(also speedos or cozzie or swimming togs.) Shit a brick - The end result of constipation. China plate - Rhyming slang for a 'mate'. Term used mostly by right wing fascist types. Shout - To treat someone by paying for something. Sticky beak - Nosey person. Brumby - Wild horse. Warm up the car, and then try to remove it. Its a no brainer = Its a foregone conclusion. Booze bus - Mobile breathalysing station. Stoush - Fight. Drop your guts / lunch - Fart loudly. In a tizz - Very confused. Wouldn't touch with a ten-foot pole - Have nothing to do with. Flog - To steal. Also see the next entry. Toey - Bad tempered. Flophouse - Very cheap accommodation. Blow in the bag - Breathalyser test. That's the way the Violet crumbles / cookie crumbles - That's the way life is. Brown nose - To suck up, crawl to someone. Shit shoveler - Someone doing a badly paid unpleasant job. or 'He got clobbered in the fight.' Snake's hiss - Rhyming slang for piss. Rip off - Cheated. Another word for tick someone off: scold, rebuke, tell off, lecture, carpet | Collins English Thesaurus (2) Up the duff - Pregnant. Any tick of the clock - Something about to happen in the immediate future. A duet A duet. BuzzFeed Staff. Doesn't know if he's / she's Arthur or Martha - Confused. What is this called? Long neck - 750ml beer bottle. To be extremely drunk, or to be full of alcohol. A tuck shop typically sells confectionery, sandwiches and finger-food, such as … Happy as a pig in mud - Very happy. All your Christmases have come at once - Sudden unexpected good luck. Wombat - Insensitive male. Refers to someone who thinks they are pretty good. 'Stop acting the goat'. Boner - Erection. Snog - Passionate kiss. He thinks he's the cat's pajamas. Sink the sav / sink the sausage / hide the sausage - Sexual intercourse. 'Hey time to bail out, here comes big Bluey and he looks pissed off.' Like the clappers - Very fast. Lacky band - Elastic band. For a complete reference to Aussie colloquialisms see the excellent The Penguin Book of Australian Slang by Lenie Johansen. Crack a tinnie - Open a can of beer. Fossick - Search for gold that is on the surface. She'll be right, mate - The Aussie attitude to hardship. Good as gold - Very good. to only one area of Australia or use archaic slang that has fallen out of use. Sink a few - Drink alcohol, usually beer. Also used and more derogatory 'wee wee'. window.open(suggestion.permalink,"_self"); Bog in - Usually an invitation to start eating. by Daniella Emanuel. 'Bruce has a load of ankle biters to look after.' 'I will go and suss out the new fishing spot tomorrow.' Raw prawn - As in 'Don't come the raw prawn with me!' Nuddy (in the) - Naked. Mousetraps in his pockets - Miser. Qantas - Queensland and Northern Territory Air Service. Gurgler - Plug hole. New PC term 'Sanitary engineer'. Woop-woop - A remote location. (Also pillow biter, Vegemite driller, fag, homo, poofter, date packer.) French letter / Frenchy - Condom. All piss and wind - All air and no substance. Scratchy - Instant lottery ticket. 'He been in and out of the dunny all day, must have a bad case of the trots.' 1. vulgar black American slang is replacing the good old Aussie-isms. Backhander - Bribe. Wharfie - Port worker. Rapt - Very pleased. Yabber - Talk too much. Panic merchant - Someone who spreads panic. Down under - Australia. Skin full - Drunk. Handles like a dog on lino - Handles very badly. (Like me) 'A flutter on the nags' is to bet on a horse race. Also 'Belly button is stuck to my backbone.' On your Pat Malone - Rhyming slang for on your own. Keen as mustard - Very enthusiastic. Jerry - Potty. Chuck a sickie - Taking sick leave without being sick. Climb the wall - Go crazy. Dudder - Con-man. Sundowner - Drinks after work. Pull your head in mate - Mind your own business. Shiny arse - Public servant. Australian slang, known as 'Strine', is a way of using certain words and phrases that have become iconic to Australians. Religious zealot. Wet (the) - Monsoon season in north. Kiss-Chasey - Flirting, usually a term used by children about adults. Colloquial Australian English was once very distinctive, however, in recent times it has adopted many Americanisms and British slang. Wally - A dim witted person. Also female pubic hair. Blue - An argument or a red-headed person. Nark - A police officer working for the vice squad. Around the twist - Gone crazy. Bob's worth / two bob's worth - An opinion. tick′ fe ver n. pat any infectious disease transmitted by ticks. Hair of the dog that bit you (to have a) - Drinking more alcohol as a hangover cure. Write-off - Beyond repair. The same thing as a knuckle sandwich. Lucked out - Bad luck. "Come on buggerlugs, let's go." Ear-basher - A person who can't stop talking. Aerial ping pong - Australian Rules Football. Technically anything gone wild. Leckie - Electrician. Same diff - The same thing. Australian English contains variably included similarities to both British as well as American English; Australian slang has many more similarities to the former than the latter. Apparently comes from a type of ice-cream favoured by children. Old expression now and rarely used. Chuck up - Vomit. Bushy tailed - Healthy and wide awake. Posh - Snobby. From formal English to slang; Interpretations; Translations; Books; From formal English to slang  tick fever. Wouldn't work in an iron lung - Very lazy person. Fuck you and the horse you rod in on - Expression of disagreement. - Bring your own drinks. King ping - Leader of something. Dunny - Toilet. Ridgie-didge - Authentic. Willy-willy - Small whirlwind. Lucky Country - Australia - Well it was until the politicians buggered it up. Can refer to eating food or fitting things into something. Pester - To bother someone. Australian Slang from A to Zed. To speak like a true Australian, you have to learn to stop being such a wanker first. Happy as Larry - Very happy. Knuckle sandwich - Punch in the mouth. Wacker - Crazy person. Yabbie - Fresh water crayfish. Mateship - Friends helping each other. Lies. (longer version.) Tatty - In poor condition. Cows come home (waiting 'till the) - Waiting for a long time. Pay back - Taking revenge. Brizzie - Brisbane. B.Y.O. Dosh - Money. Pig's arse - What you are saying is incorrect. In good nick - In good shape. Corroboree - Aboriginal ritual dance. Rank - Something that stinks or is corrupt. Get your arse into gear - To stop relaxing and get on with work. In the FORTH language, a single quote character. Digs - The place you live in. Top End - Northern Territory. Rafferty's rules - No holds barred, no rules. Your best clothing. White pointers - Topless female sunbathers. Battler - Someone who is always struggling hard but never seems to get anywhere in life. Taswegian - Someone from Tasmania. Big sticks - Centre goal posts in Aussie Rules football. Boondie - Hard lump of sand. meaning bring your own grog (alcohol.) Trunks - Swimming costume - male. Pollies - Politicians (The least trusted profession in Australia even lower than lawyers and used car salesmen.) Kick a goal - To succeed in having sexual intercourse. So low he could parachute out of the belly of a snake - Someone with no morals. Dong - Ti hit someone. Mick - Irishman. Togs - Swimming costume. Booze artist - Heavy drinker. Sleepout - An area of the house that was once open but has now been enclosed to form a new room. Published. Look like death warmed up - Very ill looking. Brass razoo - Money. Mostly used with regard to sporting events. Curly - Bald person. In ya boot! Run around in the shower to get wet (to) - A very thin person. One eyed trouser snake - Penis. Can be sarcastic. Jiggered - Broken. Sit Cocky - To 'Sit cocky' is to keep a watch or lookout especially when related to less than legal activities. 'If you stick your bib in again I will give you a bunch of fives.' Snag short of a barbie - Dim witted. Put the bite on - Ask for a loan of money. Tick Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries Look at other dictionaries: any tic of the clock — Australian Slang very soon … English dialects glossary. Go bush - To head out away from the city into the outback. The phrase is a variation of an earlier British phrase in the same sense: full as a tick, recorded from the late 17th century. Haven't got two bob to rub together - Has no money. Mingy - Miserly. It is an abbreviation of the British dialect word goggy ‘a child’s name for an egg’, retained in Scotland as goggie. Mate's rates - Special price charged to friends. Flip your lid - Lose your temper. Other Australian combinations include full as a boot, full as a Bourke Street tram, and full as a pommy complaint box. R.S. Also short for pervert. Slab - 24 cans/stubbies of beer in a package. Cushy - Anything easy. Also piss artist. Zonked out - Exhausted. Good sort - Attractive woman. Bite on (to put the) - Pressure someone for money. My stomach thinks my throat's cut - Very hungry. - Shut up now! Point Percy at the porcelain - To urinate in a toilet. Couldn't get a kick in a stampede - Unlucky person. Bugle - Nose. Spit chips - Angry outburst. Strewth! The steady tick of the clock provided a comforting background for the conversation. Would bet on two flies crawling up a wall - Compulsive gambler. See ya later - Farewell. Go walkabout - To take off somewhere without warning. Squiz - To take a look. Barney - Fight or argument. Outback - Remote areas. Possie - Seating place or specified place to do something. Also to make a mistake. "Bruce is a real no-hoper." Nipper - Young person. - Hurry up. Brekkie - Breakfast. Also B.Y.O.G. Rat shit - Very bad. Bum - Bottom or a down and out person. Galah - Silly person. Jack up - To raise prices unnecessarily. Boob - Foolish person or a mistake. Boots'n'all - To do something with gusto. Usually Crazy old bat. Gasbag - Chatterbox someone who talks too much. Gunyah - A small poorly constructed dwelling. (As in it's cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey) Chew and spew - Cheap eating joint with poor quality food. Moosh - Mouth. Park a tiger on the rug - Vomit. console.log(event + ',' + suggestion.permalink + ',' + dataset); CHECK OUT OUR >>> NEW <<< VIDEO INDEX PAGE. Give it a burl - To try and do something. Barbie - Barbecue. Sickie - Sick leave from work. Dink or dinky was to carry just one passenger. source: autocomplete.sources.hits(index, {hitsPerPage: 10}), Joey - Baby kangaroo. Donk - Vehicle engine. A combo A combo. "Judy just went bonkers." Piece of cake - Easy task. Tall poppies - Very successful people. Cockroach - Queensland expression for people from New South Wales. "The cops turned up and Bruce bolted." Short and curlies - Pubic hair. Curry (give someone) - Make things difficult for someone. The list below gives a few of the most common Australian food-and-drink terms, plus many of their "slanguage" idioms. Nippy - Cold. Full as a boot - Drunk. I'll be buggered - An exclamation of surprise. Have a slash - Urinate. Suss (a bit) - Dodgy. Tumble to - Become aware. It is helpful to understand all the variants, but it is not necessary to survive your stay here. It's not all 'brekkie' and 'barbie.' 'He had a good innings.' Like a two-bob watch - Erratic. All over him / her like a rash - Someone who can't keep their hands to themselves. Do a Melba - Return from retirement many times. Usually in conversation as in; 'He really dropped a clanger.' Nag - Horse. Lezzo - Lesbian. This is not intended to be a complete dictionary of Australian slang and terminology but I have put a few Aussie slang words, local names and terms together here and will add to the list from time to time. On the nose - Bad smell. Also a female breast. 'That meat looks a bit iffy to me.' Slang for a garbage collector. Drag the chain - Lag behind, go slow. Technicolour yawn - Vomit. Wouldn't know his arse from his elbow - Dim witted person. Tee up - Arrange something. Sticks / stands out like a dog's balls - Very obvious. Wouldn't it rot your socks off! Bright spark - Clever person. 'Did you see that pair in the street? Face like a chook's arse - Someone who is showing their misery on their face. Clagged out - Exhausted. Spit the dummy - Lose your temper. toilet. Sweet Fanny Adams - Nothing. Snowdropper - Someone who steals women's underclothes from a washing line. Purler - Good, great. Billy cart - Child's go kart. Whiz (to take a) - Urinate. Hasn't got an earthly - No chance at all. Also watching the grass grow. Things are crook in Tallarook - Said when things are going wrong. It does no harm. Hide the sausage / salami (play) - Sexual intercourse. var index = client.initIndex('wp_posts_post'); The Australian Language. Kiwi - New Zealander. Back o' Bourke - Anywhere away from the big cities and towns. Purple patch - A run of good luck. Originates from the idea that people from that region falsify injuries to get compensation. Interpretation Translation  Any tic of the clock. Thing-a-ma-jig - Anything you can't remember the name of. Ace: Just like in British slang, ‘ace’ is a compliment given to praise some achievement. Also Bloody oath. Underdaks - Underpants. Plates of meat - Feet. Kiddiewink - Child. Matilda - Swag. Boiler - An old woman or an old hen unfit to eat. Jack of - Fed up with. More movements than a Swiss watch - Untrustworthy person. Min min lights - Mysterious lights seen in the outback. Drippy - Boring. Not backward in coming forward - Someone who is not afraid to ask for what they want. Knock back - Refusal. Bear in mind there are also regional and demographic language differences within Australia and the context and tone used when expressing a word, can change it's meaning. The Australia Day Council of NSW acknowledges we live and work on Aboriginal land and recognises the strength, resilience and capacity of First Nations Australians. Welcome to the YouTube ANZ Spotlight channel, your daily go-to for discovering what's new and trending in Australia, New Zealand and around the world. Knocking shop - Brothel. Humdinger - Very good. Bag - Uncomplimentary term for a woman or to criticize something. 'I wanted a proper explanation but she was just airy fairy.' Beat around the bush - To avoid coming to the point in a conversation. Australian adaptation of 'could sell refrigerators to the Eskimos'. Brown eye - Showing ones bottom pulling the cheeks apart, similar but more vulgar than mooning. (Also family jewels.) Keep one for Ron - Keep something for later on. Have a snort - Drink an alcoholic drink usually spirits. Cluey - Knowledgeable. Banged up - In prison. The word originally meant 'pimp'. The dreamtime can be viewed as the Aboriginal view of 'genesis'. This glossary of climbing terms is a list of definitions of terms and jargon related to rock climbing and mountaineering. Rare as rocking horse shit (or chicken's teeth) - Very rare indeed. 'Bruce was so keen he was up at sparrows fart.' Aussie Slang Playing Cards. Stiff bickies - Tough luck. Bull bar - Protective bar bolted on the front of a vehicle. Bloody oath - Unqualified agreement. Stuffed - Exhausted or beyond repair. Has a few palings missing from the fence - Mentally unstable. from south of the border). Codswallop - A load of nonsense. 'Well that was a turn up for the books.' - Shove it up your backside! Same as yobbo. As in: "Do that again and I'll put my boot up your clacker!" Now, you can make the most of your Aussie slang with these three ripper gadgets… 1. Jaffle - Toasted sandwich with sealed edges. 2013. Right now. Built like a brick shit house - Anything that is very big and strong. Bun in the oven - Pregnant. Liquid laugh - Vomit. Shag - Sexual intercourse. Month of Sundays - A very long time. Get stuffed! Wikipedia Dictionaries. Cotton on - Understand something. (Australian, NZ, British) a mark made to indicate agreement, correctness or acknowledgement; checkmark ; Indicate that you are willing to receive marketing material by putting a tick in the box ; A lifer (bird seen by a birdwatcher for the first time) that is uninteresting and routine, thus merely a tick mark on a list. (Also chrome dome, flies skating rink, curly etc.) - Pardon me? (Obsolete) More common these days is 'dog box'. Like a one-legged man at an arse-kicking party - Out of place. Southerly Buster - Strong southerly winds. Illywhacker - Con man. Dobber - An informer. Jillaroo is the female version. 'Bruce has been on the turps again.' Lively as a blow fly on a winter's day - No energy. Couldn't fight his way out of a wet paper bag - A weak person. Some may consider some of the Australian words below to be 'slang', however most are used commonly enough to be considered part of mainstream Australian English. Slag off at - To speak contemptuously of someone or something. Sanga / sanger - Sandwich. Chew the fat - To have a long talk. Bush - Anywhere away from town. Jack off - Masturbate. Bride's nightie (Up and down like a) - Anything that fluctuates. Face fungus - Beard. "The car's gone bung again" or "Just bung your togs over there." I | Lob in / lob up - Turn up unexpectedly. Yonks - A long period of time. Pull your pud - Masturbate. Know a thing or two - To have good knowledge of something. Buggered if I know - No idea at all. Richard Cranium - Short form of Richard is Dick and cranium means head, put the two together and you get 'Dick head'. Thick as two short planks - Dim witted person. Old chook - Old woman. Yobbo - Larrikin with anti-social tendencies. Cane toad - Someone from Queensland. 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