpants |
| Ute |
Small truck, short for utility
truck |
| Vegies |
Vegetables |
| Willy-willy |
Small spiral of wind and
dust |
| Yack |
Chat or gossip |
| Yahoo |
A lout |
| Yobbo |
A lout |
| Yonks |
Ages to know someone for
yonks |
| Zilch |
Nothing or nil |
| Zonked |
Stuffed, very tired or exhausted
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