Australian Slang/Strine Dictionary [Aussie

P
Pack a Wallop	To punch someone with force. [king hit]
Paddock	A field or meadow, usually on a farm.
Panel Beater	An automobile [body work] repairer or repair shop
Pash	Passionate kiss
Pav	Pavlova: Australian Dessert - rich & creamy
Perve (noun & verb)	Lustful gaze - looking at the opposite sex - voyeur.
Pester	To bother or annoy someone.
Petrol	Short for petroleum, gasoline or gas
Pictures	Movies - flicks
Piece of Piss	Easy, no worries
Pig's arse!	Bull Shit - No Way - I don't agree.
Pinch	To steal, [knock off] to arrest or even squeeze some one's skin.
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.
Plant Your Foot	To drive faster, by putting your foot down harder on the accelerator.
Plate, bring a:	Party or BBQ ... where everyone brings some sort of food.
Plodder	Someone who's a slow worker, but who eventually gets the job done.
Plonk	Cheap wine or any liquor - booze.
Pokies	Poker machines - [gambling] slots or one armed bandits.
Polish Off	To finish, or complete ... something!
Polly	Politician's - a member of parliament.
Pom, Pommy, Pommie	Englishman or a pommy bastard.
Pommy Shower	Deodorant instead of soap & water.
Poof, Poofter, Pooftah	Male homosexual.
Porkie	Whopper - Lie - Untruth
Port	Suitcase
Post Code	Zip Code
Postie	Mailman or Person who sorts and delivers the mail.
Pot	Queensland & Victoria = 285 ml Beer Glass.
Pozzie	Position - seat - spot.
Pram	Baby carriage, short for perambulator
Prang	An accident - crash, or bingle
Prawn	Australian for - a shrimp.
Prezzy	A gift or present.
Pub	Short for Public House, or a hotel.
Puffed	Winded - out of breath
Push Bike	A bicycle
Q
QANTAS	Australia's national air carrier.
Quack	A doctor, [GP] especially a bad one.
Quid	Slang for Pound Note £1 Before Australia converted to decimal currency $1.00
Quid - make a:	Earning a living
Quid - not the full:	Low IQ.
Quilt	A soft light blanket [or cover] for a bed
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 - obnoxious or untrustworthy person.
Rat-shit	Sick - crook - bad - not so hot - off colour - sick as a dog.
Raw Prawn	To bull shit.
Razoo	A fictitious coin made from brass [term usually used to indicate someone has no money]
Reffo	Refugee - not a local
Rego	Vehicle [car/truck/caravan/trailer] registration
Rellies	Relatives - family - relations.
Ridgy-didge	Genuine - honest - original - straight - the real thing.
Ring In	Substitute or impostor
Rip Snorter	Top - Great - Fantastic
Ripper	A reaction to good news ["U" beaut]
Road Train	Semi - with with many trailers.
Roadie	A beer you buy to take away with you
Rock Up	To arrive or just turn up.
Rollie	Cigarette's that you roll [make] yourself.
Ron	Short for later on [as in] see you later on.
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
Round About	A circular construction at a traffic intersection, to guide the traffic around.
Rouse About	Someone who works in a shearing shed.
Rubber	A pencil eraser or a condom
Rubbish (verb)	To criticize, run down - belittle or make fun of.
S
Sack	Bed "Hit the Sack" go to sleep!
Sack, to	Get Fired - canned - get the bullet - terminate employment
Salvo	Salvation Army Worker.
Sand Shoes	More commonly known as sneakers, usually made from canvas.
Sanger	A sandwich.
Sav	Saveloy
Scallops	Deep fried potato slices, and scallops are also small shellfish.
Scarce as Hen's Teeth	Scarce or very rare
Schoolie	Kids [teenagers] of school age or ... someone who has just graduated.
Schooner	Queensland - large beer glass, South Australia a medium beer glass.
Scorcher	A very hot day
Scratchy	Instant lottery ticket
Screamer	Party lover; "two pot screamer" somebody who gets drunk on very little alcohol
Scrub	Similar to bush [native vegetation] but with fewer and shorter trees.
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 a place to buy petrol/gas
Shag On a Rock	Stands Out: very obvious
Shark Biscuit	Somebody very new to surfing
Sheep-Shagger	A New Zealander
Sheila	A woman - young female
She'll be All Right	It will eventually be OK!
Shit House [noun]	Toilet - dunny - out house - WC
Shonky	Underhanded & dubious or low or of suspect quality
Shoot Through	Leave - get out - disappear. [Piss off]
Shout	Your turn to buy or purchase a round of drinks.
Shut Eye	Get some sleep
Sickie	Day off work with pay because of real or pretended illness.
Silly Buggers	People that waste time - mess around - generally fools.
Singlet	A sleeveless cotton undershirt.
Skippy	An Australian or kangaroo.
Skint	Flat broke, absolutely no money, busted.
Skite	To brag or boast, about yourself.
Skull or Skol	To drink a beer without taking a breath [one go]
Slab	24 bottles or cans of beer [a carton]
Slacker	Someone who doesn't work or tries to get by with doing as little work as possible.
Sleep-out	Veranda 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] or a problem.
Snow Job	A con job, misdirection from the truth or plain old Bull Shit.
Sook	Cry baby - winger, soft, tame, inoffensive.
Spag bol	Spaghetti Bolognese
Sparky	Electrician - sparks
Spewing	Being sick - upset or really mad.
Spiffy, pretty spiffy	Dolled up - looking good - great
Spit the Dummy	Get uncontrollably [very] upset at someone or something.
Spot On	Perfect or exact
Spruiker	Someone outside a night club [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 [Australian slang and pronunciation].
Strewth, struth	An exclamation - expressing surprise or verification.
Storm-Stick	Umbrella - brolly.
Stubbie - stubby	A small short necked (375ml) bottle of beer.
Stubbies	A brand name for a style of men's shorts
Stuffed	Tired - worn out - run down
Stunned Mullet	The look on someone's face, who has absolutely no idea what you are talking about.
Sunbake	Sun bathe - getting a tan
Sucked-in	Made a fool of - duped - conned - taken advantage of.
Sunnies	Sun glasses - shades.
Surfers	Someone who go surfing - usually more than they go to work!
Swag	Rolled up bedding etc. carried by a swagman
Swaggie	Swagman [see below]
Swagman	Tramp, hobo - bum.
Sweets	Dessert - after dinner or another word for lollies or candy.
T
T.A.B.	Totalisator Agency Board - betting shop.
Ta / Tar	Thanks or thank "U"
Tailgate	To drive close to the vehicle in front of you.
Take Away ...	Food you take home to eat, eg: Chinese or McDonalds US Version = take out.
Tall Poppies	Successful people.
Tally Ho	A brand name for popular cigarette paper - roll or make for yourself.
Tart	An offensive or derogatory word describing a woman.
Taxi Rank	Taxi Stand - or cab rank [Sign where you wait in line for the next vacant taxi]
Tea	Afternoon - Supper - dinner a liquid usually consumed by women
Tee-Up	Organise something or to make an appointment.
Telly	TV - television - the idiot box
The Gabba	Cricket grounds at Wooloongabba in Brisbane.
Thingo	Wadjamacallit, thingummy, whatsit
Thongs	Rubber sandals - flip-flops (suitable for beach footwear).
Throw Up	Vomit - be sick - chuck
Thunder Box	Dunny, toot, toilet or WC.
Tickets, to have on oneself	To have a high opinion of oneself
Tinnie	A Can of beer or ... just lucky.
Tinny	Small Aluminium Boat [runabout]
Toey	On the move or restless.
Togs	Swim suit, bathers or swimming costume.
Tomato Sauce	Another name: for ketchup or catsup!
Top End	Far North of Australia
Torch	A flashlight
Trackie	Dacks or track suit pants.
Troppo	Crazy or insane.
Trough Lolly	Perfumed disinfectant [cake] used in a men's urinal
Truckie	A driver of large trucks [rigs]
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.
Twit	An idiot or a fool.
Two-up	Gambling: throwing two coins in the air simultaneously (Heads or Tails)
Tyke	Kid, small child, usually aged around 3 to 6 years old.
U
U-ee	Usually an illegal 'U' turn.
Ugg Boots	Australian Sheepskin Boots
Underground Mutton	Rabbit.
Undies	Underwear - underpants, briefs or jocks - 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.
Vedgies	Vegetables
Vee Dub	Volkswagen Car
Veg Out	Relax in front of the TV
Vegemite	Made from an extract of brewers yeast, eaten on sandwiches and toast.
Vejjo	Vegetarian
Vinnie's	St. Vincent De Paul's Society (charity - thrift stores & hostels)
W
WACA	Western Australian Cricket Association
Waggin School	Playing truant - hookie - skip school.
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.
Waltzing Matilda	Wander aimlessly in the bush, the unofficial Australian National Anthem.
Wally	A person that keeps making mistakes.
Wanker	One who masturbates or is full of themself, egotistical.
Water Hole	The local pub or hotel
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 - Whinger	Belly ache - whine or complain incessantly.
White Ants	Termites, small insects that eat wood.
White Pointer	Topless (female) sunbathers [shark]
Willy Nilly	Without thought or organisation.
Willy Willy	A miniature whirl wind
Windscreen	Windshield on a car or truck
Wineo	Alcoholic - drunk.
Witchetty Grub	White tree boring grubs, eaten raw or cooked by Aborigines.
Wobbly	Excitable behaviour [pissed off]
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.
Woop Woop	A name for any small unimportant town or place
Wowser	A straight-laced person or prude - a spoilsport.
Wuss	A coward; nervous person or animal.
X
XXXX	Four X - Brand of beer made in Queensland.
Y
Yabber	Chat - talk - conversation - to talk too much.
Yabbie or Yabby	Small Australian - Fresh Water Crayfish.
Yack	Get together for a talk
Yakka	Work - eg: Hard Yakka
Yank	An American.
Yarn	A story, usually long, intriguing and entertaining.
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)
Zebra Crossing	A pedestrian crossing where the road is painted with white stripes on the black bitumen.
Zonked	Exhausted - worn out - buggered.

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