Aussie Cossie = Swimwear; Speedos (Speedos are an Aussie cossie, as they are regarded as good Australian-designed bathers, i.e. Australia for the Australians! [The Bulletin, 2 July 1887]Australia for the Australians = A nationalist catch phrase, demanding sovereignty for the native Australians (the Australian-born). Sanger is an alteration of the word sandwich.Sango appeared as a term for sandwich in the 1940s, but by the 1960s, sanger took over to describe this staple of Australian cuisine. Click Go the Shears [traditional Australian song, 1890s] he was carrying on like a pork chop. A Bondi tram (Sydney)shoot through like a Bondi tram = To depart very quickly, to move fast, e.g. bust up = A disagreement or fight, e.g. Derived from dinkum. falling head over heels, e.g. Bluey - bluebottle jellyfish. carn = Strine for Come on, especially used when barracking for a team, e.g. Gropers = An abbreviated form of Sandgropers, i.e. Similar to the phrase Damn you to hell. Emma Chisit = A reference to the Australian pronounciation of How much is it?; based upon an allegedly true incident in which an author, at a book signing, was handed a book by a customer, who asked How much is it?, and the author signed the book with the message To Emma Chisit. Go on, give us a dink on your bike; also referred to as double-dinking. See: IAC list on Trove. You can borrow my hammer; but, remember, its a boomerang. I havent got a brass razoo, This isnt worth a brass razoo (although they never existed as such, some brass razoos were manufactured at one stage as a novelty item, based upon the saying). a few cents short of a dollar = [See the entry: a few sandwiches short of a picnic.]. The phrase within coo-ee denotes a manageable distance, whereas not within coo-ee denotes somewhere far away. Taken from the rhyming slang apples and spice for nice. Anzac. stoush = A fight or brawl, e.g. 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. The stage manager divvied up the takings; can also be spelt as divvie. We fanged it out of there. divvy = Divide, e.g. A list of significant Australiana The G = The Melbourne Cricket Ground, abbreviated as The MCG, further abbreviated as The G. coldie - beer. Geez, its a real stinker out there, Its stinking hot, Its a stinker of a day. bush week = Uncultured behaviour, referring to the possibility of people living in the bush (without refined manners) coming down to the city en masse and acting up, e.g. Mu fix you up = To pay someone, e.g. Your email address will not be published. Derived from the taste of beer. billy lid = Rhyming slang for kid (child). popular as a Jew in Germany = A reference to someone who is not very popular; e.g. do = To bash or fight someone, e.g. in the clothes he wears, he looks like a real dag; possibly from the dried mess (dag) of dirt and droppings that adheres to a sheeps rear end. A greeting used by an older generation of Australians. It means difficult, dangerous or challenging. @James, from my experience cobber is a generational thing, typically said by our older mothers and fathers who would have been born in the WWII era. Bullamakanka = Somewhere very far away. grog = Alcohol, an alcoholic drink, e.g. bloody. This is part of the Australia tradition of giving various names an o suffix, e.g. may your chooks turn into emus and kick your dunny down = A phrase expressing ill-will, e.g. His mate nicked his girlfriend and he chucked a mental. This is part of the Australia tradition of giving various names a zza suffix, e.g. Hes got a few kangaroos loose in the top paddock. lolly = A piece of confectionary, a candy, a sweet (an abbreviation of lollypop). Winfield Blue cigarettes), swears a lot, drinks beer a lot, and has a mullet haircut. He was big-noting himself to impress that girl. Aussie is the best country in the world, Holden is an Aussie car. swimming costume) or Speedos (from the brand-name Speedos, manufacturer of bathers). Have a decko at that!. not British sterling). He cracked the exams (possibly from someone successfully opening or cracking a safe). first cab off the rank = To be the first to take advantage of an opportunity; similar to first in, best dressed; from getting the first taxi cab from a queue of taxis (a taxi rank). Someone stole his bike and he chucked a wobbly. He dudded me on the deal. spewin = Angry, very upset, not very happy, e.g. boozer = [2] Someone who drinks a lot of alcoholic drinks, especially beer. 26 Comments "G'day cobber!" (a greeting used by an older generation of Australians)A collection of Australian slang words and phrases. pull your head in = Shut up and mind your own business. 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). Im as dry as a nuns nasty; based upon a disrespectful reference to a nuns private parts from lack of sexual activity. In Australia, the terms bugger and buggery are relatively inoffensive (in the right context, they are only as offensive as the word damn); however, this usage is very different to other places, which is why the ABC television show Club Buggery (1995-1997) had problems being sold to overseas markets, since in other countries the term buggery is only known regarding its original meaning of anal intercourse (in 1998 the show was revamped as The Channel Nine Show). Fair dinkum, thats what happened. spat the dummy = To have a tantrum, get angry, be of bad temper; e.g. That expression, maybe only in Sydney, was Shot through like a Bondi tram,. (Supplied: Chelsey Horne) Gnarly Gnarly can mean very good as well. chewy on your boot = A derogatory phrase called out at AFL matches (the imputation being that the caller hopes that the footballer has chewing gum stuck on his boot, so that he cant kick the ball properly). Well, drink Bonox!. Derived from knackers, a slang term for castanets. Phrase/term . He caught the wog (stomach bug). Vandemonians = Tasmanians. Bananalanders = Queenslanders; i.e. Derived from the gold rush days, when people fossicked for gold. Your email address will not be published. It is the language of a people who call things what they are while simultaneously looking to limit the amount of time it takes to get a . You reckon Australia was founded in the year 1500? Australian slang chockablock = Full, e.g. Fair crack of the whip. chuck = [2] To vomit, to chuck up, to throw up, e.g. digger = [1] Friend, cobber, mate. All-purpose intensifying adjective. = 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). dink = To carry someone as a passenger on a bike, e.g. Derived from the perception that galahs (a species of bird) are not very bright. choof off = To depart, usually (but not always) said in a friendly manner, e.g. Brisvegas/Brizzie: Informal name of the city of Brisbane. come the raw prawn = To try to impose on someone, or to seek an advantage, e.g. Often depicted as someone with a strong Australian accent, who swears, drinks a lot of beer, and who has very few social graces; stereotyped as wearing (in the heat) shorts, blue t-shirt, and thongs (footwear), with a tinnie or stubbie of beer in his hand. dry as a nuns nasty = Very dry, or very thirsty, e.g. The phrase bugger it means damn it. Derived from the name of the Australian television series Skippy, about a kangaroo. chuck a sickie = To have a day off work, claiming to be sick whilst not being ill at all (falsely claiming sick leave). Dryblower Murphy Derived from the term Cabbage State, referring to the state of Victoria; the term infers that, because the state is quite small (compared to the other states of Australia), Victoria is about the size of a cabbage garden. game as Ned Kelly = Someone who is brave, willing to face incredible odds, e.g. as ugly as a hatful of arseholes = A negative reference to someones looks. ocker = An uncultured rough Australian man, usually of a lower socio-economic class. ripper = Something really good. Derived from the hard life of a dingo, who may not always find it easy to obtain food. When that idiot crashed into my car, I was spewin. Im going to get on the blower, and find out whats goin on. My belief of that usage is that it means something like PUSHY, perhaps RUDE, perhaps ill-mannered. [See the entry: bugger.]. From a reference to an outdoor toilet. Bodgy - of inferior quality. not the full quid = Someone who is perceived to be lacking in intelligence, a person who is not very bright; refers to lacking enough coin to make up a full quid (dollar or pound); similar to Hes only fifty cents to the dollar and a few cents short of a dollar. Youre useless, you should go south til your hat floats. The expression of words in an Australian accent is known as Strine (which is how many Aussies say the word Australian). The Institute of Australian Culture dong = To hit or punch, e.g. Soldiers at a Furphys water cart, World War OneGeebung = Somewhere very far away. Im going to see the relos at Christmas. Scabs are also known as blacklegs. ugly tree = A negative reference to someones looks, e.g. pick the eyes out = To acquire the best parts of something, e.g. Top Enders = People from that area of the NT from Katherine north. bitser = A dog of mongrel pedigree; from being bits of this pedigree and bits of that pedigree. earbash. Youve got Buckleys chance of winning Tattslotto. In the last race, he just bolted it in. spunk rat spunk.nl spunked spunkie spunkier Spunkier spunkiest Spunkiest spunk in English dictionary . Hes a dinky-di Australian; similar to true blue. Sausage. Im a bit sus of the tyres on my car, I think theyre no good, I think that used-car dealer is a bit sus. Its 12 Ks to the nearest petrol station. Cabbage Gardeners = Victorians. Mary Hannay Foott hes an arsey bastard. Can also be used when talking to any younger person (even an adult) in a parental or negative fashion, e.g. 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. as useful as an ashtray on a motorbike = Someone, or something, that is not useful. (Top) B. Bikkie : biscuit ( also "it cost big bikkies" - it was expensive) Billabong : an oxbow lake cut off by a change in the watercourse. It includes words and meanings that have originated in Australia, that have a greater currency here than elsewhere, or that have a special significance in Australian history. noggin = Head, e.g. carked it = To die; stop working, e.g. As the debate continues over whether Australia Day should be celebrated on January 26, this series looks at the politics of some unresolved issues swirling around Australia Day - namely, the republic and reconciliation. australian slang. 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