tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30227323754320310122011-11-01T17:39:38.817-07:00Sponsored by neutralaccent.comMy Blogspotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16389698435106664765noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022732375432031012.post-88528552371529817092009-03-02T00:26:00.000-08:002009-03-02T00:27:01.450-08:00Australian slang<br /><br />A<br /><br />Ace! : Excellent! Very good!<br />Aerial pingpong : Australian Rules football<br />Amber fluid : beer<br />Ambo : ambulance, ambulance driver<br />Ankle biter : small child<br />Apples, she'll be : It'll be all right<br />Arvo : afternoon<br />Aussie (pron. Ozzie) : Australian<br />Aussie salute : brushing away flies with the hand<br />Avos : avocados<br /><br />B<br /><br />B & S : Bachelors' and Spinsters' Ball - a very enjoyable party usually held in rural areas<br />Back of Bourke : a very long way away<br />Bail (somebody) up : to corner somebody physically<br />Bail out : depart, usually angrily<br />Banana bender : a person from Queensland<br />Barbie : barbecue (noun)<br />Barrack : to cheer on (football team etc.)<br />Bastard : term of endearment<br />Bathers : swimming costume<br />Battler : someone working hard and only just making a living<br />Beaut, beauty : great, fantastic<br />Big-note oneself : brag, boast<br />Bikkie : biscuit (also "it cost big bikkies" - it was expensive)<br />Billabong : an ox-bow river or watering hole<br />Billy : teapot. Container for boiling water.<br />Bingle : motor vehicle accident<br />Bities : biting insects<br />Bitzer : mongrel dog (bits of this and bits of that)<br />Bizzo : business ("mind your own bizzo")<br />Black Stump, beyond the : a long way away, the back of nowhere<br />Bloke : man, guy<br />Bloody : very (bloody hard yakka)<br />Bloody oath! : that's certainly true<br />Blow in the bag : have a breathalyser test<br />Blowie : blow fly<br />Bludger : lazy person, layabout, somebody who always relies on other people to do things or lend him things<br />Blue : fight ("he was having a blue with his wife")<br />Blue, make a : make a mistake<br />Bluey : pack, equipment, traffic ticket, redhead<br />Bluey : blue cattle dog (named after its subtle markings) which is an excellent working dog. Everyone's favourite all-Aussie dog.<br />Bluey : heavy wool or felt jacket worn by mining and construction workers.<br />Bluey : bluebottle jellyfish<br />Bodgy : of inferior quality<br />Bog in : commence eating, to attack food with enthusiasm<br />Bog standard : basic, unadorned, without accessories (a bog standard car, telephone etc.)<br />Bogan : person who takes little pride in his appearance, spends his days slacking and drinking beer<br />Bogged : Stuck in mud, deep sand (a vehicle).<br />Bondi cigar : see "brown-eyed mullet"<br />Bonzer : great, ripper<br />Boogie board : a hybrid, half-sized surf board<br />Boomer : a large male kangaroo<br />Booze bus : police vehicle used for catching drunk drivers<br />Boozer : a pub<br />Bored shitless : very bored<br />Bottle shop : liquor shop<br />Bottle-o : liquor shop (originally a man with hessian bags going around picking up beer bottles in the 50's and 60's)<br />Bottler : something excellent<br />Bottling, his blood's worth : he's an excellent, helpful bloke.<br />Bounce : a bully<br />Bourke Street, he doesn't know Christmas from : he's a bit slow in the head. (Bourke Street is a brightly lit Melbourne street)<br />Bowl of rice, not my : not my cup of tea; I don't like it<br />Brass razoo, he hasn't got a : he's very poor<br />Brekkie : breakfast<br />Brick shit house, built like a : big strong bloke<br />Brickie : bricklayer<br />Brisvegas : Brisbane, state capital of Queensland<br />Brizzie : Brisbane, state capital of Queensland<br />Brown-eyed mullet : a turd in the sea (where you're swimming!)<br />Brumby : a wild horse<br />Buck's night : stag party, male gathering the night before the wedding<br />Buckley's, Buckley's chance : no chance ("New Zealand stands Buckley's of beating Australia at football")<br />Budgie smugglers : men's bathing costume<br />Bull bar : stout bar fixed to the front of a vehicle to protect it against hitting kangaroos (also roo bar)<br />Bundy : short for Bundaberg, Queensland, and the brand of rum that's made there<br />Bunyip : mythical outback creature<br />Bush : the hinterland, the Outback, anywhere that isn't in town<br />Bush bash : long competitive running or motorcar race through the bush<br />Bush oyster : nasal mucus<br />Bush telly : campfire<br />Bushie : someone who lives in the Bush<br />Bushman's hanky : Emitting nasal mucus by placing one index finger on the outside of the nose (thus blocking one nostril) and blowing.<br />Bushranger : highwayman, outlaw<br />Butcher : small glass of beer in South Australia - From the theory that a butcher could take a quick break from his job, have a drink and be back at work<br />BYO : unlicensed restaurant where you have to Bring Your Own grog, also similar party or barbecue<br /><br />C<br /><br />Cab Sav : Cabernet Sauvignon (a variety of wine grape)<br />Cactus : dead, not functioning ("this bloody washing machine is cactus")<br />Cane toad : a person from Queensland Captain Cook : look (noun) ("let's have a Captain Cook")<br />Cark it : to die, cease functioning<br />Cat burying shit, as busy as a : busy<br />Cat's piss, as mean as : mean, stingy, uncharitable<br />Chewie : chewing gum<br />Chokkie : chocolate<br />Chook : a chicken<br />Chrissie : Christmas<br />Christmas : see Bourke Street<br />Chuck a sickie : take the day off sick from work when you're perfectly healthy<br />Chunder : vomit<br />Clacker : anus (from Latin cloaca = sewer). Also the single orifice of monotremes (platypus and echidna) used both for reproduction and for the elimination of body wastes.<br />Clayton's : fake, substitute<br />Cleanskin : Bottle of wine without a label. Usually bought in bulk by companies who then add their own personalised label and use the wine as e.g. gifts to clients<br />Cleanskin : cattle that have not been branded, earmarked or castrated.<br />Click : kilometre - "it's 10 clicks away"<br />Clucky : feeling broody or maternal<br />Coathanger : Sydney Harbour bridge<br />Cobber : friend<br />Cockie : farmer (Farmers were called cockies in the early days of European settlement because, like the birds of the same name, they made their homes on the edges of permanent waterholes)<br />Cockie : cockatoo<br />Cockie : cockroach<br />Cockroach : a person from New South Wales<br />Coldie : a beer<br />Come a gutser : make a bad mistake, have an accident<br />Compo : Workers' Compensation pay<br />Conch (adj. conchy) : a conscientious person. Somebody who would rather work or study than go out and enjoy him/herself.<br />Cooee, not within : figuratively a long way away, far off - England weren't within cooee of beating Australia at cricket<br />Cooee, within : nearby - I was within cooee of landing a big fish when the line broke. He lives within cooee of Sydney.<br />Cook (noun) : One's wife Corker : something excellent. A good stroke in cricket might be described as a 'corker of a shot'<br />Corroboree : an aboriginal dance festival<br />Counter lunch/Countery : pub lunch<br />Cozzie : swimming costume<br />Crack a fat : get an erection<br />Crack onto (someone) : to hit on someone, pursue someone romantically<br />Cranky : in a bad mood, angry<br />Cream (verb) : defeat by a large margin<br />Crook : sick, or badly made<br />Crow eater : a person from South Australia<br />Cubby house : Small, usually timber, house in the garden used as a children's plaything.<br />Cut lunch : sandwiches<br />Cut lunch commando : army reservist<br />Cut snake, mad as a : very angry<br /><br />D<br /><br />Dag : a funny person, nerd, goof<br />Daks : trousers<br />Damper : bread made from flour and water<br />Date : arse[hole] ("get off your fat date")<br />Dead dingo's donger, as dry as a : dry<br />Dead horse : Tomato sauce<br />Deadset : true, the truth<br />Dero : tramp, hobo, homeless person (from "derelict")<br />Dickhead : see "whacker"<br />Digger : a soldier<br />Dill : an idiot<br />Dingo's breakfast : a yawn, a leak and a good look round (i.e. no breakfast)<br />Dinkum, fair dinkum : true, real, genuine ("I'm a dinkum Aussie"; "is he fair dinkum?")<br />Dinky-di : the real thing, genuine<br />Dipstick : a loser, idiot<br />Divvy van : Police vehicle used for transporting criminals. Named after the protective 'division' between the driver and the villains.<br />Dob (somebody) in : inform on somebody. Hence dobber, a tell-tale<br />Docket : a bill, receipt<br />Doco : documentary<br />Dog : unattractive woman<br />Dog's balls, stands out like : obvious<br />Dog's eye : meat pie<br />Dole bludger : somebody on social assistance when unjustified<br />Donger : Down Under : Australia and New Zealand<br />Drink with the flies : to drink alone<br />Drongo : a dope, stupid person<br />Dropkick : see 'dipstick'<br />Drum : information, tip-off ("I'll give you the drum")<br />Duchess : sideboard<br />Duffer, cattle : rustler<br />Dummy, spit the : get very upset at something<br />Dunny : outside lavatory<br />Dunny budgie : blowfly<br />Dunny rat, cunning as a : very cunning<br />Durry : tobacco, cigarette<br />Dux : top of the class (n.); to be top of the class (v.) - "She duxed four of her subjects".<br /><br />E<br /><br />Earbashing : nagging, non-stop chatter<br />Ekka : the Brisbane Exhibition, an annual show<br />Esky : large insulated food/drink container for picnics, barbecues etc.<br />Exy : expensive<br /><br />F<br /><br />Face, off one's : drunk ("He was off his face by 9pm")<br />Fair dinkum : true, genuine<br />Fair go : a chance ("give a bloke a fair go")<br />Fair suck of the sav! : exclamation of wonder, awe, disbelief (see also "sav")<br />Fairy floss : candy floss, cotton candy<br />Feral : V8 ute (q.v.) sporting large heavy bullbar, numerous aerials, large truck mudflaps and stickers almost all over the rear window and tailgate. Sometimes seen with a Mack emblem on the bonnet and always with large (multiple) driving lights<br />Feral (n.) : a hippie<br />Figjam : "F*ck I'm good; just ask me". Nickname for people who have a high opinion of themselves.<br />Fisho : fishmonger<br />Flake : shark's flesh (sold in fish & chips shops)<br />Flat out like a lizard drinking : flat out, busy<br />Flick : to give something or somebody the flick is to get rid of it or him/her<br />Flick it on : to sell something, usually for a quick profit, soon after buying it.<br />Fly wire : gauze flyscreen covering a window or doorway.<br />Footy : Australian Rules football<br />Fossick : search, rummage ("fossicking through the kitchen drawers")<br />Fossick : to prospect, e.g. for gold<br />Fossicker : prospector, e.g. for gold<br />Franger : condom<br />Freckle : anus<br />Fremantle Doctor : the cooling afternoon breeze that arrives in Perth from the direction of Freeo<br />Freo : Fremantle in Western Australia<br />Frog in a sock, as cross as a : sounding angry - a person or your hard drive!<br />Fruit loop : fool<br />Full : drunk<br />Furphy : false or unreliable rumour<br /><br />G<br /><br />G'Day : hello!<br />Gabba : Wooloongabba - the Brisbane cricket ground<br />GAFA (pron. gaffa) : the big nothingness of the Australian Outback. Great Australian F**k All.<br />Galah : fool, silly person. Named after the bird of the same name because of its antics and the noise it makes.<br />Garbo, garbologist : municipal garbage collector<br />Give it a burl : try it, have a go<br />Gobful, give a : to abuse, usually justifiably ("The neighbours were having a noisy party so I went and gave them a gobful")<br />Gobsmacked : surprised, astounded<br />Going off : used of a night spot or party that is a lot of fun - "the place was really going off"<br />Good oil : useful information, a good idea, the truth<br />Good onya : good for you, well done<br />Goog, as full as a : drunk. "Goog" is a variation of the northern English slangword "goggie" meaning an egg.<br />Greenie : environmentalist<br />Grinning like a shot fox : very happy, smugly satisfied<br />Grog : liquor, beer ("bring your own grog, you bludger")<br />Grouse (adj.) : great, terrific, very good<br />Grundies : undies, underwear (from Reg Grundy, a television person)<br />Gutful of piss : drunk, "he's got a gutful of piss"<br />Gyno : gynaecologist<br /><br />H Handle : beer glass with a handle<br />Harold Holt, to do the : To bolt. (Also "to do the Harold")<br />Heaps : a lot, e.g. "thanks heaps", "(s)he earned heaps of money" etc.<br />Holy dooley! : an exclamation of surprise = "Good heavens!", "My goodness!" "Good grief!" or similar<br />Hoon : hooligan<br />Hooroo : goodbye<br />Hotel : often just a pub<br />Hottie : hot water bottle<br /><br />I<br /><br />Icy pole, ice block : popsicle, lollypop<br /><br />J<br /><br />Jackaroo : a male trainee station manager or station hand (a station is a big farm/grazing property)<br />Jillaroo : a female trainee station manager or station hand<br />Joey : baby kangaroo<br />Journo : journalist<br />Jug : electric kettle<br />Jumbuck : sheep<br /><br />K<br /><br />Kangaroos loose in the top paddock : Intellectually inadequate ("he's got kangaroos loose in the top paddock")<br />Kelpie : Australian sheepdog originally bred from Scottish collie<br />Kero : kerosene<br />Kindie : kindergarten<br />Knock : to criticise<br />Knock back : refusal (noun), refuse (transitive verb)<br />Knocker : somebody who criticises<br /><br />L<br /><br />Lair : a flashily dressed young man of brash and vulgar behaviour, to dress up in flashy clothes, to renovate or dress up something in bad taste<br />Lair it up : to behave in a brash and vulgar manner<br />Larrikin : a bloke who is always enjoying himself, harmless prankster<br />Lend of, to have a : to take advantage of somebody's gullibility, to have someone on ("he's having a lend of you")<br />Lippy : lipstick<br />Liquid laugh : vomit<br />Lizard drinking, flat out like a : flat out, busy<br />Lob, lob in : drop in to see someone ("the rellies have lobbed")<br />Lollies : sweets, candy<br />London to a brick : absolute certainty ("it's London to a brick that taxes won't go down")<br />Long paddock : the side of the road where livestock is grazed during droughts<br />Longneck : 750ml bottle of beer in South Australia<br />Lucky Country, The : Australia, where else?<br />Lunch, who opened their? : OK, who farted?<br />Lurk : illegal or underhanded racket<br /><br />M<br /><br />Maccas (pron. "mackers") : McDonald's (the hamburger place)<br />Mallee bull, as fit as a : very fit and strong. The Mallee is very arid beef country in Victoria/South Australia.<br />Manchester : Household linen, eg sheets etc.<br />Mappa Tassie : map of Tasmania - a woman's pubic area<br />Mate : buddy, friend<br />Mate's rate, mate's discount : cheaper than usual for a "friend"<br />Matilda : swagman's bedding, sleeping roll<br />Metho : methylated spirits<br />Mexican : a person from south of the Queensland or New South Wales border<br />Mickey Mouse : excellent, very good. Beware though - in some parts of Australia it means inconsequential, frivolous or not very good!<br />Middy : 285 ml beer glass in New South Wales<br />Milk bar : corner shop that sells takeaway food<br />Milko : milkman<br />Mob : group of people, not necessarily troublesome<br />Mob : family or herd (?) of kangaroos<br />Mongrel : despicable person<br />Moolah : money<br />Mozzie : mosquito<br />Muddy : mud crab (a great delicacy)<br />Mug : friendly insult ("have a go, yer mug"), gullible person<br />Mull : grass (the kind you smoke)<br />Muster : round up sheep or cattle<br />Mystery bag : a sausage<br /><br />N<br /><br />Nasho : National Service (compulsory military service)<br />Naughty, have a : have sex<br />Never Never : the Outback, centre of Australia<br />Nipper : young surf lifesaver<br />No drama : same as 'no worries'<br />No worries! : Expression of forgiveness or reassurance (No problem; forget about it; I can do it; Yes, I'll do it)<br />No-hoper : somebody who'll never do well<br />Not the full quid : not bright intellectually<br />Nuddy, in the : naked<br />Nun's nasty, as dry as a : dry<br />Nut out : hammer out or work out (an agreement, say)<br /><br />O<br /><br />O.S. : overseas ("he's gone O.S.")<br />Ocker : an unsophisticated person<br />Offsider : an assistant, helper<br />Oldies : parents - "I'll have to ask my oldies"<br />Op shop : opportunity shop, thrift store, place where second hand goods are sold.<br />Outback : interior of Australia<br />Oz : Australia!<br /><br />P Paddock : see 'long paddock'<br />Pash : a long passionate kiss; hence "pashing on"<br />Pav : Pavlova - a rich, creamy Australian dessert<br />Perve (noun & verb) : looking lustfully at the opposite sex<br />Piece of piss : easy task<br />Pig's arse! : I don't agree with you<br />Piker : Someone who doesn't want to fit in with others socially, leaves parties early<br />Pink slip, get the : get the sack (from the colour of the termination form)<br />Pint : large glass of beer (esp. in South Australia)<br />Piss : beer. Hence "hit the piss", "sink some piss"<br />Plate, bring a : Instruction on party or BBQ invitation to bring your own food. It doesn't mean they're short of crockery!<br />Plonk : cheap wine<br />Pokies : poker machines, fruit machines, gambling slot machines<br />Polly : politician<br />Pom, pommy, pommie : an Englishman • See the complaint about "Pom" etc.<br />Pommy bastard : an Englishman (see also 'bastard')<br />Pommy shower : using deodorant instead of taking a shower<br />Pommy's towel, as dry as a : very dry - based on the canard that Poms bathe about once a month<br />Porky : Lie, untruth (pork pie = lie)<br />Port : suitcase (portmanteau)<br />Postie : postman, mailman<br />Pot : 285 ml beer glass in Queensland and Victoria<br />Pozzy : position - get a good pozzy at the football stadium<br />Prezzy : present, gift<br /><br />Q<br /><br />Quid, make a : earn a living - "are you making a quid?"<br />Quid, not the full : of low IQ. [Historical note: 'quid' is slang for a pound. £1 became $2 when Australia converted to decimal currency]<br /><br />R<br /><br />Rack off : push off! get lost! get out of here! also "rack off hairy legs!".<br />Rage : party<br />Rage on : to continue partying - "we raged on until 3am"<br />Rapt : pleased, delighted<br />Ratbag : mild insult<br />Raw prawn, to come the : to bullshit, to be generally disagreeable<br />Reckon! : you bet! Absolutely!<br />Reffo : refugee<br />Rego : vehicle registration<br />Rellie or relo : family relative<br />Ridgy-didge : original, genuine<br />Right, she : it'll be all right<br />Right, that'd be : Accepting bad news as inevitable. ("I went fishing but caught nothing." "Yeah, that'd be right.")<br />Rip snorter : great, fantastic - "it was a rip snorter of a party"<br />Ripper : great, fantastic - "it was a ripper party"<br />Ripper, you little! : Exclamation of delight or as a reaction to good news<br />Road train : big truck with many trailers<br />Rock up : to turn up, to arrive - "we rocked up at their house at 8pm"<br />Rollie : a cigarette that you roll yourself<br />Roo : kangaroo<br />Roo bar : stout bar fixed to the front of a vehicle to protect it against hitting kangaroos (also bull bar)<br />Root (verb and noun) : synonym for f*ck in nearly all its senses: "I feel rooted"; "this washing machine is rooted"; "(s)he's a good root". A very useful word in fairly polite company.<br />Root rat : somebody who is constantly looking for sex.<br />Ropeable : very angry<br />Rort (verb or noun) : Cheating, fiddling, defrauding (expenses, the system etc.). Usually used of politicians<br />Rotten : drunk - "I went out last night and got rotten"<br />Rubbish (verb) : to criticize<br /><br />S<br /><br />Salute, Aussie : brushing flies away<br />Salvos, the : Salvation Army, bless them<br />Sandgroper : a person from Western Australia<br />Sanger : a sandwich<br />Sav : saveloy (see also "fair suck of the sav!")<br />Schooner : large beer glass in Queensland; medium beer glass in South Australia<br />Scratchy : instant lottery ticket<br />Screamer : party lover; "two pot screamer" - somebody who gets drunk on very little alcohol<br />Seppo : an American<br />Servo : petrol station<br />Shag on a rock, stands out like a : very obvious<br />Shark biscuit : somebody new to surfing<br />She'll be right : it'll turn out okay<br />Sheepshagger : A New Zealander<br />Sheila : a woman<br />Shit house (adj.) : of poor quality, unenjoyable ("this car is shit house", "the movie was shit house")<br />Shit house (noun) : toilet, lavatory<br />Shonky : dubious, underhanded. E.g. a shonky practice, shonky business etc.<br />Shoot through : to leave<br />Shout : turn to buy - a round of drinks usually ("it's your shout")<br />Show pony : someone who tries hard, by his dress or behaviour, to impress those around him.<br />Sickie : day off sick from work (chuck a sickie = take the day off sick from work when you're perfectly healthy!)<br />Skite : boast, brag<br />Skull/Skol (a beer) : to drink a beer in a single draught without taking a breath<br />Slab : a carton of 24 bottles or cans of beer<br />Sleepout : house verandah converted to a bedroom<br />Smoko : smoke or coffee break<br />Snag : a sausage<br />Sook : person or animal who is soft, tame, inoffensive. Hence sooky (adj.)<br />Spag bol : spaghetti bolognese<br />Spewin' : very angry<br />Spiffy, pretty spiffy : great, excellent<br />Spit the dummy : get very upset at something<br />Spruiker : man who stands outside a nightclub or restaurant trying to persuade people to enter<br />Sprung : caught doing something wrong<br />Spunk : a good looking person (of either sex)<br />Squizz (noun) : look - "take a squizz at this"<br />Standover man : a large man, usually gang-related, who threatens people with physical violence in order to have his wishes carried out.<br />Station : a big farm/grazing property<br />Stickybeak : nosy person<br />Stoked : very pleased<br />Stonkered : beaten, defeated, cornered, perplexed<br />Strewth : exclamation, mild oath ("Strewth, that Chris is a bonzer bloke")<br />Strides : trousers<br />Strine : Australian slang and pronunciation<br />Stubby : a 375ml. beer bottle<br />Stubby holder : polystyrene insulated holder for a stubby<br />Stuffed, I feel : I'm tired<br />Stuffed, I'll be : expression of surprise<br />Sunbake : sunbathe<br />Sunnies : sunglasses<br />Surfies : people who go surfing - usually more often than they go to work!<br />Swag : rolled up bedding etc. carried by a swagman<br />Swaggie : swagman<br />Swagman : tramp, hobo<br /><br />T<br /><br />Tall poppies : successful people<br />Tall poppy syndrome : the tendency to criticize successful people<br />Tallie : 750ml bottle of beer<br />Taswegian : derogatory term for a person from Tasmania<br />Technicolor yawn : vomit<br />Tee-up : to set up (an appointment)<br />Thingo : Wadjamacallit, thingummy, whatsit<br />Thongs : cheap rubber backless sandals<br />Throw-down : small bottle of beer which you can throw down quickly.<br />Tickets, to have on oneself : to have a high opinion of oneself<br />Tinny : can of beer<br />Tinny : small aluminium boat<br />Tinny, tin-arsed : lucky<br />Togs : swim suit<br />Too right! : definitely!<br />Top End : far north of Australia<br />Trackie daks/dacks : tracksuit pants<br />Trackies : track suit<br />Troppo, gone : to have escaped to a state of tropical madness; to have lost the veneer of civilisation after spending too long in the tropics.<br />Trough lolly : the solid piece of perfumed disinfectant in a men's urinal<br />Truckie : truck driver<br />True blue : patriotic<br />Tucker : food<br />Tucker-bag : food bag<br />Turps : turpentine, alcoholic drink<br />Turps, hit the : go on a drinking binge<br />Two up : gambling game played by spinning two coins simultaneously<br /><br />U<br /><br />Uni : university<br />Unit : flat, apartment<br />Up oneself : have a high opinion of oneself - "he's really up himself"<br />Up somebody, get : to rebuke somebody - "the boss got up me for being late"<br />Useful as an ashtray on a motorbike / tits on a bull : unhelpful or incompetent person or thing - "he, she or it is about as useful as tits on a bull" etc. etc.<br />Ute : utility vehicle, pickup truck<br /><br />V<br /><br />Vedgies : vegetables<br />Vee dub : Volkswagen<br />Veg out : relax in front of the TV (like a vegetable)<br />Vejjo : vegetarian<br />Vinnie's : St. Vincent De Paul's (charity thrift stores and hostels)<br /><br />W<br /><br />WACA (pron. whacker) : Western Australian Cricket Association and the Perth cricket ground<br />Waggin' school : playing truant<br />Walkabout : a walk in the Outback by Aborigines that lasts for an indefinite amount of time<br />Walkabout, it's gone : it's lost, can't be found<br />Weekend warrior : army reservist<br />Whacker, whacka : Idiot; somebody who talks drivel; somebody with whom you have little patience; a dickhead<br />Whinge : complain<br />White pointers : topless (female) sunbathers<br />Whiteant (verb) : to criticise something to deter somebody from buying it. A car dealer might whiteant another dealer's cars or a real estate salesman might whiteant another agent's property<br />Wobbly : excitable behaviour ("I complained about the food and the waiter threw a wobbly")<br />Wobbly boot on, he's got the : drunk<br />Wog : flu or trivial illness<br />Wog : person of Mediterranean origin. A milder insult than the same word in the UK and perhaps elsewhere.<br />Wombat : somebody who eats, roots and leaves (see also root)<br />Woop Woop : invented name for any small unimportant town - "he lives in Woop Woop"<br />Wowser : straight-laced person, prude, puritan, spoilsport<br />Wuss : coward; nervous person or animal<br /><br />XYZ<br /><br />XXXX : pronounced Four X, brand of beer made in Queensland<br />Yabber : talk (a lot) Yabby : inland freshwater crayfish found in Australia (Cherax destructor)<br />Yakka : work (noun)<br />Yewy : u-turn in traffic ("chuck a yewy at the next traffic lights")<br />Yobbo : an uncouth person<br />Zack : sixpence (5 cents) - "it isn't worth a zack", "he hasn't got a zack"<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3022732375432031012-8852855237152981709?l=australianslangs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>My Blogspotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16389698435106664765noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3022732375432031012.post-20890736572455722462009-02-27T23:52:00.001-08:002009-03-02T00:27:57.043-08:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3022732375432031012-2089073657245572246?l=australianslangs.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>My Blogspotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16389698435106664765noreply@blogger.com0