Ever Understood? when talking to an Aussie?
Well take a look around, Some of these might help!
All the slang on this page has been placed in
'alphabetical' order, please click the table below to view
Alkie-
Aussie term for an alcoholic.
Ankle biter-
A young child or if you prefer a rugrat.
A-
To dismiss someone out-of-hand is to give them the ‘big
A’.
It’s a more polite way of saying you’ve given something
or someone the arse.
Acid, to put the …on–
To ply someone for either help, money or sex.
Acre-
Your backside, bum, arse, ass, bottom et al. Nirvana for
a lot of Aussies
is sitting on your acre doing nothing but watching
the grass grow.
Act the goat-
To behave in a silly or foolish manner.
Aggro-
An angry person.
Akubra-
Our very distinctive broad-brimmed Australian bush hat made
from rabbit fur.
Anzac-
An Australian soldier (or digger).
Apples, she’ll be-
Everything will be ok
Aussie Salute-
Waving of your hand to brush away the blow flies (blowie).
Ay-
‘I beg your pardon’
Arthur or Martha-
A very confused person.
Arvo-
Short term for afternoon ‘ seeya this arvo’
Aussie-
Short for an Australian, pronounced ‘ozzie’ not ‘oss-see’.
Back chat-
Answering back. Impertinence, we all mostly do this as kids.
Back o’Beyond-
To describe a remote area.
Bucks-
Australian term for dollars
Bag-
An unattractive woman….
Bagging-
Is to criticize another person
Bang-on-
Means exactly right or well done.
Barbie-
Is what we call a Barbeque
Barney-
A fight or dissagreement
Barge into-
Is to interrupt someone
Bash-
Party or celebration
Basket case-
Anyone on the brink of mental exhaustion
B.B.Q-
Barbeque
Bag of Fruit-
Another name for a mans suit
Bag your head-
Shut- up, get stuffed, be quiet, stick your head up a dead
bears bum.
Balls-up-
When something goes wrong (stuff up)
Bathers-
Swimming trunks ie: cozzy’s , togs etc.….
Battlers-
Honest hard working people
Beddy byes-
Time for bed
Billy lid-
Kid
Bitzer-
A mongrel dog with mixed parentage…lil bit of this an a
lil bit of that
Bizzo-
Business
Bloke-
Average Aussie male
Bloody oath-
Another term for ‘I do’
Bludger-
Term for lazy
Bob-
Term for a ten cent coin
Bomb-
An old car
Bog in -
Is to get stuck into your meal
Bonzer-
Very good
Boofhead-
An idiot
Bo-peep-
To take a look
Boss cocky-
Person in charge
Brekkie-
Short for breakfast
Bull-
Someone talking a load of rubbish
Cakehole-
Your mouth
Cancer stick-
A cigarette or smoke
Chin wag-
Chat
Clackers-
Dentures
Codger-
An elderly gentleman
Cooee-
A bush call to identify your location
Cossie -
Swimming costume
Crook-
Feeling a bit ill
Cuppa-
A cup of tea
Crows, to stone the -
To surprise
Corker-
Something that's real great.
Conk out-
To die or feel so tired you could.
Concho-
A very conscientious person
Cods wallop-
A load of nonsense
Cobber -
Anyone who is your friend
Cacky handed-
Someone who writes with there left hand.
Dag-
Anyone a little eccentric or amusing
Daks-
Another term for trousers
Dead horse-
Tomato sauce
Decko-
To take a look
Dickhead-
Description of a foolish person
Diddle -
Is to swindle someone
Dill-
An idiot or fool
Dob-
Term for tattle – taling or being a Dibber Dobber
Dogs eye-
Term for the great Aussie meat pie
Dosh-
Cash
Drip-
Aussie version of a nerd
Droob-
Slow pathetic person
Durry-
A cigarette or cigarette butt
Dunny-
Outdoor toilet
Doona-
A bed covering, to keep warm in winter
Ear basher -
An incessant talker
Elbow grease -
To put more effort into a chore
Emu parade-
To pick up litter
Esky -
Portable icebox
Euchred -
Exhausted, worn-out, useless, totally stuffed
Face fungus-
Any hairy facial growth
Fair crack of the whip-
Exclamation for demanding fair play
Fair suck of the sav-
Sav is short for saveloy-a small savoury sausage, same meaning
as fair crack of the whip
Fanging it-
To drive your car at high speed
Fat, to chew the -
To have a chat
Fibber -
Someone who lies
Flicks -
To go to the cinema
Footie -
To go to the football
Frog and toad-
Rhyming slang to hit the road
Fungus features-
Any male with a beard or goatee
Fortnight-
2 weeks
Galah -
Loud, rude, badly behaved person
Gander-
To take a look
Gasbag-
Someone full of wind.
Goanna-
A term used for a piano
G’day-
Australian term for saying ‘hi there’
Giggle box-
the television
Greaser -
A despicable sycophant – close relation of the crawler
Grizzleguts-
A complaining, whining, whinger!
Grog-
Alcohol
Grot-
A person of dirty thoughts and habits
Grouse -
Meaning of excellent
Get of yourself-
Is to talk or boast about yourself
Gong, had the -
Anything that has outlived its usefulness or has expired
has had the gong.
Good on ya! -
Well done mate
Googie egg-
An egg
Gurgler, down the -
When something fails….its down the gurgler
Halfback flanker -
Term for a wanker
Happy as Larry-
Blissfully contented
Head like a twisted sand shoe-
Incredibly ugly
Head, pull your … in-
Retort specifically designed to tell someone to shut up
or not to interfere.
Hens teeth, scarce as -
Extremely rare
Hip pocket nerve-
Located adjacent to your buttocks and where one keeps one’s
wallet.
Hooks, to put the …into-
To borrow money. ‘he hooked him for $20.00
Hoon-
A larrikin with propensity for showing off.
Humpy-
A mean, rudimentary bush dwelling generally made from corrugated
iron and hessian.
Idiot box-
The Television
Iffy-
Anything you might suspect as risky.
Irrits-
Giving someone the irrits is to really annoy
Ivories -
The teeth
Ivories, to tickle the -
To play the goanna – the piano
Jack and Jill-
The contraceptive pill
Jackaroo-
An apprentice stockman or cowboy working on an outback property
Jillaroo-
Female version of a ‘jackaroo’
Jack, to ….up-
To refuse to do something
Jerry-
A chamber pot that lives under your bed
Jiffy-
A short period of time, ‘ ill be with you in a jiffy’
Joe blow-
Aussie equivalent of a john doe.
Jumper-
Term for sweater, pullover or jersey
Jump, take a running ….at yourself-
Another expression of rejection.
Kip-
A short nap
Knocker-
Exactly spot on, Bull's eye
Knotted, get-
Polite way of telling someone to go forth and multiply
Knuckle sandwich-
What you would get if someone punched you in the mouth.
Knickers-
Shorts, underpants…A common expression is ‘ Don't get your
knockers in a twist’
La de da-
Anyone who acts in a pretentious or snobbish manner
Larrikin-
A young mischievous chap
Last shower, I didn't come down in the
-
I'm not as stupid as I look mate!
Lob, to-
To arrive
Loo-
The toilet
Mad as a cut snake-
Very angry, very reckless or totally stupid
Mad as a meat axe-
Totally insane
Map, to throw a -
To vomit
Mate-
To address a friend or pal
Mick-
A roman catholic or an Irishman
Milk bar-
The Australian equivalent of an American drug store
Mollydooker-
A left handed person also (cacky handed)
Moosh-
The hole you call your mouth
Motza/Motser-
A large amount of money
Mozzie-
Short term for an Australian mosquito
Mullet, like a stunned-
To be in a confused or addled state.
Munga-
Food
My oath! -
Typical Aussie exclamation of affirmation
Nana-
To loose your temper
Nark-
A spoilsport
Narkie -
In a foul mood or short tempered and irritable
Nicked, get-
A less aggressive way of telling someone to get stuffed
Nick, in-
In good condition
Nick off-
To disappear
On ya-
Abbreviation of the term good on you --- or well done!
Pacific peso-
What we call our dollar when it drops below on the exchange
rate.
Paddy whacking-
Term for a spanking
Pants man-
An Australian Casanova
Picadilly-
Rhyming slang for chilly
Pike out-
To go back on ones word or back out of a deal
Piker-
Someone weak of heart or spirit.
Piss, taking the piss-
Being sarcastic towards someone, or telling them what an
unmitigated failure they are.
Plonk-
Cheap wine
Postie-
Australian mailman
Prang-
A car smash
Pub crawl-
Is to visit as many pubs in one day, getting progressively
pissed.
Pull you head in-
Another way of telling someone to mind there bloody business
Quack-
What we call a doctor
Quid-
Term for our Australian $2.00 note which is now a $2.00
coin
Rabbit on-
To talk non stop about nothing in particular
Rack off-
Another expression for scram, go away, piss off or nick
off etc.…
Rag-
An inferior newspaper of little or no substance
Ratbag-
An eccentric of diminished responsibility
Razzo, not a brass -
To not have a brass razoo is to be totally broke
Rellie-
A relative
Ripper-
Exclamation of surprise or delight
Rubbity-
A pub
Sanger-
Term for a sandwich
Scoot-
Must depart
Shandy-
The forerunner of a light berr—a mixture of beer and lemonade
Sheila-
Woman or girl
Shirty-
Annoyed or in a bad mood
Shrapnel-
Loose change
Sickie-
A day taken off work (imagined or otherwise)
Skid lid-
Crash helmet
Skite-
To brag or show off
Slacker-
A malingerer
Snag-
A sausage
Sook-
A wimp or cry baby
Sponger-
Someone who never pays, relying aminly on the efforts of
others
Sprog-
A child
Spud-
A potato
Squiz-
A quick look
Stiff cheddar-
An expression indicating bad luck
Strewth-
Another exclamation of astonishment
Suss-
Anything or anyone of dubious origin is regarded as a bit
suspicious
Ta-
Thank you!
Ta Ta -
Good bye
Telly-
Abbreviation of a television
Technicolor yawn-
To throw up
Thick ear-
The result of a cuff around the ears
Thingummybob-
Desciptive? Term for anything that's very complicated
Tiddly-
Just slightly intoxicated
Tin-arse-
Someone who always seems to be lucky
Togs-
What we Australians call our swimming costumes
True blue-
Trustworthy, genuine, fair dinkum.
True dinks-
Exclamation of reassurance
Tucker-
Food
Turf it out-
To discard something
U-ee, doing a -
Either doing a U-turn in your car or making a radical change
of opinion
Underground mutton-
Rabbits
Up a wattle-
Stranded or totally mistaken
Up the duff-
Well and truly pregnant
Up a gum tree-
In a hopeless situation
Up yours-
Vulgar retort meaning ‘ up your bum/arse’
Ute-
A small open- backed truck
'V'
Sorry nothing available
Wacker-
An idiot nerd
Wag-
A good natured person always willing to do anything for
a laugh
Walloper-
Derogatory term for a policeman
War paint-
Women's cosmetics
Weak as piss-
Used to describe anything insipid or a cowardly, ineffectual
Waster-
An idler
Whiz off-
To depart rather hastily
Wobbly-
To throw a tantrum or lose control
Wonky-
Dazed and unsteady on one's feet
Woofers-
Dogs
Woop woop-
A nonexistent part of Australia used to describe any remote
location
'X' Sorry nothing available
Yabber-
An idle chatter
Yankee-
Term aussies call all Americans
Yabbie-
Australian crab-like crustacean found in freshwater creeks
and dams.
Yank tank-
Any large American car
Yobbo-
Close relative of a red-neck. Easily identified by their
loud voices and limited social graces.
Zonked-
Totally exhausted
