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Aboriginie – the original Australian; “Good Fella’s mate.”
Aerial ping pong – Australian Rules Football
Ankle Biters – your kids
Apples – in good order, under control – “Everything’s apples!”
Aristotle – a bottle of beer
Arthur or Martha – a state of confusion. “You’ll freeze your knackers off swimming in that lake. When you get out, you won’t know if you’re Arthur or Martha!”
Aussie – an Australian
Australian salute – movement of the hand brushing away flies

Bag of fruit – a man’s suit (rhyming slang)
Banana Bender – Queenslander (used with caution, if at all, in Queensland)
Barbie – a barbecue (grill)
Barney – a dispute or argument. To have a barney or blue.
Barrack – to cheer for a sports team, or indulge in noisy comment.
Billabong – a lake or pond remaining in the bed of an otherwise dried up stream.
Bite – to borrow money, “bite merchant” – a persistent borrower. “He put the bite on me.”
Black Stump – a loose standard of comparison. A mythical landmark signaling the last outpost of civilization – “He’s the greatest bull artist this side of the Black Stump.”
Bloke – the man in charge
Bloody – Literally, “gory.” Otherwise, the Greatest Australian Adjective quite commonly used by both sexes, especially to lend emphasis to a point – “He’s a bloody beauty.”
Bludge/Bludger – to avoid effect and live by someone else’s exertions; to get something without paying – one who bludges.
Blue – an argument or brawl. Also, a mistake of someone with red hair.
Bo-Peep – to take a look at
Boofhead – a stupid person, a fathead
Boomerang – Aboriginal hunting stick that returns to an experienced thrower; “It’s a boomerang, mate; bring it back.”
Breezer – a fart
Brown Bomber – Sydney parking police (these days they have changed their brown uniforms for grey ones, i.e., “grey ghosts”
Bruce – a name applied by the English to the Australian male.
Buckley’s Choice – no chance at all – “He’s got Buckley’s of winning.”
Bull Artist – liar, braggart’s also “booze artist” – an excessive drinker of alcohol
Bull Roarer – Aboriginal hunting instrument; when swung around head, the sound attracts animals.
Bull ranger – an outback bloke who understands the bushman’s lifestyle
Butcher’s Hook – a look at something

Cackleberries – eggs; sometimes called hen fruit, or otherwise known as “Bum Nutts”.
Captain Cook – have a look (rhyming slang)
Cashed Up – well supplied with money
Chair – “to be in the chair” means to be the one responsible for a round of drinks.
Cheese and Kisses – missus (rhyming slang for wife)
Chewie – chewing gum
China Plate – a mate (rhyming slang)
Chooks – chickens – “I hope all your chooks turn into emus and kick down your dunny door!” (considered a mild retort)
Cobber – a friend
Come the Raw Prawn – to impose on, try to deceive someone – “Don’t come the raw prawn with me, mate.”
Copper – Victorian police
Crow Eater – a South Australian
Cossie – swimming costume

Dead Horse – sauce (rhyming slang), especially tomato
Didgeridoo – Aboriginal musical instrument made from a hollowed-out eucalyptus branch
Digger – originally a miner, now an Australian soldier
Dinkum Pil – reliable information
Dob In – betray, inform, tell on
Doover – a thingumebob, whatyamacallit, tryanthewontigogn, Anything at all.
Drongo – a simpleton or fool
Dunny – country outhouse – “All alone like a country dunny.”
Durrie – a cigarette

Ear Basher – a persistent talker, one who talks too much
Extra Grouse – extraordinarily good, fantastic, excellent

Fair Dinkum – absolutely true,genuine
Fizzer – anything which disappoints expectations
Flyer – a swiftly moving kangaroo; a half-grown kangaroo

Galah – gray-backed, pink-breasted parrot or a sully person
Give it a Burl – try it, make an attempt.
Good oh – expression of agreement of approval; a state of well-being
Grog on – to continue steady drinking
Grog up – as for “beer up”
Grouse – good, outstanding – “This tucker’s extra grouse.”

Hard Yakka – hard work
Horray, hoo roo – Goodbye, so long, farewell

Illywacker – a professional trickster
Inked – drunk, incapacitated

Jackaroo – a young ranch man Male version of a jilleroo.
Jake – all right, in good order, “She’s jake, mate.”
Jilleroo – a young female ranch hand
Joe Blake – a snake
Joey – baby kangaroo
Jumbuck – a sheep. Aboriginal for “mist” or “white cloud”

Kick the tin – to make a contribution
Kiss and ride – when a woman drops her husband off at work, keeps the car for use during the day, and picks him up at night.
Knuckle Sandwich – punch in the mouth – “How’d you like a knuckle sandwich?” (not to be used casually).
Kookaburra – snake-eating bird

Larrikin – a young – often rowdy – tough, with an implication of dash of style as well as toughness.
Lashings – plenty; used to describe large quantities of food or drink.
Lollywater – soft drink

Mate – a friend – equivalent of “buddy”, also cobber, sport.
Message stick – Aboriginal petroglyph painting

Narked – peeved, angry; “Wot are you narked about?”
Ned Kelly – famous Australian outlaw; bushranger hunk in the old Melbourne jail, c. 1890; Australia’s favorite son; folk hero
Nipper – small child
Noah’s Ark – a shark (rhyming slang)

Oil – reliable information. “You’re okay, that’s why I’m giving you the good oil.”
Oilskin – drover’s coat
Outback – the region remote from the settled districts/cities
Outlaw – wanted by the coppers

Paralytic – very drunk to the extent of hardly being able to move.
Pissant around – to mess around.
Possie – chosen position or spot.
Prang – car smash
Prezzie – a present; “I bought you a lot of prezzies.”

Raferty’s Rules – no rules at all.
Razoo – worth nothing – “Not worth a brass razoo.”, or no money at all.
Ropeable – very angry or irritated – “The missus was ropable when I came home last night.”
Rort – a rowdy party

Sandgroupers – nickname for West Australians.
Sanger – a sandwich
Session – a period of steady drinking
Sheila – a girl or woman (sometimes, but not usually, regarded as derogatory).
Shindig – a party or celebration
Shout – to buy drinks for others or stand any similar treat
Skite – to boast or brag
Sundowner – rural tramp or swagman. Originally, one who would dodge working for his food by arriving at a station or ranch in time for dinner.
Sunnies – sunglasses
Sydney or the Bush – all or nothing.

Ta – thank you.
Tassie – a Tasmanian
The Drum – straight, honest information
Tin Lid or Billy Lid – rhyming slang for kid, child – “Bring your Billy Lid.”
Tinnie – can of beer.
Tube – bottle of beer.
Two-Pot Screamer – someone very susceptible to alcohol, a “two but drunk.”

Vegemite – a salty-tasting spread for sandwiches

Walloper – a policeman

Ziff – a beard