A

Apples

'She's apples' means that everything is in good order.

B

Ball and chain

Used by blokes when talking about their wives, never to them. Also 'handbrake.'

Back-up

To 'back-up' is to have a second (or third) helping at the dinner table.

Bag

'To bag' someone means to disparage or knock them.

Bar

To not have a bar of someone is to choose to have nothing to do with him or her. 'I won't have a bar of him.'

Barbie

An Aussie barbecue.

Barrack

Vigorous support of one's team. 'I barrack for Sydney.'

Bash

To have a bash (or burl) at something is to make an attempt at the task. 'I'll give it a bash.'

Bastard

A very popular Aussie word which is rarely used to suggest illegitimacy and often used among friends as a term of endearment.
'How are you, you bastard?' (friendly) 'He's not a bad bastard.' (good) 'He's a poor (unfortunate) bastard.'
'He's a bad bastard.' (bad)

Battery acid

Cheap white wine.

Battler

Someone who struggles for a livelihood.
'He's a real Aussie battler.'

Big noter

A 'big noter' is one who tends to exaggerate his achievements.

Bickies

Large sums of money. 'The farm is for sale but they'ree talking big bickies.'

Bingle

A car crash or 'prang.'

Blind Freddie

An imaginary character who represents a high degree of incompetence. 'The answer is so obvious that even blind Freddie could see it.'

Bloke

Aussie men are called blokes. They're mostly good blokes.

Bludger

Someone who is lazy and does not pull his weight. Thus the term 'dole bludger.'

Blue

A fight. 'He bunged on a blue in the pub.' Or 'I'm blueing with him.' A mistake. 'I made a real blue.' Sudden and unexpected. 'Out of the blue.'

Boat race

A secretly rigged horse race. Also a teams drinking contest often held at rugby after match functions.

Bog

To 'go for a bog' is to defecate.

Bog in

To start eating. '2, 4, 6, 8, bog in, don't wait.'

Boiler

Usually on 'old boiler' which means a woman who is past her prime.

Bonzer

Excellent and deserving of admiration.
'He's a bonzer bloke.'

Bollocky

Someone 'in the bollocky' is in the nude or starkers.'

Booze

All alcohol. You buy your booze and have a booze-up.

Booze bus

The police bus used for random breath testing.

Bo peep

To look. 'Have a bo peep at this.'

Bottler

Something or someone of exceptional quality. 'He's a real bottler.'

Brass razoo

To not have a brass razoo is to be very down and out.

Bull's roar

A rough measure of distance. 'The place was so crowded we couldn't get within a bull's roar.

Bundle

To 'drop one's bundle' is to give up – to surrender all responsibility.

Bung it on

To put on 'side' or affection.

Burn

To 'go for a burn' is to go for a fast car ride.

Bush

A general term for anywhere outside of the cities. 'He's gone bush.'

Bushed

One can be totally bushed (lost) or just bushed (exhausted).

Bush week

'What do you think it is - bush week?' An answer given to a stupid question.

BYOG (BYO)

Bring your own grog. A sign seen in restaurants.

C

Cark it

To die. 'Old Charlie carked it.'

Charlie

A woman.

Chip in

To donate to someone else's cause.

Chock-a-block

Full. 'The place was chock-block' or 'chockers.'

Choof off

To move along. 'I think I'll choof off.'

Chooks

Barnyard fowls which are the prize in the many 'chook raffles' held in pubs throughout Australia.

Chrome dome

A bald-headed man.

Chuck

To vomit. 'I just had a chuck.' To throw. 'I chucked a stone at him.'

Chunder

To vomit. Sometimes called the 'technicolour yawn' or 'ralphing.'

Coat hanger

The Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Cobber

A friend. Today, 'mate' is preferred.

Cocky

A farmer. Cow cocky, wheat cocky etc.

Coldie

A cold beer.

Come good

A sudden reversal of otherwise poor form or conditions. 'Things should soon come good.'

Come off it

A comment of cynical disbelief.

Conk out

A machine or person which has or is about to break down. "My car is conked out!"

Cop it

To take your punishment. Sometimes 'cop it sweet' which means taking your punishment with good grace.

Cossie

Swimming costume.

Cracker

'Not worth a cracker' means worth very little.

Crash-hot

An outstanding result.

Crook

Unwell. 'Jeeze I'm feeling crook.'
To berate or abuse someone. 'I'll go crook at him when I see him.'

Crow

An old or ugly woman.

Crust

A livelihood. 'What do you do for a crust?'

D

Daggy

Someone or something which is unfashionable or grubby.

Dead marine

An empty beer bottle.

Dead-set

Absolutely true. 'He's a dead-set champion.

Digger

Australian soldiers from WW1. Also a term of address among men. 'Owyagoin digger,' (mate, cobber)…

Dingaling

A fool. 'He's a real dingaling.'

Dinki-di

Very real. 'He's a dinki-di Aussie' or he's 'real dinkum.'

Dob in

To inform against someone. 'I'll dob you in to the boss.'

Dog's disease

Influenza. 'I've got the dog's disease.'

Dole bludger

Someone on unemployment benefits and who is not really interested in joining the ranks of employment.

Donkey's years

A long time. 'I haven't seen him in donkey's years.'

Down under

A term others use to describe Australia.

Duds

A bloke's duds are his trousers. A woman's duds are something that blokes want to get into.

Dumper

A large wave which breaks suddenly.

Dunny

A great Aussie word for the lavatory. Usually the free standing variety in the backyard.

E

Earbasher

Someone who only stops talking to draw breath. Talks under water or wet cement.

Early opener

A pub which opens earlier in the morning than most and who's patrons believe that whatever time it opens is not early enough.

Emmachisit?

Aussie asking for the price. 'How much is it?'

F

Fair dinkum

True, genuine. 'Are you fair dinkum?'

Fair go

To give someone a fair chance to do or say what they wish.

Fang farrier

Dentist.

Flash

Someone or something which is a bit showy or ostentatious. Conversely, something that is 'not too flash' is a bit below par.

Flat out

Very busy. 'I can't come today, I'm flat out.'

Flick

One can give another the flick (leave them) or get the flick (the sack).

Flog

To flog something is to sell it – often under dubious circumstances.

Front up

To make an appearance somewhere, particularly before a judge or magistrate. 'I've got to front up to the beak.'

Full bore

The maximum. 'He was going full bore.'

G

Get-it-interya

A pub term for 'drink up.'

Galah

An uncomplimentary term for another. An Australian native bird.

Gangbusters

Usually a highly successful business project.

Gash magnet

A bloke who is irresistible to woman.

Gob

Mouth. 'Shut your gob.'

Goer

A 'real goer' describes someone who is a fast and efficient performer.

Goodonya

Aussie for 'good on you.'

Good sort

An attractive person.

Gone bung

Broken or unworkable. 'The bloody thing's gone bung.'

Goose

An uncomplimentary term for another.

Grouse

Excellent.

Guts

The stomach area. 'I hit him in the guts.'

H

Hip pocket
nerve

To hit someone where it really hurts – the wallet.

Holding

'How are you holding?' means how much money do you have left.

Hoop

A jockey.

Hughie

Euphemism for God. In the outback when it starts to rain, farmers will say 'send her down Hughie.'

J

Jack

A multi-purpose word. You may 'get jack of someone' (tire of them). You may 'jack up' (refuse to do something).

Jackaroo

A young make trainee farm worker. The female counterpart is 'jillaroo.'

Jake

'She'll be jake' means that everything will be OK.'

Jeeze

An exclamation of surprise, admiration or dismay. 'Jeeze I'm feeling crook.'

Joker

A friendly term for a man. 'I haven't seen that old joker for years.'

Jungle juice

Home made booze.

K

Kick on

To move from one party or pub to another due to a desperate need for more booze.

King brown

A large beer bottle. From the Australian king brown snake.

King hit

A big surprise punch. 'She king hit me.'

Knock

To 'knock' someone is to be disparaging of them. To get a 'knock back' is to be refused something.

L

Larrikan

A young street rowdie or someone who is a little naughty. 'He's a bit of a larrikan.'

Lash

To make an attempt. 'I'll have a lash at it.'

Legless

Drunk.

Living daylights

A serious degree of fright. 'He scared the living daylights out of me.'

Lousy

Usually means bad. 'I had a lousy morning.'

Lumbered

To have something dumped onto you. 'I was lumbered with the kids.'

Lurk

A dubious or doubtful scheme. 'I was lurking around the shed.'

M

Mate

A greeting which Aussie men give to just about anyone despite the fact that no real evidence of mateship exists. Can be friendly - 'gidday mate' or threatening 'listen mate.'

Mozzie

A mosquito.

Mulga

The bush or outback.

N

Nick

'Nick off!' - get lost.
'Get nicked!' - much the same but is a little stronger.
'In good nick' - usually a car or person that is will maintained.
'In the nick of time' - just in time.

Nong

A less than bright person.

O

Ocker

The uncultivated Aussie male.

On the ball

Someone who is alert and very aware of what’s happening. 'He's on the ball.'

On the blink

Something that is not working. 'The fridge is on the blink.'

On the nose

Means literally, something (or someone) which smells badly.

On the outer

Someone who is excluded from the group.

On the side

Extra-marital sex. 'He's getting a bit on the side.'

P

Paddock

A playing field.

Panic merchant

Someone who is easily given to panic.

Perve

To closely examine someone of the opposite sex.

Piker

Someone who's spirit is weak. 'Are you piking out on us?'

Plonk

All varieties of wine.

Prang

A not too serious crash.

Punt

To gamble on the horses. Thus the term punter.

Put in

To 'put in the time' means to do your fair share of the work. To 'put someone in' is to inform on them.

Q

Quack

The doctor. Not always uncomplimentary.

Quid

A pound before decimal currency.

R

Rap

To give someone a rap is to bestow generous praise.

Rack off

Means 'get lost!'

Ratbag

A mischievous person.

Rev-head

A fast-driving car freak. Also a 'petrol head.'

Rooted

Tired and exhausted. 'I'm feeling rooted.'

Rubbish

To dismiss another's views. 'Oh that's rubbish.'

S

Sanger

A sandwich.

Schooner

A 15oz (425ml) glass of beer.

Scoot

To depart. 'I'm going to scoot off.'

Scorcher

A very hot day. 'It's a real scorcher.

Scrub up

To greatly improve one's appearance by dress and grooming. 'He scrubs up well.'

Shemozzle

A total state of confusion.

Shonky

Someone or something of doubtful integrity. 'He's very shonky and so is the deal.'

Shoot through

To depart. 'We'd better shoot through.'

Shrapnel

Loose change.

Sickie

A day taken off work for illness. Usually not when your sick.

Skerrick

Usually applies to lack of food in the house. 'I haven't got a skerrick of food in the house.'                   

Skint

Broke.

Slash

To have a slash is to take a leak.

Slammer

Prison.

Sling

A special payment, bribe or secret commission.

Sling-off

To deride or ridicule someone.

Smoko

A work break.

Snags

Sausages. 'Did you bring the snags?'

Sort

A 'good sort' is an attractive woman.

Spot-on

Absolutely right; accurate.

Squib

A coward.

Squiz

A quick look. 'Have a squiz at this.'

Spit chips

To suffer from anger and frustration. 'The boss was spitting chips.'

Stickybeak

A very inquisitive person.

Strides

Men's pants. Also 'dacks.'

Stuffed

Exhausted.

Suss

To determine all the possibilities of a situation. 'Let's suss out all the options.'

T

Talent

Desirable members of both sexes. 'Lets go to the beach and check out the talent.'

Tanked

Drunk.

Technicolour yawn

Vomit, chunder, spew, ralphing.

Tinnie

A beer can or small aluminium boat.

Town

To go to town on something is to get stuck into it - give it your best.

Turps

Alcohol.

W

Whinger

Someone who is always complaining.

Wobbly

An outburst of anger. One throws or chucks a wobbly. Much the same as spitting the dummy.

Whizz off

To depart.

Y

Yack

To have a yack is to have a chat.

Yakka

Work. 'That was hard yakka.'

Yobbo

An uncouth Aussie male.