Pierre's Rough Guide To Aussie Slang

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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 someone from Australia. an Australian

Ay ? didn't catch what someone has said, or pardon me

this Arvo this afternoon

Aggro to be aggravated, upset about something

Av-a-go-yer-mug someone is not trying hard enough(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,a company specializing in building houses for

young marrieds)

Aerial ping pong Australian rules football

All the go something is fashionable, popular

that place is an Arm pit it stinks, it's terrible

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B

Barbie or B.B.Q barbecue cooking outdoors

going Bananas someone going crazy with anger

Banana bender a resident of 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 really 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? a way of you telling someone something is false

Bull dust a lie

Brekky 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 inlaw, 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 someone is saying

Bob's your uncle the result is obvious

hit in the Breadbasket hit in the stomach

put the billy on putting water on to boil to make a cup of tea

he bolted he left very quickly

over with Bar flies you go over to talk to the patrons who drink and talk in the bar of a hotel from opening to

closing time

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 have no money

Blue Heeler a police officer

Barrack to spur your 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

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 has gone the way you want

ya bloods worth Bottling! you make this statement when someone has done you a favour

go for a Bo-peep a peep, a look at something

Bunghole your mouth

Bum your 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

old Batalax or Battle-Axe wife OR mother-inlaw

not a Brass razoo free, no cost

he's a Broken packet of biscuits his life looks good on the outside, but he's a mess on the inside

choke a Brown dog OR kick a Brown dog you are going to relieve your tension. (figuratively, NO you don't

actually harm a brown dog)

going to have a Bex you are going to relieve your stress(figuratively, not really taking a Bex which is a drug)

usually a cup of tea, a cry and a good lie down

Bugalugs a freindly term of 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

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 randon breath testing for alcohol

have a feed of Bug (Moreton Bay Bug) small crab

Bullamanka imaginary place in the far outback of Australia, the same meaning as Timbucktoo

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 childs construction

not doing Bugger all you doing absolutely nothing

Bush telegraph the town gossip network

Bludger someone who fails to do anything at all(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!)

Bickie a dollar

Beanie ski hat

going Berko gone mad or looks like going mad

it's a Bomb it's cool or it's an old car

Bindie-eye a grassy nettle

go to Buggery tell someone to leave or not to interfere in a very nasty way

Biscuit cookie

on the Blower on the telephone

Bugger me dead! a statement made when you're extremely shocked at something

Bugger off? they are telling you to go, in not very nice way

Brumby wild horse

Bum nuts hens 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 you're very busy

Burr up get angry

a Bruce a man

my Bad my mistake

Back hander a bribe or a hit with the back of the hand

out in the Back Blocks beyond suburbia and the more established farm and cattle properties

Belly flop diving incorrecty into water with the stomach breaking the water

to put the Bite on someone to ask them for money

Blind Freddy could see that what someone would say to you, if you are not understanding something they

think is obvious

Beaten by a blow shearer slang, running shears from one end of sheep to the other

Bundy Bundaberg rum

Brickies cleavage top of the buttocks exposed

Bolt erect penis

Bullshit! said when someone makes an incorrect statement

Boofhead friendly term to greeting

Blotto someone in a drunk state

Bite your Bum go away or be quiet

Butcher 285ml beer in South Australia

going like a Blue ass fly going very fast

better then a poke in the eye with a Blunt stick something is better than nothing

Bog a term for a toilet

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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 someone died

it's Cactus It's dead or broken

Can it tell someone to stop it or shut up

you Choof off You tell them go now

Cheerio saying goodbye

something is a Cock up its gone all wrong

Cock and bull something is 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

Cockroachsomeone who lives in the state of new south wales, I don't the reason why

Creamed someone or something beaten 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're off to the tiolet

that's a load of old Crap a statement made when you know something is a lie

Cripes !! statement of surprise

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

Cockie farmer

a Cockie a cockroach

ga 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's telling a real big lie OR a shock

Crikey !a statement of 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, without trying to get back at them

Cow-tow bow and scrape to someone

Carpetbagger steak beef stuffed 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'll need to take a Cut lunch where you going is a long way

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 hit someone

mad as a Cut snake someone very upset who 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 Crook in musselbrook things 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 something helping to finish something off

Christmas grip someone has hold of your testicles

Cobber good friend

China old friend

going to the Can going to the tiolet

Can it be quiet or stop it

Cupper-nuser have another cup of tea

Chrissie Christmas



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