Lingo Bingo
Downunder
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A
she'll be Apples!
everything will be okay
Arse over tit or tip
fall over
get your Arse into gear
someone is asking you to get moving
Arse about face
something is back to front
Ankle biter
young child
Ant's pants
height of fashion OR high opinion of themselves
Aussie
some one from Australia an Australian
Ay ?
didn't catch what someone has said, or pardon me
this Arvo
this afternoon
Aggro
some who is aggravated, upset about something
Av-a-go-yer-mug
someone is not trying hard enough in their sport, and you want them to(this is yelled to give them a bit of a push a long)
Anyhow mate!
a saying used to change the subject when talking usually when they bored with what you are saying
Apricots
a man's testicles (reproductive glands)
Ace
excellent
Alf
stupid person
Amber fluid
beer
Apple eaters
someone who lives in the state of Tasmania (apple growing state)
Arvo
afternoon
Awning over the toy shop
male beer belly
Agots
man's testicles
AV jennings marriage
meaning your first marriage (AV Jennings is a builder in Australia specializing in building houses for young married)
Aerial ping pong
Aussie rules football
your Acres
male testicles
All the go
something is right with it, popular
that place is a Arm pit
it stinks, it terrible
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B
Barbie or B.B.Q
barbecue cooking outdoors
Bananas
someone going crazy with anger
Banana bender
some who lives in the state of Queensland, No We Don't Spend Our Time Bending Bananas (Queensland is the Banana growing state)
Basket case
someone on the edge of mental collapse
Better half
your wife or husband
Bloke
Australian male
true Blue
something that is real Australian
having a Blue
having a fight or argument
that's Bang on
it's hit the target right in the middle, OR it's right, or correct
give it a Bash
you will try something you are not sure of
you're Battler
you work hard to earn a living
mow the Brigalo suckers
shave the beard
Blowing your dough
spending all your money
you’re a Bow wow
you are really ugly
what is this? Bush week?
you tell someone something is not true
Bull dust
a lie
Breakky
first meal of the day
you little Beauty, that's Beaut
excited approval, something has gone really well
Big note yourself
to say you are better or more important than you are
Bottoms up
drinking the whole glass of something all at once (usually beer)
your old Bag, the old Bag
a term for a woman, usually the wife, the mother in-law, or such
Bagged someone
critised or put someone down
a terrible Balls up
terrible mistake, every things gone all wrong
the Back of Beyond
far out bush as you can get, right out outback of Australia
past the Black stump
the same as back of beyond
Blow through
leave in a hurry
Blow in
stranger in town
Bloody oath I do
"yes" you really, really do approve of what's someone is saying
Bob's your uncle
you just understood something that at first you did not understand
hit in the Bread basket
they hit you in the stomach
put the Billy on
putting water on to boil, usually camping out to make a cup of tea
he bolted
he left very quick
over with Bar flies
you going over to talk to the old men who drink and talk in the front bar of a pub (hotel) from when they opens to when they closes (they sit on a beer for hours)
Bonzer there mate!
that's great friend
Boomer
kangaroo
Booze, Boozer
alcohol, pub or hotel OR a person who is a heavy drinker
got no Brass
you got no money
Blue Heeler
police
Barrack
to spur you team, or sport on
Billabong
a waterhole
Blowies
blow flies
Buckley's chance
no chance at all(Buckleys & Nunn)
off to the Bog to leave an offering
off to the toilet to leave a deposit
Banged up
pregnant
Beak
your nose
give someone a Bell
ring them on the phone
Blimey
you are surprised by something
you little Bottler
delight, something as gone the way you want
ya bloods worth Bottling!
someone has done something good for you, you make this statement
go for a Bo-peep
a sly look at something
Bunghole
your mouth
Bum
your arse end(bottom) or someone down on their luck and living on the street
give it a "Butchers"
you will look into it (rhymes with butcher's hook)
Built like a brick shit house
you are saying something or someone is of very strong construction (usually outside toilets are made of wood)
old Batalax or Battle-Axe
wife OR mother-in-law
Brass razoo
no money
he's a Broken packet of biscuits
his life looks good on the outside, but he is a mess inside
chock a Brown dog OR kick a Brown dog
you are going to get your tension out figuratively NO you don't chock or kick a brown dog
going to have a Bex
you are going to settle your self down from some sort of stress (figuratively not taking a Bex which is a drug) usually a cup a tea, a cry and a good lie down
Bugalugs
a friendly endearment
Beating around the bush
not getting to the point on a subject
Bluey
a nickname for someone with red hair
gidday you old Bastard
a term of endearment
Back of Bourke
the middle of nowhere
Bail out
you leave
Bail up
hold up OR rob OR earbash
have a Barney
fight or scuffle OR argument or tiff
Bathers
swimming costume (VIC. & SA)
Belt up!
you are asked stop talking, be quite, in a angry way
Berko
angry in a unreasonable way
Block
your head
do your Block
you are angry or loose your temper
go to the Block
go to your vacant piece of land
Booze bus
Police van used for random breath testing for alcohol
have a feed of Bug
(Moreton Bay Bug) small crab
Bullamanka
imaginary place in the far outback, as far as you can go in the outback
Bunyip
mythical spirit creature from outback
give it a Burl
give something a try, that you have not done before
Bushbash
go off road in a vehicle, forcing your way through untouched bush
it's BYO
bring your own(alcohol to a restaurant, OR meat to a barbecue)
Billy cart
a go-kart of a kid (child’s) construction
not doing Bugger all
you are doing absolutely nothing
Bush telegraph
the town gossip network
Bludger
someone who fails to do anything at all they are asked (lazy)
Bludge
to do nothing at all
what a Bummer
you're been let down by something
Boogie Board
half-sized surf board
ugly as a box of Blowflies
that's real ugly
Brown-eye
to show ones bottom, mooning
Bung
to put (bung another snag on the barbie mate!)
give it a Burl
give some thing a try, that you have not done before
Bickie
a dollar
Beanie
ski hat
going Berko
gone mad, looks like going mad
it's a Bomb
it's cool or it' a old car
Bindie-eye
a grassy nettle
go to Buggery
ask to leave or keep your nose out-in a very nasty way
Biscuit
cookie
on the Blower
telephone
Bugger me dead!
extremely shocked at something
Bugger off?
they are telling you to go, in a not very nice way
Brumby
wild horse
Bum nuts
eggs
doing your Block
you are getting very angry, loosing your head
town Bike
Woman of loose morals, sleeps around
Bush pig
an un-attractive woman
I'm Busy as a one legged bloke in an arse kicking contest
your doing nothing
Burr up
get angry
a Bruce
a man
my Bad
my mistake
Back hander
a bribe
out in the Back Blocks
beyond suburbia and the more established farm and cattle property
Belly flop
diving incorrectly into water with the stomach breaking the water
to put the Bite on someone
to ask them for money
even Blind Freddy could see that
what someone would say to you, if you are not understanding something think is obvious
Beaten by a blow
shearer slang, running shears from one end of sheep to the other
Buddy
Bundaberg rum
Brickies cleavage
top of the buttocks exposed
Bolt
erect penis
Bullshit!
said when someone makes a incorrect statement or you may think so
Boofhead
friendly team to greet someone not to smart
Blotto
someone being drunk
Bite your Bum
go away or be quiet
Butcher
285ml beer in South Australia
going like a Blue ass fly
doing something very fast
better then a poke in the eye with a Blunt stick
something is sorter OK
Bog
going to the toilet or having a shit
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C
Chippie
carpenter
Chook
a chicken, rooster or hen
it's Chock a block or Chocker's
full to the point you can fill no more or crowded to over flowing
Chinnwag
having a good chat
someone Carked it
they've died
somethings Cactus
It's died
Can it
tell someone to stop it or shut up
you Choof off
You go now
Cheerio
saying goodbye
something is a Cock up
its gone all wrong
Cock and bull
something it a lie (cock and bull story)
Codswallop cods-swal-lop
a lot nonsense or a lie
Croweater
someone who lives in the state of South Australia, the states outback has a lot of crows
Cockroach
someone who lives in the state of new south wales, don’t ask why
Creamed
someone or term as beaten someone else or term by a huge margin
go and have a Cuppa
have cup of tea or coffee
give someone a bit of Curry
give someone a hard time of it
off to the Crapper
you off to the toilet
that's a load of old Crap
(load of old shit) a lie
Cripes! I’ve stepped in something
you in extreme discomfort
stop the Crap!
stop what you are doing or saying its not right
you will be waiting till the Cows come home
you be waiting all day
Clod hoppers
your feet
I'll go and have a Captain Cook
you'll go and have a look at something
Chew the fat
have a good talk together
put on your Cossie
put on your clothing
a Cockie
cockroach
g'day Cobber
welcome close friend
got no Coin
got no money
Chunder
vomit
get them to Come across
try to get someone over to your way of thinking
Cakehole
your mouth
Clanger
someone tell a real big lie OR a shock
Cri-key !
surprise at something
Cunning as a shithouse rat
someone is very cunning and under handed
may your Chooks turn into emus and kick your shithouse down
statement you can make when, you're not very happy with what someone has done to you
Corroboree
aboriginal festival dance
Cruddy
something of low quality
Curly
nickname for a bald person
Camp oven
Large cast iron pot with a lid, for cooking on a open fire
Clobber
Clothes
Chuck
throw something OR vomit
Compo
Compensation (Worker's Compensation)
Cooee
call for greeting someone at a distance in the bush
Cozzie
swimming costume (NSW)
Crook
ill OR something that is not functioning
Cut lunch
sandwiches
Chalkie
teacher
Crack onto
to make a pass at/chat up
Cop it sweet
to get what's coming to you, with out try to get back at them
Cow-tow
bow and scrape to someone
Carpetbagger steak
beef stuff with oysters
Claytons
something of questionable integrity, a fake
Conk
to hit someone
Cleanskin
unbranded cattle OR not a criminal
to make a Crust
to earn a living, work for wages
you're a Candy
you're sweet
not worth a Crumpet
something is worthless
you need to take a Cut lunch
where you going is a long walk
Cheese & kisses
the missus, your wife
Crockery
teeth
Cherio
cocktail sausage
Catch me fuck me
Rugby League football
Cod's
male testicles
Clocked someone
you're hitting someone
mad as a Cut snake
someone very upset, that could do anything
Coldie
a cold beer
feeling Crook
not feeling well
Call it a day
to finish what you have been doing for the day
Cheeky
someone who is having fun with you and teasing you in a fun way
Cooee
someone calling out so that the voice will travel over a distance
things are Crock in musselbrook
thing are not going to well for you, not going right
Cackyhander
left handed person
Cushie
to have it easy
Couch potato
person watching to much TV and doing nothing else
another nail in the Coffin
you are smoking another cigarette
Christmas grip
someone has hold of your testicles
Cobber
good friend
China
old friend
Chocker a block
something is full
going to the Can
going to the toilet
Can it
be quiet or stop it
Cupper-nuser
have another cup of tea
Chrissie
Christmas
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D
going to the Dunny
off to the toilet
Dinki-di
something good from a Australia OR originating from downunder
going to your Dig
is going to your home the place you live
you are a Dingo
you are cunning bad person
you are a Dobber
the person has told someone else what you've been up to
you are Drover's dog
you no good, you a useless, you are of no importance
Donger
a mans penis
if you are a Drip
you are someone with no personality, no character, boring
spending all your Doe
spending all your money
up the Duff
pregnant
you are a Dag
you say they are the shit that hangs the wool on the rear end of a sleep OR a friendly endearment (the trick is knowing which one they mean, check to see if they a smiling) OR to describe unfashionable way of dressing
Daggy
something that looks very bad
Dropped your guts
you have farted
its a Done Deal
its something finished or completed
Dilly-bag
food bag or small bag to carry things
haven't seen you in Donkey's years
you haven't seen someone in a real long time
Drink with the flies
to drink alone
your Dial
your face
Deadset
without a doubt
Dead Crete
absolute certainly
Dill
someone that is not to smart
Do-dar or Doo-dah
something or item you do not know the name of is a do-dar
Dead marine
empty beer bottle
see you a Divvy
see you in a very sort time
Dropped your bundle
you lost control of the situation, and finding it hard to get it sorted out, finding it hard to cope with things (Bundle a load you carry)
Drop of the perch
glass of beer
Dunlop cheque
cheque that bounced (the bank bid not except, return to you) rubber
Damp squib
someone who is not thinking to well, a bit of a dub (squib was a small firecracker, a damp squib is one that doesn't go off)
Dry as a dead dingo's donger
drought OR very dry climate (who ever started this one,had a strange pass time)
noisy as a Dunny door in a storm
something or someone making a continues noise
Digger
Australian soldier
Dunny budgie
a fly
Dodgy
something suspicious and underhanded is going on
Doesn't know if it's Pitt Street or Christmas
to be confused (a country bloke confused at all the lights of Sydney's Pitt Street)
he's got the Darling pea
behave strangely, OR insane (it's a plant that causes some strange behavior mainly in animals that eat it)
you Drongo!
idiot, someone that is stupid
Dud-dropper
one who sells cheap stuff as good stuff, implying that it's cheap because it fell off the back of a truck - stolen
Dudder
con-man, won't pay bill's
I've been Dudded!
someone's conned you, cheated you
Damper
flour and water bread mix cooked in the coals of a camp fire
Dijeridu
Aboriginal wind musical instrument
Divvy van
Police divisional
Donk
car or boat engine or motor bike
Dork
fool or idiot
Dover
a bush knife
Dog and bone
telephone
Dead horse
tomato sauce
Docket
a bill, receipt
Durry
cigarette
Dingbat
someone who is a fool or acting foolish
here's the Deal
prepare yourself to hear some important facts
Dog's Breakfast
a mess or messy
who cut the dog in half?
someone has farted
Dacks
trousers or shorts
Doona
like a quilt, used instead of blankets (containing feathers and down)
Dust Devil
wind whirly or dust twister
Dogs eye
meat pie
Dilly Dally
someone that taking there time to go someone where
Duck's Dinner
drinking with nothing to eat
get the Drum on that
get the truth on that
Durry
cigarette
Dosh
money
the Ducks guts
some things really great (don't ask me why)
Dutch courage
having a few (alcohol) drinks before doing something or going somewhere to give you courage
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E
getting a good Earbashing
someone talking to you a long time
Elbow grease
working hard (digging etc)
I could Eat a horse, and chase the jockey
you are very hungry
Esky
large insulated box which you put ice bricks in, to keep food and drink cold (beer)
Evo
evening
the day the Eagle shits
pay day
phone is Engaged
phone is busy
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Face fungus
man's beard, hair on the face
Five finger discount
shoplifting
Fibber
someone who tell lies
Funny farm
mental institution
Full as a boot
drunk
Flat chat or Flat out
going very fast what ever they're doing
Fat chance
someone has little to no chance of something happening
Fair dinkum
someone really genuine
Fair enough
OK you are right, I agree about something
Fag
a cigarette
go to the Flicks
you off to the cinema
Flaked out
laid down for a rest or fell down from over doing it
Flaming thing or Flaming good time
extra bad or extra good
you are a Fruit cake
you are mentally unstable
Fella
person or a male
Fossicking
hunting for gemstones etc(usually opals or sapphires)
you Front someone
you asked them what they're hiding
Fair crack of the whip!
give me a fair go
Floater
meat pie floating in thick pea soup (South Australia) sounds bad but it's great on a cold
night
give it the Flick
you throw it away
I suppose it was Fred nerk
I suppose it was someone imaginary
Fair-go Mate!
statement you make when someone is not letting you do or say something
Fair suck of the sav
statement you make when someone is not letting you do or say something
Flash as a rat with a gold tooth
dressed and groomed nicely
like a Fish on a hock
you are really caught on something OR caught by something OR into something
Fanny
females private part
Footy
Ozzie Rules Football
Footbrawl
northerners term for Ozzie Rules Football
Flake
Shark meat, used in Fish and Chip shops
in Full Feather
in real good health
Fair crack of the whip
said when someone has done or said something wrong or not correct, or going to.(to let them know, you know)
Fart-arse around
you not getting on with the job at hand, and doing other things
Fair suck of the sav
giving someone an equal chance (sav is a savaloy a type of sausage)
Fitz
a large sausage used for cutting into slices for sandwiches or to eat with salad (SA)
Flake
shark meat, used in fish and chip shops
Fruiterer
one who sells fruit and vegetables
Full as a Fairy's phone book
something that is not at all empty
Fridee
Friday
Frocks
older ladies Dresses
Flasher
perverts who expose their private parts in public
Flat out like a lizard drinking
doing something very fast
Flog
to sell something
Full of it
someone who loves themselves and speaking absolute rubbish
Full of shit
speaking absolute rubbish
Fairy Floss
cotton candy
Freshie
freshwater crocodile
Franger
condom
Flicks
movie or picture theatre
old Fart
someone a little old then yourself
you're a Fruit cake
they are saying you are mental or seem to be
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G
you are a Galah
loud, rudely behaved person
Ga day or G 'day
a friendly welcome (same as hello or hi)
Gasbag
talking allot
what's your Game
what are you up to, something going on that is wrong
Good oh
okay
Guffing off
someone who is lazy
Grizzle
complaining person
down the Gurgler
down the plug hole, something has failed
I need to Go !
you want to go to the toilet
Gone round the bend
gone crazy or mental
you dirty Grub
dirty eater or dirty child
go eat some Grub
go eat some food
the Good oil on it
is to tell the truth on something
Ga darn or G'darn
surprise at something
Gibber
a large rock or a desert
Grazier
sheep or cattle farmer (usually in a big way)
Grouse
something is great, terrific
Goog
a egg (he's got a big goog on is head) he's a bump on the head as big as a egg
full as a Goog
drunk or eaten to the excess
you are a Grot
you are very dirty or untidy
you've got a Gy-mpy leg
your leg is not working, its damaged
Good on ya Mate!
you are happy with what they are doing
Gew-gaw !
showy, gaudy but cheap & useless (shock at the gaudy cheapness)
you're Game
if you have a go at something others think or find difficult, they say you’re Game or brave
have a Gander
have a look
Garbo
Garbage collector
Give it away
give up on something
Grog
alcohol
that's Grouse
something is very good
Gutzer or Gutsa
to fall over and hurt yourself or plan that does not work out
it's a Goer
something that will definitely occur, that you have been trying to make happen
hop into the Grub
start eating food
Good as Gold!
something is great
it's a Goer
something that will definitely occur
have a Gander
have a look around at something
come off the Grass!!
do you think I'm stupid or gullible
Going like hot cakes
something selling or given away very fast
Gregory peck
your neck
Gone to the dogs
something or someplace, is no longer any good
Green around the Gills
your are feeling queasy or sick
what a Goose!
Someone that is not to smart, silly
Gumsucker
someone who lives in the state of Victoria
down the Gurgler
down the plughole
spill your Guts
confess to something
Grid
a cattle grate over a road
he's a Gun at something
he's the best at something
Goer
something that works well
Garbo
refuse collector
Gromies
young surfs
Give way
yield (driving on the road) (not slang)
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H
a Hoon
a show-off with limited intelligence
Humpy
bush dwelling of cheap construction
Howzat?
asking someone how something is
Humping something heavy
caring something heavy usually very hard or having sex
Hardcase
someone with closed mind, but they might not think so
Haggle
you try to talk the price down
Happy as Larry
you extremely over joyed (no it was before my day)
Hit the Hay OR Hit the sack
go to bed to sleep
Hair of the dog
strong alcohol
put Hairs on ya chest
someone that if you eat this or drink this you will become a man
Holy-dooly
an expression of surprise
Hang out
spending time out, usually with friends
Hit your kick
open your wallet
Hot under the collar
to get angry
Hoo-roo
saying goodbye to someone
Happy as a pig in mud
very happy
Handles like a dog on lono
your car or what ever handles very badly
Happy as a bastard on father's day
unhappy, depressed
Half your luck!
congratulation in a envious way
Hang on a tick
wait for minute
Heart starter
having a alcoholic drink usually early in the morning
Heave Ho
get rid of something
I've been Had
you've been tricked or created
going on Holls
going on holidays
Hollow leg's
someone who will not stop eating
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I
Ivories
your teeth (to tickle ivories) to play the piano
something is bit Iffy
its risky or suspect
you give me the Irrits
they're extremely irritating
Idiot box
television set
Illywhacker
a stick for smacking a child with (not allowed to do anymore) I guess it makes you
ill, when you get hit.
you give me Irrits
you are very irritating
Iffy
something is questionable
Interesting!
used when someone asks how something looks or tastes and it is terrible
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J
see you in a Jiffy
they see you in a short time
any old Joe blow will tell you
any one you don't even know will tell you (someone you do not know the name of)
I will Job you!
I will hit you or punch you
had to use the Jerry
its a pot under the bed if you need to go in the middle of the night
the thing is Jigged
its broken or no long useful
I will fix your Jack and Jill
I will pay your bill, usually in a restaurant
Just down the road
someone says this, ask for more details because this could be 100 yards to a 1000 miles away
Jocks
male underpants
Jumper
usually a woolen a sweater
Jumbuck
sheep
Journo
journalist
Jaked
broken
Jack of that
you a feed up with something
down the John
off to the toilet
Jackaroo or Jillaroo
trainee male or female Cattle Station hand
bye Jingos!
exclamation of wonder
Jack-in-the-box
someone who can not sit still
Joe Bloggs
you are referring to the average citizen
Jaffle
toasted sandwich (toasty toast)
Jack Dancer
Cancer
Joe Blake
a snake
Jarmies
Pyjamas, bed clothes
Joker
a male person, that you are unsure about
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K
I going for a Kip
short rest or sleep or nap
Knock shop
a house of prostitution
she Knocked me back
she didn't want to have sex with you
she's Knocked up
she is pregnant
I Knocked off work
time to go home from work
Knock something
you criticize it
Knock-off
a counterfeit product
get Knotted!
is a angry way of say go now
you Kick the bucket
you are dead
pack your Kit
pack up all your belongings or your possessions
Kiwi
someone who live in New Zealand (New Zealander)
you Know!
mostly used by people who do not know what they are talking about, and hope you do (habit phrase some Aussies use on the end of a sentence)
you must have Kangaroos loose in the top paddock
you going a little crazy
Kafuffle
argument Or a disturbance
Keen as mustard
enthusiastic about something
Knackers
male testicles
Knickers
female underwear
what do you Know?
someone is try to open a discussion with you, in a friendly way
Kindy
kindergarten
Kark
to die
Kangaroo court
people judging you in what they think you are doing wrong
cunning Kick
hiding money from the wife
Kick in
contribute money to something
Kick
put money a side for later
Kafuffle
a disturbance of some kind
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L
Lav or Lavvy
outdoor toilet
take a Leak
go to the toilet
Lippie
lipstick
Liquid amber
Beer
Lashing out
going on a spending spree
hit my Lolly or do your Lolly
hit your head or shouting and raving in a angry way (loosing you head)
g’day Luv
substitute for the woman’s name in a friendly way
use your Loaf
use your head, think about it
help you get a Leg up
someone is going to help you get started at something (usually when you are new to something)
Lob-in on someone
you’ve visited someone unannounced
Lights on but there's no one home
someone not to smart
as Long as a month of Sundays
a very long time (28 - 31 weeks)
a Lemon
something that is faulty OR broken OR bad OR useless (that you are stuck with) OR a lesbian
you Leading me up the garden path
someone is try to deceive you, but you are not waking up to it
Laughing gear
your mouth
how Long is a piece of string?
this statement is said when someone ask you when something will be finished, and it's one of those jobs that is finished when it's finished (can not determine a time)
Lame-brained
someone that is stupid
Lolly
money
on a good Lurk
on to a good thing or job
Lag
Inform, dob
Lamingtons
sponge cakes coated in chocolate and coconut grated (genuine Aussie cake)
Lollywater
soft drink
Lady muck
a woman who puts on airs of a grand lady, usually badly(stuck up)
Lady blamey
a beer glass made from the bottom half of a beer bottle
Long drink of water
someone who is tall
Long neck
large bottle of beer
Lie doggo
hide away, to get out of something
Lag on someone
inform on someone
Lolly's
candy
Lolly
money
Lugs
ears
Lift
Elevator (not slang)
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M
Mate
friend
Matilda
your sleeping bag or bed roll for camping out
Milk bar
the corner shop that sells all sorts(mainly food)
Missus
your wife
Mozzie
mosquito
Mystery bag
sausage (never know what the butcher put in it)
Mug
your face
you are a Mug
you are a fool
Mad as a cut snake
you gone crazy
gone up the Mulger
gone bush, gone to the country not touched by man
Mollydooker
a left hander
Moosh
your mouth
I was just Mucking around
you where playing around in a way that others generally don't like
More of them, then you can poke a stick at
allot of something
you look like a stunned Mullet
dazed OR you mind is off thinking about something else
Manchester
household linen
Middy or Middie
285 ml beer glass (NSW)
Mob
group of people or things, not necessarily unruly
things are crook in Musclebrook
times are bad (there is no such place as Musclebrook) I have been told that Musclebrook does really exist, founded in 1833 named because of the shellfish, renamed Muswellbrook (NSW) in 1839.
Min Min
mysterious lights at night in the outback
plates of Meat
your feet
Mundee
Monday
Mutt
dog that is a bitser
away with the Pixies
day dreaming
Muff
female private part
Mexican
someone from the State of Victoria
Mackers
Mac Donald's
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N
you got a good Nick
you got a good name
you're in the Nick
you are naked
you're in the Nuddy
you are naked
Nick off
go now, get lost
Nick
steal something
something in good Nick
something in good shape and condition
Nickers
females underpants
I'm Nackered
absolutely exhausted or very tied
Nockers
women's breasts
Narkie
short tempered
gone out to the Never Never
gone out in to the bush, usually off the beaten track, gone off in our native country sides not developed by man
No-hoper
someone who is hopeless
Nana
banana
Nacked
annoyed
Neddie
a horse
Nulla-nulla
wooden club used by Aborigines (made from very heavy and hard wood called Blackbut)
Not until the other shoe drops
have thought about (whatever) but I will need to think or decide about it some more
Nuggets
man's testicles
Nappy
diaper (not slang)
it's on the Nose
something stinks
Noggin
head or brains
Naughty
sexual intercourse
Noah's ark
a shark
Nong
idiot
Not backward in coming forward
someone is pushy about doing something, eager to do something
Never Never
mythical place in the outback
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O
Ocker
Aussie that likes beer, sport and women and uncultured
good On ya mate
well done there mate
Ooroo
goodbye
Oz
Australia
Outback
remote part of Australia
Once over
giving something the look over or checking it out
One armed bandit
poker machine (sad to say the arm is being replaced by a button)
bun in the Oven
pregnant
Off the beaten Track
on a road not used very much, to no road at all or in a remote part of Australia
Off like a brides nightie
leave very quickly OR a stinks
Oldies
parents
Off like a bucket of prawns in the hot sun
leaving very quickly
Off-sider
assistant or partner
Oy!
a Aussie bush call
Ow-yar-goin?
how are you going?
Overlander
driving sheep or cattle overlong distance in the outback
Out house
toilet (coming from the old days when a toilet was down the backyard
Old's
parents
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P
Prang
automotive crash
Pull your head in mate
tell them to mind their own business
Put up or shut up
show you can do it or say it or keep quite
you are Raw Prawn
you are easy to deceive
Postie
Postman, mail delivery person
you Pong
you smell or have a unpleasant odour
Pissed as a parrot
drunk
Pissed off
you are angry or unhappy with something
Perk at work
something good your employer supplies for nothing as a part of your job (and the taxman wants apart of)
Playing Pussum
you are hiding yourself or try to keep something from someone
Pot hole
hole in the road
Prawn
shrimp (that's right we don't put a shrimp on the barbie, that's just advising to con you in to come here, no Aussie but Hogan has ever said it)
Pull the belt in
stop spending money
Pull your socks up
get you life in order OR your act together
Pub
hotel, place for buying and drinking alcohol
Plonk
real cheap alcohol
Prezzies
gifts
the Pot calling the kettle black
someone said something adverse about you and you reply with this slang phrase (which says that they are the same or worse then their adverse statement)
Pigs bum
that's wrong, or incorrect
Pussy
domestic cat OR a female’s private part
I'll put the cows out on the long Paddock
you putting cows out on the road
Pally
on friendly terms with someone
Pearl
excellent
Pester
annoy or bother someone
Piffle
nonsense
Pinch
to arrest
it Pivot's on
to consider
Poddy dodger
cattle rustler
Possie
advantageous position, in good spot
Pot
285 ml glass of beer (VIC & Qld)
you feel like a Pork chop in a Jewish Synagogue
you feel out of it, in what ever situation
pack of Poo tickets
toilet paper
talking on the Porcelain telephone
vomiting into a toilet (driving the Porcelain bus)
Piker
someone who does not want to do, what the rest of the group want to do
Pash or Pashing
kissing and cuddling
Paw-paw
Queensland’s papaya fruit (tropical)
Paper yabber
letter
Push-bike
Bicycle
as Proud as a rat with a gold tooth
someone is very proud with how they look or something have done
Pommy or Pom
English person
Pat-malone
you are on your own, alone
Puffed
you are out of breath
your Plate of meat
your feet
Pie floater
a meat pie floating in pea soup (mash), usually with lots of sauce (traditional Aussie tucker)
Playing Pussum
pretending you are doing something, when you are not usually pretending to sleep, when you are not.
away with the Pixies
day dreaming
Piss and wind
futile exercise
Piddle
urinate
Piece of Piss
something is easy
don't Piss in my Pocket
someone telling you their troubles, that you are not interested
Pocket billiards
male with in hand in his pocket adjusting genitals
Pussyfoot
to move on doing something to cautiously
Pull your head in
mind your own business in a angry way
alot on the Plate
you have a lot to do
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Q
Quid
money
Quack
doctor
not the full Quid
short on brains
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R
Rip off
you been cheated
it's a Ripsnorter
something is really great
I been doing a Roaring trade
you been doing a lot of business
Righto
okay or that's right
Ridgie didge
true or genuine article
Rellie
relative or family
it's a Ripper
it's really great
Ringin
replacement for the real thing, imposter
Reckon you are right
believe or think you're right
Raining cats'n'dogs
heavy storm & rain
smells Ripe
smells off or bad
Rack off
go now, in an angry way, get lost
Rapt
overjoyed
Root
sex
Rafferty's Rules
every thing is a mess and mixed up, done all wrong, with no rules at all
you got the Rough end of the pineapple
you got a bad deal or you bad end of something, the deal
the Rag
newspaper OR a women who sleeps around
you'd have to Run around in a the shower to get wet
you are very thin
Ringer
fast sheep shearer
Road train
multi-trailered semi truck
Rooted
very tired
Ropable
very ill tempered or angry
RS
lousy (rat shit)
Rug up
dress warmly
Rack off
you are asked to leave, in a angry way
Ratbag
not a nice person
Racing off
sex with someone else's wife or husband
putting the Red steer into the paddock
burning off the paddock, putting fire to the paddock
don't come the Raw prawn
don't tell me that lie or don't be act stupid
Rug Rat
baby
wouldn't it Rot your socks!
expression of disgust
Ring
anus
Rip snorter
something is great
Rubber
eraser
Ripe
something has gone off or someone is off (not very nice)
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S
Sanger or Sanga
Sandwich
Sandgroper
someone who lives a the state of Western Australia (very sandy state)
you've been Sacked
you been fired from work
Scone
your head
great Australian Salute
swatting flies
Short and curlies
pubic hair when someone states they (got you by the short and curlies) you're and in a bad position
going for a Slash
a man is going to urinate
up the Spout
pregnant
Stone the crows!
Shock at something
Smoko
have a break, and usually having something to eat and drink, and have a cigarette if you are allowed to, usually this get you a spot out side near the rubbish bin at work
you Scrub-up well
you are now dressed, hair done nice, you look good, where you didn't before
She,ll be right!
this means everything at all will be good or OK or all right
no Sweat
no worries
I'll Sort it
you'll fix it what ever it is
I don't give a Stuff
you don't care about something
my Shout
buying friends alcohol (usually beers) at a pub (then its their turn to buy you one, one sure way to get drunk, especially if there is enough of you)
Strewth
shock at something
good Sport
someone who is good about loosing
a Shark
used car salesman
you look pretty Swank
you look dressed expensive, dressed well etc
something looks Swank
something looks expensive
cheap Skate
someone will not spend money or tight wad
Sit on a beer
take a long time to drink a beer
Spunky
someone is sexy
Stickybeak
someone can not mind their own business( nosy)
a Spark
electrician
a Sheila
a woman (not used any more other then some old timers)
Snag
sausage (put a snags on the barbie) now that's what Aussie really do say(no bl...y shrimp)
Spud
a potato
your've been Sprung
you been caught doing something they should not, busted
Shack
a simple dwelling or house
Silly Season
Christmas holiday's
Slippery-dip
kids slide
Stick in the mud
someone is stopping you from doing something, you say this statement
Spit the dummie
you getting or got very up set at something
Snakey
someone is very up set or angry
Show you the ropes
show you how to do a job
call a Spade a Spade
telling something like is, not saying something good if its not , or bad
if its good
you Scrubber
you're of poor quality and don't keep yourself clean
Scubber
a farm animal gone bush
taking a Sickie
taking time off work , with the reason of sickness, but you are well, and just going fishing or something you do in good health (its become quintessential thing that makes us Aussie)
Stubby
small bottle of beer OR a pair of men’s shorts
Scallops
fried potato cakes (Qld), Shellfish (elsewhere)
School
group of drinkers, each of whom buys a round
Schooner
large beer glass (NSW & SA)
See you in the Soup
see you around
Shellacking
complete defeat
Shivoo
rowdy party
Shonky
unreliable a very suspect deal
Shoot through
to leave in a hurry
Shove off!
go away, said in a angry way
Shirty
to get upset or angry
Skite
to boast or brag about ones personal accomplishments
Slog
hard work
what a Spunk(Spunky)
good looking, attractive
Square off
to apologize
Squatter
someone who live on someone else's land or house without permission
Stinger
Box Jellyfish
Strine
allot of Aussie slang said at once
Swag
canvas bag or cover that you keep all your belonging and bedroll in, to protect it from the weather when camping out
Slow as a wet weekend
you doing something very slowly, and they trying to get you moving on it at a faster pace
Sausage Short of the barbecue
short of brains (a Snag Short of a barbie)
Stroppy
someone in a bad mood, and being difficult
Strides
trousers
Shark biscuit
new surfers
to Scrounge
to get something for free
to Scrounge around
to furious look for something
Shag
Sex with someone
Speedo's
bather's
Slugo's
men bather's (Speedo’s)
Scungies
bather's
dick Stickers
bather's
Stuffed
very tired
Scarce as hen's teeth
something extremely rare
Square off
get ready for a fight
Square up
apologize or make good
he had to run around in the Shower to get wet
someone is very skinny
a Septic tank
American (not nice)
Seppo
American
a Shag on a rock
a lone and stuck away from others
pull up Stumps
moving home, changing address
Shank's pony
going some where by foot
Squib out
you are backing out of something, chickening out
wouldn't Shout in a shark attack
will not take is turn buying the drinks in a bar, will not shout is turn
Short arms long pockets
someone will not part with is money
have a Squiz at
have a look at something
Satdee
Saturday
Sundee
Sunday
Slats
window slats or roofing slats (tiles)
Sandshoes
joggers, sneakers, trainers
Snapping log
crocodile
Sheila
a young woman
you a big Sook!
your are very sensitive, and upset over nothing
a Slab
pack of 24 cans of beer
well Stacked
large breasted women
Sloppy Joe
a cotton sweater
Servo
service station for cars
Spun out or Spin me out
surprised and amazed
Spewin or Spewing
being sick or being very disappointed at something
Suck it and See
going to try do something that you think is going to be troubles but may not be
Spit the dummy
loosing your temper
Stuck around
someone is staying somewhere (hanging around)
Suss it out
check something out
gone for a Slash
a male urinating
lower than a Snake's armpit
someone very underhanded
Saltie
saltwater crocodile
Stormstick
umbrella
Scarce as rocking horse shit
something very rare
Schnozz
nose
out of the Sack
get up from bed
Singlet
under shirt or tank top
Stirrer
someone who causes trouble
Stunded mullet
to describe some who does not seem to be with it
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T
he's got Tickets on himself
this person thinks they are the greatest, highly self opinionated
hang on a Tick
wait a short moment
Thunder box
toilet
Ta or Tar
thanks
Tucker
food
Tuckshop
Aussie schools call a canteen or cafeteria or eatery
Tuckerbag
a bag for storing food in the bush
Tinnie
can of cold beer or a aluminum boat
crack a Tinnie
open a can of cold beer
a couple of Tinnies short of a slab
someone a bit simple minded, or mentally impaired
Turn it up
stop what your say or doing as its not right
you Tight wad
you don't want to part with your money
make Tracks
you want to get going somewhere
Thongs
sandals made from rubber
True blue
really Australian
Thingo
something you don't know the name of is a thingo
to Talk the leg off an iron pot
someone with the gift of the gab (someone who talks allot)
going Twenty to the dozen
moving or doing something very fast, or too fast
Thugby
southerner's term for Rugby League Football
Tea
evening meal
Tee up
organize or arrange something
Too right!
something is absolutely right & correct
Two-up
traditional Australian heads or tails gambling game with two coins
Taswegain
someone who lives in the state of Tasmania
Top-ender
someone who lives in the Northern Territory
Thing-a-ma-jigger
term you use when you can't actually remember the name of something
Thing-eme-bob
term you use when you can't actually remember the name of something
Tides gone out
your glass is not full
Tightarse
someone who will not part with is money, shout a drink in a bar, etc
Tuesdee
Tuesday
Thursdee
Thursday
bush Telly
looking up at the stars
Toey
someone very nervous
Tallie
750ml large bottle of beer
Twenty to the dozen
doing something very quickly
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U
Up yourself
full of yourself
Underdaks or undees
underpants
Um-ah
indecisive or can be doing something wrong
Uee or Uwe
doing a U turn
someone got Up your nose
they've really upset you and irritated and annoying you
Uni
University
Ute
utility (in the USA a pickup truck)
Up the gumtree
someone that got them self in a spot of trouble, in a quandary
get the frog untied
to depart or leave, hit the road
Up shit creek
things are going wrong for you
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V
Vegies
vegetables
Verbal diarrhea
talking utter rubbish
you must have been Vaccinated with a gramophone needle!
old slang phrase for talking to much
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W
Wanker
a male that is really stupid but they think they are the greatest
Walkover
something is done easily or some one deceived easily
I got the Wog
I got a cold or the flue or virus
Whip around
collecting money for a gift for someone leaving work
car is a Write off
the car can not get fixed after a crash (totaled)
You had a great Wing-ding
you had a great party or get together or sometimes can mean an argument
something is Wobbly
its shaky
chucked a Wobbly
you told a story that doesn't sound quite true, OR throwing a tantrum
Gone for a Walkabout
you gone for a long walk, for a aboriginal it a holiday away in the bush, period of spiritual enlightenment.
I put a bit of Woffle dust on it
if you are playing card or dice and you are looking for bit of luck say you’re put a little Woffle dust on it, there is no such thing and you don’t actually put any dust on your cards or dice, it's just slang for luck.
What's that!!
you didn't catch what someone was saying, and you want them to say it again.
Wowser
killjoy or prude, old fashioned
White pointer
highway patrol
White pointers
lady sun bathing topless
Wag
skip school, truancy
Wonky
something is unstable or unsteady or shaky
put the Wind up ya!
frighten someone OR to intimidate
Who-ha
someone is making a fuss about something, usually nothing important
go down the Waterhole
off to the hotel or pub
Wally
someone who keeps making mistakes
Waffle
nonsense
on the Wallaby track
to go from place to place in search of work
Weatherboard
wooden house
the Wet
rainy season in Northern Australia
Wharfie
dockworker
Winge
complain and carry on unnecessarily
Willy-nilly
something kept in a untidy way
Woomera
stick used by Aborigines to throw spears
Wedding tackle
man's penis
Willy
man's penis
Willy Willy
wind whirly or dust twister
it will all come out in the Wash
something will sort it's self over time
how's ya Warwick farms?
How are your arms
Walking ticket
laid off from your job
Woop woop
somewhere a long way from civilization
give it a Whirl
to try doing something, by giving it your best
on a good Wicket
on to a good thing life OR earning a good income
you're Wombat!
you are not too smart, a dope
putting on the Wobbly boot
you're drunk, you have had to much to drink (alcohol)
backroom Waltz
discipline dished out at the Police Station
Wouldn't be dead for quids
you're very happy and well
Wrapped
excited about something good that has happened
Waterhole
pub or hotel
Watering the horse
going to urinate
no Worries mate!
don't worry about it, everything is fine(Australian Attitude)
could get out of a Wet paperbag
someone is not to strong or smart
have a Winfield
wait a minute or two, for something to happen or someone to get back to you. Other words have a cigarette and by the time you finished the time will be up (Winfield is a type of cigarette)
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X
x it out
cross it out or erase something
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Y
hard Yakka
hard work
tell you a Yarn
tell a story that maybe true or it might not be, that's for them to work out
Yapping
talking none stop
Yahoo
loudmouthed person which usually out of control in some way
Yobbo
same as a yahoo but no values at all, looks like a slob always
see you Yewse latter
see you all latter
Yabbie
freshwater Australian crayfish
Ya telling me
someone said something you agree with, you say thatis
Yank
American
Yacking
talking a lot
your Yanking my chain or don't Yank my chain
your telling a lie
Yarn
Someone telling a fictional story
Yonks
a long period of time
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Z
catch some ZZZ's
go for a sleep
Zonked
really really tied
Zebra crossing
broad striped paint lines as a pedestrian crossing of a roadway
Zits
acne
Zack
was a sixpence which is now a five cents
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