an offensive term of unknown origin. is one word; I originally listed it as net ball. more frequently in that context. Cleanskin : Bottle of wine without a label. Australians
nominate
telephone exch. mail, or Internet orders. Fremantle Doctor : the cooling afternoon breeze that arrives in Perth from the direction of Freeo It is made with ground beef (beef mince, the Aussies would say) and seasonings. Most of these Oz-adopted words are British, the peoples who most influenced the formation of the unique culture that is today's Australia. Brizzy slang for Brisbane, capital city of the state of Queensland. then rolled in desiccated coconut." Franger : condom "tucking away food," originating from "Low German or Dutch. character spoke of "swings and roundabouts" at a playground. were asking. Crow eater : a person from South Australia The dictionary to which I refer below as the Oxford Australian is the Australian Pocket Oxford Dictionary, 5th ed., which, by the way, would require a very large pocket to contain it. change has occurred. fair dinkum a person or situation that is honest and just. In the U.S. when someone refers simply to
The apparent meaning is an enthusiastic "just right" or
budgie
as Americans and their employers pay their FICA insurance through payroll
It appears to be the only slang for mother, though it may simply be that I have not
ute
application or rsum. for gold A court reporter, from the noise the court reporter's machine makes when the minutes of a trial are recorded. Aussie Taryn East says she's never heard an Australian say crikey, except Steve Irwin. I saw a
abc.net.au: "The 7:30 Report is the ABC's flagship current affairs
He pointed out that an Australian
fiddler
"petrol head" refers to a car lover. about the leaves and dust' kinds of winds that you might refer to as a
Cab Sav : Cabernet Sauvignon (a variety of wine grape) bit of under / the other copulation. Such as I hucked up a big gollie.". Everyday low prices, save up to 50%. Buckleys, Buckleys chance : no chance (New Zealand stands Buckleys of beating Australia at football) NSW and QLD).". full stop
In checking the Oxford under ox, I note that, indeed (and in particular in Old
Spiffy, pretty spiffy : great, excellent it, but he won. gobsmacked
bludge
missing person.The Oxford Australian shows this as an alternate to bush-scrub, which it defines as a cross-country
that I may hear mum or mummy in Australia, but never ma or mama. carried by a swagman It is recommended that this act be augmented by pouring a beer over the crotch with the free hand to accentuate the clacks being generated. Buy "Cracker Clacker - Australian Slang" by dodgerock as a Greeting Card. The Devil Wears Prada. shellback
What is so great about zero gravity chairs? that far exceeded the depth of their crime, e.g., seven years for stealing
diary appointment book; organizer. slavery in the United States. dodgy messed up or defective. Oldies : parents Ill have to ask my oldies Aussie Taryn East found my
budgie smuggler
Morning tea for a group might take the form of a spread of fresh fruit, pastries, cakes, and
washing in some twisted conception that they're saving the earth by doing
the name of a British island and a breed of cattle, but in addition, it's
Sammy
it is unclear if the term could really be equivalent to the American
superannuation
It is assumed that this use of "waltzing Matilda" was already
banger
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Reading in Mary
Ulverston Victoria High School (UVHS) is a disgusting and generally pathetic school in the town of Ulverston, Cumbria, Northern England 1. the number of beds) at one location and the doctor had just one place to
take tea or coffee and usually a sweet pastry or cake. A maneuver where a male pulls his pants down while in a standing position (generally to the ankles), lifts his shirt with one hand, and expeditiously thrusts his hips back and forth in a swinging motion. I heard this one on Australia's Wheel of Fortune. . sledge. 1 became $2 when Australia converted to decimal currency], RRack off : push off! clacker /klk/ (say 'klakuh) noun 1. America, I only heard the term applied to men's furnishings. ta slang for thank you. chips french fries. ", My son, who has lived for extended periods of time in both Perth and Sydney, was the first to mention that Australian accents aren't as diverse as American accents, yet also the first to mention that there are what he calls "localisms": "In the west, beer is pronounced bee-ah, in the east beeh. I first heard the term on a television newscast about the new
homes. popular than pavlova. However, I heard it on the news
Roy was
The local Bottle shop has a section of their Fridge with Tallie on the front to indicate the various large bottles of 750 and European size large bottles." In the days before automation, it was where the telephone operators put you through to the number you asked for." car park
sugar, and number 2 may be written #2), or that you're preparing for a
Though now considered mild profanity, it descends from a curse that was considered quite shocking when it began circulating in England, God's Blood, which got shortened to "sblood," and then ""bloody. Taryn adds, "A
Letitia Fulton a fellow American
Lob, lob in : drop in to see someone (the rellies have lobbed) He replied, "an efficiency apartment." jackaroo a young male trainee stockman (ranch hand). I first heard it as "Anzac biscuits," a cookie made of oatmeal, flour, coconut flakes, sugar, butter, golden syrup, baking soda, and water. It might be dying away but I would not say it is that uncommon." willy willy
clacker ( plural clackers ) ( music) A percussion instrument that makes a clacking noise. program, compered by one of Australia's most respected and experienced
Whacker, whacka : Idiot; somebody who talks drivel; somebody with whom you have little patience; a dickhead then multicolored sugar sprinkles. capacity, opposite of a long neck. : great, terrific, very good The original gollywog was a black man
clacker dressing gown
I met no female Lauries in Australia, but there appear to be many male Lauries. inverted comma
It is considered rude to not offer a cup of tea or coffee to any visitor, no
choko
suite" is a matched set of living room furniture, which includes sofa(s),
Pulling the miss : Taking the micky showbag
A lamington is the only dessert more
2 Woomera? spread back to the homeland, however, because in a British
news reader
number," footy players have a "guernsey number." swimmers
One captain claimed he had done it in 22, but his flight engineer let it be known that the overspeed warning, Last edited on 31 December 2022, at 06:05, https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=clacker&oldid=70628272. A claqueur. in Bill Bryson's In a Sunburned Country. going through those awful telephone menus with a bank or other
trolley shopping cart. Nickname for people who have a high opinion of themselves. ", bludge to evade responsibility. Footy : Australian Rules football I've heard it several times on TV. ocker
says popsicle, attributing this possibly to
Salute, Aussie : brushing flies away B & S : Bachelors' and Spinsters' Ball - a very enjoyable party usually held in rural areas. See australian, slang, for, anus 2. "is Uncle Sid in town?" Queenslander
Bush : the hinterland, the Outback, anywhere that isnt in town Out of curiosity I asked my friend, Zohl D Ishtar, a sociologist who lived for several years in the Aboriginal community of Balgo, how the indigenous people define a billabong. Australia has a high road-accident mortality rate among young males. a bird only has one hole to shit, piss and root with. minor surgery in their offices, because the doctor's office is also often
sugar. shellback The following explanation is a
Bludger : lazy person, layabout, somebody who always relies on other people to do things or lend him things passage. The large
It doesnt mean theyre short of crockery! WA. Clearly part of the idea was so they would get to know the owner's daughter when she came home from boarding school! nursing home The Oxford Australian defines this as a hospital or
City slicker Claggy on one's waggy Look at other dictionaries: Clacker Clack er, n. 1. "speedos" after the Speedo brand, first adopted by competitive swimmers, later embraced as a fashion statement. ", take the piss to tolerate teasing or roasting with good humor. To cackle or cluck, as a hen. skip
their employers pay into their superannuation fund, or pension fund, just
beer bottle ALWAYS showing up to work in the hottest styles, possibly not even out for the public yet. Mull : grass (the kind you smoke) I heard the comment on television that "Hugh Jackman can take the piss; he's down to earth.". Mclean. Bingle : motor vehicle accident it) is certainly not as common here in Sydney compared to Perth. get invited out for lunch, but most likely
rock melon
sorts of people that would cut any corner to make a little more money.". skip, and recently I even heard dumpster. Rapt : pleased, delighted The word cloaca is also
Bathers : swimming costume Cards are
Dictionaries also mention that a haberdasher was, at one point in British
Veg out : relax in front of the TV (like a vegetable) Coldie : a beer no worries
sledge
influenced by American television shows. Liquid laugh : vomit Dropkick : see dipstick It may refer to only doctors who do some kind of
Birds reproduce using a sexual move called the 'clacka kiss', with the male and female birds putting their clacka's together so the male can shoot his load straight up his bitches' behind. English, fanny is a quite risque word that raises eyebrows and may even
for a moving company. Save 20-60% with unbeatable sales every day. Mexican : a person from south of the Queensland or New South Wales border are called carpets or mats, depending on pile or lack of it. oval sports stadium, primarily used for
Just as "shag," "bugger"
Aussie Taryn
Mob : family or herd (?) Raw prawn, to come the : to bullshit, to be generally disagreeable Port : suitcase (portmanteau) Cup, a program on pom-bashing stated that POM is an acronym for Prisoners
to judge if there's a strong basis for this opinion. Gutful of piss : drunk, hes got a gutful of piss She also tells me that this is a British term that is not
Aussie (pron. I had to move to Australia to bother to look up the term and learn that Aboriginal applies to native (indigenous) peoples throughout the world. [John Howe,
My recipe of the latter
Ok, the first two points in that last statement are accurate but the latter may be stretching the truth just a little. made. Australia, trolley is used to describe any number of devices that move
Australia pubs are called hotels (as well as pubs, which is a British
Tucker : food Burke's Backyard (a television
famous Aussie icon is 'the dog on the tucker box' which is a sculpture of
roo
definition: "a square shaped piece of sponge cake dipped in chocolate and
from the Australian croc legend, Steve Irwin. Dog : unattractive woman Bluey : blue cattle dog (named after its subtle markings) which is an excellent working dog. togs As in the U.S., togs is slang for clothing. Pav : Pavlova a rich, creamy Australian dessert These debit cards cannot be used for telephone,
tradie tradesman; specifically, a craftsman
imagery somehow made the term piccaninny less
A few Australians who have lived in the U.S. advised that the regional differences in accent and slang are minimal in Australia, as compared to the U.S. Deadset : true, the truth reports on television or radio, usually a journalist; a news anchor. Note: Many of the
bespoke
meat.". However, I've gone astray in the first instance by an error in spelling. truck. In the
The Oxford
of the bundle swinging back and forth as you walk thus waltzing." cos Romaine lettuce. There is a sort of social convention among Australians about touting one's own good fortune: you must never burst out with the good news that you've been given an award or won the lottery; the topic must be introduced by someone else who urges you to tell all. cutlery flatware; silverware. If done correctly, the thrusting will swing his member into contact with the abdomen on the upswing, and the leg or anus on the downswing, thereby creating a clacking sound. It was a cereal made by General Mills and marketed in the New York area during the early 1970s. Australian Taryn East states, "officially a billabong is made when a river has a loop in it and the river gets silted up so the path of the river changes, leaving the loop intact as a lake." is castrated in anticipation of his slaughter for food, the bullock is
swimmers In addition to people who swim, this
midgies
Moore's Speaking Our Language proposes that it originates from " 'cark the call of the curmudgeonly crow.' brumby
Members of my Aussie family agree with the following comment I received from Aussie Peter Hatfield: " 'Footy' is never (underline never) used in NSW, ACT or QLD for Aussie Rulesfooty in those states refers to the main football code, Rugby League (also called 'League'). is called Spaghetti Bolognaise and the
fairy bread
Grog : liquor, beer (bring your own grog, you bludger) p-plater novice driver who must display a red
Sunburned Country: "The term comes from the rolled blanket, or swag, he carried." golliwog
Bastard : term of endearment Wales, for instance, a young driver may sit the first level of the
As for
just "Hello," but always "Hello, mate." To cause to make an abrupt, sharp sound. port
of a louse or other parasitic insect." An ocker isnt just an unsophisticated person an ocker tends to have a strong, drawly aussie accent often of rural origin, with a slight tang of inbreeding ie an ocker is an Aussie hillbilly. Usually disparaging, but
Rock up : to turn up, to arrive we rocked up at their house at 8pm Cooee, not within : figuratively a long way away, far off England werent within cooee of beating Australia at cricket See you in the soup = its something you say to imply see you out in the world, in the industry, etc, Thanks for the great additions Loretta :), fall off the perch (to die, esp suddenly), Stovy (Hotrod automobilehot like a stove), Belljew Hill (Bellview hill a Sydney suburb with a significant Jewish Population), Slurry Hills (Inner Sydney Suburb of Surrey Hills), Also, holy dooley might be hooley dooley. I guessed at that reference, but have
the United States has come to mean nose tissues of any brand, so
called "lamington fingers." jelly
King Brown long-neck beer (750 ml). digger member of the Australian armed forces. a high fashion, sophisticated girl, always wearing the new Chanel or Yves Saint Laurent. strata block A building or complex of
"is a singlet, named in honour of a well known shearer." (pronounced gil' lo teen). The most famous was Ned Kelly. mash usually, mashed potatoes. boomer
There is a great
Middy : 285 ml beer glass in New South Wales fair dinkum
Society, a Catholic charity. 'you've got Buckley's hope' to, knew you meant they had none or no hope at
institution, you are instructed to press the "hash key," rather than the
Gobsmacked : surprised, astounded whinge whine. show, when a viewer wrote in that she had adopted a cat that widdles in the house. Morgan's The Life & Adventures of William
Aussie Rae Doble contributed this entry, saying "it means people in one of
Corroboree : an aboriginal dance festival rocket
Queenslander Nerida Wilson wrote to tell me "Smoko refers to morning or
about people who have gone feral, that is,
Aussie Taryn East, when she was giving me a definition of dodgy, which, among other
This has entered Aussie popular culture, with the term being
crikey Wow! off the Indian Ocean, but often enough, the hotter wind blows in from the
The larger bottles (750 ml) are called
Aussie
Click here for a personal account of one. face washer
surgery a doctor's surgery is his offices
Root rat : somebody who is constantly looking for sex. chat in addition to the usual definitions, a
penguins. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we dont use a simple average. Aussie Slang Words For Women: Sheila. Buckley's chance, mate." widdle urinate; wee wee. Shag on a rock, stands out like a : very obvious Joey : baby kangaroo corn chips and potato chips of the American variety are available in all grocery stores. Garbo, garbologist : municipal garbage collector Docket : a bill, receipt the course of their lives), hit a kangaroo. refrigerators, washing machines, dish washers, stoves. so." No drama : same as no worries cheeky brazen, somewhat shocking. two-plug outlet has two switches, one for each plug position. player may not travel while in possession of the ball and may only have it
Bush telly : campfire In the United States, veterinarians politely label such cats
a dog sitting on the lunch box of a man (presumably guarding it and
. defined as in the pink, and pink has nothing to do with color. piccaninny, piccaninny dawn
following sentence: "You're both whole wogs and I'm a half one." qualify it as Spaghetti Bolognaise (or Spag Bol). icing sugar confectioner's sugar; powdered
wrote his famous song, "Waltzing Matilda." The penguin jumpers, knitted
dole bludger chronically unemployed bum or
2. snagger as sausage.). Rabbits, foxes, cane toads, horses, domestic cats, domestic
newsreader A person who reads the news
Fly wire : gauze flyscreen covering a window or doorway. stuffed," meaning elated or overcome with joy. Fair dinkum : true, genuine nick
played. Shane Warne, a
frock up
Shoot through : to leave but over time this
In one BBC version of Jane Austen's Emma, a character remarking on the need to have a man around the house said, "While there is a wolf about, we need a man to protect the chickens. slice a dessert bar, quite popular for
doctor The word doctor is used in all the same ways as it is in
with a tomato-based meat sauce. mate friend (British origin). and Spruiker : man who stands outside a nightclub or restaurant trying to persuade people to enter television report about school children knitting jumpers for fairy
The general notion of the word seems to be "odds and
Those who frequent country roads and open
Dux : top of the class (n.); to be top of the class (v.) She duxed four of her subjects. torch
Mclean. of hotel a "public house" or "pub" and "a
dole bludger
http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/licensing/gettingalicence/car/learners/index.html). for jackaroo. Australia most immediately evokes the image of a grocery shopping
Cream (verb) : defeat by a large margin is located on the baseboard ("skirt board"). ? From there, it is up the gathered company to prod the story from you. This sent me scurrying to the Internet for a definition. These are still available in shops for casual wear (around the
shout a few
Kelpie : Australian sheepdog originally bred from Scottish collie So far I have only heard it spoken as a
Unit : flat, apartment Also used in
Arvo : afternoon. Koozie, cosy, or cozy. pertaining to a fielder heckling a batter. The ones I made looked more like a praline, very flat, and too hard to bite into. A remote device used to detonate an explosive, or anti-personal mine such as a claymore. Which is the best definition of the word Clack? Incidentally, Speedo is an Australian company. caravan
Generally used
indicate the return leg of a round trip (half the trip, in other words). It also indicates that it is
arvo afternoon. bollocks I have been hearing the exclamation "Bollocks!" However, I
meaning), to steal. shout a round / shout a few / shout a few rounds buy rounds of drinks. Such pictures come to mind that I think this is a good place to stop. Aussie Taryn East wrote to say, "This never refers to a full-scale
crispbread
As
Australian usage is more broad. British settlers and their convict laborers, partly because the British
count on it being a bar, usually with restaurant facilities, but no rooms
It was served to me on several occasions as a cake
smoke. As an English Pom I pronounce router as rooter and it was only after the meeting when I asked why people were smiling (ok laughing) that a friendly Aussie whispered to me that rooter or root basically means to, well..how can I say it Okf*ck! Hence sooky (adj.) Hottie : hot water bottle, IIcy pole, ice block : popsicle, lollypop, JJackaroo : a male trainee station manager or station hand (a station is a big farm/grazing property) Stoneware is microwave and dishwasher safe. had omitted this common Aussie word from my list. walkers, and other walking adventurers, which contains their bedding and
(Thanks to Aussie
Cheers can mean "goodbye,"
netball While basketball as it is known in
She said we should get there early and find a pozzy. Dag : a funny person, nerd, goof icing sugar
Nuns nasty, as dry as a : dry News stories about automobile
The Oxford Australian suggests it may have derived
bin
recycling tip shop a store that sells items
tinnie
In Australia (as in the UK usage), the single quotation mark is used for quotations, and the double quotation mark is used for quotations within quotationsthe reverse of American convention. Spag bol : spaghetti bolognese Bodgy : of inferior quality This term is heard in the song "Waltzing Matilda" and was also mentioned in Bryson's In a Sunburned Country. was a hamburger-vegetable mix topped with mashed potatoes. Aussie Colin Mclean
Cockie : cockatoo Spellings of slang words that end in a y sound or contain the double s so frequently pronounced as z (zed in Australian, not zee) have varying spellings. The earliest found is
who travel at very high speeds. Sister
Jacky Howe
roo bar a hefty front bumper frequently seen
Click here for one of several recipes that can be found online. (Aussie Peter Hatfield disagrees with me: "A telephone exchange could refer to a telephone conversation, but it usually means the switching apparatus. Sell your art Login Signup. sickie
Jillaroo : a female trainee station manager or station hand friends. Your help would be much appreciated.. Tickets, to have on oneself : to have a high opinion of oneself For anyone interested, there is an interesting discussion of
thanks heaps, (s)he earned heaps of money etc. Ozophile and former Perth resident reminded me I had left this one off my list. "have a nice day," or "thanks"or even all three at once. the words I once thought to be uniquely Australian), this is a verb
get lost! Root (verb and noun) : synonym for f*ck in nearly all its senses: I feel rooted; this washing machine is rooted; (s)hes a good root. reality television series, Ladette to Lady, the young
term probably derived from the Italian "scappare," meaning escape. opera. billabong I took this to mean an oasis: a waterhole and the surrounding area. 'Buckleys
fairy lights
screen door not just window.". When living or traveling in Australia, stay out of trouble by training yourself to say bum. tan. .. Welcome to the amazing world of Australian slang words. Aussie Colin Mclean adds a clarifying note:
The refrigerated dessert would be
a recent television news report showing an eighteen-wheeler wrecked in a
Swag : rolled up bedding etc. skickered
Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of
lovely phrase that is, infant dawn. People were shipped out for sentences
gaffa) : the big nothingness of the Australian Outback. Tall poppy syndrome : the tendency to criticize successful people Though the original English Royal Show has been discontinued, the well-attended Royal Show in Wales continues. Queenslander
Recently I found in Arundhati Roy's 1997 Booker
See {Claqueur}. apparently not as universally offensive as it is in the U.S.). Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. The lice are still known as lice - but mostly
Mozzie : mosquito bulldust the fine red dust of central Australia; an exclamation meaning "Nonsense!" native Australians and has made its way from Aboriginal English to
Vegemite a sandwich spread made from brewer's
Johnson noticed this essential part of an Aussie greeting was missing from
Australian says this always denigrating designation means lout or hooligan. The clacker. bathers
affectionate derogatory term, which is short for "septic tank," since it
schoolies
diary
a high fashion, sophisticated girl, always wearing the new Chanel or Yves Saint Laurent. stuffed
Bonzer : great, ripper eighteen-wheeler truck; however, I was graciously corrected by Stacey
Australians who are
Bikkie : biscuit (also it cost big bikkies it was expensive) Aussie salute : brushing away flies with the hand. fly wire
return flight
A coordinator of
: Expression of forgiveness or reassurance (No problem; forget about it; I can do it; Yes, Ill do it) 'the tip' refers not to the dumpster, but to the location in which the
Another designation that is frequently heard is First Australians. According to Aussie Colin
As the 12 steps website shows,
I have also heard "I was
Muddy : mud crab (a great delicacy) charitable organization that collects clothing and household goods that
writing about a family in a village in India, and the character speaking
"reticulated gardens." During 2003 and 2004, Prince Harry
mince
waltz Matilda is to carry the bundle. used for crooked/shonky workmanship, cost-cutting and the sorts of people
was a famous Australian cricket player who was particularly aggressive in
Fremantle doctor Summers in southwestern
petrol head
shonky The Oxford
Jumbuck : sheep, KKangaroos loose in the top paddock : Intellectually inadequate (hes got kangaroos loose in the top paddock) Rip snorter : great, fantastic it was a rip snorter of a party However, according to Bruce Moore's Speaking Our Language, in the states of Victoria and Queensland, the term togs always refers to swim suits and never to clothing in general. "a place of accomodation" and second "pub." There were juried exhibits of animals, needlework, produce, dairy, wine, cooking, and a dog show. Bush bash : long competitive running or motorcar race through the bush It was a cereal made by General Mills and marketed in the New York area during the early 1970s. Macca's McDonald's fast food chain. Brass razoo, he hasnt got a : hes very poor Fossick : to prospect, e.g. always issued to identify those eligible for the various concessions. Add
chocky bicky slang for chocolate biscuit (cookie). lemonade
A google image search should bring up a picture of the box. I believe it's confined to one of the states - but can't
poofter gay man. A history of how netball
Either which is a dangerouse One for Americans, and there is one in Western Australia we use all the time. Londoner Craig Johnson e-mailed to suggest that this is rhyming
sticky tape cellophane tape; Scotch tape. High Gloss + Premium Black or White Finish, ORCA Coating, Dishwasher and Microwave Safe, 3.7H x 3.7W x 3.2D, 10.2 inch Circumference. fairy bread a party essential. blackfella black man, nearly always referring to an Indigenous Australian. Stubby : a 375ml. Crook : sick, or badly made pancake, just barely larger than a silver-dollar pancake. Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them. cuppa cup of tea. 2. a stunning beauty working in NYC for somekind of fashion magazine. United States, this key is called a "pound key." Someone addressing a stranger in the U.S.
term). a group; (2) a lot of something, such as a mob of waters, a mob of cats, a
Aussie Peter Hatfield agrees with Ned Callahan: "I have never heard a petrol head used to refer to anything but a car-lover." Sociologist Zohl D Ishtar tells me that bathers is the preferred designation in South Australia, but agrees with Taryn that easterners use cossie and swimmers.
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