No Foe Shall Gather Our Harvest [poem by Mary Gilmore, 29 June 1940] Plural: durries. Also rendered as lammie. thong = Open-toed footwear, designed to be used in hot weather, especially at the beach. This is part of the Australia tradition of giving various names an o suffix, e.g. Chappelli = Ian Chappell, cricketer (Test captain of the Australian cricket team 1971 to 1975); the nickname came from the way his name was displayed on cricket score boards, as Chappell, I, which distinguished him from his brother, Greg Chappell (Chappell, G), who played on the same team. chockers = [See the entry: chockablock.]. See: IAC list on Trove. bloke = A man. The term derives from the employment of Chinese as non-union labour and strike-breakers (i.e. bower bird = A hoarder; can also refer to a petty thief. Give us the drum, Hes got the real drum on whats going on. boat race = Rhyming slang for face (can be abbreviated as boat). ], bugger = [2] An annoying person (usually used regarding males), e.g. couple of lamingtons short of a CWA meeting = Someone who is lacking in intelligence, someone who is a bit mentally slow, someone who is a bit slow on the uptake, e.g. bonzer = Excellent, e.g. As the debate continues over whether Australia Day should be celebrated on January 26, this series looks at the politics of some unresolved issues swirling around Australia Day - namely, the republic and reconciliation. Similar to a few sandwiches short of a picnic and a few cents short of a dollar. pong = A bad smell, e.g. They have a reputation for shortening 90% of the words they use to create what is known as Australian Slang - I mean - where else in the world is McDonald's (the world-renowned fast-food chain) called Maccas? Makes a bit more sense than just she bangs like a dunny door! Henry Lawson bickies = Biscuits (cookies in American terminology); can also be spelt as bikkies (singular: bickie, bikkie, bicky, or bikky). 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. Hey, come and have a gander at this!. bloomin = An exclamatory oath (blooming), I cant believe that happened, no bloomin way. gi-normous = Very big; a combination of gigantic and enormous, e.g. as useful as an ashtray on a motorbike = Someone, or something, that is not useful. boozer = [2] Someone who drinks a lot of alcoholic drinks, especially beer. Can also be used in a general sense when speaking to someone, e.g. I didnt know that was going to happen. Ankle Biter (Aussie slang for 'child') Billy (slang for 'Outback teapot') Straya (slang for 'Australia') True Blue (slang for 'genuinely Australian') ballistic phrase go ballistic, to become crazy; get furious. a few sangers short of a barbie = [See the entry: a few sandwiches short of a picnic.]. fuck truck = A panel van, often laid out with carpet, and with curtains fitted over the windows of the back compartment, so as to make it a suitable place for intimate couplings. big bickies = A lot of money; can also be spelt as big bikkies. Hes just a blow-in. blind Freddie = A phrase used in comparison to establish something that is obvious or easy, e.g. drink with the flies = To drink alone, especially regarding drinking beer alone. pick the eyes out = To acquire the best parts of something, e.g. Fair go, mate! as a demand for fair treatment. [See the entry: Bandywallop.]. This Australian slang phrase is not as common as it once was. 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. Go on, get outta here. Australia for the Australians! [The Bulletin, 2 July 1887]Australia for the Australians = A nationalist catch phrase, demanding sovereignty for the native Australians (the Australian-born). 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. bangs like a dunny door = A female who is sexually promiscuous, e.g. Just like the silly Australian Culture and Stereotypes. Chrissie - Christmas. dead-set. Singular: snag, e.g. 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. Block has a few meanings but the more Aussie one is your head. bundle = A lot of money, a bundle of money, e.g. Snag. He brought the teacher an apple, hes a real crawler. Im working on a farm, earning a crust, What do you do for a crust? (derives from the association of the term bread with money). refo = Abbreviation for refugee; can also be spelt as reffo, e.g. Thats BS!, William BuckleyBuckleys chance = Low chance or no chance of something happening, e.g. He caught the wog (stomach bug). gets ridden a lot (like a bike). Babylon NG. coldie - beer. Send her down, Hughie! Where did you get your licence? Johno = John. Australian Army soldiers who served in North African campaign WW2 DEUCE - sentence to jail for two months (criminal slang 1950s) . Hes a fair dinkum Aussie. I have a vague recollection that it is an aussie variation of pulling the rabbit out of the hat and a shortened version of . A dingos breakfast has been described as a piss and a look around [ref.] Banjo Paterson Siphon the python? Similar to the term town bike, e.g. Bananalanders = Queenslanders; i.e. 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. The expression of words in an Australian accent is known as Strine (which is how many Aussies say the word Australian). Not necessarily intended as a derogatory term, but in modern times it may sometimes be regarded as derogatory even if not intended as such. Dont lick your fingers. hollow legs = A reference to someone who is very hungry, or someone who is eating a lot, e.g. A goog is an egg (which tend to be very full inside). True blue Aussie terms can make for some of the cutest nicknames for your little boy. stoked = Excited, exhilarated, e.g. He left the pub, pissed to the eyeballs. bushie = A country person (i.e. He looks a bit down in the mouth; hes about as happy as a bastard on Fathers Day. Timeline of Australian history and culture Less common alternatives are sammo, sammie, and sango. Continue ReadingDownload Free PDF. cuppa = A cup of tea, or a cup of coffee, e.g. filthy on = To be unhappy with someone, e.g. bottled = To smash someone (usually over the head) with a bottle, such as in a pub fight, e.g. He glassed that bloke at the bar, Watch out, hes nasty, he might glass you. do = To bash or fight someone, e.g. I tried to learn algebra, but I couldnt get a handle on it. off like a brides nightie = To depart very quickly, e.g. [See the entry: drongo.]. doco = A documentary (usually refers to one on television). [See the entry: Bandywallop.]. That expression, maybe only in Sydney, was Shot through like a Bondi tram,. In the Australian context Asian usually refers to someone of East Asian ethnicity (from China, Japan, Korea, etc. Often depicted as someone with a strong Australian accent, who swears, drinks a lot of beer, and who has very few social graces; stereotyped as wearing (in the heat) shorts, blue t-shirt, and thongs (footwear), with a tinnie or stubbie of beer in his hand. like a chook with its head cut off = A reference to someone who is behaving in an erratic or foolish manner; e.g. Shes a couple of lamingtons short of a CWA meeting (CWA refers to the Country Womens Association). You can borrow my hammer; but, remember, its a boomerang. dimmies = Dim Sims, the Australian version of the Chinese food Dim Sum; cooked for diggers on the goldfields in the 1850s, the modern recipe and style is believed to have been developed by William Wing Young in 1945. dingo = A treacherous and cowardly person; from the characteristics attributed to the Australian dog, the dingo. 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. Aussie slang for "sandwich". battler = Someone who is not rich, battling against lifes odds. big-noting = When someone puffs up their own importance, e.g. Whoever complied this list has never been north of Victoria.. so much great stuff not included, this needs a complete overhaul. sus = Suspicious; something worthy of suspicion; someone or something thought to be a bit dodgy, e.g. wog = [2] Being ill with a bug (germ), e.g. FAQ = Acronym for Fair Average Quality; not normally used now, especially as it would be confused with the modern acronym of FAQ, meaning Frequently Asked Questions. These place names are typically used in tall tales, such as in the story Crooked Mick of the Speewah. "I eat brekkie every morning before sunup." 2. bathers - swimsuit. The transfer of meaning (from the booty itself to the the booty and its container) is recorded by convict James Hardy Vaux in 1812 and published in his Memoirs in 1819. Derived from the large apple-growing industry in Tasmania. Sheila initially was how Aussies would refer to Irish women, but eventually the name stuck as slang for women in general. Knowing Your Australian Slang When planning a trip down under, be prepared for a colorful new vernacular. Budgy/Budgie smuggler: Slang for men's Speedo bathing shorts. OS = Abbreviation for overseas (i.e. Thorpie = Ian Thorpe, the famous swimmer. Very good! fair dinkum = Genuine, authentic, on the level, e.g. From a reference to an outdoor toilet. Have a Captain Cook at this. opinions are like arseholes, everyones got one = A phrase used to denigrate someones opinion. Derived from the complimentary phrase your bloods worth bottling. All-purpose intensifying adjective. Other variations included spunk bubble and spunkette. dink = To carry someone as a passenger on a bike, e.g. Bali belly noun diarrhoea, as suffered by travellers to South-East Asia. he was carrying on like a pork chop. Find below our ever-growing list of common Australian Slang words you could expect to find at some point when conversing with an Australian. 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. Pig's arse! Bazza, Gazza, and Shazza (Barry, Gary, and Sharon). What do you think this is? the car is not much chop, but it gets you from A to B. crawler = Someone who sucks up to authority figures, e.g. spat the dummy = To have a tantrum, get angry, be of bad temper; e.g. put the fangs in = To ask someone for a loan, to attempt to borrow money. ), 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.). bloody ripper = A reference to something that is really good. Similar to buggered, knackered, stonkered. all over bar the shouting = A reference to something which is not yet finished, but where the outcome is certain. not worth a cracker = Something that is worthless, or close to worthless; may come from the worth of a cracker (biscuit), but possibly from the term cracker that denoted a clapped-out or near-worthless cow or sheep. He was pretty toey about having to stay inside all day. A list of significant Australiana get a handle on = To understand something, e.g. knock your block off = To hit someone in the head, e.g. Drop Bear, Scientific name: Thylarctos plummetus, Cant bear em: how GPS is helping to track drop bears, Advance Australia Fair: How the song became the Australian national anthem, Under the Southern Cross I Stand [the Australian cricket teams victory song], A billabong: Goulbourn River [postcard, 27 November 1907], The New to the Old [poem by Randolph Bedford, 3 January 1896], New Year greetings [postcard, early 20th Century], [A Very Charming Gentleman] [poem by C. J. Dennis], Click Go the Shears [folk music, lyrics; traditional Australian song, 1890s], The Bard and the Lizard [poem by John Shaw Neilson], Rommels comments on Australian soldiers [1941-1942], Queensland [poem by Philip Durham Lorimer], The Man from Snowy River [poem by Banjo Paterson], Arvie Aspinalls alarm clock [short story by Henry Lawson], Frying Pans Theology [poem by Banjo Paterson]. A long way away, the back of nowhere. kangaroos loose in the top paddock = Someone who is not all there, a bit mad, crazy, loony, e.g. 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. [See the entry: brass razoo.]. For example, when it comes to fashionable clothing, Big blokes have always had the rough end of the pineapple [ref.]. Have a geek at this!; not to be confused with the term geek referring to a studious person, bookworm, or nerd. Similar to faffing around. Yeah? [See the entry: havent got a brass razoo.]. (Top) B. Bikkie : biscuit ( also "it cost big bikkies" - it was expensive) Billabong : an oxbow lake cut off by a change in the watercourse. Dont come the raw prawn with me!. = An advertising slogan for Bonox drink; subsequently used in a jocular teasing fashion to give hitchhikers false hope of getting a lift, e.g. Derived from dunnekin (also: dunegan, dunikin, dunnakin, dunniken, dunnyken), from a joining of danna (slang for dung, excrement) with ken (slang for house). bush bashing = Driving around in the bush, especially where there are no roads or only tracks (especially used regarding four wheel drive vehicles). shithouse = [2] No good, e.g. To subject (a person) to a torrent of words; to talk at great length to; to harangue. 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. 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). Singular: ankle biter. Im fair dinkum about this!; or to express incredulousness, e.g. bushranger = A criminal of the 19th century who lived in the bush and robbed people, especially travelers. vomiting). dirty on = To be unhappy with someone, e.g. The Australian attachment to slanguage (slang language) goes back to the earliest settlements of English speakers in Australia. theyre a bunch of arseholes. See: IAC list on Trove. List and definition of Australian Slang, Local Lingo and Unique Phrases. Come and have a cuppa. Ive known him for yonks. Australian slang, known as 'Strine', is a way of using certain words and phrases that have become iconic to Australians. Get yer hand off it, mate, Australian slang is not dying. Now listen mate, I need to splash the boots. Get on the bike, av a go, it wont bite ya. beauty = Something of good quality, e.g. pissed = [2] An abbreviation of pissed off, i.e. Bodgy - of inferior quality. not bad = Something which is good, e.g. --phrase 3. bail on (someone), to abandon (someone). Ah spewin mate, cant believe she took the last roll.. dag = Someone who is not fashionable, e.g. bucks party = [See the entry: bucks night.]. give it a burl = To have a go at doing something, to attempt to do something, e.g. stonkered = Very tired, exhausted. That old food pongs!. I just bought a new car, its sweet as!. block. You know, unbutton the mutton? Wilkes A Dictionary of Australian Colloquialisms, and found support for my contention in this part of his entry: noun (uncountable) Touchwood . cactus = To die; stop working, e.g. Flag. She bangs like a dunny door. 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! shattered = Very tired, exhausted. Contents 1 Main characters 1.1 Zoey Brooks 1.2 Dustin Brooks 1.3 Chase Matthews Wikipedia, List of Mr. Show episodes This is a list of all 30 episodes of the comedy television series Mr. Show. Heres the pie, go on, bog in; also used as part of a humorous pre-dinner prayer, being Two, four, six, eight, bog in, dont wait. pull your head in = Shut up and mind your own business. Charles Harpur Derived from the early years of South Australia, when food was short, and it was said that people in South Australia were shooting crows to cook and eat them. Similar to cactus. like a bandicoot on a burnt ridge = Someone who is very alone. Robbo = Robert. arsed = Dont feel like doing something, not in the mood to do something, cant be bothered, e.g. divvy = Divide, e.g. = A phrase used against incompetent car drivers (the imputation being that their driving is so bad that they couldnt have got their license by being a good driver and passing a driving test; a reference to when small toys were sometimes included in packets of cereal as promotional extras). Everyone turns up in their vehicles, there's a raging party and they sleep/pass out in their swags, alone or if the night has worked out well, with company. 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. You bewdy!; may be called out when something good happens. 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