Alphabetical List:

K

Kark it- Die

Kindie- Kindergarten

Kiwi- A New Zealander

Knock- Criticize

Knuckle sandwich- A punch!
 

L

Lamington- Small square of sponge cake covered in chocolate icing, and desiccated coconut

Larrikin- Playful person

Lay-by- Store system of paying for goods in installments

Lippie- Lipstick

Liquid laugh- Vomit

Liquid lunch- Drinking beer at lunchtime

Lobster- $20 note, red in color

Lolly- Sweets, candy

Longneck- Tall bottle of beer, 750ml or 26oz

Lucky Country- Nickname for Australia

Lurk- Illegal practice, dodge, racket

Lush- An attractive person
 

M

Maccas- A well-known fast-food chain

Maggot bag- Meat Pie

Mainlander- Person from Australian mainland to a Tasmanian

Manchester- Linen

Mate- Friend, used instead of someone's name!

Mates rates- Discount rates given to friends

Meat Pie- Rhyming slang for a try in Rugby

Metho- Methylated Spirits

Middy- Glass of beer, 285ml or 10oz, in NSW/ACT & WA

Milko- Person who delivers milk

Mollydooker- Left-hander

Moon tan- Pale-skinned person

Mozzie- Mosquito

Muck-up day- Last day of High School, a day of pranks and mischief!

Mullet- Idiot

Muso- Musician
            Mystery bag- Meat pie
 

N

Narky- Upset, moody

Neato- Excellent

Never Never- Remote outback place or term for hire purchase agreement

No worries!- It's OK, everything's fine!

Nong- Idiot

Norks- Breasts

Nude nut- Bald head, or very short haircut

Nut ducker- Person who pretends not to see you in the street!
 

O

O.S.- Overseas

Ocker- Yob

Old Cheese- Mother

Old Girl- Mother

Old Lady- Wife

Old Man- Father

Olds/Oldies- Parents

On the nose- Smelly

Onya- Good for you!

Osteo- Osteopath

Outback- Remote bush location

Oz- Nickname for Australia
 

P

Pash- Kiss, 'Pash-on'

Patsy- Scapegoat

Pav- Pavlova-Australian desert; a meringue base with fruit and cream topping

Pavement pizza- Vomit

Perve- Lustful gaze

Petrolhead- Car enthusiast

Piccy- Picture

Piker- Bore, party pooper: 'Pike out'-To leave the party early!

Pineapple- $50 note, yellow in color

Pinnie- Pinball machine

Play sillybuggers- Waste time, mess around

Plonk- Cheap wine

Plonko- Wine addict

Pokies- Poker machines, slot or fruit machines

Pollie- Politician

Pommie- Term used to describe an English person

Port- Suitcase

Postie- Person who delivers mail

Pot- Glass of beer, 285ml or 10oz, in QLD & VIC

Pozzie- Position, seat

Preggers- To be pregnant

Prezzie- A present, gift

Pullie- Pullover, sweater, jumper

Pushie- Pushbike, bicycle

Pyro- Pyromaniac
 

Q

Queensland Nut- Macadamia nut

Quids in- To be 'in the money', usually a sign of success or a win
 

R

R.S.L.- Returned Services League-Social club, good place to play pool or have a counter lunch

Rabbit- An idiot

Rabbit's ears- Indoor television aerial

Racehorse- Thinly-rolled cigarette

Rafferty's Rules- Having no rules

Rage- To party on

Railway tracks- Braces on teeth

Rammies- Trousers

Rapt- Pleased

Rattler- A train

Redback- $20 note, red in color

Rego- Registration

Rellies- Relatives

Retread- Person who returns to work after retiring

Ridgy-didge- Genuine, honest

Ring-in- An outsider, non-local or regular at a club or pub

Rip-snorter- An excellent thing

Ripper- Great!

Rissole- Nickname for an RSL Club

Roids- Steroids

Rollie- Hand-rolled cigarette

Roo- Kangaroo

Root- To have intercourse

Rottie- Rottweiler dog

Rubber-necker- Tourist or nosey person

Rugged up- Dressed in warm clothes

Rugrat- Crawling baby
 

S

Saltie- Saltwater Crocodile

Salvo- Salvation Army worker

Sandgroper- Person from West Australia State

Sanger- Sandwich

Sarky- Sarcastic

Schoolies' Week- End-of-school parties, especially held at the Gold Coast;

usually = fun/trouble!

Schooner- Glass of beer, 425ml in NSW/ACT,NT & WA

Scratchie- Instant lottery ticket

Semi- Semi-trailer

Seppo- American (Septic tank = yank)

Servo- Service, gas station

Sheila- General slang term for an Aussie female

Shoot through- Leave (especially husband walking out on wife)

Shout- Round of beer/drinks

Shrapnel- Small change, coins

Shufti- Have a look

Sickie- Paid day off work, usually not due to illness; "I'm gonna chucka sickie tomorra"

Singlet- Sleeveless t-shirt or vest

Slab- Tray of beer, usually 24 cans

Sleep-out- Rear porch of house converted to extra bedroom

Smoko- Workbreak, to have a cigarette, or cup of tea/coffee

Snag- Sausage

Snakey- Irritable

Sook- Crybaby

Spag Bog/Bol- Spaghetti Bolognaise

Sparrow's fart- Dawn

Special- Discounted item in a store

Speedos- Men's swimming pants

Spewing- Very upset, really mad! (also vomit)

Spit the dummy- Uncontrollably upset

Spunky- Good-looking,'hot'!

Sprogs- Offspring, children

Squiz- Have a look at

Station- Large outback farm

Stickybeak-Nosey person

Stinger- Box jellyfish

Stormstick- Umbrella

Straight-up- Truthful, honest

Strife- Trouble

Struth- Exclaimation "Struth mate!" from God's truth

Stubbies- Men's shorts or bottles of beer

Stubby Holder- Insulated holder to keep beer cool

Stuffed- Worn out, tired

Sucked in-Duped, conned

Sunnies- Sunglasses
        Swan a trip- All-expenses paid trip, common amongst politicians!
 

T

T.A.B.- Totalisator Agency Board - betting shop

Tall poppy- Successful person in a particular field

Tanti- Tantrum

Tassie- Tasmania

Techie- Technician

Technicolour Yawn- To vomit

The Alice- Alice Springs

The Gong- Wollongong

Thingie- To be sensitive or in an odd mood

Thingo- The word you substitute the name of something or someone you've forgotten!

Thongs- Rubber sandals, flip-flops

Thunderbox- Toilet

TimTam- Chocolate sandwich biscuit, coated in chocolate. YUM!

Tinnie- Can of beer, or aluminum boat

Tinnie fish- Beer drunk (caught!) on a fishing trip

Toey- Nervous

Togs- Swimsuit

Tomato- Cricket ball

Top-ender- Person who lives at the top end of the Northern Territory

Trackie-daks- Tracksuit trousers

Treadly- Bicycle

Troppo- Slighty mad, from being in the sun too long

True blue- Genuinely Australian

Tub- Bath, but also refers to shower

Tucker- Food

Tucker chute- Mouth

Twisties- Cheese-flavored twist-shape crisps

Two-up- Gambling game involving throwing two coins in the air from a holder
 

U

U-ie- U-turn

Undies- Underwear

Unit- Flat, condominium

Unreal!- Excellent!

Up yourself- Inflated ego

Ute- Utility van with tray top, used by tradesmen
 

V

 

Veg out- Relax, lie like vegetables (usually in front of the TV!)

Vegies- Vegetables

Vego- Vegetarian

Vinnie's- St. Vincent de Paul charity shop
 

W

Walkabout- Disappeared, gone on long walk

Westie- Person from Western suburbs of Sydney

Wharfie- Dock-worker

Whinge- Complain (Usually of 'whingin' Poms'!)

Windbag- Chatterbox or moaner

Windies- West Indian Cricket Team

Wing nut- Person with prominent ears

Wino- Alcoholic (usually found drinking cheap cask wine)

Within cooee- Close by, in hearing distance

Wog- An illness, such as the flu

Wowser- Killjoy, party pooper

Wrinklie- Old person
 

X

XXXX- Pronounced "Four-ex" not "ex-ex-ex-ex!" Famous Queensland beer
 

Y

Yabber- Chat

Yabbie- Crayfish

Yack- Vomit

Yahoo- Noisy, unruly person

Yakka- Hard work

Yobbo- Loudmouth

Yodel- Vomit

You beaut- Wonderful!

Yucko- Something unpleasant

Yummo- Something pleasant
 

Z

Zeds- Sleep; 'stack some Zzzz's'
Ziff- Beard
Zonked- Exhausted