Australia for the White man = A nationalist catch phrase; it was the motto of the influential magazine The Bulletin from 1908 until 1960. nana = A banana. I saw you looking in through my window; having a good sticky beak, were ya?, stick your bib in = To interfere, e.g. go soak your head = Telling someone to rack off (telling someone to go away), usually while in a dispute or disagreement. did you get your license from out of a Cornflakes packet? spunk Meanings and definitions of "spunk" (Australian, New Zealand, slang) An attractive person (normally male). chigger = Tasmanian name for a bogan (from the Tasmanian suburb of Chigwell, which was regarded as a low-class area). Top Enders = People from that area of the NT from Katherine north. Not necessarily intended as a derogatory term, but in modern times it may sometimes be regarded as derogatory even if not intended as such. Get yer hand off it, mate, Australian slang is not dying. [See the entries: couldnt raffle a chook in a pub, like a chook with its head cut off and may your chooks turn into emus and kick your dunny down.]. BYO = An acronym for Bring Your Own, originally regarding alcoholic drinks but now also used for other items. On the other side of the coin, a man is known as a bloke. on the piss = Drinking alcohol, or drinking alcohol excessively. Shooting the moon [short story by Henry Lawson], Timeline of Australian history and culture, Calendar of Australian history and culture, Significant events and commemorative dates. Links, Advance Australia Fair: How the song became the Australian national anthem Im going to get on the blower, and find out whats goin on. 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. On the other side of the coin, a woman is known as a sheila. flat out like a lizard drinking = Working very hard, e.g. Definitely used as an expression of luck vs skill as in that was pure arse. 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. Shes been in bed with a wog (referring to someone being ill, but with a double entendre of being in bed with a person of Southern European or Mediterranean extraction). [See the entry: Buckleys chance. yonks = A long time, e.g. Can also be spelt as Brizzie. blue = [1] A disagreement or fight, e.g. The phrase seems to have gained currency around January 2009, prompted by a widely-shared photo of a map of Australia (with the slogan) mounted on what appears to be the fence of a tennis court. not British sterling). 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. Aussie Cossie = Swimwear; Speedos (Speedos are an Aussie cossie, as they are regarded as good Australian-designed bathers, i.e. The sun shines, the sky is blue and Aussies speak a Language that we can all understand! Similar to the term town bike, e.g. duck-shoving = To move things around, to jockey for position, or to evade responsibility. theyre a bunch of arseholes. Thats BS!, William BuckleyBuckleys chance = Low chance or no chance of something happening, e.g. The word turps is an abbreviation of turpentine, and refers to the practice of very badly-off alcoholics (winos) sinking to the low level of drinking turpentine (containing terpene alcohols) or methylated spirits (denatured alcohol), as a cheap alcoholic beverage (in spite of the dire health consequences). sticky beak = [1] Someone who is curious about someone elses business, when its actually none of their business. 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. bum steer = Given the wrong information, received the wrong directions, misled. Not slang as such, but a well-known part of Australian pub culture. spunk rat n Australian a sexually attractive young person. Ned Kelly beard = A full beard (being a comparison with the full beard sported by the bushranger Ned Kelly in some famous photographs). that boxer was built like a brick dunny, she was massive, built like a brick shithouse. Spunk rat evolved from spunk, which appeared in the 1970s and referred to a good looking person. Similar to the phrase put the bite on. Top Enders = People from the Northern Territory; Territorians. Who asked you to stick your bib in?. See: IAC list on Trove. However, now that you have a bit of Aussie slang under your belt, you're a bit more prepared. Aussie Salute - Wave to scare the flies Avo - Avocado Bail - To cancel plans. = A phrase used against someone using an item too much, e.g. wog = [2] Being ill with a bug (germ), e.g. frog and toad = Rhyming slang for road, e.g. Sorry, I cant lend you any money, I havent got a brass razoo [See the entry: brass razoo.]. hawk the fork = Soliciting for purposes of prostitution; from hawk (to sell) and fork (vagina). Or fair suck of the sav. Aussie is the best country in the world, Holden is an Aussie car. dag = Someone who is not fashionable, e.g. Can also be used to refer to any woman (similar to sheila). This is part of the Australia tradition of giving various names an o suffix, e.g. In AmE, the vulgar senses of spunk are rare and are in context. Distinct from the British slang term spunk, which refers to semen. When the English language was exported, English took on another form of it's own. buggered = [1] Broken down, not working, e.g. He was pretty toey about having to stay inside all day. Davo, Jacko, Johno, Robbo, Stevo, and Tommo (David, Jack, John, Robert, Steve, and Tom). batching = Living as a bachelor, e.g. Similar to a few cents short of a dollar, a few sangers short of a barbie, a couple of lamingtons short of a CWA meeting, and a stubbie short of a six pack. 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. no wuckin furries = Not a problem; an adaptation of No fuckin worries. Fair dinkum, thats what happened. Speewah = Somewhere very far away. He cracked onto her. Give us the drum, Hes got the real drum on whats going on. arseholes = People who are considered to be not nice, e.g. bushranger = A criminal of the 19th century who lived in the bush and robbed people, especially travelers. Similar to a few sandwiches short of a picnic and a few cents short of a dollar. Dont lick your fingers. Davo, Jacko, Johno, Robbo, Stevo, and Tommo (David, Jack, John, Robert, Steve, and Tom). Strine = A name for Australian slang, or the way Australians speak. Poetry and songs, 1786-1900 Bodgy - of inferior quality. Henry Kendall stinker = A very hot day, e.g. Cup, The = The Melbourne Cup; the famous horse race conducted every first Tuesday in November. bolt it in = To win easily, or to win by a great distance, e.g. sweet as = Awesome, fantastic, really good, terrific, e.g. Now listen mate, I need to splash the boots. Hes a dinky-di Australian; similar to true blue. whinge = To complain, moan, whine, especially used when there is little reason for complaint, when there is no point complaining, or when the matter seems trivial, e.g. Days of thunder and glory:). ), 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.). Hes a real bloody drongo. stoked = Excited, exhilarated, e.g. You bewdy!; may be called out when something good happens. That blokes a flamin galah; he doesnt know whether hes Arthur or Martha . 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. Mary Hannay Foott Thesaurus. This is part of the Australia tradition of giving various names an o suffix, e.g. Jesus H. Christ! 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. Aussie = [1] An Australian; usually with patriotic or nationalist overtones, being a reference to a fair dinkum Australian. Similar to knackered, shattered, stonkered. bust up = A disagreement or fight, e.g. Leaping up to take a markand the big men fly = A reference to Australian Rules Football, where players leap into the air to catch the ball (take a mark). dillybag = A small bag, from the Aboriginal term for a bag or basket. Ankle Biter (Aussie slang for 'child') Billy (slang for 'Outback teapot') Straya (slang for 'Australia') True Blue (slang for 'genuinely Australian') they became great friends, they got on like a house on fire. ); pike out. (my emphases). 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. bloody ripper = A reference to something that is really good. Here is what you give as its meaning: Drink Bonox! drum = Reliable information, e.g. chink = A Chinese person; usually considered derogatory. Australians dont say cobber thats very Pommy! : Excellent! He was big-noting himself to impress that girl. Plural: durries. A country dunnydunny = Toilet (bog, crapper, loo, shitter, water closet). John Shaw Neilson Similar to buggered, knackered, stonkered. bickies = Biscuits (cookies in American terminology); can also be spelt as bikkies (singular: bickie, bikkie, bicky, or bikky). 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. Major features:All entries from the first edition, which was published in 1988, have been . carry on like a pork chop = Someone carrying on in an unduly agitated manner, e.g. flick = Get rid of, e.g. Ring the rattlesnake? You should have seen the way those soldiers charged the enemy, they were as game as Ned Kelly!, gander = To look, e.g. Taken from the rhyming slang apples and spice for nice. he bailed her up to talk about her decision. Balmain basket weavers = Inner-city trendies, or left-wingers; from the Sydney suburb of Balmain, once a poor suburb, but later populated by middle class trendies. She bottled her boyfriend in a spat, He seems really angry, it looks like hes going to bottle someone. Have a Captain Cook at this. Reports of the death of slang downunder are total bulldust. In the Australian context Asian usually refers to someone of East Asian ethnicity (from China, Japan, Korea, etc. But despite not having quite the established vernacular some other countries and cultures may boast, Australian slang words have become globally adored. I havent seen Dave for ages, I think hes gone walkabout. Similar to the phrase Damn you to hell. Australian slang words - a definitive guide to Aussie slang Mark October 18, 2007 12 Comments So you've decided to move to Australia. ], bugger = [2] An annoying person (usually used regarding males), 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). This is part of the Australia tradition of giving various names a zza suffix, e.g. block. Also spelt as drop-bear or dropbear. all alone like a country dunny = Someone on their own, or someone who is lonely. Horny Aussie spunk rat Steve is always on the prowl for other hot and horny men for rugged one-on-one sex and group action in his pursuit of the elixir of life: manjuice. shell be apples = Everything will be alright, everything will be apples. Also spelt hooroo. Also known as a root ute, a shaggin wagon, or a sin bin. fizzer = Something that fails to live up to expectations, e.g. Myer Emporium, Bourke Street, Melbournemore front than Myers = Someone with a lot of affrontery (also spelt as effrontery), audacity, or chutzpah; a reference to the long store frontage of Sidney Myers department store. Ive known him for yonks. pick the eyes out = To acquire the best parts of something, e.g. No budgie smugglers ? 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. Probably wanting to get the tram to the beach, the tram was always full, and it left without you. 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. gutless wonder = A coward, i.e. dud = Defraud, e.g. Australia for the Australians! [The Bulletin, 2 July 1887]Australia for the Australians = A nationalist catch phrase, demanding sovereignty for the native Australians (the Australian-born). Shes up the duff. Thats a big ask. 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. The expression of words in an Australian accent is known as Strine (which is how many Aussies say the word Australian). Im going to the bottle shop to get some grog. grumblebum = A complainer, a whinger, a whiner. Hello. he was carrying on like a pork chop. 3) Dropbear Warning, Cowra Guardian guernsey = A football jumper (clothing used to cover the torso), which displays the teams colours; to get a guernsey refers to being picked, or selected, for a footy team (can also be used in other contexts, re. wuss = Someone who is cowardly, usually referring to males. Johno = John. divvy = Divide, e.g. spunk google books The following definitions and usage are from: Dalzell -The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, 2nd Edition. slopehead = An Asian person (a derogatory term). Come and have a cuppa. telling lies, fanciful stories (tall stories), or saying what is considered to be incorrect information. mates rates = A decent-sized discount, which is given to friends (mates). Carn the Blues!. 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