Australian Slang [Aussie - Ozzi] Dictionary

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, [meaning] put more effort into it.
B
B & S - Ball	Bachelor's & Spinster's Ball [Night out]
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 [You Bastard] 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 [Blue Heeler]
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 [poor]
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 [impact]
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 [not working anymore] 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 [mother hen]
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 [verb]	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 testicles.
Cubby House	Small, house in the garden used by children [kids]
Cuppa	Cup of tea.
Cut Lunch	Sandwiches [sanga]
Cut Snake	Mad as a [cut snake] pissed off: very angry - upset.
D
Dag	Idiot or unfashionable person, [a nerd] .
Daks	Men's and boy's trousers - pants.
Damper	Bread made from flour and water - usually in the bush.
Date	Bum - bottom, arse. [Eg: get off your date]
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 [See "Nong or Dill" same meaning
Didgeridoo	Aboriginal (hollowed log) musical instrument.
Digger	Australian Soldier (Vet) mate.
Dill	Idiot - someone not to smart.
Dingo	An Australian wild dog - a coward.
Dinkie-Di	Genuine - honest - the real thing.
Dinkum	Real - genuine [fair dinkum]
Dipstick	An idiot or a real loser - twit!
Dob in	Inform on someone - give up.
Dog	Un attractive Female - a bitch.
Donger	Male [sex organ] - penis.
Doodle	Penis - prick
Down Under	Reference to Australia being @ the bottom of the world!
Drongo	A dope or a stupid person [dill]
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 [EG] 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 [fowl].
Greenie	An - environmentalist.
Grog	Alcohol - beer - piss - drink.
Grouse (adj.	Meaning: great - terrific - very good [shit hot]
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 [Television] 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 [ranch]
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 [children].
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 [public land] 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 [as fit as]	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. [NSW]
Milk Bar	Usually the local/corner shop selling take away & other convenience food.
Milko	Milkman [person] who delivers to your home.
Mob	A group of people [family] or cattle [herd].
Mongrel	A despicable person.
Moolah	Cash money.
Mozzie	Mosquito - insect.
Muddy	Mud crabs.
Mug	Gullible person or used as an - insult.
Muster	Round up [usually for branding/shipping] 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 [a drink] but see what happes next [piss]
Piss	Have a leak - urinate - relieve one's self, empty the bladder.
Plonk	Cheap wine or any liquor.
Pokies	Poker machines - [gambling] 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 [car/truck/caravan/trailer] 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 [make] yourself.
Roo	Kangaroo - large Australian marsupial - big legs and tail. [SKIPPY]
Roo Bar	Bar fixed to the front of a vehicle to protect it against hitting kangaroos
Root	*Synonym for FCK. A word not normally used in [mixed] 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 [septic tank] 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 [noun]	Toilet - dunny - out house - WC
Shonky	Underhanded & dubious
Shoot Through	Leave - get out - disappear. [Piss off]
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 [a carton]
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. [BBQ]
Sook	Crybaby - winger, soft, tame, inoffensive.
Sparky	Electrician
Spewing	Being sick - upset or really mad.
Spit the Dummy	Get uncontrollably [very] 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 [lasting for an indefinite amount of time]
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 [shark]
Willy Willy	A miniature whirl wind
Wineo	Alcoholic - drunk.
Wog	Flu or trivial illness - a bug [viral infection.
Wog	A person of a Middle Eastern/Mediterranean origin a foreigner.
Wombat	Somebody that eats, roots & leaves (see also root) a simple minded person.
Wowser	A straight-laced person or prude - a spoilsport.
Wuss	A coward; nervous person or animal.
X
XXXX	Four X Queensland brand of beer.
Y
Yabber	Chat - talk - conversation.
Yabbie	Small Australian Fresh Water Crayfish.
Yakka	Work
Yarn	A story.
Yobbo	A - loutish or surly youth.
Yonks	A real long period of time.
Your Shout	It's your turn to buy [usually] a beer.
Z
Zack	Pre decimal currency - sixpence (5 cents)
Zonked	Exhausted - worn out - buggered.

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