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Ozzie Slang

Itchy Feet Team | Sep 04, 2008 | Comments 0

Slang words, are words, which are used to resemble English words, but have evolved into a kind of second language that Australian’s use every day. The list here is not exhaustive, however it will give you an idea of what to expect. A good rule of thumb is don’t try to use to many slang words in a sentence. If you are unsure of what the word means don’t use it either, in the wrong context you will seem like a try hard and will look very uncool!

A

Aggro- Aggressive
Ankle biter- Infant
Arvo- Afternoon
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B

Battler- Someone who struggles financially blue collar worker lower class
Beaut- good (also bewdy) bewdy good thing
Bender – Big drinking session
Berko – Go mad or crazy
Biffo – Fight
Big Bikkies – Lots of money
Big smoke – City
Bingle – car accident
Bloke – Man
Blotto – Drunk “I got blotto last night”
Blow-in – Newcomer
Blowie – Blowfly
Bludger – Lazy person
Blue – Fight
Bluey – A redhead
Boofhead – idiot, fool unliked person
Booze – Alcohol usually beer
Bottleo – (Bottle-ee-o) Bottleshop
Brekkie – Breakfast
Brown nose – some one who sucks up usually to the boss for some gain.
Buckleys – No chance
Bundy – Rum made in Budaberg QUeensland from cane sugar. Warning There is a fight in every bottle.
Burl – give it a go. “I’ll give it a burl”.
Bushed – Tired
Buggered – Tired Stuffed
Bust a gut – Work hard
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C

Cabbie or Cabbage – Taxi Driver
Cack – Laugh, someone who is funny to be scared to lose control. “They area Cack” “I Cacked myself”
Chrissie – Christmas
Chuck – Throw or be sick
Chuck a u-ie – Make a U turn in a car.
Chunder – to vomit
Cobber – Mate or friend
Country mile – a long distance
Crash – to go to sleep. To stay at someone elses house. “I’ll crash at your place”
Crock – not true, nonsense. “That’s a crock…”
Cuppa – Cup of Tea
Cushie – To have it easy
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D

Dag – Fool, uncool person.
Daks – Trousers
Date – Rectum sphincter
Deadset – Is that true
Dipstick – Stupid person
Doona – Duvet, blanket, quilt
Drongo – Idiot (not commonly used any more)
Duds – trousers
Dunny – Toilet.
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E

Earbashing – If someone talks continually to you that is an Earbashing.
Esky – Insulated ice box used to keep food usually beer cold when outdoors
Exie – Expensive “That is to Exie”
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F

Fair Dinkum – The truth, honest. Can be used as a statement or a question depending on tone. “Are you fair dinkum?” or “Fair Dinkum he is an idiot!”
Fair go – Give me a chance
Fang – Eat, snack
Feed – to eat or have a meal.
Fess up – confess or own up
Footie – Aussie Rules football or Rugby League or Union.
Franger – Condom
Furphy – Rumour or lie
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G

G’day – Hello, a greating “G’day Mate”
Garbo – Garbage collector
Good nick – Good condition
Green Can - VB beer
Grog – Alcohol
Guernsey – To be allowed to participate, to win approval.
Gumby – Fool, idiot
Gutser – to have an accident “to have a gutser”
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H

Half your luck – Well done, congratulations
Hard yards – work hard
Heave – Vomit
Hittin – to go drinking (beer) “Lets get on the hittin”

Hooley Dooley – Wow
Hoo roo – Goodbye
Hoon – reckless driver
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I

Idiot Box – Television
Irrits – To be annoyed ” You give me the irrits”
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J

Jocks – Underpants
Joshin – joking
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K

Kark it – Die or deep sleep “I karked it last night”
Knock – criticise “Don’t knock it”
Knuckle sandwich – a punch with a fist.
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L

Larrikin – jovial, playful all round good guy.
Lingo – Language
Lippie – Lipstick
Lush – An attractive woman
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M

Maccas – Mcdonalds food chain
Mate – Friend, used instead of someones name. COmmonly used with G’day as a greeting “G’day mate”
Mates Rates – Discount for friends
Moon tan – Pale skin
Mozzie – Mosquito
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N

Narky – Upset, angry, moody
No worries – It’s fine, It’s OK
Nude nut – Bald head (Don’t mention this to people who are bald)
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O

Ocker – Common person, very Austarlian.
Old Cheese – Mother
Old Girl – Mother
Old Lady – Wife
Old Man – Father
Olds / Oldies – Parents
Onya – Good on you. “Onya mate”
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P

Pash – Kiss
Perve – lustful gaze
Piccy – Picture
Piker – Leave early from a party
Plonk – Cheap wine
Pokies – Poker Machines
Pommie – English person
Prezzie – a gift
Pushie – bicycle
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Q

Quids – money “I wouldn’t do it for quids”
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R

Rack off – go away
Rapt – very pleased
Rellies – Relatives
Ridgy didge – genuine honestly
Rip snorter – excellent thing
Ripper – great
Rissole – hamburger meat
Roo – Kangaroo
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S

Sanger – Sandwich
Servo – Service station, gas station
Sheila – Female, woman “Have a look at that sheila”
Shoot Through – Leave
Shout – Round of drinks (beer)
Slab – 24 cans of beer
Snag – Sausage
Sook – Cry baby
Sparrows fart – Dawn
Spewin – Upset, disapointed also vomit
Spunk – Good looking
Squiz – Have a look
Strife – in trouble
Struth – Exclamation of a point, wow
Subbies – shorts or beer bottles
Sunnies – Sunglasses
Swill – to drink alcohol (beer) “Lets get on the swill” Top

T

Tantie – Tantrum
Tassie – Tasmania
Technicolour Yawn – To vomit
Thongs – Rubber sandles, flip flops.
Tinnie – Can of beer, small aluminum boat
Togs – Swimsuit
Trackie Dacks – Tracksuit pants
Treadly – Bicycle
Troppo – slightly mad
Truckie – Truck driver
True Blue – Genuine Australian
Tub – Bath Shower or wash
Tucker – Food
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U

Undies – Underwear
Unreal – excellent
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V

Vege out - Relax
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W

Walkabout – Disapear
Whinge – Complain
Whole kit and kaboodle – Got the lot everything
Wog - Illness usually a cold.
Woop Woop – Middle of nowhere
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