K
k - kilometer
kafuffle - commotion
kanakas - testicles
kanga - kangaroo
kangaroo hop - jerky movement of a car due to a mis-used clutch
kaput - broken; ruined
keen as mustard - very enthusiastic
keep your shirt on - stay calm
kero - kerosine
kick in the arse - a severe scolding; a severe set back
kick in the teeth - a severe set back
kill a snake - urinate
King Dick - somebody with a very high opinion of themselves
King Richard the Third - turd; shit
kisser - the mouth
kiss of life - mouth to mouth resuscitation
klicks - kilometers
knackered - tired; exhausted
knee high to a grasshopper - short
knife - betray
knock back - refuse; eat or drink fast
knock it off! - stop it!
knock it on the head - put a stop to it
knuckle sandwich - a punch in the mouth
konk - nose
L
laid-back - relaxed; informal
lairy - flashy
lark - amusing incident
laughing gear - the mouth
laughing jackass - kookaburra
lay an egg - to defecate
lay in the hay - have sexual intercourse
lead foot - a fast reckless driver
left in the lurch - abandoned in a time of need
left on the shelf - deserted by friends in a time of need
left out in the cold - not informed
leg opener - alcohol
let alone - not to mention
let rip - fart
lid - a hat
lift a finger - help in any way
like a chook with it's head cut off - flustered
like a cut snake - extremely active
like a fart in a bottle - agitated
like a greasy stick up a dog's arse - very easily
like a mad woman's breakfast - very messy; all over the place
like a one-armed taxi-driver with crabs - very busy
like a pick-pocket at a nudist camp - confused
like a pimple on a pumpkin - very obvious
like a stunned mullet - bewildered
like a ton of bricks - with great force
like a two-bob watch - unreliable
like an old maid's pram - empty
like buggery - greatly; no way!
lingo - language
lip - cheek; back-chat
liquid amber - beer
little boys - cocktail sausages
local rag - newspaper specified to a certain area
lollipop lady/man - person who supervises school crossings
long in the tooth - old
loo - toilet
looker - very attractive person
Lucky Country - Australia
lug - ear; fool; carry
M
mad as a cut snake - insane
mad as a meat axe - extremely angry
maggies - magpies
make a blue - make a huge mistake
make a botch of - mess up
make a proper galah of - make a complete fool of
make a quid - earn a living
make do - cope
make eyes at - flirt with
make it snappy - hurry up!
make sheep eyes at - give adoring looks
make the feathers fly - cause a commotion
make tracks - depart
make waves - cause trouble
malarky - foolish talk
mangy - shabby
mash - mashed potatoes
mate - friend; pal; buddy
matilda - a swag
metho - methylated spirits
Mickey Mouse - wonderful; excellent
miffed / mift - annoyed; offended
miffy - easily upset
misery guts - constant complainer
missus - wife
mob - any number of people
mollycoddle - pamper; make a fuss over
molly dooker - left handed
monger - food; tucker
monkey suit - dinner suit
moo - silly woman
moo juice - milk
mop - the hair
mozzie - mosquito
muddie - Queensland mud crab
mug - the face
munga - food
mushie - mushroom
N
nastie - pastie
NBG - no bloody good
nebraska - toilet
neddies - racing horses
nellie - cheap red wine
Nellie Bligh - fly; eye
New Australian - migrant to Australia
nick - state; condition
niggly - angry; bad tempered
nipper - young child
nippy - cold
Noah's Ark - shark
noggin - the head
nong - silly person
nozzle - the nose
nudge the turps - to drink alcohol to excess
nulla-nulla - an Aboriginal weapon
nut chokers - men's underwear
O
ocker - anything typically Australian
oil slick - a Greek person
oinker - a policeman
old bomb - dilapidated car
old chook - disliked woman
on for young and old - commotion
on the blower - on the telephone
on the dole - receiving social security benefits whilst unemployed
optic nerve - perve
out of whack - disorderly
Oz - Australia; Australian
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