dead-set drongo = Someone who is regarded as a total idiot, stupid, clumsy or worthless, e.g. [See the entry: bugger.]. However, when I look at his second meaning, this seems to cover your given usage: Bullamakanka = Somewhere very far away. duck-shoving = To move things around, to jockey for position, or to evade responsibility. Excuse me, say again? I mentioned this in passing amongst some American friends. stoked = Excited, exhilarated, e.g. But it s all right for her, she s got a whole smorgasbord selection of classic spunk Contemporary slang, spunk-rat Australian Slang sexually attractive person English dialects glossary, spunk n 1a. Bananalanders = Queenslanders; i.e. 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. the movie theatre was chockablock, there were no empty seats left, the train was chockers, so no more passengers could get in. Fremantle Doctor = The cool breeze that blows in to Fremantle and Perth in the evenings. Similar to oo roo. phrase pissed to the eyeballs: https://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=117007, Spewin (adj) objecting to a situation, place or thing causing the person to become vocally angry, agitated or upset. dob = To inform on, e.g. arsed = Dont feel like doing something, not in the mood to do something, cant be bothered, e.g. Can also be used when inviting someone to have a fight, e.g. Scabs are also known as blacklegs. go south til your hat floats = A relatively polite way of telling someone to go drown themselves, e.g. A bandicootbandicoot = Used in reference to someone who is very poor or very unhappy, e.g. Mild admonishment. Can be used for emphasis, e.g. Singular: Anglo. point the bone = To wish ill upon someone; from the practice of Aboriginal witch doctors, who would point a bone at someone in order to place a curse upon them. dead-set. "I eat brekkie every morning before sunup." 2. Hes a real bloody drongo. If you do not wish to be offended, then please do not read any further. Similar to the phrase not worth a brass razoo. they became great friends, they got on like a house on fire. Early in 2017, the Australian pie company Four'N Twenty expressed its concern that Australians hadn't been "slinging slang" enough, and so launched its "Save Our Slang" campaign, aimed at promoting some 70 you-beaut, dinky-di, true-blue Aussie-isms ( bloke, bogan, grouse . Barbie = [2] Abbreviation of Barbara. So, that's why we simply define slang as very informal language or specific words used by a group of people. Just like the silly Australian Culture and Stereotypes. Please note that some of the slang words or phrases herein may be regarded as offensive, whether thought of as swearing, sexist, or racist. slant-eye = An Asian person (a derogatory term). clucky = Refers to a woman who is showing interest in babies, or in having a baby, from the clucking of a mother hen over her chicks. ballsy Days of thunder and glory:). He dudded me on the deal. theyre living out in the back blocks. She is a "root rat" She's a bit of a "root rat" That chick is a "root rat" by David Clarke February 2, 2005. Australian Slang is just another product of the colonisation of the world by the British Empire. [See the entry: youve got two chances.]. In the last race, he just bolted it in. Kookaburra decko = To look, e.g. Dorothy Dixer = A question asked in parliament by a member of the same party as a planned question in order to enable the responder to give a prepared speech; from a letters section in a newspaper where readers would write to Dorothy Dix, of which some were supposed to have been written by the newspaper staff themselves. Crow-eater = Someone from South Australia. he smoked his durry outside, hurry for your durry. This is part of the Australia tradition of giving various names a zza suffix, e.g. Contents 1 Episode guide 1.1 Season 1: 1995 1.2 Season 2: 1996 1.3 Season 3: 1997 Wikipedia, Meet the Feebles Theatrical release poster Directed by Peter Jackson Produced by Wikipedia, Darkwing Duck s intertitle Genre Animated series Format Action/Adventure Wikipedia. Leaping up to take a markand the big men fly = A reference to Australian Rules Football, where players leap into the air to catch the ball (take a mark). Spunk-rat sexually attractive person arseholes = People who are considered to be not nice, e.g. Also spelt hooroo. Similar to get off the grass, get out of town. sweet as = Awesome, fantastic, really good, terrific, e.g. In this article, we divide all the Australian slang words into three main groups: slang abbreviations ending in -ie (barbie, sunnies), slang abbreviations ending in -o (e.g. all over bar the shouting = A reference to something which is not yet finished, but where the outcome is certain. blue = [2] Feeling down or depressed, e.g. Timeline of Australian history and culture Are you for real?). 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. It had rained that much, the ground was wet enough to bog a duck. cant be arsed = Dont feel like doing something, not in the mood to do something, cant be bothered, e.g. Ah spewin mate, cant believe she took the last roll.. Folk music and bush music (videos) A call from the Dardanelles: Coo-ee wont you come?coo-ee = A call used in the bush, especially if lost, or to attract attention; also used to indicate a long distance, e.g. Apple Islanders = Tasmanians. Singular: ambo. List and definition of Australian Slang, Local Lingo and Unique Phrases. cuppa = A cup of tea, or a cup of coffee, e.g. A long way away, the back of nowhere. Definitely used as an expression of luck vs skill as in that was pure arse. Rommels comments on Australian soldiers [1941-1942] Brisvegas/Brizzie: Informal name of the city of Brisbane. Use this Aussie slang in your day-to-day conversations and Aussie might think you're one of their own. [See the entry: Bandywallop.]. In other Australian slang contexts, bugger means damn (damnation). dillybag = A small bag, from the Aboriginal term for a bag or basket. grog = Alcohol, an alcoholic drink, e.g. Similar to butchers hook, which is rhyming slang for look (the latter is often abbreviated to simply butchers). The phrase is based on spunky in the sense of spirited, and is influenced also by spunk in the sexual sense. it was so obvious that even Blind Freddie could have seen it, even Blind Freddie could have done it. chardonnay socialists = Leftists from well-off socio-economic backgrounds. Marie E. J. Pitt = 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). (Supplied: Chelsey Horne) Gnarly Gnarly can mean very good as well. The full phrase is She bangs like a dunny door in a cyclone. Similar to knackered, shattered, stonkered. stinker = A very hot day, e.g. Go on mate, choof off, get going. go walkabout = To disappear, to go off somewhere, especially unexpectedly. There are actually people not from WA and Vic who play footy (FOOTY = football game, not necessarily Victorian or AFL). someone who hasnt got any guts (courage). I tried to learn algebra, but I couldnt get a handle on it. chuck a wobbly = Have a tantrum, get angry (the imputation is that one is acting like a mentally disabled person having a fit, wobbling about all over the place); also chuck a fit, chuck a mental, chuck a mickey, e.g. And the big men fly boongs = Derogatory name for Aborigines; also used for Papua New Guineans (PNG used to be a territory of Australia). 2013. spunk rat n Australian a sexually attractive young person. 1. good looking person (of either sex); 2. she gave him curry when he got back late from the pub. loo = Toilet (crapper, dunny, shitter, water closet). on the turps = Drinking alcohol excessively; similar to the phrases on the grog, on the piss, and on the sauce. If your brains were dynamite they wouldnt part your hair = Derogatory phrase, inferring that someone is not very smart. relo = Abbreviation for relative (i.e. [See the entry: cockies.]. bathers - swimsuit. You may find that Australians tend to speak quickly and have an unusual way of pronouncing words. Australia for the White man = A nationalist catch phrase; it was the motto of the influential magazine The Bulletin from 1908 until 1960. Ring the rattlesnake? Barbie - Barbecue Bathers - Swimsuit Beauty! boozer = [2] Someone who drinks a lot of alcoholic drinks, especially beer. Sheila initially was how Aussies would refer to Irish women, but eventually the name stuck as slang for women in general. beaut = Something that is great, e.g. bomb = A no-good car, of bad appearance, or poor mechanical worth, e.g. = An advertising slogan for Bonox drink; subsequently used in a jocular teasing fashion to give hitchhikers false hope of getting a lift, e.g. City of Churches = Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. bottler = Someone who is really good. currency lads, currency lasses = Native-born Australians; from colonial times when British coinage was scarce and Australian traders produced their own promissory notes or currency (i.e. beyond the Black Stump = Somewhere that is far away from civilisation. Rather less imaginatively, they are also called 'ballhuggers'. Derived from the practice of young male Aborigines going walkabout, heading off into the wilderness, to live alone for several months, as a rite of passage. Also rendered as Oz. Shes been in bed with a wog (referring to someone being ill, but with a double entendre of being in bed with a person of Southern European or Mediterranean extraction). Siphon the python? Similar to a rooster one day, a feather duster the next. Have a geek at this!; not to be confused with the term geek referring to a studious person, bookworm, or nerd. I didnt know that was going to happen. Go bite your bum, chum. = A question asking as to someones state of wellbeing, meaning How are you going? or How are you today?, Howzit goin? True blue Aussie terms can make for some of the cutest nicknames for your little boy. Youve got Buckleys chance of winning Tattslotto. In AmE, the vulgar senses of spunk are rare and are in context. See: IAC list on Trove. fair suck of the sauce bottle = To call for fair treatment, or a demand to give someone a reasonable chance, e.g. An alternative usage is She bangs like a shithouse door. Aussie slang for "sandwich". Thorpedo = Ian Thorpe, the famous swimmer. Its 25 clicks to the RV (RV refers to a rendezvous). that boxer was built like a brick dunny, she was massive, built like a brick shithouse. See: IAC list on Trove. knackered = Very tired, exhausted. Similar to buggered, shattered, stonkered. Whoever complied this list has never been north of Victoria.. so much great stuff not included, this needs a complete overhaul. bog in = To tuck into food, or to eat food with gusto, e.g. Shes a dead set stunner, Im dead set against that. Spunk rat evolved from spunk, which appeared in the 1970s and referred to a good looking person. Yeah? On the other side of the coin, a man is known as a bloke. as useful as an ashtray on a motorbike = Someone, or something, that is not useful. Shake hands with the wifes best friend? dont get your knickers in a knot = Dont get upset. Ive known him for yonks. spunk = A handsome man, a sexy man. Not slang as such, but a well-known part of Australian pub culture. Find below our ever-growing list of common Australian Slang words you could expect to find at some point when conversing with an Australian. Although, the variation probably dates back further than that, as part of verbal culture. Thats BS!, William BuckleyBuckleys chance = Low chance or no chance of something happening, e.g. dud = Defraud, e.g. hes an arsey bastard. ethnic = A non-Anglo person; in common usage, ethnics usually refers to non-Anglo Europeans. someone (usually a woman) who can't get enough sex, starts having sex at an early age, or is continually looking for a root. wog = [2] Being ill with a bug (germ), e.g. Also rendered as everythings apples or its apples. See: 1) Drop Bear, Scientific name: Thylarctos plummetus, The Australian Museum Have a bo peep at that over there. Hes a real little bugger, isnt he?. chong = A Chinese person; usually considered derogatory. chockablock = Full, e.g. Rex Ingamells spunk google books The following definitions and usage are from: Dalzell -The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, 2nd Edition. Not a slang term as such, but included here since Americans can get confused over the term, as a rubber in the USA refers to a condom (some Americans were shocked to read that the advertised content of a showbag for young children included pencils and rubbers). back blocks = Referring to a place that is far from the city, or far from town, e.g. Bazza, Gazza, and Shazza (Barry, Gary, and Sharon). Hes moved out of home and batching it now. Gumsuckers = People from the state of Victoria. To pronounce this properly, the words oo and roo should both rhyme with boo, do, or you. Aussie = [2] Australia, or something from Australia; e.g. bog = Toilet (crapper, dunny, loo, shitter, water closet). troppo = To go crazy, loony, mad; to be mentally disturbed; acting strangely, e.g. A term arising from the vast sandy deserts of Western Australia; also, sandgroper is the name of a burrowing insect found in Western Australia, belonging to the Cylindrachetidae family). Shooting the moon [short story by Henry Lawson], Timeline of Australian history and culture, Calendar of Australian history and culture, Significant events and commemorative dates. laughing gear = Teeth, mouth, e.g. Bail Derived from knackers, a slang term for castanets. youse = You all; you guys. dirty on = To be unhappy with someone, e.g. bees knees = Something very good. Rarely heard nowadays. bitumen = A tarred road; from the bitumen used on roads. 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