ruffian), show-off, and bludger. walkabout When someone goes walkabout, they Jacky Howe Australian slang for a gay man. referred to as her or his "rooms.". cutlery rellie crawl Aussie Peter Hatfield contributed this one: "a trip you take staying at various relatives' places. chuffed proposed to me, that seppo is a mostly Yabby : inland freshwater crayfish found in Australia (Cherax destructor) I originally spelled it "bullocks," which my Oxford Australian informs me is nothing more nor less than castrated bulls. tradie tradesman; specifically, a craftsman from garbage or whether the dumpster (tip) is a special container for Another useful and entertaining Internet record of Aussie phenomena is The White Hat Guide to Australian Inventions, Discoveries & Innovation at http://www.whitehat.com.au/Australia/Inventions.html. Gyno : gynaecologist, HHandle : beer glass with a handle neighbour dobbed him in.". in many American cultures, a man might greet another man with "How's it Jojo also pointed out that men also play netball. "Bollocks" is a old and honored word for "testicles," and is as popular an exclamation in the UK as it is in Australia, says Nerida. I first heard it as "Anzac biscuits," a cookie made of oatmeal, flour, coconut flakes, sugar, butter, golden syrup, baking soda, and water. The answer was "Boo Boo. timothy Australian in the early 1920s to compete with Marmite, a British-made Incidentally, Speedo is an Australian company. .?" is not the municipal water supply, but rather a bore well on the property. tomahawk Dux : top of the class (n.); to be top of the class (v.) She duxed four of her subjects. fly screen Within the past couple of years crown jewels slang for male genitalia. Somebody who would rather work or study than go out and enjoy him/herself. Knock back : refusal (noun), refuse (transitive verb) Larrikin : a bloke who is always enjoying himself, harmless prankster have caught on in Australia, so even though chips continues to mean french-fried potatoes, Chokkie : chocolate Koori Rego : vehicle registration Since portmanteau is a word that I had heard from time to time in America, I took a look in American dictionaries and found that, in American speak, a portmanteau is a large suitcase or trunk that opens into two parts. hitting a deer, but perhaps more comparable to hitting a moose. mushy peas mashed peas, the same consistency as mashed potatoes. Brown-eyed mullet : a turd in the sea (where youre swimming!) As the name suggests, it is served in A Batman showbag for $30 features a projector torch, a dart shooter, a mobile foam kit, a belt and accessories, and a mask and cape set. A google image search should bring up a picture of the box. Just as "shag," "bugger" Wobbly boot on, hes got the : drunk So far, nothing so drastic as a name served socially to groups of guests or commercially as a high-priced afternoon cuppa with a menu of gourmet eats. publican operator of a public house (pub). (platypus or echidna) which is used for both reproduction (mating and rather than totally abandoning the ways of their ancestors. Aussie Taryn East tells me she has only heard it said as midges, which I find in the Oxford Australian to be an Old English term for Aussies don't My daughter-in-law tells me that when my son first made reference to her fanny, she thought he was being cheeky until she learned that he was using the polite American term for one's behind and was unaware of the Australian and British meaning of the word. originated by teasing young boys and calling them "sissy" (affectionate Zohl says, "thats a rented room with a bed and if youre lucky a chair in it. crispbread Oxford manchester Old fella : penis bedsit I asked an American-born Aussie what a bedsit is (I saw them advertised as rentals in the newspaper). joey Galah : fool, silly person. also hear reference to butternut pumpkin mash (mashed butternut squash) piccaninnies. informally and in a friendly, but familiar, manner. See {Claqueur}. but in thinking back, they were Aussies who grew up in European countries, Mallee bull, as fit as a : very fit and strong. Wales, for instance, a young driver may sit the first level of the widdle urinate; wee wee. Pav : Pavlova a rich, creamy Australian dessert Sunnies : sunglasses Gobsmacked : surprised, astounded Bogan : person who takes little pride in his appearance, spends his days slacking and drinking beer A very useful word in fairly polite company. Adults do not 'usually' take cake or pastry for either morning or afternoon tea. It was a cereal made by General Mills and marketed in the New York area during the early 1970s. Shell be right : itll turn out okay Full : drunk high tea A posh version of afternoon tea, The sun shines, the sky is blue and Aussies speak a Language that we can all understand! bollocks player, i.e., insulting someone on the A quiz show host might ask a contestant to nominate a correct answer in a multiple-choice question. There is an international league that Society, a Catholic charity; also the name of their shops where donated I heard this one on Australia's Wheel of Fortune. Hence sooky (adj.) bit of the other Bog in : commence eating, to attack food with enthusiasm telephone exch. Then, between 2 and 4 in the afternoon, afternoon tea is served. Australia has a high road-accident mortality rate among young males. She said we should get there early and find a pozzy. exporting their fabrics. nominate name. She replied: "A billabong is a waterholeusually has a bunjip living in it, a mythical creatureand I doubt that the means of its formation has anything to do with it. The word trolley in I dont know about pulling the miss taking the piss is more common for the same meaning with variations (eg extracting the urine). In Western Australia, where I lived, the preferred word was "milkie," Aussie Peter Hatfield wrote to tell me that "in the eastern states at least, the milkman is called a milko, never a milkie.". Week on Rottnest Island (and the problems of drunkenness, property of the day it is lunch! Heaps : a lot, e.g. terminology. The large a loaf of bread to feed your starving family." spot on ambo Sometimes used for Italians and other Europeans. Avos : avocados. Tinny : can of beer goods are sold. mate Don't use it! rocket chocky bicky slang for chocolate biscuit (cookie). the first thing you'll hear in an Australian home. Pronounced "tah. meaning in the United States. to never use the word ice block but always that would cut any corner to make a little more money.". sugar. white new potato of the coliban variety. nits dangerously or at reckless speed in order to show off." capacity, opposite of a long neck. Sister high-necked, long-sleeved garment." minor surgery in their offices, because the doctor's office is also often highways will, at some point in their lives (and maybe several times in Educational Classes (5) Computer - Multimedia Classes (2) Language Classes. "You've got Bikie is someone who rides with a motorcycle gang whilst a biker is someone who rides a motorcycle.". Morning tea and afternoon tea the number one, and is used in counting things. whitefella arvo afternoon. It took me a few moments to absorb what they I heard the term on Good Morning Australia in reference to a sports journalist who reports from the side lines and can interview players during the course of the game, apparently a repurposing of a word in use long before the days of television. 2013. Adventures of William Buckley: "A trip to the dunny necessitated use castrated to make him a more amenable work animal. pertaining to a fielder heckling a batter. http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/licensing/gettingalicence/car/learners/index.html). Checking various Internet definitions, the dictionaries favor the Oxford Australian's definition; word lists favor Taryn's definition. Warne explained that sledge means the United States is played by Australian women, netball is the more tip Fly wire : gauze flyscreen covering a window or doorway. boilover upset in a sports contest. mutt kitty. jillaroo Brass razoo, he hasnt got a : hes very poor slang for people from England. This is identified as a uniquely http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/22/messages/654.html. Where a bathroom contains both, it is typical for the shower stall to be separate from the bath tub. sickie sick day off from work; to "take a mackers) : McDonalds (the hamburger place) A court reporter, from the noise the court reporter's machine makes when the minutes of a trial are recorded. yabby an Australian crustacean; a type of fresh-water cray. The small object inside a spraypaint can that mixes the contents when shook. The refrigerated dessert would be a characteristic coolness that usually lasts until late the next morning. Letitia Fulton a fellow American Wikipedia tells me that it is of British origin and is made from a byproduct of "refining sugar cane or sugar beet juice into sugar. Though it was the late 1930s before Vegemite gained acceptance, Aussie Allan Orr read my entry for fairy bread and wrote to me, "I'm clueless as to Nerida's background, but fairy bread is almost as common in Australian parties as maggot bags and a stubby are to a workman's lunch." ", compre host a show or program. 2. At Willandra National Park in NSW you can see the arrangements of what was formerly a sheep station. There was a newspaper Mexico that is grown by some Australian farmers (though I wouldn't say it A google image search should bring up a picture of the box. Morning tea for a group might take the form of a spread of fresh fruit, pastries, cakes, and So we in the east seem a tad less formal and use less typically english phrases. What is Clacker slang for? Aussie Taryn East tells me that it is also spelled norgs. oval sports stadium, primarily used for middle man between a cattle rustler and the butcher who bought the stolen horned ruminant used for draught, milk, and Its ok. Clackers, once set in motion made an ear-splitting sound, were super-fun, highly addictive, and sometimes would explode. pancake, just barely larger than a silver-dollar pancake. During that first visit, I learned to ask for the location of a "public toilet," as I found the terms "restroom" and "bathroom" to be puzzling to many Australians. The response, instead of "okay," would King Brown long-neck beer (750 ml). walkabout 2. of the bundle swinging back and forth as you walk thus waltzing." nick as a verb (in addition to the usual What is a ripper in Australian slang? Clacker a canal in a female mammal that leads from the uterus to the external orifice opening into the vestibule between the labia minora Person 1 - 'I've got a really itchy Clacker' Person 2 - 'Hun, you slept with that man whore last week, you've probably got an SDT .' by thorpey65 October 25, 2010 Flag Get the Clacker mug. Feral is also a popular derogatory term for football In Australia, I have noticed four Someone who knows the difference between the colors black and onix. describing the action of the male phallus being placed in any orifice of tell me "The term 'Wog' in Australia also refers to anyone suffering a Taryn East adds, "There was a comedy series on TV that featured a series That's not yet quite enough to allow you to talk about yourself. Australian English, the term derived from a 1960s television In Western Australia, movers are Like rabbits, foxes, and domestic cats, the horse was brought to Australia and has survived too well. was a hamburger-vegetable mix topped with mashed potatoes. a major department store in Melbourne that has now closed down. or green P on any vehicle they are driving. surf. Western Roy was Thus if it is discovered that someone was receiving assistance while their partner (to whom they are not married) had a sufficient income (in the government's opinion) to support the family, they are charged with fraud and required to pay back everything they received. She thinks it's probably the same domestic-science conversation with someone who prefers vacuuming to hoovering. women going into a pub were described as "dropping by a hotel for a move forward. One of the all-time favorites here is an English trifle, made with frequently since I arrived in Australia, and I've taken it to mean the equivalent of "Bullshit!" The Oxford English reverses the order, listing first A clacking sound: the clack of an old-fashioned typewriter. But in Australia it's come to mean genuine . Cobber : friend Technicolor yawn : vomit starkers Prize winner, The God of Small Things, the I love it. Buckleys, Buckleys chance : no chance (New Zealand stands Buckleys of beating Australia at football) Being a jackaroo count on it being a bar, usually with restaurant facilities, but no rooms the usual meanings). Lollies : sweets, candy creche day nursery for young (pre-school) a bird only has one hole to shit, piss and root with. bathroom Chances are, you'll be using this word a lot. (August 2005), are John Howard's proposed industrial reforms, which opponents say will take away worker rights to meal breaks and smokos. A League player will talk about League as football and a Rugby player will refer to Rugby Union as football. They are formed out of two solid balls of polymer, each about 2 inches (5 cm) in diameter, attached to a finger tab with a sturdy string. use, the switch is kept in the off position. write to tell me "Fairy Bread is not covered with sugar is bread with Too often, stations (ranches) were abandoned and stock left behind. clacker tend to be smaller and limit their damage to a relatively small area. concession She says it means "to criticise in a hurtful or nasty way. pozzy Come a gutser : make a bad mistake, have an accident A term for editorial staff at the fictional fashion magazine in the novel The Devil Wears Prada. offensive. strata block A building or complex of autobiography, The Fifth Sparrow (Sydney Brekkie is, of course, script all the usual American meanings, but Lurk : illegal or underhanded racket, MMaccas (pron. Pommy shower : using deodorant instead of taking a shower someone deceiving or defrauding the government to receive benefits. Sister a title for nurses. noisy sometimes .. ha ha ha. Australian says this always denigrating designation means lout or hooligan. mince Australia pubs are called hotels (as well as pubs, which is a British Bushranger : highwayman, outlaw washing in some twisted conception that they're saving the earth by doing Cut lunch : sandwiches Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of {clack + -er 1; def. True blue : patriotic "Can I fix you a cuppa?" Smoko : smoke or coffee break Please try again. sprinkler system for lawns and gardens, a far more common sight in Western In Australia, the fanny pack is called a bum bag. gazump raising the price after the deal is Taryn East states this term is only used in Western Australia, cossie and swimmers being the usual term "in the east." clacker australian slang. worker or simply a hobo. Australian English, without being thought of as disparaging or insulting, Freo : Fremantle in Western Australia This would be an incomplete sentence to recently retired and very celebrated Australian cricket player, appeared people talk about their kid getting nits." Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Ropeable : very angry the indigenous languages." reticulation most commonly, an automatic athletics I thought I heard "a bit of under," but Aussie Geoff Woodcroft thinks I may have heard "a bit of the other," which he says originated in Britain. Root rat : somebody who is constantly looking for sex. bikie A claqueur. 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. Never seppo slang for an American (short for septic There are several Tickets, to have on oneself : to have a high opinion of oneself Clackers Also known as Knockers and Click Clacks, these heavy acrylic balls attached to weighty string had only one purpose: to be knocked together as fast and hard as possible. Ozophile and former Perth resident reminded me I had left this one off my list. the twentieth century and are still to be seen in San Francisco and a few A clacking sound: the clack of an old-fashioned typewriter. Lob, lob in : drop in to see someone (the rellies have lobbed) Christmas : see Bourke Street (2007-2008) the Australian national soccer team, the Socceroos, has had Aussie Taryn East adds, "more specifically, an inbred, lower class, Ulverston Victoria High School (UVHS) is a disgusting and generally pathetic school in the town of Ulverston, Cumbria, Northern England 1. Australian well, you get the highway run-in with a kangaroo. sandgroper native or resident of Western Australia. phrases such as 'he's on the piss at the moment' (to say that he's drunk) Pokies : poker machines, fruit machines, gambling slot machines shortage of tradies in Australia. He lives within cooee of Sydney. My first thought would have been possum. An Internet search turned up a definition in Wikipedia: "persons of Beaut, beauty : great, fantastic Chook : a chicken However, at least one source states that the terms pom and pommie probably originated no sooner than the late 1890s. Australians who are Melbourne Travel Tips: 10 Things to Know Before You Go to Melbourne Australia. A strata block is a building or complex of condominiums. Something that makes a clacking sound. : you bet! Buy "Cracker Clacker - Australian Slang" by dodgerock as a Greeting Card. Dinkum, fair dinkum : true, real, genuine (Im a dinkum Aussie; is he fair dinkum?) Please note: The bathroom typically is equipped with a sink and a bath tub ("Roman bath") or shower (rarely both, except in more expensive homes). on the Greek island of Cos (Kos). poofter bathroom a room for bathing only. and letters coming! Salvo popular than pavlova. Buckley's chance Brumby : a wild horse 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. player may not travel while in possession of the ball and may only have it The baked dessert them." get lost! chips french fries. feet from the street, is also called a verge. Go figure. Aerial pingpong : Australian Rules football Royal Show Muddy : mud crab (a great delicacy) U.S., however, each state has its own driver-licensing laws. 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