Aussie Slang

By: Leah E. Neff

A-C

• Aggro- aggressive• Bathers- swimsuit• Biblebasher- religious fanatic• Bloody-(frequently used adjective)• Chuck a U-ie- make a U-turn

D-F• Dag- eccentric, a bit of a “character”• Drongo- idiot• Earbasher- person who talks excessively • Fair dinkum- genuine, real• Fang carpenter- dentist

G-I

• Gink- silly person• Half pinter- small person• Iceberger- person who swims all year• Idiot box- T.V.• In the poo- in trouble

J-L

• Jack of all trades, master of none- person who will try anything

• Kindie- kindergarten • Lippy- lipstick• Loo- toilet• Loony bin- psychiatric institution

M-O

• Make a quid- earn a living• Mate- friend• Nick- to steal• Only got one oar in the water- daydreamer• Outback- remote Australia

P-S

• Pull a swifty- play a trick• Quack- a doctor• Rug rats- children• Sammie- sandwich• Sheila- female Australian

T-W

• Take the mickey out of- to tease• Veg out- relax• Verbal diarrhea- nonstop talk• What’s your beef?- What’s your problem?• Wonky- unsteady, shaky

X-Z

• Yabber- talk quickly• Zilch- zero, nothing• Zonked- tired