people from Bananaland (a slang name for Queensland). Bog standard - basic, unadorned, without accessories (a bog-standard car, telephone etc.) C. J. Dennis Woop Woop = Somewhere very far away. Bananaland = Queensland, so-named as a lot of bananas are grown in that state, being located in the tropical north of Australia. knackers = Testicles. The phrase is based on spunky in the sense of spirited, and is influenced also by spunk in the sexual sense. bottler = Someone who is really good. I would strongly suggest to remove this slang work from your dictionary. Ill give it a bash. noun (uncountable) Touchwood . crust = Used in reference to someones job or income, e.g. sanger = A sandwich. Other variations included spunk bubble and spunkette. 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. give something a try, e.g. Significant events and commemorative dates as used in the song I come from a land down under. Thats a nice car youve got there; shes a beauty alright. But above all else, one of the most endearing things about an Australian is the way they speak. "I eat brekkie every morning before sunup." 2. filthy on = To be unhappy with someone, e.g. Hes a bit of a boofhead. ), 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.). Similar to give it a bash, give it a whirl. 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). garbo = Garbage man; the person who comes along in a truck to collect your rubbish. hlphoto/Shutterstock All about Australia Back o'Bourke Outback. Finding an adorable nickname for your sweetie-pie little guy should be no trouble at all. He cracked onto her. Dont do that again, or Ill knock your block off. he was really cut when he got the sack, his girlfriend left him and he was really cut up about it. ethnic = A non-Anglo person; in common usage, ethnics usually refers to non-Anglo Europeans. Get on the bike, av a go, it wont bite ya. Australian slang parma = A parmigiana. The idea of a life force Contemporary slang, List of lakes in Minnesota This is a list of lakes in Minnesota. Have a decko at that!. arsey = Someone who is considered lucky, e.g. tough as fencing wire = Someone or something that is very tough. bottle-o = A bottle shop, especially a drive-through bottle shop. He really thinks hes the bees knees, doesnt he?. A Furphy water cartfurphy = A rumour. Bluey : pack, equipment, traffic ticket, redhead. blue = [2] Feeling down or depressed, e.g. When the English language was exported, English took on another form of it's own. Used in the rhyming parody prayer for dinnertime, Two, four, six, eight; bog in, dont wait. Bluey - heavy wool or felt jacket worn by mining and construction workers. I just bought a new car, its sweet as!. game as Ned Kelly = Someone who is brave, willing to face incredible odds, e.g. choof off = To depart, usually (but not always) said in a friendly manner, e.g. Aussie Slang. bolt it in = To win easily, or to win by a great distance, e.g. dob = To inform on, e.g. someone in the family), e.g. Shut up, or Ill bonk you on the noggin (i.e. buy back the farm = To have Australian resources under Australian ownership; the farm referring to Australia. Bluey - bluebottle jellyfish. Some are in current widespread use, whilst others are not; some may be derived or taken from overseas slang, but most are unique to Australia. bloody oath = Too right, thats the truth, an affirmation of a truth, e.g. Account & Lists Returns & Orders. [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.]. See: IAC list on Trove. FIFO = [2] Acronym for Fly In, Fly Out, referring to workers (particularly regarding mine workers in remote areas of Western Australia) who fly in to a remote locations, work for two to three weeks, then fly back to their homes for a week or so, and then fly back to work again. carn = Strine for Come on, especially used when barracking for a team, e.g. Derived from the insensitive, or politically incorrect, phrase carrying on like a Jew with a pork chop in a synagogue. Crow-eater = Someone from South Australia. Also rendered as everythings apples or its apples. dag = Someone who is not fashionable, e.g. big ask = Something that is difficult to achieve, or a big favour, e.g. Banana Benders = Queenslanders; as Queensland is the state where a lot of bananas are grown, being located in the tropical area of Australia. John OBrien (Patrick Joseph Hartigan) He cracked the exams (possibly from someone successfully opening or cracking a safe). Piece of piss : easy task. barracker = Someone who barracks for a person or a group (i.e. bitumen = A tarred road; from the bitumen used on roads. falling head over heels, e.g. buggered = [2] Very tired, exhausted; e.g. beauty = Something of good quality, e.g. bloomin = An exclamatory oath (blooming), I cant believe that happened, no bloomin way. cracked = [1] To achieve something in particular, or to succeed in life, e.g. dont get your knickers in a knot = Dont get upset. Derives from the notion that men in Australia grew up tall and thin. Similar to Take a hike. Similar to the phrase Shell be right. Fair go, mate! as a demand for fair treatment. He got the flick from work the other day (i.e. kangaroos loose in the top paddock = Someone who is not all there, a bit mad, crazy, loony, e.g. Kevin 747 (Kevin Rudd)Kevin 747 = Kevin Rudd (Prime Minister of Australia, Dec. 2007 to June 2010 and June 2013 to Sept. 2013), who used the slogan Kevin 07 for his 2007 election campaign, but the slogan was adapted (by those critical of his many hours of air travel at public expense) to Kevin 747 (although Prime Ministers Tony Abbott and Scott Morrison were later reported as having taken more overseas trips than Rudd, but escaped being labelled for doing so). There is also Dont be a Billy. laughing gear = Teeth, mouth, e.g. You know, strain the potatoes. fossick = Look for something. Send her down, Hughie! Can also be used in a general sense when speaking to someone, e.g. I am ignorant of that usage for arsey. couldnt organise a piss-up in a brewery = Referring to someone who is incompetent. A divvy vandivvy van = Divisional van; a police vehicle, based upon a utility vehicle design, with a lockable rear section, used to transport prisoners (sometimes referred to as a paddy wagon); can also be spelt as divvie van. Ring the rattlesnake? 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. stubbie = A short bottle of beer (also spelt stubby). bathers. Shazza = Sharon. (UK, slang) male ejaculate; semen (UK, slang) to ejaculate noun (countable, obsolete) A spark. Core of My Heart [My Country, poem by Dorothea Mackellar, 24 October 1908] Knowing Your Australian Slang When planning a trip down under, be prepared for a colorful new vernacular. big-noting = When someone puffs up their own importance, e.g. Look at that bloke; hes almost falling over; hes blotto. someone (usually a woman) who can't get enough sex, starts having sex at an early age, or is continually looking for a root. 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. Sheila initially was how Aussies would refer to Irish women, but eventually the name stuck as slang for women in general. Australian Slang Choose one of the words below and make any personal question you like out of it. telling lies, fanciful stories (tall stories), or saying what is considered to be incorrect information. fang it = To move quickly, especially to drive fast, e.g. See: IAC list on Trove. Of course, it may well be that the variation has no connection with Strachan, and that it was just a rhyming variation of the original phrase somewhat similar in style to Hello Jack, hows your back?, And then there is Spew-manti the usual reference for the cheap alcoholic bubbly Asti-Spumante of the 1970s, What does Dont be an Uncle Willy mean please? no wuckers = Not a problem; an adaptation of No wuckin furries. Geez, its a real stinker out there, Its stinking hot, Its a stinker of a day. dropkick = Someone who is dumb or an idiot. This is part of the Australia tradition of giving various names a zza suffix, e.g. Im not sure about this chicken in the fridge, I think its a bit iffy. bludger = Someone who bludges; i.e. Thats BS!, William BuckleyBuckleys chance = Low chance or no chance of something happening, e.g. gets ridden a lot (like a bike). Short for "good day". Under the Southern Cross I Stand [the Australian cricket teams victory song], E. J. Brady cactus = To die; stop working, e.g. n Australian a sexually attractive young person. Gor blimey, I ate too much, Im as full as a goog. bush week = Uncultured behaviour, referring to the possibility of people living in the bush (without refined manners) coming down to the city en masse and acting up, e.g. Ditch, the = The Tasman Sea, as the ditch between Australia and New Zealand; sometimes pronounced as the dutch, as a reference to the New Zealand style of pronouncing vowels. Joseph Furphy great Australian dream, the = The desire to own ones own home and block of land. A fearsome-looking Drop Beardrop bears = Not a slang term as such, but included here since overseas visitors may be unaware of the differences between the two related species, Koala Bears and Drop Bears (the former being cute and cuddly, albeit with sharp claws; the latter being vicious and deadly, especially when dropping out of a gum tree onto a victim). bog in = Indulge freely; same as the expression dig in. bangs like a dunny door = A female who is sexually promiscuous, e.g. However, now that you have a bit of Aussie slang under your belt, you're a bit more prepared. berko = To go berserk, to be really angry and out of control; e.g. Apple Isle = Tasmania. Hi, what about stick your beak in or nosey parker and knackers & knackered, One correction and one addition Heritage, history, and heroes. Commie = A Communist; also rendered as Commo. 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. 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. dial = A persons face; derives from the face of a clock, which is called a dial. Everyone's favourite all-Aussie dog. Tucker Food . Similar to the phrase Up shit creek without a paddle. It includes words and meanings that have originated in Australia, that have a greater currency here than elsewhere, or that have a special significance in Australian history. a few sangers short of a barbie = [See the entry: a few sandwiches short of a picnic.]. Definitely used as an expression of luck vs skill as in that was pure arse. fair go = To have fair treatment, e.g. Thank you for pointing that out. Fair go, mate. ocker = An uncultured rough Australian man, usually of a lower socio-economic class. A woman. bloods worth bottling = A compliment, e.g. ron = A contraction of later on, e.g. [See the entry: youve got two chances.]. I havent seen Dave for ages, I think hes gone walkabout. sanger A sandwich. To subject (a person) to a torrent of words; to talk at great length to; to harangue. Our pipes [short story by Henry Lawson] ); pike out. Would you like a googy egg? (can also be spelt googie egg). Derived from the large apple-growing industry in Tasmania. get out of here = An expression of disbelief, e.g. Get the root rat mug. (soldier slang WW2) SPUNK - sexually attractive person SPUNKRAT - sexually attractive person of opposite . chockers = [See the entry: chockablock.]. That blokes a bit odd; hes a stubbie short of a six pack. boomer = A large kangaroo (such as in the Rolf Harris song about Six white boomers). Geebung and Speewah are also used in a similar manner, although these are names of actual places (both in Queensland); in this regard, their situation is similar to Timbuctoo, located in Africa (formerly part of the French Sudan colony; now in Mali, and spelt Timbuktu). Go on mate, choof off, get going. No worries That's OK; It doesn't matter; Don't mention it. Similar to buggered, knackered, shattered. Speewah = Somewhere very far away. 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. use your loaf = Use your head, think clearly, e.g. spunk rat spunk.nl spunked spunkie spunkier Spunkier spunkiest Spunkiest spunk in English dictionary . A modern usage of the term refers to those alcoholic drinks which have a low alcohol content. You know, unbutton the mutton? Your email address will not be published. theyre a bunch of arseholes. chuck = [2] To vomit, to chuck up, to throw up, e.g. arseholes = People who are considered to be not nice, e.g. bower bird = A hoarder; can also refer to a petty thief. bucks night = A grooms party held prior to his wedding, a males-only occasion; also referred to as a bucks party; from the idea of a young deer (a buck) reaching adulthood. 26 Comments "G'day cobber!" (a greeting used by an older generation of Australians)A collection of Australian slang words and phrases. drum = Reliable information, e.g. A beautiful tongue made up of colourful metaphors and delicately constructed witticisms, but it is also a language of simplicity. 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. An alternative usage is She bangs like a shithouse door. They had a bust up. dinky di = Truly Australian, e.g. scab = Someone who works whilst their fellow employees are on strike, someone who takes over a strikers job, non-union labour used as strike-breakers. bushie = A country person (i.e. havent got a brass razoo = Being poor; a reference to a (non-existent) worthless coin, e.g. Yeah? Poetry and songs, 1786-1900 Henry Kendall Derived from the large apple-growing industry in Tasmania. amber fluid = Beer; a reference to its colour. skite = Boast, e.g. chong = A Chinese person; usually considered derogatory. You know, go where the big knobs hang out. Weve been here too long, its time to hit the frog and toad. ugly tree = A negative reference to someones looks, e.g. chardonnay socialists = Leftists from well-off socio-economic backgrounds. spunk rat n Australian a sexually attractive young person. bog = Toilet (crapper, dunny, loo, shitter, water closet). Sometimes abbreviated as dig. Davo, Jacko, Johno, Robbo, Stevo, and Tommo (David, Jack, John, Robert, Steve, and Tom). all over the place like a mad womans shit = A real mess, untidy; a person who is a bit flighty, someone who hasnt got their act together. get your end in = To have sexual intercourse. Derived from the innovation of bakers selling pre-sliced bread, instead of whole loaves, which consumers had to cut up themselves with a bread knife. Distinct from the modern term bonk, which refers to people having sexual intercourse. Point Percy at the porcelain = To urinate (Percy is slang for a penis). Or fair suck of the sav. they had a bit of a bingle on the main road. or a piss, a scratch and a good look around (SMH, 19 April 2017). yonks = A long time, e.g. Derived from beautiful. shattered = Very tired, exhausted. bag of fruit = Rhyming slang for suit (can also be abbreviated to bag). 71. P. R. Stephensen dead-set. Cornstalks = People from New South Wales; New South Welshmen. Just rack off, you idiot!. Gday cobber! (a greeting used by an older generation of Australians)A collection of Australian slang words and phrases. lolly water = Soft drink (e.g. Ayers Rock (Northern Territory)humungous = Very big; an extrapolation of huge, e.g. The phrase is based on spunky in the sense of spirited, and is influenced also by spunk in the sexual sense. You reckon theres life on Mars? may your chooks turn into emus and kick your dunny down = A phrase expressing ill-will, e.g. Put another snag on the barbie, will ya love?. Person, usually a male. Damn, my lawn mowers buggered; Im gunna have to get it fixed. (Supplied: Chelsey Horne) Gnarly Gnarly can mean very good as well. office bike = A woman who is sexually active with many men, i.e. Budgy/Budgie smuggler: Slang for men's Speedo bathing shorts. I have a vague recollection that it is an aussie variation of pulling the rabbit out of the hat and a shortened version of . Go on, get outta here. Similar to the phrase put the bite on. Tools. 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. down = To be unhappy with someone, e.g. Now youve broken it; good onya, idiot. A Book for Kids [by C. J. Dennis, 1921] Distinct from the word nanna, which means grandmother. Can also refer to someone who is perceived to be a bit mad or crazy. I mentioned this in passing amongst some American friends. chook = A chicken (whether cooked, uncooked, on the farm, or located elsewhere). City of Churches = Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. Cart (Originally illicit) relations of white male and black female. Similar to faffing around. Distinct from the British term stinker, which refers to someone who is not very nice. chockos =An abbreviation of chocolate soldiers, a derogatory name given to the militia troops in World War Two, taken from a popular film called Chocolate Soldiers, with the imputation that if you put them in a fight that they would melt away when things got too hot. in like Flynn = To seize an opportunity, often used in referring to a sexual opportunity; from the alleged activities of the Australian actor Errol Flynn. However, when I look at his second meaning, this seems to cover your given usage: Ive known him for yonks. carry on like a pork chop = Someone carrying on in an unduly agitated manner, e.g. This is part of the Australia tradition of giving various names an o suffix, e.g. crawler = Someone who sucks up to authority figures, e.g. Major features:All entries from the first edition, which was published in 1988, have been . Not sure. dog = An informer, especially an informer for the police or prison guards, e.g. sheila = A woman. booze bus = A police van, used as a mobile breath-testing station (for police to determine if a drivers blood alcohol level is over the legal limit). Download it's free. Davo, Jacko, Johno, Robbo, Stevo, and Tommo (David, Jack, John, Robert, Steve, and Tom). dingos breakfast = No breakfast at all. Thorpedo = Ian Thorpe, the famous swimmer. Im going to see the relos at Christmas. Also rendered as Cabbage Staters or Cabbage Patchers. grey nomads = Elderly people, particularly retirees, who travel a lot, especially using caravans or campervans. Derived from dunnekin (also: dunegan, dunikin, dunnakin, dunniken, dunnyken), from a joining of danna (slang for dung, excrement) with ken (slang for house). Plate, bring a : Instruction to bring a plate of food to a party. Get yer hand off it, mate, Australian slang is not dying. Come and have a cuppa. Whilst buggery does not specifically mean hell, it serves the same function as hell as used in common phrase Go to hell. Youre useless, you should go south til your hat floats. gday cobber = Another way to say Hello mate or Good day to you, my friend. The Gabba = A reference to the cricket ground in Wooloongabba, Queensland. oo roo = Goodbye. Plural: durries. Shes such a great woman, her bloods worth bottling; hence the term bottler. Gumsuckers = People from the state of Victoria. Ah spewin mate, cant believe she took the last roll.. he was carrying on like a two-bob watch (from having a cheap watch that goes too fast). The Newcastle song [music video, sung by Bob Hudson] Were working flat chat to get it done on time, He drove flat chat to get to the game on time. Youve got Buckleys chance of winning Tattslotto. Winfield Blue cigarettes), swears a lot, drinks beer a lot, and has a mullet haircut. earbash. 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