Shazza = Sharon. Thongs are slang for something completely different in Australia see below. Go bite your bum, chum. hoo roo = Goodbye. It is then spun around and whoever it lands on has to have a drink, pouring it straight from the clothesline into their mouth. Someone who is easily upset or who complains about little things. Meaning: (Noun) Aussies refer to a liquor store as a bottle shop or Bottle-o. arseholes = People who are considered to be not nice, e.g. A child. curry = To attack or abuse, to give someone curry, e.g. budgie smugglers = Small tight-fitting bathers (swimming costume) worn by men. But in Australia, it is a slang word for awesome. Today, sick is used by Millenials around the world. Please note that some of the slang words or phrases herein may be regarded as offensive, whether thought of as swearing, sexist, or racist. Named from the main character in Hawaii 5-0. Bail This Australian slang term is popular amongst teens and young adults. Someone stole his bike and he chucked a wobbly. wog = [2] Being ill with a bug (germ), e.g. Sharon, I think you might find it's a "texta". Gods own country = A reference to Australia, or parts thereof, as a paradise on earth. I.e. sook = [1] To sulk, e.g. It is Australian slang that many people from all over the world use. A. G. Stephens bolt it in = To win easily, or to win by a great distance, e.g. Whether it's the stinging headache that feels like a thousand hot knives behind your retinas, the 3 am kebab sitting just below your epiglottis threatening to make a reappearance, or the fact that any sort of sympathy is nowhere to be found, a hangover is a shitty, shitty time to be alive, and responsible for plenty wishing they bloody well weren't. Similar to the phrase Bun in the oven (e.g. schoolies = The school leavers end of year celebrations, as in Schoolies Week. Would you like to go to the movies? Yeah. Example: Do you want a snag with your drink? ), RELATED: 40 WEIRD FACTS ABOUT AUSTRALIA. My wife is preggas again with our second kid. You bewdy!; may be called out when something good happens. A one person tent you can roll up. theyre a bunch of arseholes. A place where Aussies buy their alcohol, the local bottle shop. Now listen mate, I need to splash the boots. he smoked his durry outside, hurry for your durry. It is not the first Australian slang word or saying to make it to the wider English vocabulary. I am ignorant of that usage for arsey. Bottle-O = Bottle Shop or Liquor Store. A lot seem to just make things up that nobody ever says just to fill up the pages of their books. Boxed wine, popular amongst the student crowd. Distinct from crook, meaning criminal. flat chat = Very fast or very hard, e.g. dead horse = Rhyming slang for sauce, usually regarding tomato sauce. 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). Kookaburra 125 Common Australian Slang Words, Terms and Phrases 1. Due to Australias mining boom, many blue collared workers have made a ton of money in recent decades, leading to the invention of this term. Can be used for emphasis, e.g. Unhinged . like a house on fire = People who get on well together, e.g. BS = An abbreviation of the word bullshit (referring to a lie, to something said that is disagreed with, or to a situation that is disagreed with), e.g. Once empty, a goon bag can be inflated to form a makeshift pillow. dob = To inform on, e.g. Can be used to describe both Rugby League and Aussie Rules, but never soccer. dropkick = Someone who is dumb or an idiot. Days of thunder and glory:). parma = A parmigiana. To have sex. Just avoid the gambling game. The physical after-effects, typically a headache, of excessive drinking of alcohol. Fair dinkum, thats what happened. Throw some, A person who is considered unsophisticated or unrefined, commonly associated by Aussies with someone of. Everyone else are Territorians! Also spelt as drop-bear or dropbear. Drink Bonox! What it means: The original "bush week" phrase was used to imply that people from the country are easily fooled by city slickers when they came to . This Australian slang phrase is not as common as it once was. The first (and most important) meal of the day. The local general store, deli or corner shop. billy cart = A cart used by children; often such a cart is used for racing down hills (refers to a small cart that could be pulled along by a billy goat). Literally, "There are two heads on me." dole bludger = Someone who receives unemployment benefits, but is perceived to not really be looking for work. boomer = A large kangaroo (such as in the Rolf Harris song about Six white boomers). no worries is so pervasive, I dont even notice that anymore. Bonza= fantastic/wonderful. Well here's the most thorough Aussie vocab video on the internet teaching you all . To chuck a sickie is to stay home from work. Dont ask him to play, hes a bit of a sook. Fair suck of the sav, give him a chance. butchers = Rhyming slang for look, an abbreviation of butchers hook, e.g. He was pretty toey about having to stay inside all day. they became great friends, they got on like a house on fire. hollow legs = A reference to someone who is very hungry, or someone who is eating a lot, e.g. The term 'Limey' had its heyday during the early 20th century where it was used as a shorthand reference for English emigrants arriving in America, South Africa and Australia. Australian National University research shows using Australian slang in a foreign accent has a neutral impact on likability John Jarratt's initially charming psychopath from the Wolf Creek movies. chuck a mental = Have a tantrum, get angry (the imputation is that one is acting like a mentally disabled person having a fit); also chuck a wobbly, chuck a mickey, chuck a fit, e.g. What do you think you are doing?! Thats a nice car youve got there; shes a beauty alright. Geez, hes really having a good whinge, isnt he? Sometimes whingers may be asked Would you like some cheese with your whine?, whinger = Someone who excessively complains, moans, whines, or whinges. dirty on = To be unhappy with someone, e.g. a hangover cure See also SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Drinking alcohol abstinence abstinence-only after hours idiom barhop barhopping drinker drinking drinking game drinking-up time drown mates rates = A decent-sized discount, which is given to friends (mates). awkward as a Chow on a bike = Acting in an awkward manner; from a negative reference to a Chinese person on a bike. When you're swimming at the beach, 'going in' can mean going back to the shore and getting out of the water. Davo = David. bush bashing = Driving around in the bush, especially where there are no roads or only tracks (especially used regarding four wheel drive vehicles). Australia for the White man = A nationalist catch phrase; it was the motto of the influential magazine The Bulletin from 1908 until 1960. 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. hangover noun [C] (ILLNESS) a feeling of illness after drinking too much alcohol: I had a terrible hangover the next morning. Apparently this term came about from boxes of the stuff being shipped over from England with Manchester being written on them. Of poor quality. ], Filed Under: IAC articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australian language, Australian phrases, Australian slang, Australian words, IAC list, Strine. Think you know it all? Used in the term Aussie battler. He glassed that bloke at the bar, Watch out, hes nasty, he might glass you. An expression of exclamation, often used instead of the other F-word. Hi, what about stick your beak in or nosey parker and knackers & knackered, One correction and one addition Also rendered as Oz. An Australian accent is still quite distinctive and discernible when heard overseas away from Australia. 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. Dorothy Dixer = A question asked in parliament by a member of the same party as a planned question in order to enable the responder to give a prepared speech; from a letters section in a newspaper where readers would write to Dorothy Dix, of which some were supposed to have been written by the newspaper staff themselves. Similar to the phrase put the bite on. get your end in = To have sexual intercourse. Sorry, I cant lend you any money, I havent got a brass razoo [See the entry: brass razoo.]. Avocado. We fanged it out of there. Anywhere far away from where a conversation (or convo) is taking place. give it a burl = To have a go at doing something, to attempt to do something, e.g. The far north of the country the Northern Territory. he was carrying on like a two-bob watch (from having a cheap watch that goes too fast). 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. Genuine. Meaning: (Noun) Runners are Australian slang for sneakers or trainers since these shoes are made for running. Chuck a u-ie - To make a 180 degree turn. Example: Did you get new daks? brolly - umbrella. Nat: Correct! Grant Hervey If Jimmy kissed Rileys girlfriend it would be considered a dog move. use your loaf = Use your head, think clearly, e.g. And is goon of fortune truly the greatest drinking game known to man? Example: I want to explore the naked outback, but locals said its unsafe. The Macquarie Australian Slang Dictionary James Lambert, 2004 Sydney: Macquarie Library Introduction The words Aussie and slang go together like swagman and billy, like bloke and sheila, like fair dinkum and true blue. cossie = An abbreviation of swimming costume, i.e. In fact, according to lexicographer Bruce Moore, there are more than 175 UK regional dialect terms in our beloved Australian slang. That meal was bonzer. Example: Would you grab me a cold one after youre finished in the kitchen? troppo = To go crazy, loony, mad; to be mentally disturbed; acting strangely, e.g. And admittedly, some were coined out of sheer laziness, which is why so many Australian slang words are just the shorted version of many normal words. He bailed on your birthday party last year too. Someone who is considered to be arrogant Ive never heard anyone call someone or themselves a flog in NSW, but hear it ALL THE TIME in Victoria. Term of endearment used by Australians of European origin (chiefly Greek and Italian) referring to white Australians, based on Skippy the Bush Kangaroo. Meaning: (Noun) A booze bus is a police vehicle that chases after drunk drivers for violating traffic laws. telling lies, fanciful stories (tall stories), or saying what is considered to be incorrect information. stonkered = Very tired, exhausted. Thanks for my pint of beer. Too easy, mate.. Come and have a cuppa. He donged him on the head. To get pissed off or very angry at someone or something. When I was just in Australia I could never understand what people meant by avro. Meaning: (Verb) The word bail means to leave without notice or to cancel plans the last minute. Ideal for camping. sheila = A woman. Chuck a spaz - To lose your temper. Bazza, Gazza, and Shazza (Barry, Gary, and Sharon). haha sorry! Ive tried to limit this list to words Ive heard others use recently and Ive eliminated almost all the racial slang, because theres no place for it anywhere. And yes so true. I cant be arsed to cook dinner tonight. bathers = Swimming costume; also known as a cossie (short for costume:, i.e. : Excellent! Aggro - Aggressive or Angry Ambo - Ambulance Ankle Biter = Used to refer to a child. relo = Abbreviation for relative (i.e. 2. "It's not bush week." Posnov / Getty Images. 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. chuck = [2] To vomit, to chuck up, to throw up, e.g. chuck a sickie = To have a day off work, claiming to be sick whilst not being ill at all (falsely claiming sick leave). he was carrying on like a pork chop. Below are all possible answers to this clue ordered by its rank. Davo, Jacko, Johno, Robbo, Stevo, and Tommo (David, Jack, John, Robert, Steve, and Tom). No wuckas, mate! Aussie = [1] An Australian; usually with patriotic or nationalist overtones, being a reference to a fair dinkum Australian. A 115ml/4oz glass in Hobart. Your email address will not be published. ], bugger = [2] An annoying person (usually used regarding males), e.g. Australians dont say cobber thats very Pommy! [poem, 3 July 1906]. 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. Example: Careful! Crook comes from the old English verb for bend or hook, so basically when youre feeling crook youre feeling bent out of shape. I know about 1/2 of them from Aussie YouTubers I follow & knowing Australians in real life, but a bunch are new to my American English vocabulary! Also rendered as Send er down, Hughie! or Send it down, Hughie!. After a big night out, youll likely end up at the Maccas drive-thru. And so on. Henry Lawson brass razoo = A reference to a (non-existent) worthless coin, e.g. A fun activity for friends, couples or the newly single. And neither! Jack Moses When she became pregnant, her boyfriend shot through like a Bondi tram. We got beer covered; now we need some wine info. Often used in a negative sense regarding a person with an over-inflated opinion of themselves, e.g. Youre useless, you should go south til your hat floats. The term comes from a fair day's work with the word dinkum being added by workers on Australian goldfieldsdin kum comes from the translation of true gold in one of the Chinese dialects that was spoken there. supports them), usually used in regards to people barracking for a football team, e.g. Hello. The place where Australians pick up their grog, piss, turps, coldies, frothies, stubbies, tinnies and slabs. bailed up = Originally a reference to the demand made by bushrangers (who would say to their victims Bail up!, similar to Stand and deliver!), but now refers to someone being stopped, usually in an inconvenient manner or for a disagreement (to corner someone); e.g. Traditionally a cigarette break. Quagga (Kwa -gh - uh): This slang name is used to refer to . Davo cant go into work today, because hes real crook. You should have seen the way those soldiers charged the enemy, they were as game as Ned Kelly!, gander = To look, e.g. duffer = A hapless person, e.g. slopehead = An Asian person (a derogatory term). 3.. Derived from spewing (i.e. Its 25 clicks to the RV (RV refers to a rendezvous). The stage manager divvied up the takings; can also be spelt as divvie. hes dirty on her for flirting with his brother, shes dirty on him for spending the night at the pub; also to have the wrong thing done to someone, e.g. Similar to cactus. Derived from the complimentary phrase your bloods worth bottling. annoyed, irked. Arvo - Used to refer to afternoon. Use GoodMigrations to get and compare quotes from reputable international movers, then book the best mover online. Example: We only had a bottle of beer before we started to pash. Ha! This Australian slang phrase is pretty much our national catchphrase. arced up = A reference to someone being angry or upset, e.g. Distinct from the modern term bonk, which refers to people having sexual intercourse. P.S. knackers = Testicles. In this page you can discover 16 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for hangover, like: sobriety, aftereffects, drunkenness, morning-after, crapulence, illness, hang over, headache, aftereffect, holdover and letdown. Whoever complied this list has never been north of Victoria.. so much great stuff not included, this needs a complete overhaul. You can also substitute for None of your beeswax. Sometimes abbreviated as dig. Can also be used when talking to any younger person (even an adult) in a parental or negative fashion, e.g. carn = Strine for Come on, especially used when barracking for a team, e.g. A woman. Crapulence pinkiwinkitinki An excellent word from the 1530s. In the Australian context Asian usually refers to someone of East Asian ethnicity (from China, Japan, Korea, etc. if someones car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, they might exclaim Bugger! The term is used in the same way as Damn! Overseas visitors should take note that the term bugger is distinct from the original meaning of the terms bugger and buggery, regarding anal intercourse. The physical after-effects, typically a headache, of excessive drinking of alcohol. as used in the song I come from a land down under. Not slang as such, but a well-known part of Australian pub culture. Similar to mucking around. Not a slang term as such, but it is included here since Americans can get confused over the term, as a thong in the USA refers to a skimpy piece of underwear (Australians also call that type of clothing a thong; however, they are well aware that there are two main types of thong, one for footwear and one for underwear). Meaning: (Phrase) The phrase True Blue is what Aussies refer to natives or locals that are born and bred in the country. 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). That was taken to mean what the items were, rather than the city they had come from! I owned acreage in Speewah, just out of Kuranda and didnt know we were classed as that faraway from the rest of the world.. there ya go onya! office bike = A woman who is sexually active with many men, i.e. 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). A term arising from the vast sandy deserts of Western Australia; also, sandgroper is the name of a burrowing insect found in Western Australia, belonging to the Cylindrachetidae family). Haha yeah, it really is like its own language, which is what I personally love about our slang! This is part of the Australia tradition of giving various names a zza suffix, e.g. Similar to the phrase not worth a brass razoo. Why spell it out when you can say it? Go via all the big things. great Australian dream, the = The desire to own ones own home and block of land. she gave him a real earbashing. According to the algorithm behind Urban Thesaurus, the top 5 slang words for "hangover" are: hanging out of my arse, w.h.o., morning, babalas, and crudo. lolly = A piece of confectionary, a candy, a sweet (an abbreviation of lollypop). bullet = Sacked, e.g. A 285ml glass of beer, also known as a pot in some states. it ould also be a foldable bed. Others sprung forth from our many Indigenous languages, or our extremely varied culture. But, In North and South Australia, the word mate is slang for a friend. 'Going out' can mean getting into the water and swimming out from the shore. veisalgia. Afternoon. Dont trust that bloke, hes a dog, He dogged on his mates. Just two hours from Melbourne, this historic city has a lot to offer. 10. Meaning: (Noun) In other countries, a mate is a persons significant other or spouse. grey nomads = Elderly people, particularly retirees, who travel a lot, especially using caravans or campervans. give something a try, e.g. Thats the biggest load of bullshit Ive ever heard!, Since the accident, the boss wont let me drive the truck now; thats bullshit!. I am from Western Australia, where we wear bathers to the beach, not cozzies. Alf (character in Aussie TV show Home & Away) Barnsey (nickname for Aussie singer Jimmy Barnes) Beer holder, designed to allow the drinker to grasp onto their cold can without their hands freezing in the process. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Have a bo peep at that over there. Whilst the word began as an acronym, with ANZAC correctly spelt with capital letters, it has a modern usage as a noun, with a meaning wider than that of the ANZAC military organization, and it is therefore now also correctly spelt with just its initial letter capitalised, i.e. A derogatory term often used by women to describe other women, so definitely an Aussie slang insult. Be quiet, or Ill hit you on the head). Food. Similar to butchers hook, which is rhyming slang for look (the latter is often abbreviated to simply butchers). 3) Dropbear Warning, Cowra Guardian This word is derived from the early Australian slang that means a person with character. 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. Sometimes, they buy cartons of beers when visiting a bottle shop. On the other side of the coin, a woman is known as a sheila. Example: Wow, your surfboards sick! We find optimism and hope as we look to the future. Needed if you're in the car with one of the world's worst drivers Can also be spelt as Brizzie. OS = Abbreviation for overseas (i.e. When you have a teapot on the outback over the fire, it is called a billy. theyre living out in the back blocks. You know, strain the potatoes. Someone who is easily upset or who complains about little things. The earliest published example located for give it a burl, Shirl is from 2005. See: IAC list on Trove. Hes feeling pretty blue at the moment. point the bone = To wish ill upon someone; from the practice of Aboriginal witch doctors, who would point a bone at someone in order to place a curse upon them. This Aussie slang was derived from the word chaber, which is a Yiddish word for comrade.. Example: Fair dinkum! bushie = A country person (i.e. Total street cred on your behalf, I reckon! Example: Would ya mind opening the door, please? Have a decko at that!. A person who is considered unsophisticated or unrefined, commonly associated by Aussies with someone of low socio-economic status. I know! Put it inside now. Damn, my lawn mowers buggered; Im gunna have to get it fixed. Another boatload of refos landed on the north coast yesterday. not a dramatic event). best thing since sliced bread = Something that is very good, a great invention. A bottle-o is Australian food slang for the place you go to buy wine, beer and spirits. A fruit loved by most Aussies, some who even eat it with the Australian classic vegemite (a salty, distinct tasting spread). frog and toad = Rhyming slang for road, e.g. A rough, uncultivated Australian. Cabbage Gardeners = Victorians. The expression of words in an Australian accent is known as Strine (which is how many Aussies say the word Australian). 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