Just like the silly Australian Culture and Stereotypes. Claytons = A non-alcoholic drink advertised (in a huge advertising campaign) as the drink you have when youre not having a drink, a phrase that then came to be commonly used to describe many other things that largely occur, or exist, in name only, e.g. Have a butchers at this. List and definition of Australian Slang, Local Lingo and Unique Phrases. buggered = [2] Very tired, exhausted; e.g. She bangs like a dunny door. Cockney rhyming slang, more than Australian? in like Flynn = To seize an opportunity, often used in referring to a sexual opportunity; from the alleged activities of the Australian actor Errol Flynn. An exclamation of frustration, annoyance, or angst over a negative occurrence; e.g. Mary Gilmore Poetry and songs, 1901-1954 What do you think this is? Captain James CookCaptain Cook = Rhyming slang for look, e.g. See: IAC list on Trove. You stay there, Ill get the drinks, its my shout. Im not sure about this chicken in the fridge, I think its a bit iffy. Damn, my lawn mowers buggered; Im gunna have to get it fixed. City of Churches = Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. falling head over heels, e.g. He didnt get picked for the footy team, so hes having a bit of a sook. coldie - beer. back of Bourke = A long way out from civilization (Bourke was once considered to be the remotest town in New South Wales). However, when I look at his second meaning, this seems to cover your given usage: he went berko when he was told he was sacked. Derived from the practice of young male Aborigines going walkabout, heading off into the wilderness, to live alone for several months, as a rite of passage. dig = An abbreviation of digger (meaning friend, cobber, mate). Similar to the phrase not worth a brass razoo. That blokes a bit strange; hes a few sandwiches short of a picnic. I have a vague recollection that it is an aussie variation of pulling the rabbit out of the hat and a shortened version of . Can also refer to someone who is perceived to be a bit mad or crazy. divvy = Divide, e.g. spewin = Angry, very upset, not very happy, e.g. rubber = An eraser (i.e. ugly tree = A negative reference to someones looks, e.g. All-purpose intensifying adjective. Hes got hollow legs. dinky di = Truly Australian, e.g. Meaning everything will be alright. fair dinkum = Genuine, authentic, on the level, e.g. Similar to the phrase Shell be right. fair suck of the sav = To call for fair treatment, or a demand to give someone a reasonable chance, e.g. Plate, bring a : Instruction to bring a plate of food to a party. flat out like a lizard drinking = Working very hard, e.g. bloody. Gazza = Garry. My belief of that usage is that it means something like PUSHY, perhaps RUDE, perhaps ill-mannered. = A line from the chorus of the song Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again, by The Angels; in public performances, it is common practice for the crowd to follow the line by jumping in with the response No way, get fucked, fuck off!, chanted in tune with the music. And the big men fly 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). nana = A banana. sook = [1] To sulk, e.g. Gumsuckers = People from the state of Victoria. Also known as a root ute, a shaggin wagon, or a sin bin. schoolies = The school leavers end of year celebrations, as in Schoolies Week. Australian literature The earliest published example located for give it a burl, Shirl is from 2005. Fair suck of the sauce bottle. pulled that one out of their arse. bickies = Biscuits (cookies in American terminology); can also be spelt as bikkies (singular: bickie, bikkie, bicky, or bikky). They had a bust up. sticky beak = [1] Someone who is curious about someone elses business, when its actually none of their business. He dobbed him in to the cops, Watch out for that bloke, hes a dobber, She dobbed in her classmate to the teacher. game as Ned Kelly = Someone who is brave, willing to face incredible odds, e.g. 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. 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. ethnic = A non-Anglo person; in common usage, ethnics usually refers to non-Anglo Europeans. Its a bit of an old bomb. true blue = Someone or something that is genuinely Australian or very Australian. This is part of the Australia tradition of giving various names an o suffix, e.g. P. R. Stephensen Dictionary. 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. (soldier slang WW2) SPUNK - sexually attractive person SPUNKRAT - sexually attractive person of opposite . Or fair suck of the sav. A list of significant Australiana ( give us a go). 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. she gave him a real earbashing. Ah spewin mate, cant believe she took the last roll.. 2. to withdraw in a cowardly manner from (a contest, a dare, the riding of a large wave, etc. bottler = Someone who is really good. Davo = David. 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. Fair go, mate! as a demand for fair treatment. Get your laughing gear around that sanger. In other Australian slang contexts, bugger means damn (damnation). Hello. The phrase is based on spunky in the sense of spirited, and is influenced also by spunk in the sexual sense. dinkum = Genuine, authentic, on the level, e.g. currency lads, currency lasses = Native-born Australians; from colonial times when British coinage was scarce and Australian traders produced their own promissory notes or currency (i.e. bloke = A man. spunk = A handsome man, a sexy man. 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. = A phrase used against incompetent car drivers (the imputation being that their driving is so bad that they couldnt have got their license by being a good driver and passing a driving test; a reference to when small toys were sometimes included in packets of cereal as promotional extras). he was really cut when he got the sack, his girlfriend left him and he was really cut up about it. Whilst buggery does not specifically mean hell, it serves the same function as hell as used in common phrase Go to hell. Siphon the python? bathers - swimsuit. boat race = Rhyming slang for face (can be abbreviated as boat). lolly = A piece of confectionary, a candy, a sweet (an abbreviation of lollypop). Apple Islanders = Tasmanians. 4) Cant bear em: how GPS is helping to track drop bears, The Conversation Derived from spewing (i.e. See: IAC list on Trove. Definitely used as an expression of luck vs skill as in that was pure arse. Singular: Anglo. 71. Links, Advance Australia Fair: How the song became the Australian national anthem chuck a sickie = To have a day off work, claiming to be sick whilst not being ill at all (falsely claiming sick leave). Thanx Dictionary of Australian slang . loo = Toilet (crapper, dunny, shitter, water closet). Am I ever gonna to see your face again? Sheila initially was how Aussies would refer to Irish women, but eventually the name stuck as slang for women in general. bum steer = Given the wrong information, received the wrong directions, misled. (Give it a) Burl: Give it a shot. Similar to cactus. Find below our ever-growing list of common Australian Slang words you could expect to find at some point when conversing with an Australian. Plural: durries. Basically stands for a 'Bastards & Spinsters Ball' and they used to be a way for young singles to meet in country towns. ballistic phrase go ballistic, to become crazy; get furious. budgie smugglers = Small tight-fitting bathers (swimming costume) worn by men. Look at that sheila burping, farting, and carrying on; geez, shes as rough as guts. boongs = Derogatory name for Aborigines; also used for Papua New Guineans (PNG used to be a territory of Australia). spunk-rat Australian Slang sexually attractive person Can also be used regarding non-human subjects. smoko = Smoking break (by extension, it can refer to a tea break for non-smokers). lammo = A lamington. Auntie = A reference to the ABC (originally the Australian Broadcasting Commission, later renamed the Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Also used to refer to real Australians, e.g. phrase pissed to the eyeballs: https://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=117007, Spewin (adj) objecting to a situation, place or thing causing the person to become vocally angry, agitated or upset. Coathanger, the = A humourous name for the Sydney Harbour Bridge (a reference to the bridge being perceived as being in the shape of a coathanger). bolshie = Someone who is perceived as being very left-wing; an abbreviation from the Russian Bolsheviks (communists), e.g. Nationality [poem by Mary Gilmore, 12 May 1942] Block has a few meanings but the more Aussie one is your head. Derived from the way in which some Australians pronounce the word Australian (which becomes Ostralian, or Strine). Henry Kendall wog = [1] Generally a person of Southern European or Mediterranean ethnicity, although it can also be applied to other non-Anglo European foreigners; usually derogatory, but sometimes used in a friendly manner. Similar to the term yall (you all), as used in the southern states of the USA. Not sure. clocked = To have hit someone, e.g. Pig's arse! Also abbreviated as Gropers. Aussie salute - brushing away flies with your hand. 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. Australian slang, known as 'Strine', is a way of using certain words and phrases that have become iconic to Australians. Ben Hall, Captain Moonlite (Andrew Scott), Captain Thunderbolt (Frederick Ward), Frank Gardiner, Mad Dan Morgan, and Ned Kelly were all considered to be bushrangers. Hes a dinky-di Australian; similar to true blue. they had a bit of a bingle on the main road. bloods worth bottling = A compliment, e.g. See: IAC list on Trove. Call it Strine, call it Ocker, call it whatever you like, but the way we speak is at the . 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. bushmans clock = A kookaburra (a bird whose calls can be very loud and long in the morning). Ill do you!; also as do over, e.g. As Edward Gibbon Wakefield noted in his 1829 letter from Sydney: "The base language of English thieves is becoming the established language of the colony wet enough to bog a duck = Very wet, e.g. gutless wonder = A coward, i.e. Derived from beautiful. thongs - flip-flops. down = To be unhappy with someone, e.g. geek = To look, e.g. dimmies = Dim Sims, the Australian version of the Chinese food Dim Sum; cooked for diggers on the goldfields in the 1850s, the modern recipe and style is believed to have been developed by William Wing Young in 1945. dingo = A treacherous and cowardly person; from the characteristics attributed to the Australian dog, the dingo. The information for the entry bangs like a dunny door has now been expanded. gets ridden a lot (like a bike). two-pot screamer = Someone who gets drunk very easily; someone who gets drunk after drinking just two pots of beer (a pot of beer is a 285ml glass of beer, which is about half of an imperial pint). Shes not bad looking. Probably wanting to get the tram to the beach, the tram was always full, and it left without you. Have a Captain Cook at this. Thats a big ask. Henry Lawson not the full quid = Someone who is perceived to be lacking in intelligence, a person who is not very bright; refers to lacking enough coin to make up a full quid (dollar or pound); similar to Hes only fifty cents to the dollar and a few cents short of a dollar. Also spelt ooroo. compo = Workers compensation, also known as workers comp. No worries That's OK; It doesn't matter; Don't mention it. Everyone else are Territorians! [See the entry: Bandywallop.]. Spunk Rat (noun) (Australian slang): An attractive person (usually male). No budgie smugglers ? bonk = Hit, e.g. However, it should be noted that give it a burl, Shirl is a later variation (rather than a correction), as the phrase give it a burl dates back to at least 1911, as can be seen in the following list: https://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=132373, Its quite possible that the Shirl variation is connected with Shirley Strachan. ripper = Something really good. bible basher = Someone who is outspokenly Christian (similar to a bible thumper). go to buggery = Go to hell. like a bandicoot on a burnt ridge = Someone who is very alone. Flag. C. J. Dennis mucking around = Wasting time, dawdling, mucking about, doing little of nothing. good onya = Good on you, well done, great going, e.g. rough end of the pineapple = Used in reference to someone getting a raw deal. You reckon you can beat me, do ya? Barra = Abbreviation of barramundi (a type of fish). stubbie = A short bottle of beer (also spelt stubby). Relatively often rendered as You little ripper! (during the 1980s it was commonly used in the phrase Ripper, Rita!, which was used in a television advertisement). From a reference to an outdoor toilet. But it s all right for her, she s got a whole smorgasbord selection of classic spunk Contemporary slang . By Kate Burridge and Howard Manns, from the School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics. 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. pull your head in = Shut up and mind your own business. Not slang as such, but a well-known part of Australian pub culture. iffy = Not very good, suspect, suspicious, e.g. = An advertising slogan for Bonox drink; subsequently used in a jocular teasing fashion to give hitchhikers false hope of getting a lift, e.g. (Top) B. Bikkie : biscuit ( also "it cost big bikkies" - it was expensive) Billabong : an oxbow lake cut off by a change in the watercourse. Youre useless, you should go south til your hat floats. battler = Someone who is not rich, battling against lifes odds. Ok, the first two points in that last statement are accurate but the latter may be stretching the truth just a little. This is part of the Australia tradition of giving various names a zza suffix, e.g. Significant events and commemorative dates earbashing = To talk non-stop, to talk incessantly, or to tell someone off, e.g. Australia for the White man = A nationalist catch phrase; it was the motto of the influential magazine The Bulletin from 1908 until 1960. Im fair dinkum about this!; or to express incredulousness, e.g. Hey mate, want a lift? chong = A Chinese person; usually considered derogatory. (Originally illicit) relations of white male and black female. 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. In army slang, a kilometer is called a click, e.g. Banana Benders = Queenslanders; as Queensland is the state where a lot of bananas are grown, being located in the tropical area of Australia. Bog in - commence eating, to attack food with enthusiasm. On the other side of the coin, a woman is known as a sheila. 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). fossick = Look for something. beer oclock = A way of saying that its time for a beer. 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. (Supplied: Chelsey Horne) Gnarly Gnarly can mean very good as well. The G = The Melbourne Cricket Ground, abbreviated as The MCG, further abbreviated as The G. It's like my Australian Slang Dictionary! Aussie = [2] Australia, or something from Australia; e.g. [See the entry: go to buggery. A country dunnydunny = Toilet (bog, crapper, loo, shitter, water closet). arseholes = People who are considered to be not nice, e.g. 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). 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For example, when it comes to fashionable clothing, Big blokes have always had the rough end of the pineapple [ref.]. bugger off = Leave me alone; go away. boofhead = Someone who is stupid or a bit slow, e.g. supports them), usually used in regards to people barracking for a football team, e.g. Thank you for pointing that out. Then there was the spunk rat, meaning a sexually attractive person. Similar to the phrase Damn you to hell. Core of My Heart [My Country, poem by Dorothea Mackellar, 24 October 1908] Come and have a cuppa. ), 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.). sanger = A sandwich. 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? However, now that you have a bit of Aussie slang under your belt, you're a bit more prepared. Ill give it a bash. Similar to the phrase Bun in the oven (e.g. go soak your head = Telling someone to rack off (telling someone to go away), usually while in a dispute or disagreement. Derived from the name of the Australian television series Skippy, about a kangaroo. [See the entry: brass razoo.]. Shes a dead set stunner, Im dead set against that. Your email address will not be published. Also rendered as lammie. Robbo = Robert. 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). Bog standard - basic, unadorned, without accessories (a bog-standard car, telephone etc.) garbo = Garbage man; the person who comes along in a truck to collect your rubbish. Chrissy = Abbreviation of Christmas; can also be spelt as Chrissie. they were often hired to work during a union strike, or to work in spite of work bans); Chinese were regarded as being linked with the spread of leprosy, and as that disease can make the skin appear scabby, Chinese non-union labour and strike-breakers were called scabs. its a boomerang = Used in reference to loaning an item (making it clear that it is not a present to keep, but a loan that is to be returned; like a boomerang, it is meant to come back), e.g. A fearsome-looking Drop Beardrop bears = Not a slang term as such, but included here since overseas visitors may be unaware of the differences between the two related species, Koala Bears and Drop Bears (the former being cute and cuddly, albeit with sharp claws; the latter being vicious and deadly, especially when dropping out of a gum tree onto a victim). not British sterling). stone the crows = A phrase used when surprised, e.g. Bandywallop = A made-up place name for somewhere very far away, up country; examples of which include Bandywallop, Bullamakanka, and Woop Woop. bomb = A no-good car, of bad appearance, or poor mechanical worth, e.g. I hope your chooks turn into emus and kick your dunny down (referring to an outdoor dunny, an outside toilet). Can also be spelt as Brizzie. Also rendered as Send er down, Hughie! or Send it down, Hughie!. someone who hasnt got any guts (courage). its all over Red Rover = Indicating the finish of something, e.g. all over the place like a mad womans shit = A real mess, untidy; a person who is a bit flighty, someone who hasnt got their act together. Apple Isle = Tasmania. 3) Dropbear Warning, Cowra Guardian Well, drink Bonox!. See: IAC list on Trove. Bazza, Gazza, and Shazza (Barry, Gary, and Sharon). Based upon the fanciful notion that a person is eating so much that the food is filling up not only their stomach, but also their legs. being selected to join a team or group). Download it's free. Go on, have a think about it, use your loaf. beaut = Something that is great, e.g. Brisvegas/Brizzie: Informal name of the city of Brisbane. The sun shines, the sky is blue and Aussies speak a Language that we can all understand! give it a bash = To have a go at doing something, to attempt to do something, e.g. bush tucker = Food found out in the bush, growing wild; exemplified in the TV series Bush Tucker Man (which aired in the 1980s and 1990s, starring Les Hiddins). They have a reputation for shortening 90% of the words they use to create what is known as Australian Slang - I mean - where else in the world is McDonald's (the world-renowned fast-food chain) called Maccas? No Foe Shall Gather Our Harvest [poem by Mary Gilmore, 29 June 1940] an item used to erase pencil markings from paper). Similar to back of Bourke. A greeting used by an older generation of Australians. "I eat brekkie every morning before sunup." 2. Ill save this drink for Ron; this is a play upon words, used as if the speaker is keeping something aside for someone named Ron, when the item is actually being kept aside to be used later on. Derived from the geographic position of Mexico, compared to the USA. spit the dummy = Have a tantrum, get angry, be of bad temper. Australian Slang Choose one of the words below and make any personal question you like out of it. hoo roo = Goodbye. 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. Ring the rattlesnake? Its 25 clicks to the RV (RV refers to a rendezvous). couple of lamingtons short of a CWA meeting = Someone who is lacking in intelligence, someone who is a bit mentally slow, someone who is a bit slow on the uptake, e.g. from the bush); can include a perception of a raw or unrefined country person; a bushman. Piece of piss : easy task. Rock music and pop music (videos) Distinct from the modern term bonk, which refers to people having sexual intercourse. he bailed her up to talk about her decision. like a house on fire = People who get on well together, e.g. wog = [2] Being ill with a bug (germ), e.g. use your loaf = Use your head, think clearly, e.g. Bullamakanka = Somewhere very far away. Hey, come and have a gander at this!. Beg yours? Want a lift? someone who doesnt work very hard, or doesnt work at all. This is part of the Australia tradition of giving various names an o suffix, e.g. Can also be spelt as bonza. Tom wasnt within coo-ee of the town. Who asked you to stick your bib in?. spunk Meanings and definitions of "spunk" (Australian, New Zealand, slang) An attractive person (normally male). The phrase bugger it means damn it. Now youve broken it; good onya, idiot. He really thinks hes the bees knees, doesnt he?. BYO = An acronym for Bring Your Own, originally regarding alcoholic drinks but now also used for other items. a car driver sounding his horn a lot (the imputation being that the driver was acting like a child who had received a present for Christmas, who would play with it a lot, due to the excitement of having just received a new toy). [See the entry: Bandywallop.]. Have a decko at that!. So, let's not milkshake duck (verb) Australian slang by focusing too much on the past cultural cringe and underplaying the evolving nature of slang. Derived from the rumours men swapped with each other when gathered at water carts (many of which used to have the brand name on them of the Shepparton manufacturing company called J. Furphy & Sons); especially applies to a rumour or story which is untrue or which sounds unlikely to be true. 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