Aussie Slang Dictionary

A Green One: Victoria Bitter (VB), a beer brand.
Ab: Abalone. Large, edible sea snails.
AB: Halal snack pack. Layers of hot chips and kebab meat topped with sauce (garlic, chilli and bbq). Said A-B, not ab.
Abo: Aborigine (racial slur). The shortform for Aboriginal Australians with racist historical usage.
Acca: An academic. Someone with great theoretical or hypothetical - rather than practical or useful - knowledge.
Acca Dacca: AC/DC, Australian hard rock royalty.
Ace: Great, excellent.
Adam’s Ale: Water.
Aerial Ping-Pong: A playfully derisive name given to the game of Australian Rules Football by non-followers. It comes from observation that players frequently use long, high kicks through the air to pass the ball (footy, sherrin, prune, pill) to each other.

Aggro: Aggressive; aggravated; annoyed; bad tempered.
Air Biscuit: Fart.
Akubra: A famous rural felt hat with a wide brim and shallow crown.
Alf: A stupid person.
Alice, The: Alice Springs, the third largest town in the Northern Territory. Noted for its harmony and lack of social issues.
Amber Fluid: Beer.
Ambo: Ambulance officer.
Anchors: Brakes.
Ankle Biter: Little kid.
Ant’s Pants: The height of fashion and style. Or used in a negative sense of someone with an unreasonably high opinion of themselves. 'Ant's pants' is used in the same way that 'bee's knees' is.
Anzac: Australian soldier. Anzac is an acronym for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, originating from the Gallipoli campaign in 1915. The Anzac spirit or attitude is one of determination and courage in adversity.
Apple Eater: Someone from Tasmania.
Apples, She’ll be: It'll work out fine. Everything is okay.
Apricots: Testicles.
Arthur or Martha, To not know whether you’re: To be confused. A state often experienced at 5am on Sunday morning in Kings Cross.
Arvo: Afternoon.
Ashes, The: The name of the trophy in a test cricket competition held regularly between Australia and England. The ashes are literally the burned remains of a stump now held in the trophy (an urn).
Aussie: An Australian. Pronounciation as in 'Ozzy Osbourne'.
Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi: A crowd cheer, usually at an international sports event. It is a variation on the UK's Oggy Oggy Oggy chant from the 1970s.
Aussie Salute: Shooing flies away from your face with your hand.
Avago ya mug: Have a go, you mug. Said to encourage someone to do something they might otherwise wuss out of.
Avo: Avocado.
Away with the Pixies: Day-dreaming.
Awning Over the Toy Shop: The awning is a man's beer gut. The toy shop is his cock and balls.
B and S: Bachelor and Spinster ball. A party for singles in the country. A pleasant escape from the up-hill slog that is farming
Back of Beyond: A long way away, very remote. Out in the bush.
Back of Bourke: A long way away, very remote. Way out in the bush/outback.
Badger Box: A rough bush hut (Tas).
Bag of Fruit: Suit (rhyming slang).
Bail Up: To bail someone up is to rob them (cf. stick-up), give them a good earbashing, or physically confront them.
Banana Bender: A person from the state of Queensland.
Bananaland: Queensland.
Bandicoot on a Burnt Ridge, Standing Like a: The feeling of being alone, isolated, vulnerable.
Bandicoot, Bald as a: Quite bald.
Bandicoot, Blind as a: Quite blind.
Bandicoot, Hungry as a: Quite hungry.
Bandicoot, Miserable as a: Quite miserable.
Bandicoot, Poor as a: Very poor.
Bandicoot, to: Dig up potatoes but leave the leafy tops in place to either: disguise their removal; ensure that more spuds grow in.
Barbecue Stopper: Something extremely interesting. Anything interesting enough to interrupt a barbecue must be a hell of a showstopper.
Barbie: Barbeque (BBQ).
Barney: A fight or an argument.
Barra: A barramundi fish.
Barrack For: Cheer for, support a (footy) team.
Barry Crocker: Shocker (rhyming slang).
Bash: Party.
Bastard: Term of endearment. Usually used affectionately, but sometimes just used of an actual bastard.
Bathers: Bathing suit. (WA predominantly).
Battler: Dogged, hard-working Australian (often blue collar) who courageously carves out a meager living. An emotional trigger-word used by politicians and talkback radio presenters to manipulate those gullible enough to believe them.
Battler, little Aussie: Embellished form of 'battler', intended to fully tug at your heart strings.
Bauple Nut: A macadamia nut (from Mt Bauple, QLD).
Bay Trout: An Australian salmon.
Bean Counter: Accountant.
Beaut: Great!
Berrimah Line, The: The geographical line that supposedly separates Darwin from the rest of the Northern Territory. It deliniates the haves (Darwin) from the have nots (those south of the Berrimah Line).
Bevvy: Drink (beverage), usually beer, must be cold.
Biff: Fight or brawl. To strike hard.
Biff, Bring back the: A football spectator expression appealing to game administrators to stop coming down too hard on good old-fashioned brawling.
Big Bikkies: Expensive; lots of money.
Big Island: The Australian mainland, from a Tasmanian point of view.
Big Note: To big note yourself is to brag about yourself to impress others.
Big Smoke: The city.
Biker: Motorcyclist.
Bikie: Member of a motorcycle gang (bikie gang).
Bikkie: Biscuit (US. Cookie)
Bilby: Bandicoot. Principally, the rabbit-eared bandicoot.
Billabong: A pool of water left sitting at a river bend when the water flow dries up. From the Wiradhuri (indigenous) language.
Billy: Billycan, a metal tin used to boil water over a fire.
Bingle: Minor motor vehicle accident. Also - Bingle, Lara. Long-forgotten B celebrity.
Birthday Suit: Naked.
Bities: Mosquitoes and midgies; little biting insects
Bitser: A mongrel dog made up of bitser this and bitser that.
Bizzo: Business.
Black fella: An indigenous Australian. Generally this is on a similar level to how 'black' is used in the USA: fairly neutral and used by both white and black Australians.
Black Stump, beyond the: A long way away, very remote. Beyond civilisation, out in the bush/outback.
Black Stump, this side of the: Belonging to civilisation, the known world.
Bloke: Man.
Blood’s Worth Bottling, Your: You're an outstanding person, a true friend.
Bloody: Very; extremely. British origin, but extremely important to Aussies who have made it their own.
Bloody Oath: I agree.
Blow in the Bag: Blow in the breathalyser at a drink drive checkpoint.
Blowie: Blow fly.
Bludger: A lazy person. Someone who wants something for nothing, expecting a handout.
Blue: Fight, altercation.
Blue, Bung on a: Have a fight.
Blue, make a: Make a mistake.
Blue, Stack on a: Have a fight.
Bluey: Bluebottle jellyfish.
Bluey: Swag, a traveller's possessions all bundled up (traditionally, in a blue blanket). Bluey can also mean luggage in a broader sense.
Bluey: Blue Heeler cattle dog.
Bluey: Ironic nickname for a red-headed person. 'Blue' is also used in this way.
Bluey: Ticket for traffic offence, after the blue colour of the paper.
Bluey, Tasmanian: Warm, waterproof woollen coat.
Boardies: Boardshorts. Long, surf-style shorts for swimming and general summer mooching.
Bodgie: Useless. Of inferior quality.
Bogan: Suburban scum. Traditionally bogan meant wearers of mullets, ugg boots, acid wash jeans, and AC/DC wife-beaters. Now the definition is much broader, to mean anyone less sophisticated, intelligent, fashionable or cultured than you.
Boilover: A surprise result in a sporting event, from horseracing upsets when a hot favourite is defeated.
Bolero: The short jacket of a school girl's uniform (QLD).
Bondi Cigar: Shit floating in the surf.
Bondi Tram, Shoot through like a: Leave quickly.
Bonza: Great, excellent. (also, bonzer)
Boofhead: A stupid person.
Boogie Board: A small wave-riding board; bodyboard.
Boomer: A large male kangaroo. More generally, something large.
Boondie: A rock (WA).
Booze Bus: Police RV vehicle used for processing drunk drivers.
Boozer: Pub.
Bored Shitless: Extremely bored.
Borrie: A piece of shit (word origin, Lake Borrie sewage plant, VIC).
Borrie Burger: Something that is shitty, of inferior quality.
Bottle-O: Bottle shop, liquor store; off licence. Also, the trademarked name for a chain of liquor shops.
Bottle, The full: Very knowledgeable about something, an expert.
Bottler: Something great, excellent.
Bounce: Bully.
Bourke Street, He doesn’t know Christmas from: He’s a bit thick. (he can’t tell the difference between Melbourne's brightly-lit Bourke St and Christmas lights).
Bowl of rice, not my: Variation on 'not my cup of tea'; not something I like or enjoy
Boys in Blue, the: The police.
Brass razoo, hasn’t got a: To be very poor.
Brekkie: Breakfast.
Brick shit house, built like a: Person of solid build.
Brickie: Bricklayer.
Bride’s Nightie, off like a: Leave or remove quickly.
Brisvegas: Brisbane.
Brizzie: Brisbane.
Brown-eyed Mullet: Shit floating in the water.
Brumby: A wild horse.
Buck’s Night: Male party before a wedding. Also, Buck's party.
Bucket under a bull, useful as a: Completely useless.
Buckley’s Chance: No chance whatsoever.
Budgie Smugglers: Speedo-style swimwear for men.
Bugger: Expression of surprise, intensifier, to be tired. Intonation and context is crucial.
Bull’s Roar, not within a: Nowhere close.
Bum Sniffing: Derogatory name for rugby because of the set-piece known as the scrum. In rugby union (and in a token way, rugby league), each team's eight forwards bind together, crunch into each other, and try to push the opposition eight backwards. This is the mechanism that creates cauliflower ears, and while bums may not actually be sniffed, a lot of nut grabbing and dirty shit happens here.
Bundy: A place (Bundaberg); a rum.
Bung: Broken.
Bung, to: To put.
Bungarra: A sand goanna (NT).
Bunyip: A scary, man-eating monster of indigenous Australian mythology.
Burl, give it a: Attempt something, give it a try.
Burton, go for a: To be missing.
Bush: Any sparsely-inhabited natural region, largely uncultivated; anywhere outside urban areas. Using the term "bush" of a thing or activity gives it a rural or country context.
Bush bash: Bash through thick bush (vegetation) with your body, a stick, or a machete. What you do when you're on foot and the official track runs out. Also refers to rally driving your car somewhere in the bush .
Bush oyster: Lamb's testicles; nasal mucus
Bush Telly: Campfire.
Bush week, what do you think this is: Do you think I'm an idiot? Do you think you can fool me?
Bushie: Volunteer bush fire fighter.
Bushie: Bushman/woman. Someone who lives in the bush.
Bushie Blow: See Bushman's Hanky.
Bushman’s Brekkie: No breakfast at all.
Bushman’s Hanky: Block one nostril with your finger and blast the other one with both barrels (or just the one, as it were). Best done surreptitiously to avoid judgement, and into vegetation to be a good citizen.
Bushranger: Outlaw; bandit; highwayman. Ned Kelly being the most famous.
Butcher: A small, six-ounce glass of beer in South Australia.
Butcher’s: Have a look. Butcher's is short for Butcher's Hook which is rhyming slang for look.
Bye: A team on its bye week doesn't play in that round of the competition.
BYO: Unlicensed restaurant. You have to Bring Your Own grog.
Cab Sav: Cabernet Savignon.
Cack: A funny person or thing.
Cack yourself: To laugh yourself silly.
Cactus: Dead; broken
Cakeage: A fee restaurants might charge when people bring in their own dessert (like corkage for wine).
Captain Cook: Look (rhyming slang).
Cark It: To die (living things). To break (inanimate objects).
Carn: Come on.
Cat burying shit, As busy as a: Very busy.
Cat’s piss, As mean as: Mean; miserly; stingy.
Chalkie: Teacher.
Chardonnay Socialist: A well-off person who hypocritically espouses left-wing beliefs while guzzling lustily on the teat of the good privileged life.
Chateau Cardboard: Cheap cask wine.
Chick: A female.
Chippie: A carpenter/builder. Also, chippy.
Chockie: Chocolate.
Chook: Chicken.
Chooks turn into emus and kick your dunny down, May your: May you experience bad luck. May you be cursed.
Chops, Off: Wasted on drugs; very drunk; off your head. Also, 'off your chops'.
Chrissie: Christmas. Heart attack season.
Chuck a Sickie: To take a day off sick from work when you aren't sick at all, or only a tiny bit crook.
Chuffed: Pleased.
Chunder: To vomit.
Clacker: Arsehole. The anus.
Clayton’s: Something that is largely illusory or exists in name only; a poor substitute or imitation. A term that was born out of a tv ad for a non-alcoholic drink.
Cobber: A friend, a mate.
Cocky: Farmer.
Cold Ones: Cold beers.
Continental: A fete (SA).
Cooee, not within: Far away.
Coolibah: A eucalyptus tree.
Coondie: A pebble (WA).
Cop: To comprehend (often, to see). To experience.
Cop it Sweet: To be lucky. To have good fortune.
Corker: Something excellent.
Counter Lunch: Lunch at the pub.