bloods worth bottling = A compliment, e.g. schoolies = The school leavers end of year celebrations, as in Schoolies Week. Im going to see the relos at Christmas. John Shaw Neilson It means difficult, dangerous or challenging. That show was a real fizzer; presumably from a firework which fizzles rather than goes off properly. cant be bothered = Dont feel like doing something, not in the mood to do something, cant be arsed, e.g. fossick = Look for something. beauty = Something of good quality, e.g. Freedom on the Wallaby [poem by Henry Lawson, 16 May 1891] 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. Tommo = Tom or Thomas (or the surnames Thomson or Thompson). A Claytons campaign (the campaign you have when youre not having a campaign). theyre a bunch of arseholes. Similar to buggered, knackered, shattered. they became great friends, they got on like a house on fire. They had a bust up. His mate nicked his girlfriend and he chucked a mental. Barra = Abbreviation of barramundi (a type of fish). Singular: Skip. bog in = Indulge freely; same as the expression dig in. 2013. spunk rat n Australian a sexually attractive young person. Yeah, bloody oath it is, mate!. budgie smugglers = Small tight-fitting bathers (swimming costume) worn by men. dillybag = A small bag, from the Aboriginal term for a bag or basket. chuck = [1] Throw; e.g. Top Enders = People from that area of the NT from Katherine north. they had a real barney over that one (sometimes spelt as barny). Also spelt hooroo. Short for "good day". bitumen = A tarred road; from the bitumen used on roads. Aussie slang for "sandwich". Similar to cactus. Am I ever gonna to see your face again? bloody. bite your bum = An emphatic way of telling someone No! or disagreeing with them, e.g. Hes got a real down on him for smashing his car; also rendered as a downer. kiddo = A kid, a child. Then there was the spunk rat, meaning a sexually attractive person. [1] All but four Minnesota counties (Mower, Olmsted, Pipestone Wikipedia, List of Minnesota streams This is a list of streams in the state of Minnesota in the United StatesAlphabeticallyA*Ada Creek *Adley Creek *Ahmoo Creek *Alango Creek *Albrechts Creek *Alcohol Creek *Alfred Creek *Alvis Creek *Amenda Creek *Amity Creek **Amity Creek (East Wikipedia, List of sportspeople by nickname This is a list of sportspeople by nickname.Aviation sport * The Flying Matador = Alejandro Maclean, drifting driver [http://www.formulad.com/drivers/ryan tuerck.html] * Hap or Happy = Kevin Harvick, flagicon|USA auto racer * Haru = Haruchika Aoki Wikipedia, List of Zoey 101 characters The following is a from the Nickelodeon TV series, Zoey 101. 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. Look at that sheila burping, farting, and carrying on; geez, shes as rough as guts. In other Australian slang contexts, bugger means damn (damnation). Hes a dead-set drongo. Distinct from the British term stinker, which refers to someone who is not very nice. The phrase is based on spunky in the sense of spirited, and is influenced also by spunk in the sexual sense. Derived from the complimentary phrase your bloods worth bottling. Im going to get on the blower, and find out whats goin on. as miserable as a bandicoot, as poor as a bandicoot. Queensland: beautiful one day, perfect the next = An advertising catch phrase for the Queensland tourist industry. done like a dogs dinner = To come a cropper; also rendered as done like a dinner. [See the entry: shoot through like a Bondi tram.]. Buckley and Nunn Mens Store, street viewyouve got two chances = Low chance or no chance of something happening. shithouse = [2] No good, e.g. chockablock = Full, e.g. spirit, vim. Balmain folk dancing = Putting the boot in, when a fighting opponent is on the ground; from the Sydney suburb of Balmain, once considered to be a tough area. Derived from the way in which some Australians pronounce the word Australian (which becomes Ostralian, or Strine). While not a physical beating of the ears, most people can sympathise with a person who has sustained a long taking to (an ear-bashing) by a boring or obnoxious windbag (an earbasher).The verb is first recorded from the 1940s, and possibly comes from Australian military slang of the Second World War . chin wag = Talk, gossip, chat, usually refers to a conversation of some length regarding matters of little importance, e.g. = A phrase used against someone using an item too much, e.g. Aussie slang such as 'budgie', 'greenie', 'pollie', 'surfie', and even 'mozzie' are now also making appearances in global English. Aerial pingpong : Australian Rules football Amber fluid : beer Ambo : ambulance, ambulance driver Ankle biter : small child Apples, she'll be : It'll be all right Arvo : afternoon Aussie (pron. stone the crows = A phrase used when surprised, e.g. digger = [1] Friend, cobber, mate. Similar to butchers hook, which is rhyming slang for look (the latter is often abbreviated to simply butchers). Sausage. lolly = A piece of confectionary, a candy, a sweet (an abbreviation of lollypop). stubbie = A short bottle of beer (also spelt stubby). Scabs are also known as blacklegs. dead-set. Derived from the innovation of bakers selling pre-sliced bread, instead of whole loaves, which consumers had to cut up themselves with a bread knife. 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. Less common alternatives are sammo, sammie, and sango. Up a gum tree = In dire trouble, in a quandary. Or fair suck of the sav. Timeline of Australian history and culture fuck truck = A panel van, often laid out with carpet, and with curtains fitted over the windows of the back compartment, so as to make it a suitable place for intimate couplings. Phrase/term . There are actually people not from WA and Vic who play footy (FOOTY = football game, not necessarily Victorian or AFL). Go on, give it a burl. Distinct from the modern term bonk, which refers to people having sexual intercourse. [See the entry: whinge. Throw a few snags on the barbie and you'll have happy guests. bees dick = Something very small, or used as an indication of a short distance or a close call, e.g. built like a brick dunny = Someone of a solid and heavy build, e.g. Not sure. big ask = Something that is difficult to achieve, or a big favour, e.g. cuppa = A cup of tea, or a cup of coffee, e.g. Routledge. Some are in current widespread use, whilst others are not; some may be derived or taken from overseas slang, but most are unique to Australia. Australian Army soldiers who served in North African campaign WW2 DEUCE - sentence to jail for two months (criminal slang 1950s) . Sometimes abbreviated as dig. See: IAC list on Trove. someone (usually a woman) who can't get enough sex, starts having sex at an early age, or is continually looking for a root. By Kate Burridge and Howard Manns, from the School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics. amber fluid = Beer; a reference to its colour. Shes a couple of lamingtons short of a CWA meeting (CWA refers to the Country Womens Association). She went crook at him when she found out that he ate all the chocolates. The phrase is based on spunky in the sense of spirited, and is influenced also by spunk in the sexual sense. City of Churches = Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. ], Filed Under: IAC articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australian language, Australian phrases, Australian slang, Australian words, IAC list, Strine. Used in the rhyming parody prayer for dinnertime, Two, four, six, eight; bog in, dont wait. Davo cant go into work today, because hes real crook. Today mate is more common as in Gday mate v Gday cobber. Down Under = Australia, e.g. Mu We were all offered some free apples, but he got there first, and picked the eyes out; in early usage from the squattocracys practice of picking out the best bits of land, leaving only less worthy land for the rest; possibly from animals picking out the eyes of a dead animal as the best and juiciest part. Its 25 clicks to the RV (RV refers to a rendezvous). that car is useless, its shithouse. Look at that bloke; hes almost falling over; hes blotto. Also used to refer to real Australians, e.g. No Foe Shall Gather Our Harvest [poem by Mary Gilmore, 29 June 1940] dial = A persons face; derives from the face of a clock, which is called a dial. spewin = Angry, very upset, not very happy, e.g. ! Similar to knackered, shattered, stonkered. Similar to buggered, shattered, stonkered. bloke = A man. great Australian dream, the = The desire to own ones own home and block of land. A person . Distinct from the British slang term spunk, which refers to semen. fush an chups = Fish and chips; a reference to the New Zealand style of pronouncing vowels. wet enough to bog a duck = Very wet, e.g. skite = Boast, e.g. Ive just done a 12 hour shift, and Im completely buggered. coldie - beer. Plural: durries. off like a brides nightie = To depart very quickly, e.g. Now youve broken it; good onya, idiot. not worth a cracker = Something that is worthless, or close to worthless; may come from the worth of a cracker (biscuit), but possibly from the term cracker that denoted a clapped-out or near-worthless cow or sheep. See: IAC list on Trove. did you get your license from out of a Cornflakes packet? 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). (Top) B. Bikkie : biscuit ( also "it cost big bikkies" - it was expensive) Billabong : an oxbow lake cut off by a change in the watercourse. Thesaurus. Fair suck of the sauce bottle. Chrissie - Christmas. Hey, come and have a gander at this!. Then toss a coin to decide who will answer the question: Heads = Ask, meaning you can ask anyone else the question Tails = Tell, meaning you have to answer the question yourself You can't change the question after flipping the coin Suggested questions Wilkes A Dictionary of Australian Colloquialisms, and found support for my contention in this part of his entry: arced up = A reference to someone being angry or upset, e.g. hlphoto/Shutterstock All about Australia Back o'Bourke Outback. I am ignorant of that usage for arsey. battler = Someone who is not rich, battling against lifes odds. bushie = A country person (i.e. put the fangs in = To ask someone for a loan, to attempt to borrow money. Can also be used in a general sense when speaking to someone, e.g. He fell when walking down the sand dune at the beach, and went A over T. blower = Telephone, e.g. shell be apples = Everything will be alright, everything will be apples. 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. 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. ugly tree = A negative reference to someones looks, e.g. Person, usually a male. Aussie = [2] Australia, or something from Australia; e.g. 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). [See the entry: bugger.]. Minnesota is known as The Land of 10,000 Lakes, but the official count of lakes more than ten acres (40,000 m) in size is approximately 11,842. Your email address will not be published. Thats beaut, mate!, You beaut!, What a beaut!, or You bewdy!; may be called out when something good happens. Can also be spelt as bonza. Davo, Jacko, Johno, Robbo, Stevo, and Tommo (David, Jack, John, Robert, Steve, and Tom). mucking around = Wasting time, dawdling, mucking about, doing little of nothing. Thorpedo = Ian Thorpe, the famous swimmer. beaut = Something that is great, e.g. He was big-noting himself to impress that girl. thong = Open-toed footwear, designed to be used in hot weather, especially at the beach. go like the clappers = To move at high speed. Aussie is the best country in the world, Holden is an Aussie car. To pronounce this properly, the word furries should rhyme with curries, durries, or worries. He dudded me on the deal. bloody oath = Too right, thats the truth, an affirmation of a truth, e.g. Gor blimey, I ate too much, Im as full as a goog. faffing around = Wasting time, dawdling, mucking about, doing little of nothing. stoush = A fight or brawl, e.g. 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. Abo = Abbreviation of Aboriginal; not necessarily intended as a derogatory term, but in modern times it is now almost always regarded as derogatory, even if not intended as such. Thanx bush pig = Someone with little or no manners, a badly-behaved person. crust = Used in reference to someones job or income, e.g. Similar to hoo roo. put the bite on = To ask someone for money, e.g. apples = Shell be apples, Its apples, or Everythings apples. Dont lick your fingers. Snag. Can also be spelt as cooee. Woop Woop = Somewhere very far away. : I don't agree. av a go = Strine for Have a go, i.e. Used in the term Aussie battler. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. back of Bourke = A long way out from civilization (Bourke was once considered to be the remotest town in New South Wales). Similar to buggered, knackered, stonkered. Derived from knackers, a slang term for castanets. Buck's night: Aussie equivalent of 'bachelor party' or 'stag party'. See: IAC list on Trove. relo = Abbreviation for relative (i.e. Emma Chisit = A reference to the Australian pronounciation of How much is it?; based upon an allegedly true incident in which an author, at a book signing, was handed a book by a customer, who asked How much is it?, and the author signed the book with the message To Emma Chisit. These place names are typically used in tall tales, such as in the story Crooked Mick of the Speewah. the car is not much chop, but it gets you from A to B. 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). pulled that one out of their arse. duck-shoving = To move things around, to jockey for position, or to evade responsibility. Also spelt little Johnnie. coon = Derogatory name for Aborigines (from the American usage regarding Negros). dingos breakfast = No breakfast at all. Ayers Rock (Northern Territory)humungous = Very big; an extrapolation of huge, e.g. not bad = Something which is good, e.g. Similar to a rooster one day, a feather duster the next. he was carrying on like a two-bob watch (from having a cheap watch that goes too fast). supports them), usually used in regards to people barracking for a football team, e.g. If you do not wish to be offended, then please do not read any further. Bodgy - of inferior quality. Can also be used to refer to any woman (similar to sheila). (my emphases). knock your block off = To hit someone in the head, e.g. bathers = Swimming costume; also known as a cossie (short for costume:, i.e. 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).
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