Dictionary of Aussie Slang

I'll start and correct me if you disagree with a definition or if I have used a slang word that isnt actually unique to Australia


sick - cool/good
cut it sick - go out and party (as in I'm going to cut it sick tonight)
Sheila- woman
Durry - ciggerette
thongs - shoes not g-strings
pash - kiss
root - sex

Hmmm come one there are heaps more I just cant think of them

 

Dunny P)= Toilet
Verandah?
Ute- Utility Truck

 

At the ABC website there is a wordmap of Aussie English.

 

narky - angry / upset

 

I don't understand Australians sometimes. I mean what is with these bizarre words? I must refresh my razoodox with a book of Aussie Slang.

 

choof - smoke buds
bloody oath - i agree

 

from a VERY homesick australian in Ireland but travelling is good

 

Earbasher - someone who talks incessantly
porcelain bus - toilet for vomiting
Blind Freddy - an imaginary character who can see what stupid people can't
strewth - an exclamation of shock or horror, short for "God's Truth"
strike me handsome - losing your patience with someone
cow - very difficult
sport - addressing a stranger
cobber - old friend
billy - bong
pipe - marijuana
kylie - Aboriginal word for 'boomerang'
lucy looselegs - a sexually immoral woman
Roy - middle class guys from Sydney
bogan/bevan - Australian redneck

 

'strike me handsome' AND 'roy'

Never heard of these before, especially 'Roy'... then again, I'm originally from Sydney.

 

First of all just let me say "Whoo Hoo" my 100th post (High Five for me).

Anyway.
Chunda= Vomit
To Have a Yarn= A chat/Talk with someone
Bugger= Dang/ Damn/ Wow

 

stubby = beer in a bottle
tinny = beer in a can

 

love those ones lol good on ya arty:

 

Bogan means someone who is really poor or someone who thinks they're rich but they aren't.

 

a boggie = a shower
date hole = ass hole
lol
a choock = a chicken

isnt there diffrent slang in different regions though? I've been hanging around with "queenslandas" hehe for some time now

 

Flamin' mongrel - (Help me on this one guys)

Flamin' Galah! - (Same as above)

G'day - Hello

Good - The response to "how are you?" Australians all say this, but don't seem to realise that it doesnt make sense

Cuppa - cup of tea (or coffee?)

Bluey - Kelpie dog right? Or a red head.

I give up.

Mooka - a date hole? Lol who thought that one up? I've never heard it.

 

Crook: Sick
Dog n Bone: The Phone
Half a mongrel: A semi hard on
Dumb Mole: A silly woman
Tinny: (a can of beer, as advised earlier) or an aluminium boat
Vegemite Driller: A gay male
No Dramas: Not a problem
Bloke: a man
Thunder box: Toilet

 

@Andy : Haha ur so funny.. yeah! i got it all of word of aussie slanq
Probably next year I would go to aussie for college..

 

Arvo : afternoon
Aussie salute : brushing away flies with the hand
Bloke : man, guy
Bogan : person who takes little pride in his appearance, spends his days slacking and drinking beer
Chrissie : Christmas
Dead horse : Tomato sauce
Drongo : a dope, stupid person
Dunny : outside lavatory
Esky : large insulated food/drink container for picnics, barbecues etc.
Franger : condom
Longneck : 750ml bottle of beer in South Australia
Lob, lob in : drop in to see someone
Roo : kangaroo
Rubbish (verb) : to criticize
Shit house (adj.) : of poor quality, unenjoyable
Sickie : day off sick from work
Spewin' : very angry
Root (verb and noun) : synonym for f*ck in nearly all its senses

 

smoko - short break at work

 

Many Uses Of The Term Bastard As Told To English Immigrants

We May Not Have A National Flag, But We Do Have A National Noun. Visitors To Australia Would Do Well To Be Instructed In Its Many Shades Of Meaning.

Its An Extremely Useful Noun.
It Is As Valuable To Australians As Coconut Is To Polynesians.

You Will Be Told That It Is A Term Of Endearment. Friends Greet Each Other With Phrases Like "hello You Old Bastard, What Are You Drinking?" Or
Where've You Been You Old Bastard?

This Privelege However Is Reserved For Friends. Any Stranger Who Refers To An Australian As A Bastard Will Need Reinforcements.

You May If You Like Refer To Yourself As Being, A Bit Of A Bastard, And The Definition Will Be Accepted.
If You Hear A Third Person In His Absence Being Described As A Bastard, The Word Will Not Be A Term Of Endearment.

There Is A Vast Difference Between Friendly Bastards And Unfriendly Bastards, And There Are Many Other Kinds Of Bastards In Between.
The Best Kind Is Your Friend.

Then There's The Fellow Who's....not A Bad Poor Bastard... And The One Who's A.....
Harmless Poor Bastard...and The One Who's......a Poor Stupid Bastard......
All Of Whom Are Not Bad Bastards When You Get To Know Them.

But The Fellow Referred To As "that" Bastard, Is Indeed A Proper Bastard To Be Avoided If Possible.

The Worst Kind Of All Is The.......useless Bludgin' Bastard.....who Fortunately Is Rare.........useless Bludgin' Bastards Have No Friends At All.

Until And If Ever You Become Familiar With All The Shades Of Meaning Given To The Word Bastard, It Will Be Better For You To Leave It Out Of Your Conversation, Otherwise You May Acquire A Reputation For Being.......a Know All Bastard.........
Which Will Mean That You Know Nothing At All........

Discuss The Word If You Like With Anybody, But Don't Use It About Anybody.