We've had a bit of Welsh, so how about some dinkum Aussie speak? Now, this list is not conclusive as many Aussie terms are very dependent upon the inflexion and direction in which they are used - e.g. 'bastard' is the most confusing, 'cos "You bastard!" can be an abusive term or a term of endearment dependent uopn how its used and towards whom. Rozza's, Pommies, and the Tax Department are always "Bastards!" and that's no joke. LOL!
Ace! : Excellent! Very good!
Arvo : afternoon
Amber fluid : beer (also known as "A drop of the amber.")
Aussie : Australian
Back door discount : something possibly stolen and being offered cheaper than normal.
(Off the) Back of a truck - as in "Fell of the back of a truck!": Something that's been obtained cheaply - so don't ask questions!
Beaut, beaudy : great, fantastic
Big Mobs : loads, a lot of
Bloody : very
Blood oath! : that's certainly true
Blue : argument/mistake, a fight
Bodgy : poor quality
Bonzer : great, ripper
Bottler : something excellent
Bottling : his blood's worth: He's an excellent, helpful, bloke
Buckley's : (See "Yours and ...)
Buggered : worn out, had it, no good any more!
Bull dust : rubbish
Cactus : dead, broken
Cark it : to die, stop working
Cha! : cup of tea
Cheap : Nasty
Chocka : full up
Click : kilometre - "it's 20 clicks away"
Come a gutser : a bad mistake or have an accident
Coldie : a cold beer, as in "Letscrackacoldieorto" ( translated - Lets-crack-a-coldie-or-two!)
Come good : turn out ok
Cooee, not within : figuratively a long way away
Cost big bikkies : expensive
Cream, to : defeat by a large margin
Cuppa : A cup of cha! (or tea)
Cut snake (mad as a) : either very angry, or, someone with sever mental problems
Dead dingo's donger : (as dry as a) dry
Deadset : true/the truth, 'honest injun
Dingo's breakfast : no breakfast
Dinkum/fair dinkum : true, real, genuine
Dinky-di : the real thing, genuine
Docket : a bill, receipt
Doco : documentary
Donger: male appendage
Drink with the flies : to drink alone
Dunny rat (Cunning as a) : very cunning
Exy/'X' : expensive
Fair dinkum : true, genuine
Fair go : a chance / break
Fair suck of the sav! : exclamation of wonder, awe, disbelief - refers to a "Savaloy sausage"!
Furphy : rumour
G'Day/gidday : hello!
Give it a burl : try it, have a go
Give it away : give up
Give it up!: Go away, Lay off it, unbelievable!
Going off : good fun, or, Very crazy, as in "Going off one's head", or 'turned' as in that meat's gorn off!
Good oil : useful information, a good idea, the truth
Good onya : well done (Often abbreviated to simply 'Onya'! which is highly complimentary.
Grog (get on the) : To go out on a drinking binge
Grouse : great, terrific
Heaps : a lot of
Iffy : dodgy - as in 'Gorn off', or 'Sus'!
(Gone) Walkabout : it's lost, can't be found (see also "Walkabout")
Kangaroos loose in the top paddock : Intellectually inadequate
Kick the bucket : to die
Knock back : refuse
London to a brick : absolute certainty
Lunch (who opened their?) : OK, who farted?
Macca's : Golden Arches takeaway with Ronald McDonald
Mate's rate : cheaper than usual for a friend
Moree Handbag : A cardboard carton with a (4-5 litres) bladder of wine
No worries! : no problem / its okay
Nun's nasty : (as dry as a) very dry
Onya!: Well done, great effort!
Piece of piss : easy task
Pig's arse! : I don't agree (vehemently)
Piss off : get lost! get out of here! no way!
Plate, bring a : Instruction to bring a plate of food to a party
Pommie : anyone remotely suspected of being a new chum from Mother England - until proven to be otherwise - then you're probably a Taffy (Welsh), a Mick (Irish), or, a Macca (Scot)
Pozzy/possie : position, to secure a good position to listen to or view something.
Quid, make a : earn a living
Rack off : get lost! get out of here!
Reckon! : for sure
Reckon?: Don't think so!
Ridgy-didge : original, genuine
Right : okay
Ripper : Great
Rooted : ruined, broken
Rozza : Policeman, a copper and, collectively, the "Traps"!
She'll be apples : It'll be alright
She'll be right : it'll be okay
Shout : To pay your turn in a round as in "It's my shout and I'm buying!"
Smoko : morning tea time - a sacrosamct period and you interupt an Aussie on his smoko at your own peril!
Sparrows fart : dawn
Strewth : exclamation, usually of amazement or disbelief
Stoked : very pleased
Stuffed, I'm : buggered, worn out!
Too right : definitely
Turps, hit the : go on a drinking binge
Walkabout : to disappear when wanted, as in "Looked for him but he'd gone walkabout!"
Yours and Buckley's : (you've got) no chance
Zack, not worth a : not worth anything
Now! That orta keep you lot out of mischief for a while!
I created this blog to talk about my home region. I've used many images, including archival images but mostly I've used my own images.
6 comments:
Heehee I didn't know Pommies were called bastards! I recognise a lot of the words on your list, in fact a lot are now used in the UK. Didn't Uni come from your neck of the woods, short for University. I think it has something to do with all the Australian programmes that are shown on television. My stepdaughter moved to Australia two years ago but so far she hasn't shown any sign of using Australia-speak when she talks to us Brits.
Yeah! "Uni" is a common term in Aussie - it equals a 'right-of-passage' for many young Australians.
There are many more terms, some are more obscure unless you live in a rural area. Cities are losing the lingo!
me too I recognised a lot of British terms in there.
I did google the lawn mower, some of those models are very space age looking aren't they?
Gill in Canada
Crikey!!!!!
Damn right - a good one I missed! LOL!
Some are similar but most I've never heard of.
Great list John!
Jim
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