application or rsum. Aussie Taryn East noticed that I Too often, stations (ranches) were abandoned and stock left behind. The local Bottle shop has a section of their Fridge with Tallie on the front to indicate the various large bottles of 750 and European size large bottles." Learners Week. Aussie It might be dying away but I would not say it is that uncommon." Printed in the USA: All of our mugs are screen printed in the USA. Geoff Morrison for pointing out an early error in my listing, which showed When I first arrived, people would ask British children's author Florence Upton. Taryn adds, "A Let us know. earthed grounded, as in creating an mince The term was coined by native Australians and has made its way from Aboriginal English to Australian English, without being thought of as disparaging or insulting. in many American cultures, a man might greet another man with "How's it Floor rugs meat pie similar to a pot pie, but without vegetables and not so drippyand the pastry is always top and bottom, as it is designed to be eaten with the fingers. mum 3 See you in the soup? Aussie Peter Hatfield graciously provided his comments on my dictionary and wrote such a wonderful short essay of "Jackeroo" that I'm including it here: maggot bag meat pie. Brumby : a wild horse Shonky : dubious, underhanded. Taryn East also finds cossie (along with swimmers) the commonly used term in New South collar worker, farm hand who displays the full traits of an Aussie bloke" Perve (noun & verb) : looking lustfully at the opposite sex It also indicates that it is pannelly Aussie Peter Hatfield contributed this one: "a panel van", pavlova a favorite cake-shaped dessert made with whipped cream and chopped fruits. Kelly, whose definition follows: "Road trains actually have at least 38 politican was assessing an opposition policy. : an exclamation of surprise = Good heavens!, My goodness! Good grief! or similar I have an IT background and was in a meeting talking about a particular type of router we will need to deploy across the data network. risky." I heard the comment on television that "Hugh Jackman can take the piss; he's down to earth.". cutlery Oxford says, "a person who is not white." Grundies : undies, underwear (from Reg Grundy, a television person) in the U.S., that is, genuine, the real thing. Pink slip, get the : get the sack (from the colour of the termination form) Knocker : somebody who criticises, LLair : a flashily dressed young man of brash and vulgar behaviour, to dress up in flashy clothes, to renovate or dress up something in bad taste fiddler a swindler or cheat, according to the Feral (n.) : a hippie Rego : vehicle registration high-necked, long-sleeved garment." midgies gnats and other tiny flying things. "cure" for the terrible heat, an ocean breeze that marks the beginning of Exy : expensive, F chocka block reticulation "On the dole" most game of tic tac toe. Christmas : see Bourke Street The sun shines, the sky is blue and Aussies speak a Language that we can all understand! Quarter slices of bread with butter are not acceptable morning or afternoon tea offerings." Aussie tj e-mailed to say that her New South ideas about solutions. the world (except Australia and the U.S.) call soccer football. the twentieth century and are still to be seen in San Francisco and a few super mum mom; mother. : of poor quality, unenjoyable (this car is shit house, the movie was shit house) volunteers was instructing me on how to set up a table to promote our Mt. Naughty, have a : have sex vollie Queenslander Nerida Wilson took the time to write and say, "We do not have 'tea' in the middle to a rural area, or retreating alone to a remote area. Ute : utility vehicle, pickup truck, VVedgies : vegetables writing about a family in a village in India, and the character speaking Clacker Dictionary of Australian slang Clacker Clacker 1. pl false teeth; 2. buttocks, backside Dictionary of Australian slang . http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-poml.htm, shout a round / shout a few / shout a few rounds, http://www.vegemite.com.au/index.cfm?fuseaction=vegemiteDiscovery.welcome. Stubbies can also refer to men's journo . Since the insisted on wearing the same clothes they wore in London, but mostly GAFA (pron. "The Jackeroos did all the work of the menindeed they were often given the really shit jobsbut at night they also had to do the books, and they learnt how to deal with buyers and generally how to run the place. But in Australia it's come to mean genuine U.S., however, each state has its own driver-licensing laws. etc., but never trousers, jackets, coats, shirts, or underwear. that's what I heard. spaghetti, we expect they are talking about Conch (adj. Ozzie) : Australian perfect fairy bread, an illustrated recipe with variations. cordial torch gazump 2. a stunning beauty working in NYC for somekind of fashion magazine. Cards are The ones I purchased had the appearance of an ordinary large oatmeal cookie and was very sweet, crisp, and nearly as hard as peanut brittle. Oxford Australian says a jackaroo is "usu. The Oxford Australian backs Taryn: "egg or young form It was a cereal made by General Mills and marketed in the New York area during the early 1970s. Special laws have been passed that allow law enforcement to monitor their activities more closely. sand pit Aussie Ian Montgomery says they use relos in his home state of long drop 3. rocket a common salad green that is known in offsiderside kick. ", gollie black rag doll dressed in formal Everyday low prices, save up to 50%. Root rat : somebody who is constantly looking for sex. tomahawk any type of hand ax or hatchet, including all the modern models. It derives from the Indigenous tucker My Australian feet from the street, is also called a verge. waltz Matilda is to carry the bundle. Tucker-bag : food bag whole city which was called the Cloaca Maximus. Mexican : a person from south of the Queensland or New South Wales border Weekend warrior : army reservist Like rabbits, foxes, and domestic cats, the horse was brought to Australia and has survived too well. bulldust 1 became $2 when Australia converted to decimal currency], RRack off : push off! (I went fishing but caught nothing. Yeah, thatd be right.) 1. Fruit loop : fool entreating their young children to "stop whingeing.". Burke's Backyard (a television In Australia, where the native peoples have long been labeled Aboriginal, the word Indigenous is becoming the preferred term. In the process of looking this one write to tell me "Fairy Bread is not covered with sugar is bread with 2. a stunning beauty working in NYC for somekind of fashion magazine. There is a great popular than pavlova. willy willy street drag races that draw hundreds of teenage spectators. First noticed in editor Tim Flannery's introduction to the 2002 no worries roo bar a hefty front bumper frequently seen (or British?) Aussie (pron. So it sounds as if crikey is out of fashion. well established when nineteenth-century Australian poet Banjo Paterson magazine to the television program, Postcards script all the usual American meanings, but The [1913 Webster] 2. Durry : tobacco, cigarette golden syrup Wobbly : excitable behaviour (I complained about the food and the waiter threw a wobbly) The term wreck is also used, but not as frequently. King Browns. Aussie salute : brushing away flies with the hand. Nuns nasty, as dry as a : dry For a series of : thats certainly true Whiteant (verb) : to criticise something to deter somebody from buying it. a major department store in Melbourne that has now closed down. Spruiker : man who stands outside a nightclub or restaurant trying to persuade people to enter Great Australian F**k All. 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. Buckley, first published in 1852. strata block A building or complex of road train I originally defined this as an state government has looked at various models in other countries to garner bulldust the fine red dust of central Australia; an exclamation meaning "Nonsense!" Schooner : large beer glass in Queensland; medium beer glass in South Australia Many of these terms are not original to Australia, but rather simply unfamiliar to me. Rellie or relo : family relative rugby union. Heard on Good News Week, an Australian TV comedic take on the week's news. concession discount offered to certain groups, Across the yard about 100 metres further away was the men's quarters with its own kitchen and dining room; the shearer's quarters were a kilometre or so away, with the black's camps at the boundaries of the stationclearly defining the social hierarchy.". feral Mate : buddy, friend fair dinkum a person or situation that is honest and just. strata fee regime fee or maintenance fee on a breaks, driving a surfer towards the bottom." indicate the return leg of a round trip (half the trip, in other words). ute white goods dole bludger chronically unemployed bum or Brass razoo, he hasnt got a : hes very poor Australia pubs are called hotels (as well as pubs, which is a British Bail (somebody) up : to corner somebody physically I originally spelled it "bullocks," which my Oxford Australian informs me is nothing more nor less than castrated bulls. The larger bottles (750 ml) are called Harold Holt, to do the : To bolt. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. for the sake of the travel experience. Growing up in 1950s but now called FICA (Federal Insurance Contributions Act). get out of here! The evening meal is referred to as either tea or dinner. Furphy : false or unreliable rumour, GGDay : hello! other tourist spots. Fly wire : gauze flyscreen covering a window or doorway. Hottie : hot water bottle, IIcy pole, ice block : popsicle, lollypop, JJackaroo : a male trainee station manager or station hand (a station is a big farm/grazing property) Sydney - 'a' footy is a rugby league ball, 'the' footy is a rugby league Clacker : anus (from Latin cloaca = sewer). boundary rider the name given to the single internal body channel of a monotreme This no doubt comes from the British slang for poop, or to put it rudely, shit. nits chockies chocolates. The doctor is an evening seabreeze that Pigs arse! the first thing you'll hear in an Australian home. Going off : used of a night spot or party that is a lot of fun the place was really going off oval to suppose the arse may be considered a producer of loud noise, and pretty funny, stubby-related definitions (pertaining to men's shorts), see mobile home. Named after the protective division between the driver and the villains. superannuant billy can used for cooking when camping out. The same as major cities journo journalist. about people who have gone feral, that is, Bluey : heavy wool or felt jacket worn by mining and construction workers. Give it a burl : try it, have a go I heard this used in reference to men in their twenties and thirties (and some in their forties) hanging out where they could meet much younger womeneven teenagers. insists that only 100's & 1000's (a brand My granddaughter's favorite use of this adjective is in reference to eighteen-wheeler truck; however, I was graciously corrected by Stacey Absolutely! his belongings in a swag. journalists, Kerry O'Brien." ALWAYS showing up to work in the hottest styles, possibly not even out for the public yet. choko chayote squash, a popular vegetable of and ox are interchangeable. Australians I have observed close hand in Perth and Sydney: brekkie, paddock bomb someone is approaching. Servo : petrol station of the day it is lunch! : you bet! bum bag skip, and recently I even heard dumpster. smoko smoking break. I found this term in a children's book, Outback Adventure by Fran Lessac and Mark Greenwood: "Santa waved to Cody as he went on his way, with six white boomers towing his sleigh.". Bored shitless : very bored widdle the words I once thought to be uniquely Australian), this is a verb
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