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ace - excellent
'ang on - wait a moment
arvo - afternoon
'avago or 'avago ya mug - have a go, give it a go, try
barbie - barbecue
bewdy or bewdy bottler or bewdy mate - good, great, okay, beautiful or good job
beyond the Black Stump or back of Burke - in the outback, far from the city, inland
bingle - minor car accident
bludger - layabout, person who takes welfare or unemployment and doesn't try to work, one who wants something for nothing
blue - a fight, disagreement, arguement
bluey - a blanket roll, swag, sleeping bag
bombed out - unsuccessful, failed at a task also drunk
bush - the scrubby country inland, (to go bush - get away usually from the city, get lost intentionally
buggered - obscene act or state of exhaustion, or end of an effort that possibly failed, broken equipment (It's buggered.)
by crikey or crikey - expression of surprise also an enthusiastic response (as in 'Crikey that was good!')
cactus - useless or broken device or exhausted person
cark it - to die
cashed up - having plenty of money
cheesed or cheesed of - bored, fed up, angry
chew or chewy - chewing gum
chook - a domestic fowl , chicken
chook raffle - a lottery ( the prize may be a chicken but could be other things e.g. fish, prawns, meat.)
chuck a wobbly - have a fight, punch wall, berserk, scream and yell
cobber - a friend, best mate (male to male usually)
cocky - know everything, know-all, little person standing up to a big person. Can alse be a small outback farmer.
come a cropper - fall, get hurt, failure (business investment)
cot case - sick, exhausted, drunk, must stay in bed.
deadhead - stupid person
dead marine - an empty beer bottle
dead set - certain, exclamation, really, true ('Dead set mate.')
dead set against it - no, uncooperative, disagreed
dinky-di - genuine article, honest person, the real thing
do your lolly or do your loaf or do your 'nana or do your block - loose your temper, get very angry
dob in - betray, report someone to police, teacher. To be a dobber
don't get off your bike - calm down, settle down (off his bike means lose temper etc)
drongo - stupid person
dry as a drover's dog - very thirsty, need a beer, area needs rain during a drought
dunny - an outside toilet (though is now used for any toilet)
esky - brand name for a cold box for ice. (eskimo)
fair crack of the whip - settle down, ease up, behaviour a bit strong or overbearing
fair dinkum - honest, true, person of good character
fair enough - all right, okay, that's acceptable
fair go - given a good chance or opportunity, call for fairness
flake or flake out - fall asleep, exhausted, collapse
flat out like a lizard drinking - lying down, sleep also very busy ( flat out )
flush - having money
fossick - hunt around or search for something
freak out - an extreme reaction to soemthing (pleasant or unpleasant)
full as a goog or full as a boot extremely drunk
garbage - rubbish but can be applied to what someone has said, disbelief
G'day Mate - greeting a friend or often just a friendly greeting
g'donya or goodonya - well done, praise
get nicked - to be caught by police or to tell someone 'to go away and I hope something bad happens to you'
go off like a bucket of prawns (shrimps) in the sun - make a scene, very excited behaviour
good one - approval
good o - approval, okay, yes
gutful - had enough, can't take anymore
have tickets on yourself - conceit, stuck up, overly proud
hit the deck - duck down, lie down quickly
hoon - stupid person or one who races around in cars, bikes skateboards recklessly
(h)ooroo - goodbye
kick in - to helpout with food, resources, money
knock - criticise, fault
knocker - person who criticises or is derogatory
larrikin - person who is mischievious
like a possum up a gum tree - moving very fast, suddenly
like a rat up a drain pipe - moving very fast, suddenly
lingo - language ('The local lingo')
loaded - wealthy also carrying a weapon
mate - friend (traditionally male but now female as well)
matilda - blanket roll carried by swagman or wandering traveller in the outback
(m) 'oath - my oath
mug - a fool or someone on whom a con trick can be played
mulga - rough country
no hoper - always down on his luck, incompetent, doesn't try
nosh or nosh up - food or a great meal, get together around food
nick - to steal
nick off - go away, day off, get lost
nifty - person in style, clever, or an interesting device
ocker - australian stereotype male, rough language, coarse bahaviour
outback - country inland of Australia, away from the city
prang - car accident
rack off - get lost, go away (see nick off or get nicked)
ring-in - extra, replacement, substitute
rort - to con (Rort the system.)
sangers - sandwiches (sometimes refers to sausages)
she'll be apples - It will be alright or okay
shonky - poor quality
shout - to buy someone a drink or buy everyone a drink
sickie - a day off work but may not be ill or sick
Skippy or Skip - a kangaroo
smoko - morning tea or time off for a cigarette.
snags - sausages or Sensitive New Age Guys
stinker - bad person or a bad act (A stinker of a show.)
stone the crows - astonishment expression, exclamation
swag - tight blanket roll on a swagman
swagman - man who wanders the country with all his belongings on his back
ratbag - person who is mischievious see larrikin
ta-ta - goodbye
tinnie - can of beer also a small aluminium boat for fishing
too right - an exclamation of agreement
top drop - a good beer or sometimes wine
true blue - genuine person or thing
twit - a fool
ute or utility - a vehicle with a cabin and open backed tray
veg out - relax, sleep, rest can mean to have a meal and relax
wag - stay away from school or work, truancy
wheelie - spin car rear wheels and make noise in suburban streets
whinge - to complain
whopper - a big something, can be a story (unbelievable), a burger
wowser - person who doesn't drink but applied to soemone who spoils party, prude
write-off - total loss follwoing accident or applied to person in dismissive way
wuss - person seen as scared, spoilsport, sissy, weak
yakka - hard work (hard yakka) also brand name
yobbo - stupid person, uncultivated or uneducated
zonked (out) - very tired
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