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Ozzie Slang

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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X

XXXX - Pronounced four-ex beer
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Y

Yabber - Chat
Yack - Chat or vomit
Yarn - Tell a story
Yobbo - uncouth loudmouth
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Z

Zonked - Tired exhaused
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