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Appendix:Australian English terms for people

Australians use a variety of colourful terms to refer to people. These terms may indicate such things as the person's ethnicity, the place where the person resides, the social status of the person, the person's behaviour, etc. In recent times a significant number of these terms and phrases aren't in common use by the majority of Australians, and are more specifically used by older generation Anglo-Australians, whilst some phrases and terms aren't used outside of the younger age-groups. Many of these words occur in other English dialects, especially New Zealand English, whilst others are unique to Australian English. Some terms are unique specifically to states or territories, even to cities, while some aren't used outside of external territories, such as Norfolk Island. The following are some examples:

General

 * ambo - an Ambulance Paramedic.
 * ankle biter – small child.
 * arse kisser, arselicker, bumkisser, bumsniffer and brown-noser – refers to people who "suck up" to authority figures, which is fundamentally opposed to Australian hostility for authority figures.
 * bastard /ˈbɑːstə(r)d/ – general purpose designation for a person or persons, may be either a term of endearment or an expression of hostility or resentment. It has sometimes been called "the great Australian endearment", but can also be an insult; interpreted according to context. Calling someone "a silly bastard" is affectionate: calling them "a stupid bastard" is a serious insult. According to a cricketing anecdote, during the "Bodyline" series of 1932–33, the England captain complained to the Australian vice-captain, Vic Richardson, that an Australian player had called one of his players a bastard. Richardson supposedly turned to the team and said: "Which one of you bastards called this bastard's bowler a bastard?" When the English Captain, Douglas Jardine, brushed a fly from his face a voice from the crowd called out, "Jardine, yer pommie bastard, leave our flies alone!"
 * battler or Aussie battler – a socially–respected, hard–working Australian who is struggling to "make ends meet", because their income is only just enough to survive on; someone working hard and only just making a living.
 * billy lid – a child; from rhyming slang (rhyming with kid)
 * bird – a female, (being driven out by the American word chick)
 * bloke – generic term for a man (also common in British English); This word can either refer to a stereotypical male (e.g. interested in masculine pastimes, such as drinking, cars and sport, is insensitive etc.) he's such a bloke (he is a typical man), or can be used to refer to men in general he is a top bloke (he is a good person).
 * blobhead
 * an idiotic person.
 * an arrogant person.
 * a person with a large head.
 * bludger – originally, one who lives off the earnings of prostitution: in Australian usage, a lazy person, a layabout, somebody who always relies on other people to do things or lend him things; see also dole bludger.
 * Blue – traditional Australian name of anyone with red hair – particularly common in the Army, but also used in wider society. Richard Branson's airline operation in Australia is therefore officially named Virgin Blue in reference to its red aircraft. Can also refer to someone's blue cattle dog.
 * blue – a fight or argument.
 * bogan – a term used for a lower class white Australian, similar in meaning to the US term trailer trash or the British chav. Seems to have originated in Melbourne before spreading throughout the country after being used in Melbourne–produced television programmes. Other alternatives include westie (in Sydney), bevan (in Queensland), booner in Canberra and chigger in the northern suburbs of Hobart. The stereotypical bogan is a low–income earning male who spends his days slacking. He takes little pride in his appearance. He is generally unshaven, has a mullet and dresses in singlets, flannelette shirts and thongs. He also passionately drives a ute or an older car model; younger bogans can be a type of hoon. Bogans tend to be associated with alcohol, particularly cheap beer or goon (cask wine). They are often seen as unsophisticated, offensive, rude, and aggressive. Ocker is a similar term, but bogan is more derogatory. Tradesmen on high wages as a result of the mining boom are known as "CUBS'. i.e. Cashed Up Bogans
 * bomb thrower – one's wife; Aussie women have a knack of "hurling a bomb" into a delicate situation and really blasting a bloke, especially if the bloke is on the back foot with them.
 * boofhead – idiot, can also refer to someone with big hair.
 * bounce – a bully.
 * bub – baby.
 * bushie – someone who lives in the Bush or that has distinctive hairy nostrils.
 * bush pig – an unnattractive or redneck woman from the country. Any unattractive female.
 * Cadbury (sometimes Cadbury's, Cadbury Kid) – someone who gets drunk very quickly. From a series of commercials (the most famous starring Julius Sumner Miller) for Cadbury milk chocolate claiming each block contains "a glass and a half of full–cream dairy milk", the implication being the "Cadbury" can't hold more than a glass and a half of beer.
 * chink - word for someone of Chinese descent, from the World War 2 era. Offensive racial slur.
 * chook – a chicken.
 * chap - see bloke.
 * chucker - a person who bowls an illegal delivery in cricket.
 * cobber – early 20th century term for a friend. This term is seldom used now in Australia, although it is still often used by the British when impersonating Australians.
 * coconut – a person with dark skin who has forsaken his ethnic cultural values or people in favour of white cultural values and society. Brown on the outside, white inside. Derogatory. (Analogous to the American slang term "Oreo".) Also refers to persons of Pacific Islander origin. Can also be used for as an counter–blonde term – coconut refers to someone who is blonde on the inside but brunette on the outside.
 * conch – a conscientious person, somebody who would rather work or study than go out and enjoy him/herself; hence conchy (adj.)
 * cook – one's wife.
 * crook – a person of unsound character, or criminal; That crook Kezza's ripped me off!. Can also refer to being sick (crook) "Crook in the guts" (nausea or stomach ache).
 * cunt - A word which takes on many meanings in Australia, often depends on the tone of the delivery and whether you are friends with the person. Used as a very strong insult towards another, it is considered offensive in public or polite company. In Australia cunt is frequently used between young males, its meaning can change based on tone but if commonly used in the following ways:
 * Someone you dislike, for this meaning the word is usually delivered in an aggressive tone e.g. "Get fucked you cunt"
 * Can be used plurally to describe a group of people e.g. "Those cunts over there" or "What are you cunts doing?"
 * It is also often given a prefix of: mad- (term of endearment for a fun loving, careless person with little regards to social convention), loose- (person who is out of control and has no regard for social convention, commonly a term of endearment), gay- (offensive term that questions masculinity) or shit- (offensive term denoting someone that the user does not like).
 * Curry,curry muncher term for someone of Indian descent, comes from the stereotype that all Indians eat Curry.
 * dag – mild term for a foolish, clumsy, likably–goofy, unsophisticated, unfashionable or shabbily–dressed person. Originally a lump of wool encrusted fæces and mud dangling from a sheep's posterior. Can also mean a silly, funny, or goofy person when used affectionately. Daggy is a commonly used adjective that might also describe uncool or unfashionable clobber or other things
 * dago - a person of Italian descent. Adopted from British English vernacular during the implementation of the Snowy Mountains Scheme.
 * dickhead – an idiot, somebody who talks drivel, somebody with whom you have little patience.
 * digger - a colloquial nickname for Australian infantrymen in World War One, and in modern times for all Australian Army personnel in general. Historically a "digger" was someone (usually male) who worked in the Victorian gold fields digging for gold many of whom later became soldiers digging trenches in the Great War.
 * dill – an idiot.
 * dipstick – a loser, an idiot.
 * der brain – an idiot, a fool.
 * dero or 'derro – term for a vagrant, especially an alcoholic one (abbreviation of derelict).
 * dobber or dibber dobber – informant; from dob meaning to inform on. The saying "(Dibber) dobbers wear nappies." is commonly used by children.
 * dog – 1. a cowardly or treacherous person; Dog Act a deed by such a person. 2. A police officer or prison warder. 3. an unattractive female.
 * dole bludger – a long-term unemployed person.
 * drongo – an idiot, a fool, a dope, someone who thinks they might be good stuff but is actually an idiot.
 * dropkick – someone who is not successful, lazy or not fulfilling their full potential. But the more nasty meaning is that the person is a total loser.
 * durry muncher - someone who smokes, usually a lot.
 * Eastie – a term used for a upper class white Australian, a term favoured in Sydney for people who live in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney.
 * Featherfoot - a detective or other investigator. Originally the dispenser of justice in Aboriginal society, who wore slippers made of emu feathers to conceal his footprints.
 * feral – a hippie, often seen at outdoor raves. "Look at all those ferals doing fire-dancing. I hope their dreadlocks don't get singed."
 * figjam – a person with a high opinion of themselves, an abbreviation of "fuck, I'm good, just ask me"
 * the filth- the police.
 * fruit loop – a crazy person. To "carry on like a fruit loop" means to behave stupid and crazy.
 * fucked in the arse - experienced bad luck, or likely to experience future punishment.
 * fucked in the head - stupid or crazy.
 * galah – a stupid person, a fool, a silly person; from the bird of the same name because of its antics and the noise it makes; often intensified as flamin' galah!. Also to denote a mentally ill person, "He's off with the galahs".
 * greenie – an environmentalist, either neutral or derogatory depending on context.
 * gook - term for someone of Asian descent. Offensive racial slur.
 * gumby – ticket inspectors on Melbourne's public transport system. Employees of the old Public Transport Corporation wore dark green overcoats of a similar colour (being the colour generally used by the PTC) to the clay animation character of the same name. Also known as a 'grey ghost', as the coat colours have changed in recent years.
 * happy little Vegemite – person in a good mood.
 * Harold A Police Officer. Used as a warning of police presence. Perth N.W. suburbs.
 * hemmie- someone who gets haemorrhoids very easily; offensive.
 * hoon – a thug, a hooligan, a lout, especially one in command of a hotted–up motor vehicle; someone who drives a car in a recklessly fast or dangerous manner, similar in meaning to boy racer, but less specific in age or gender.
 * jack
 * a nickname for police officers used mainly in Victoria, can be used in plural, "the jacks are here".
 * used to describe a person who is lazy, or not a good team player.
 * knocker – a critical person.
 * lair – 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; hence lair it up meaning to behave in a brash and vulgar manner. Rare, almost obsolete.
 * larrikin – a person who is rebellious, non conformist and/or anti–authoritarian; a person who is always enjoying himself; a harmless prankster. Can be both a positive term of endearment or a negative critical observation. Traditionally, larrikanism has been considered an inherent component of the Australian character. Australian troops or "diggers" in World War One have often been highlighted as exhibiting this character, renowned as being "a bunch of larrikans", embroiled in anti-social behaviour and a very low regard for senior British officers and British High Command.
 * leb,lebo usually racist term for someone of Middle Eastern descent, even if they have no affiliation with Lebanon. Probably originated from the large number of Lebanese immigrants.
 * leso – (pronounced ) a lesbian.
 * maggot
 * a drunk, really drunk "maggotted"
 * a reprehensible or despicable person
 * an AFL umpire (white maggot)
 * mate – a friend. A term that is used affectionately to address friends and acquaintances ("How's it going, mate?"), to address strangers or people whose names are not known ("Excuse me, mate..."), and extravagant pleasure at seeing someone (Mate! It's beaut to see yer again!"). Also used as a noun ("He's a good mate"). Sometimes deliberately used as an expression of aggression or threat (hostile over-familiarity) directed towards a hostile or indifferent stranger (the tone of voice and context will make this usage very clear; there is no danger of confusion). The term is also common in British English in all these respects.
 * mob – group of people, not necessarily troublesome. Sometimes used in reference to Aboriginal cultural identity (eg Dharug mob).
 * Mong - basically short for 'mongoloid' referring to a person with an intellectual disability, not a person of Mongolian lineage.
 * Minda - a dergatory term for a person with an intellectual disability, used only in South Australia, derived from Minda Home, a home for people with a disability.
 * Minshie - Pron. Minsh-eye (Perth Hills) Small. A young child. As in: 'Are you going to Mundas skatepark? No. Too many minshies.' or 'Don't buy sticks from Metcalfe. They're hell minshie.'
 * missus - one's wife; referred to as "the missus" (Mrs. spelt phonetically) another term is the old block and chain in reference to the old convict times, as you are chain to the missus with no where to go.
 * mongrel – a despicable person, a scoundrel
 * mug – friendly insult, gullible person; for example, "Garn, have a go, y' mug."
 * Neville or Neville no Mates (alternatively "Nigel" or "Nigel no friends") – someone with no friends. "Nig'in it" means to be alone, more often deliberately so.

 * nip - term for someone of Japanese descent, comes from the Japanese word "Nippon" which means Japan. Originated during World War 2.
 * nipper – young surf lifesaver
 * – a child (as in, How many nippers you got these days?)
 * no–hoper – somebody who will never do well
 * nong or ning–nong – an idiot, a moron (used famously on one occasion by Wilson Tuckey, at that time a member of the opposition, to address Prime Minister Paul Keating)
 * ocker – an unsophisticated male blue–collar who drinks and is sports–mad, especially into footy
 * oldies – parents. "Old Man" and "Old Girl" refer to Father and Mother respectively.
 * Petrol Head - term used for a Hoon. (see Hoon)
 * piker – 1. One who does not live up to a promise or commitment. 2. Someone who doesn't want to fit in with others socially, leaves parties early
 * pissed – drunk, but can be used in the American sense to mean irritated. "Sloshed" is another drunk equivalent.
 * pissed off- angry or annoyed, as in U.S.usage 'Pissed'
 * piss locusts - a group who descend, usually without invitation, and proceed to strip one's beer fridge of its contents.
 * piss off – get lost. Also, to leave, as in 'Let's piss off. This party's shit.'
 * pom or *pommie - an Australian nickname given to English people. Somewhat derogatory in nature the term can be used in both a positive and negative context. There is a debate as to how the word came about, some believe the original term "POME" is an anacronym for "Prisoner Of Mother England" the title given to convicts sent to the early Australian penal colonies. In a reverse of circumstances Australian's joke that it is the English who are now the prisoners in their own country (mother england) as the Australian lifestyle is widely regarded as better than England's. The other is the English have round rosey cheeks similar in resemblance to a pomegranate.
 * poofter, pooftah or poof – homosexual man (also common in British English)
 * ratbag – mild insult or term of affection "you ratbag"
 * rat's arse - of the lowest value. 'I don't (couldn't) give a rat's arse' means 'I don't care'.
 * rat-arsed - drunk. 'I was rat-arsed last night'.
 * razor gang - a parliamentary committee charged with reducing government expenditure
 * reffo – refugee
 * rellie or relo – a family relative
 * ricer - term for someone of East Asian descent, derived from the stereotype that all Asian eat rice.
 * Rodeo-Goers, Rednecks - phrases used by city people mocking people who live in the country.
 * root – verb for sexual intercourse.
 * root rat – a sexually active and promiscuous person; a person always on the lookout for a sexual liaison.
 * Salvo - a member of the Salvation Army, their own slogan is "Thank God for the Salvo's"
 * scab
 * – a union worker who goes to work when the company is on strike.
 * – a non–union worker that breaks picket lines
 * – One who is tight with money or possessions. (S/he's a bit scabby)
 * – to scab: to beg friends/family for money or other goods ('can I scab a Tim-Tam off you, mate?')
 * Scott or Scott no Mates - someone with no friends. i.e 'He's got no mates'
 * scrag – an unattractive woman; rough or unkempt woman. Often refers to sexually promiscuous, lower class women, or can be used as an insult synonymous to "slut" or "tart".
 * screamer – a party lover; see two pot screamer or one pot screamer. Also a term once used to describe a spectacular mark in Australian Rules Football.
 * servo – service station, sometimes referred to as a petty or petty station (petrol station)
 * shark biscuit – somebody new to surfing; also a name for a boogie board rider as they look like a little piece of meat on top of a biscuit (bite size for a shark)
 * sheep shagger – a person from New Zealand
 * sheila – used as a term for catcalling, or a very promiscuous woman: also used in New Zealand English; not as common as in former years being driven out by the American word chick
 * show pony – someone who tries hard, by his dress or behaviour, to impress those around him
 * sickie – a sick day off work. To "chuck a sickie" means to take a day off work sick, not necessary to actually be sick, but just use it as an excuse for a day off.
 * silvertail – One possessed of great wealth and power, not necessarily displayed ostentatiously.
 * skippy – Anglo-Australian; white person
 * slapper – same as the British English term – means a slut.
 * slurry - a promiscuous young woman, similar to slut or skank.
 * sook – (rhymes with "book") (n) someone who acts in a timid crybaby manner; a petulant, soft or tame person; (v) to be petulant, She's sooking again; hence sooky (adj.); inoffensive; can also be applied to animals
 * soft – someone with low alcohol tolerance levels
 * spanner – a derogatory remark similar to tool; for example, "That bloke's an absolute spanner."; from spanner, a tool used for adjusting bolts (as in British English, equivalent to the North American wrench)
 * spunk – a sexually attractive female or male. This usage can inadvertently cause outrage among British people to whom "spunk" is slang for semen.
 * sprogs – children. "They've got a coupla sprogs". Can also be slang for semen.
 * Steak and kidney – rhyming slang for the city of Sydney
 * stickybeak – a snoop, a nosy person, compare British English "noseyparker". Also used as a verb "to stickybeak"
 * surfie – member of a subculture dedicated to surfing
 * swamp donkey - a deeply unattractive female
 * tacker – a child
 * tall poppy – a person who achieves much, but through that achievement becomes terribly conceited
 * thong - an Australian word for the type of summer shoe, the flip-flop
 * tiger - a person who is jumpy/keen/pouncing early at something
 * tightarse - a spendthrift/scrooge or someone who is tight or strict
 * tired eyes – a gullible person
 * toe cutter - a usually intimidating person who deals with those who have "stepped over the line"
 * tool – an idiot or imbecile
 * tosser - similar to 'tool'. To 'have a toss' means to masturbate
 * true blue – patriotic Australian
 * two–can Sam – someone who get drunk very quickly. Reference to the mascot of Fruit Loops breakfast cereal Toucan Sam.
 * two pot screamer – someone who gets drunk very quickly. "Pot" is the term used in Victorian and Queensland pubs for a 285 ml (10 ounce) beer glass. See also Cadbury
 * unco - uncoordinated, clumsy "that was so unco"
 * vego – (pron. vejo) vegetarian, vegan
 * wanker – a term used to insult; to "have a wank" means to masturbate.
 * – a person with an inflated sense of importance, value or ability, particularly one who takes much pleasure from their inflated sense of worth
 * westie – a person who lives in the Western Suburbs of Sydney (a Sydney term)
 * whacker or whacka – an idiot; somebody who talks drivel; somebody with whom you have little patience; a dickhead
 * woftam - someone who is worthless, i.e. "A Waste Of Fucking Time And Money"
 * wog – any person of European figures and light skin but have black hair. This include people from Southern Europe, Eastern Europe, and the Mediterranean region of the Middle East. (offensive racial slur)
 * – Sometimes used in a similar way as mate, but this is generally only acceptable between people of Mediterranean origin.
 * wombat – somebody who eats, roots (has sex), shoots (ejaculates) and leaves (departs). A term to describe a selfish male. This is a clever play on words as roots, shoots and leaves are the actual parts of a plant that wombats might eat
 * hungry wombat - similar to 'wombat' but does not eat prior to rooting, shooting and leaving. Frequently hungry after shooting.
 * wowser – straight–laced person, prude, puritan, spoilsport
 * wuss – coward; nervous person or animal
 * yobbo or yob – an uncouth and/or unkempt male, possibly participating in the commission of petty crimes; also used in British English

Work related terms

 * ambo – ambulance driver
 * AJ – short for Army Jerk. Used to refer to a soldier, usually derogatory. "The pub was full of AJs."
 * beak – a magistrate or judge, now becoming obsolete.
 * bricky or brickie – short for bricklayer, c.f. "blocky" (blocklayer)
 * Brown Bomber – a parking inspector in Sydney characterised by their brown uniforms.
 * bushranger – a highwayman (colonial–era word now only used to describe historical figures)
 * chalkie – a school teacher, bookmakers clerk
 * check out chick – a female cashier in a supermarket, term has become more gender neutral in recent times.
 * chippie – a carpenter
 * choco - an army reservist (derogatory - mostly used by regular army soldiers). Comes from "Chocolate Soldier" and implies the person melts under pressure.
 * cockie – the spotter in a permit situation; construction term; for example, in a confined space where people are working the cockie waits outside the entry point and maintains communication with the people inside, if they get into trouble, then the cocky (skwarks) raises the alarm so others know
 * cockie/cocky – a farmer, e.g. cattle cocky (small scale farmer)
 * copper- a policeman/policewoman
 * cut lunch commando – an army reservist, normally referred to as a choco by regular army soldiers
 * digger – an Australian soldier
 * dole bludger – a person living on social security who does so by choice, that is who actively chooses to be unemployed
 * firie – a firefighter
 * fisho – a fishmonger
 * forkie – a forklift driver
 * fossicker – a prospector, e.g. for gold
 * garbo or garbologist – a garbage collector. More specifically, the men who ran behind the garbage truck, picking up the garbage bins from the kerbside and emptying them into the truck. Now made obsolete by machines which do the same thing with a pronged implement. A hoarder.
 * jackaroo – a male trainee station manager or station hand (a station is a big farm/grazing property)
 * jillaroo – a female trainee station manager or station hand
 * Joe the Cameraman any near–anonymous cameraman who films an event for a media organisation.
 * journo – journalist
 * milko – milkman. Also known as the milky in some states.
 * medico - physician.
 * mermaid - used by truck drivers to describe RTA inspectors "cunts with scales".
 * offsider – an assistant, helper
 * party room – group of members of parliament belonging to the same party, equivalent to parliamentary party (in British English). Caucus is used only to refer to the parliamentary members of the Australian Labor Party.
 * pig – a police officer, usually derogatory.
 * pollie – a politician
 * postie – postman, mailman
 * public servant – government employee, or (in British English) a civil servant. Originally a euphemism for British convicts transported to Australia in the 18th and 19th centuries.
 * salvo – a Salvation Army officer
 * Salvos, the – Salvation Army
 * Smoko - A smoke break or small break

 * sparky – an electrician
 * spruiker – man who stands outside a nightclub or restaurant trying to persuade people to enter
 * standover man – a large man, usually gang–related, who threatens people with physical violence in order to have his wishes carried out
 * swagman or swaggie – a tramp, a hobo
 * towie – a tow–truck operator or ski–lift operator
 * truckie – a truck driver
 * Tradie - someone who works A tradesman or trades person, that isnt covered by other slang.
 * wharfie – wharf labourer or stevedore
 * weekend warrior – army reservist

Australian Capital Territorians

 * Yogi or Yogi Bear – an Australian Capital Territorian. Derived from the ACT vehicle licence plates, which all begin with "Y". See Australian vehicle number plates.

New South Wales people

 * Beach kid, Beaches kid - used refer to other young people from the Northern Beaches of Sydney.
 * Bulldog - a supporter of the NRL Bulldog team.
 * Cockroach – a New South Wales person. Popularised by the Queensland rugby league identity Barry Muir (b. 1937). Consequently, in State of Origin rugby league matches between Queensland and New South Wales, the teams are informally known as the Cane Toads and the Cockroaches.
 * Coastie - Someone from the Central Coast of NSW.
 * Eastie - a person from the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney; used in the Western Suburbs of Sydney, also refers to anyone who lives on the NSW coast line by people from inland NSW.
 * Novocastrian – Person from Newcastle, NSW.
 * New South Welshman – someone from New South Wales.
 * Rabbito - a supporter of the NRL Rabbitoh's.
 * Southie anyone from South Sydney, or anywhere south of Sydney itself if used by people from Sydney.
 * Sydney–sider – someone from Sydney.
 * Welshie – someone from New South Wales.
 * Westie - Someone from the Western Suburbs of Sydney, also can refer to anyone living west of the persons local area ie. Inner West or outside Sydney (e.g. Bathurst).

Queenslanders

 * Banana bender – a Queenslander, since Queensland is a major banana–producing region.
 * Cane toad – a Queenslander; since the state was where the troublesome amphibian species was introduced.
 * Deep North – Queensland, especially North Queensland; Used by New South Wales people as a derogatory term in the same way the Americans use the phrase Deep South.
 * Wetback – loan word from American slang; used by Queenslanders in the same manner as Mexican (derogatory).
 * Piss drinker – a Queenslander; referring to current plans to introduce recycled water for potable use in Queensland.
 * Down South - a Queenslander from the Brisbane & most southerly regions of the state. Used by North Queenslanders.

Northern Territorians

 * Centralian or Dust eater – for people living in Central Australia, typically around Alice Springs, in Southern Northern Territory.
 * Territorian or Top Ender – a Northern Territorian.

Western Australians

 * Sandgroper – a Western Australian. Originally insects from the Cylindrachetidae family, many of which are found in WA. Probably also a reference to the sandy soils of the Perth region. Popularised by Henry Lawson.
 * Perthonality – an upper class resident of the western suburbs, particularly someone who is involved in the Perth media and social scene.
 * Whenwe - A white immigrant from Kenya, usually living in Kalamunda, who starts a conversation with 'When we were in Kenya...'
 * WhaWa - A Western Australian who is working interstate who habitually begins sentences with "In WA" convinced in that WA not only does it better but knows it better too.

South Australians

 * Crow eater – a South Australian. Possibly from the piping shrike, the crow–like faunal emblem of the state. Another common theory is that early European settlers were forced by hunger to eat crows.

Victorians

 * Vic – A Victorian. Note: South Australians like to say 'Let's kick a Vic!', particularly at sporting events.
 * Melburnian – Someone from Melbourne.
 * Mexican – Used by New South Welshmen and Queenslanders to refer to people from Victoria, in reference to the fact that Victoria borders New South Wales' south in same the way that Mexico is south of the US.
 * Westie - Someone from the Western Suburbs of Melbourne.
 * Wetback - Used by some people from NSW because Victorians cross over the Murray river to get to NSW.

Tasmanians

 * Taswegian or Tasmaniac – a Tasmanian; jocular.
 * Double header or two-headed – based on the jibe by "mainlanders" that Tasmanians have two heads. Often if someone says they are from Tasmania, a mainlander will ask if he/she has a scar on his/her shoulder, resulting from the second head's being amputated.
 * Apple Islander - A reference to Tasmania's former status as an important apple grower and exporter, which was referenced among other things on number plates issued by the state.

General

 * Eastern States – term used by West Australians and South Australians to refer to the rest of Australia; a common derivation is Eastern Stater.
 * Mainlander – term used by Tasmanians to refer to people from the rest of Australia.
 * Mexican – usually used to indicate a Victorian, due to the fact that Victoria is south of the border from New South Wales, Queensland and the territories, but also used by Queenslanders to refer to people from both New South Wales and Victoria (states south of Queensland). Strangely, South Australians also use this term (very rarely) to refer to Victorians, even though Victoria is east of the border from SA.
 * The North Island – term used by Tasmanians to refer to the rest of Australia.
 * Over-homer - term used by West Australians to describe people from the rest of Australia; from a habit of saying "Over home we ..."
 * Skip – term used by Australians of European origin (chiefly Greek and Italian) referring to white Australians, based on Skippy the Bush Kangaroo. Also, convict is used, referring to Australia's former status as a penal colony.

Terms or nicknames for ethnicities
Many of the following terms are considered derogatory or offensive to the described ethnic group. Many terms are derived from the Australian habit of using diminutives, and are not necessarily offensive in their use. Some terms, for example "gypo", have been reclaimed by some ethnic groups to refer to themselves and have become acceptable in certain settings when used without derogatory intent.
 * ABC - Australian Born Chinese, a person who is ethnically chinese but has had several generations of family born and bred in Australia or Chinese Australian. The acronym is commonly used to refer to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
 * Abo, boong, coon or blackfella, also abo–coona–boong–originie Jin – an Indigenous Australian person; boong, coon, and abo are considered offensive; blackfella is an informal term mainly used in regional and outback areas by both Indigenous and non–Indigenous people
 * Anglo – generic term for an Australian of English or other Scandinavian descent. It´s used as synonym of Aussie or True Australian. May be offensive to people of Celtic descent.
 * Anglo-Scandinavian – media/academic term for an Australian of Nordic descent
 * Asian – usually East or Southeast Asian (rather than South Asian, as in British usage)
 * Aussie (pronounced: ) – an Australian.
 * Blarab - North African immigrants - specifically Sudanese - highly derogatory
 * bros - slightly derogatory term for a group of Islander males.
 * Camel jockey – offensive slang for an Arab or other person of Middle Eastern origin.
 * caramello koala - term used to describe a person of Mauritian-Creole, Anglo-Indian, or Burgher Sri-Lankan descent who aren't quite black, and aren't quite white.
 * Chink or chinger or choonk – a person of Chinese descent, at times used in a more general sense to refer to East Asian descent (offensive).
 * Choco or Chocco – any person of significantly darker skin, including Indigenous Australians, diminutive of "chocolate frog" (a popular small bar of chocolate shaped like a frog), rhyming slang for wog.
 * Clog Skippy – a person of Dutch descent. Variant includes 'Clog Wog'. Formerly derogatory, but now in disuse.
 * Coconut - a person of Pacific Islander descent.
 * Curry – a person of Indian descent (from the traditional Indian dish). Variants include 'Curries' and 'Curry Muncher'.
 * dago - person of Spanish-European descent. (English origin)
 * ding - an Italian (Western Australia). In general use and not in the least offensive.
 * Darth-Vaders - name for Muslim women that wear the veil.
 * Filo (pronounced: ) – a person of Filipino descent.
 * FOBS - originally used to call Asian immigrants (FOB stands for 'fresh off the boat') but in recent times is used to describe Samoans, Maoris and other Islanders.
 * Gook – taken from the American military slang term from the Korean War refering to people from east Asia. (In the Korean language the word "gook (국, 國)" general means "nation", e.g. Han-gook: Korea; Mi-gook: America (literal translations of "Mi-gook" is "beautiful county". The name is derived from Chinese transliteration of "America"). Now applied to Asians mainly of Vietnamese origin. Highly offensive. (A borrowed term from American military slang brought to Australia from those who served in the Vietnam War with American soldiers) Hence 'Gook deli' a small general store or lunch bar run by a Vietnamese.

 * Gypo or gipo (pronounced: ) – a person of Egyptian descent; may be offensive
 * Indo - Person of Indonesian origin. Not usually offensive, term is often used by Indonesian student community to refer to themselves.
 * Italipino - Originally of mixed Italian and Filipino descent. Generally not offensive
 * Kiwi – a New Zealander, not generally offensive.
 * Indian – a person from the Indian sub–continent (including Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangaladesh as well as India); Australians sometimes use this somewhat generic term (as British people use "Asian" for people from the same region) to distinguish them from east or south–east Asians. Curry muncher or curry (abbreviated) is another term used but is generally considered offensive.
 * Jap or Nip – an Asian person of Japanese descent. The term Nip is sometimes used to describe a person of general Asian appearance. Both of these words are simply shortened terms for Japanese (Nip is a diminutive of Nippon, the Japanese word for Japan). Both are generally considered offensive.
 * Lebo or leb – a person of Lebanese descent. Considered offensive by some. See: Lebanese Australian.
 * Maco – (pronounced: ) a person of Macedonian descent. May be regarded as offensive.
 * Mail order bride a woman of Oriental origin, usually Filipina, married to a white Australian, elderly and previously married to an Australian white woman. Such relationships often originate from classified ads in suburban newspapers.
 * muzza/muzzette - derogatory term used to describe a male/female person of Lebanese, Italian, Greek, Albanian, Maltese, Cypriot, Croatian or Macedonian descent who frequents nightclubs and raves, boasts about drug use and wears trendy fluorescent-clubbing-styled clothing. Also notorious for being self-concious of how their usually heavily gelled hair looks.
 * New Australian – 1950s term for immigrant, usually from continental Europe, becoming obsolete.
 * Noomsie, Noompsy - Highly derogative; word used to describe people who are particularly dark skinned. Namely Sudanese Immigrants, dark Mauritians and Aboriginals.
 * Ocker – (pronounced oka) an uncouth person exhibiting exaggerated elements of stereotypical Australian behaviour. May be regarded as offensive depending on context.
 * Paki – term used to describe a person from Pakistan (or sometimes the Indian sub–continent in general). May or may not be offensive; the term was used during the 1990's on television advertisements promoting cricket matches between Australia and "the Paki's and the Poms". Australians visiting the UK are generally quite shocked that referring to a person from Pakistan in this way is most definitely offensive outside Australia.
 * Pommie – (also pom, pommy or pommy bastard) a word for an English person. Generally regarded as being mildly derogatory, but sometimes also used offensively. The true origin of this term is somewhat obscure, and several theories abound. The Macquarie Dictionary states that it is a contraction of pomegranate, which was rhyming slang for immigrant ("imme–granate"). (See also fake etymology. Another common explanation is that "pom" originated as a term for British convicts sent to Australia; that is, as an acronym for "Prisoner of Mother England". However, the latter theory is not accepted by lexicographers.) The expressions pommy shower – "using deodorant instead of taking a shower" and as dry as a pommy's towel – "very dry" are based on the canard that English people bathe about once a month.
 * Poo in loo - an Indian person who smells like poo.
 * Reffo – someone who has moved to Australia as a refugee. Offensive.
 * Saffa or 'Saffi – A South African person, especially used by Australians who have lived in the UK.
 * Seppo – an American, from rhyming slang Septic Tank = Yank, with the connotation that said person is (just like a septic tank) "full of shit". May or may not be offensive, dependent upon context. Can simply be a shorthand for "American", particularly within the surfer subculture.
 * Sheep Shagger - a term referring to New Zealanders, generally pejorative.
 * seth-efrikans - South-Africans: Mocking the South-African accent. Commonly used when in Rugby Test matches between the nations is being played. Often derogatory in a non-serious way.
 * scrubba - see 'Feral'.
 * Slant or slope – a derogatory term used for people of East or Southeast Asian descent. Derived from the epicanthal folds (i.e. "slanted eyes") of people from these backgrounds. During the 1990s, the related term "power point" was reported as being used by some members of the New South Wales Police for similar reasons, based on the slanted positive and negative pins on an Australian–style power point. "Slope shop" refers to a Chinese takeaway. "Shoelace" is sometimes used (can blindfold a slope with a shoelace). Highly offensive.
 * Skip or skippy – a (sometimes derogatory) term for a native-born white Australian. Chiefly used in large cities by young people of Southeast European or Asian descent as a comeback to Wog. Probably a reference to the famous 1960s children's television programme Skippy the Bush Kangaroo which featured a predominantly Australian cast.
 * South Sea Pom – slang for a New Zealander.
 * Spicano, Chicano, Latino - Used to describe people of South and Central American origin.
 * Sudo, Suda - Used to describe people of Sudanese origin, mainly derogatory towards those who roam the streets in gangs and bash people who could be 'racist'.
 * Towel Head - Highly Derogatory term used for both Hindi Indians and Muslims, usually only applied when the person it is directed at is wearing a turban or veil.
 * Turk, Turko, Ali Babar - a Turkish person.
 * viet - person of Vietnamese origin.
 * Weegie – A Norwegian.
 * wegroe, wigroe, wigro - (pronounced "wee-grow") derived from 'negro', term used to describe white people who act black. Similar to American term 'Wigger', but can also refer to someone who generally acts-American, and not necessarily 'Black'. Predominantly a Melbourne phrase.
 * whinging pom - term used to describe people on holiday from or who have immigrated from England and complain about everything because it's "not like back 'ome".
 * Windies – West Indians, not generally offensive. Often used to refer to the West Indian cricket team.
 * Wog – (also, offensive: Wop) derogatory, but increasingly reclaimed, term for Italians, Greeks or other immigrants from Southern Europe or the Mediterranean region. (Contrast with British usage, where the word usually refers to people of Middle Eastern or South Asian descent). However this is also used to mean a mild illness such as a cold or a "bug".
 * Yank – an American; also used in the United States, in Britain, Latin America, Asia and New Zealand
 * Yarpie – a white South African (whether Anglo–African or Afrikaner). From the pronunciation of the Afrikaans word japie, meaning "farm boy".


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Appendix:Australian English vocabulary

Table of contents
 * 1) General vocabulary
 * 2) Body parts
 * 3) Money
 * 4) See also
 * 5) External links

General vocabulary
This list is not intended to be comprehensive. Note that a number of the words listed are very localised or almost obsolete today. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

 * ace - excellent, very good
 * aggro – (adj) aggressive; (n) aggravation
 * air-con – (n) short for air-conditioning
 * ambo - (n) Ambulance; ambulance paramedic
 * al-foil – (n) short for aluminum foil
 * apples, she's - everything is all right; often modified with will as in she'll be apples
 * arsey - someone showing daring, audacity, and/or cheekiness or experiencing extremely good luck, particularly if this involves a near-miss to injury. In use since the 1950s. Derived from "tin arsed".
 * not being arsed - lack of interest, as in "I couldn't be arsed to do it". Also British English.
 * arvo – short for afternoon; in use since the 1950s
 * as if – Exclamatory rejection. "As if they're real tears!" or "The case was dismissed?  As if." Commonly contracted to 'sif.
 * Aussie salute - brushing away flies with the hand

B

 * B & S - in full Bachelors' and Spinsters' Ball - a party/function held for young single people
 * bag - (v) to denigrate; (n) an ugly woman; both senses in use since the 1960s
 * bags - to reserve, as in "(I) Bags the last frosty fruit (ice block)" or "Can someone do the dishes?" "Bags not!". Also used in UK English
 * bail (somebody) up - to corner somebody physically
 * barbie - barbecue
 * barkers eggs - dog poo
 * beaut – (adj) great, fantastic, terrific; in use since the 1910s (n); great thing; for example, "What a beaut!"; in use since the 1890s
 * beauty – exclamation showing approval, often spelt as bewdy (to represent Australian pronunciation). For example: "You bewdy!", which is roughly equivalent to "Great!", "Fantastic!" or "Wonderful!". In use since the 1850s.
 * beef to have a problem with someone/ to have an issue with another, occurring in the past. eg: "i have beef with him"
 * bickie
 * biscuit
 * sometimes also used as a word for a cigarette lighter, after the manufacturer Bic
 * More recently this has become a slang word for the drug ecstasy, from the slang disco biscuit.
 * big bickies – lots of money
 * big-note oneself - to brag or boast
 * bizzo - business ("Mind your own bizzo.")
 * biff or biffo - a brawl or fist fight. Also in UK English
 * bitser - dog of mixed parentage, mongrel ("Bits of this, bits of that")
 * (your) blood's worth bottling - you're an excellent, helpful person
 * blow - a rest, especially after physical work
 * bloody - very (bloody hard yakka). Also in other varieties of English, but formerly extremely common in Australia. Known as the Great Australian Adjective
 * bloody oath - that's certainly true; used as an affirmative to a statement, often when something has been understated; an intensive form of my oath
 * blue
 * a fight, brawl or heated argument
 * an embarrassing mistake (for example, "I've made a blue.")
 * a nickname for someone with red hair (also "Bluey")
 * bluey
 * formerly, a bundle of belongings wrapped in a blanket carried by swagmen. Also called a "swag"
 * a traffic ticket,
 * a nickname for a redheaded person (also "Blue")
 * a blue heeler (cattle dog).
 * a blue singlet, typically worn by Australian labourers (especially in the second half of the 20th century)
 * bludge – to shirk, be idle, or waste time either doing nothing or something inappropriate; to live off others efforts rather than providing for one's self, to receive welfare payments; to deliberately skip school classes (used mainly by adolescents)
 * boardies – abbr. of board shorts. Medium-long bathing shorts originally for use while surfing, see 'Swimmers', 'Togs'
 * bodgy - of inferior quality ("dodgy")
 * bog in - commence eating, to attack a meal with enthusiasm
 * bog standard - basic, unadorned, without accessories (a bog standard car, telephone etc.)
 * bomb - an old mechanically unsound car. "That car is a bomb."
 * bonzer - great, ripper
 * boogie board - a hybrid, half-sized surf board
 * boong - a term lately considered highly derogatory, used for Australian Aboriginals, perhaps derived from binghi, once used more frequently (see ) "derived from the term for elder brother" (also "bung" in Indonesian dialects). in the languages once spoken between Kempsey Newcastle, viz. Ngamba, Birbai and Wanarua. More like the Cadigal word for 'bum', as recorded by Watkin Tench in his book 1788.
 * bottler - something excellent
 * brumbie - wild (as in undomesticated) horse
 * buck's night - stag party, male gathering the night before the wedding
 * buckley's, "buckley's chance" "buckley's hope", "buckley's odds", "two chances: buckley's, and none", "buckley's-and-none" - something which has little or no chance of success; origin uncertain, probably influenced by three important historical elements, both of which occurred in the Melbourne vicinity.
 * The first, and most frequently used explanation, that the term is a reference to escaped convict, William Buckley, who was believed dead in 1803 (survival on the run in Australia being said to be impossible for the British convicts, due to unfamiliar and hostile surroundings and peoples), but he in fact lived in an Aboriginal community on the outskirts of present-day Melbourne for more than 30 years.
 * The second likely etymological influence a now defunct Melbourne department store "Buckley's", later bought by a Phillip Nunn. Expression of this phrase often also implies a resignation on the part of the conversing parties as to any perceived ability to influence the determined character who is being ascribed said odds of success, and also implies some risk to the adventurer should they fail.
 * In reference to the department store Buckley & Nunn (see separate article).
 * budgie smugglers - tight, form-fitting swimwear worn by men.
 * buggered
 * tired. "I'm feeling buggered."
 * broken, not in working order. "That hose is buggered."
 * in trouble, or caught out. "I was caught speeding, I'm buggered!"
 * built like a brick shithouse - being strongly built; from the chunky look of well-made backyard dunnies of pre-70's and rural housing
 * Bundy - a nickname for a brand of rum (Bundaberg Rum)
 * bung
 * originally a stopper in a cask; a synonym for "put" or "place"; as in "bung it in the oven" (also used in British English)
 * not working, broken, impaired, injured or infected. From the Jagara (Aboriginal language) word for "dead".
 * bung it on - to put on a show of pretence
 * bush
 * woodland, generally called bushland
 * rural Australia (not necessarily the Outback) and those who live in it
 * bush bashing - to force a path through the bush either by bushwalking or driving a 4WD (SUV) or the like;
 * bush bash - a long competitive running or motorcar race through the bush; a difficult walk through the bush
 * bush doof - a rave or music festival held in a rural area
 * bushfire - wild forest fire
 * bushie - a person living in remote rural areas, simailar to a swagman
 * bush oyster - a gob of expelled nasal mucus OR a bull or rams testicle roasted over an open fire
 * bush telly - campfire
 * bushman's hanky - emitting nasal mucus by placing one index finger on the outside of the nose (thus blocking one nostril) and blowing
 * bushwalking – hiking in the bush
 * busker - street musician. Also "to busk".
 * buttsucker - someone who smokes cigarettes

C

 * cackleberry - egg
 * cactus - dead, non-functional, not functioning
 * canary - Vehicle defect notice issued by the police, usually yellow in colour
 * cark it
 * to die
 * to cease functioning
 * carn & c'arn – Assimilation of "come on!" or "Go on!"; usually used to either goad someone, "Carn, have another.", or to cheer on a sporting team "Carn the Doggies."
 * cat's pyjamas or cat's whiskers - something great or perfectly suited, as in "It was the cat's pyjamas, mate!"
 * cattle duffer - a cattle rustler
 * chook - a chicken
 * Chrissie - Christmas
 * chuck a sickie - take the day off sick from work when you're perfectly healthy
 * chunder - vomit. "I had a chunder."
 * Clayton's – fake, substitute, not the real thing, ersatz; (from a brand of zero alcohol mixer, advertised as "the drink you have when you're not having a drink") less widely used than in New Zealand; declining as the commercial has not played in several decades
 * clucky - feeling broody or maternal
 * cockie
 * farmer (hence cow-cockie - dairy farmer);
 * short for 'cockatoo', an Australian bird.
 * cold one - a beer
 * come a gutser - make a bad mistake, have an accident
 * compo - workers' compensation pay
 * cooee
 * a call made out in the bush
 * within earshot of such a call
 * cooked - heavily under the influence of alcohol and or drugs, "that cunt is absolutely cooked"
 * cop it sweet - to accept criticism with humility
 * cossie, cozzie - swimming costume, bathers
 * cranky - in a bad mood, angry
 * crikey - an exclamation of surprise
 * crook
 * angry, in the phrase "go crook at"
 * sick or unwell
 * unfair
 * crunk - to get drunk
 * culosis - a resigned expression of frustration, whatever - heard since early 2008 on the east coast
 * cut – angry or upset

D

 * dacks - pants/trousers/shorts/underwear (also spelled 'daks')
 * dag
 * an unfashionable or uncool person, similar to "dork". "Did you see her Dad's shirt? He's such a dag."
 * excrement hanging from the wool around a sheep's backside
 * daggy – unfashionable, uncool, "dorky"
 * darl - term of endearment usually used for one's spouse: shortening of darling.
 * dead set – (adj) certain; indisputable; (adv) completely "You're dead set right about that."
 * deadly – excellent (from Australian Aboriginal English)
 * devo –, devastated
 * devo -, deviant
 * der – that's obvious, duh; an exasperated acknowledgement common in Victoria and New South Wales, especially among children.
 * derro - a term for idiot, someone who is stupid, or homeless person, i.e. 'derelict'. 'What a derro'
 * deso - the designated driver on a night out, someone boring, someone who does not consume alcohol. 'Sorry mate I can't, I'm the deso'
 * dekko - a look, to inspect something
 * dink – to give somebody a lift on the back of a bicycle, or via the handlebars. The term double-dink is used in Northern and Western NSW (often shortened to "double" – "Give us a double will ya?").
 * dick sticker - tight, form fitting swimwear worn by men.
 * dinger - condom, also "dirty dinger" (used condom)
 * dinkum – honest, genuine, real (OED). Probably not, as is often claimed, from the Cantonese (or Hokkien) ding kam, meaning "top gold". Most scholars believe dinkum was a dialect word from the East Midlands of England, where it meant "hard work" or "fair work", which was also the original meaning in Australian English. The derivation dinky-di means a native-born Australian or "the real thing". Fair dinkum means "fair and square", i.e. honest; true; real; genuine; can be shortened to dinks
 * dinky-di - the real thing, genuine
 * dirty - (adj) bad, when applied to weather "It's going to get dirty later this afternoon"; or when applied to mood "man, he was dirty on me after I stole them ciggies!"
 * division – electoral district, equivalent to constituency in UK, electorate in New Zealand, riding in Canada (This term is formally used in the parliament but in general use the term 'electorate' is most common).
 * dob – to inform on. To "dob (somebody) in" is to inform on somebody. If this occurs one has been "dobbed in" and a person who does this is a "dobber" sometimes called a "dibber-dobber" (a tell-tale), though the latter term is usually restricted to use by children. Adult dobbers for real crimes (as opposed to telling Mum or a teacher) are commonly called dogs or mongrels.
 * docket - a bill, receipt
 * doco - documentary
 * doona – cf. British duvet. From the brand name Doona; cf. dyne with same pronunciation in Scandinavian languages. Originally the generic term was continental quilt. In South Australia and, to a lesser extent, Queensland the word quilt is used, and the term eiderdown (from the name of the eider duck) is also used.
 * dreamtime – in the mythology of most Indigenous Australians, a "golden age" when the first ancestors and living things were created; a calque of the Arrernte word alcheringa
 * drongo - foolish person
 * drum - information, tip-off ("I'll give you the drum.") Becoming obsolete
 * duchess - sideboard
 * duck's nuts, duck's guts or bee's knees - something that is perfectly suited
 * dummy – a device, usually plastic, for babies to suck. cf. American pacifier (also common in British English); or cf. American mannequin. Also an idiot.
 * dummy, spit the - get very upset at something (particularly something of little consequence)
 * dunny - toilet
 * dux - top of the class (n.); to be top of the class (v.)

E

 * earbashing - nagging, non-stop chatter
 * Ekka - the Royal National Association (RNA) agricultural show in Brisbane held in August each year, a term well known in South-East Queensland and Northern New South Wales.
 * emu bob – the duty given to enlisted men in the military, of picking up cigarette butts lying around barracks and parade grounds. The term arose by the similarity between a person bending over to pick up litter and the distinctive bob that emus make when picking at the ground. The term is primarily used in military circles but in recent years its usage has broadened. It was also used up until at least the last 5 years by Scouts and Cub Scouts for the same activity. The term emu parade, meaning the collection of all types of litter, enjoys wider usage. The term emu bob is still used among Australian Army Cadets to describe the duty of moving through an area in extended file to pick up rubbish. It has also spawned the derogatory term emu for someone, usually of poor means, who loiters on racecourses and betting establishments picking up discarded betting slips in the hopes of a payout from one mistakenly dropped.
 * eo-evening

F

 * fair dinkum – true, genuine; see dinkum
 * fair enough – I don't see a problem with that; OK
 * fair go or fair crack of the whip - (request for) a chance or a reasonable opportunity to complete a task;
 * fair suck of the sauce bottle - a request to cut the speaker some slack, used as a preface to a statement. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd famously tripped on this expression, mistakenly saying "fair shake of the sauce bottle", to much derision.
 * fair suck of the sav - exclamation of wonder, awe, disbelief
 * FBT - a large truck, "fucking big truck"
 * feral
 * a derogatory term for variety of modern day "white trash", commonly stereotyped as unclean in habits and living rough in the bush
 * disgusting; unhygenic; rotten
 * of a person's behaviour, out of control
 * flat chat, flat out - moving as fast as possible; hence, busy
 * flick - to "give (something or somebody) the flick" is to get rid of it or him/her
 * flog:
 * to sell something
 * to steal something
 * to treat something roughly (driving too fast and carelessly is to "give it a flogging")
 * to beat some up
 * fly wire - gauze flyscreen covering a window or doorway
 * footpath – any well-used walkway, but in particular a paved walkway running parallel to a street or road, and known in other countries as a sidewalk or pavement.
 * fossick - to prospect, for example for gold; hence to search, to rummage, for example "fossicking through the kitchen drawers"
 * franger - condom
 * Fremantle doctor - the cooling afternoon breeze that arrives in Perth from the direction of Freeo
 * fuck truck - a panel van fitted out with mattress in the back for amourous liaisons (also shaggin' wagon, sin bin)
 * fugly - fucking ugly; usually a term of astonished admiration, often applied to unattractive dogs but it can be used of people in a derogatory sense
 * furphy - false or unreliable rumour; from the name of the manufacture of World War I watercarts, Furphy, around which many false and unreliable rumours were spread
 * firey - a firefighter, in N.S.W, at least

G

 * gammon or gammon job (mainly used in the Northern Territory and Far North Queensland) – A word derived from a similar sounding Aboriginal word meaning "invented" or "not true" . As in "that's gammon mate" or "no mate, that's a gammon job there", or commonly "eh! gammon!"; "I was only gammon you!". Also probably related to the phrases 'hamming it up', and 'pulling your leg', through the english word which means a leg of ham.
 * garn or g'arn – go on; going; for example "Garn y'mongrel."; see carn
 * ganda or gander - to take a look at something. As in "Let's go take a gander next door.'
 * g'day – good day, hello; the typical Aussie greeting generally used by Broad Australian English speakers, the working class and blue collar workers
 * get jack of - to become fed up with something (eventually I got jack of working at the supermarket and went back to uni)
 * give it a burl - try it, have a go
 * gobful - essentially a mouthful of abuse/criticism (gob = mouth)
 * give a ~ - to abuse, usually justifiably ("The neighbours were having a noisy party so I went and gave them a gobful.")
 * get a ~ - to be told off
 * gobsmacked - surprised, astounded
 * going off - used of a night spot or party that is a lot of fun - "The place was really going off."
 * good oil - useful information, a good idea, the truth
 * good onya - good for you, well done
 * goon
 * cheap cask wine, also can mean the bag containing the wine also know as a goon bag, or a goon sack.
 * another name for a man, woman, or animal with an ape appearance
 * grouse – (adj.) great, terrific, very good; common in Victoria (especially circa the 1980s & 1990s)
 * gun – (adj) of excellent ability; above-average; derived from shearing – the fastest shearer in the shed was the gun-shearer;

H

 * hang shit – to mock, sully, denigrate, slander; to "pay out". "Nah, you're just hanging shit on him, now."  or "Don't hang shit, it's a great book."
 * Hills Hoist – a type of rotary clothes-line; Hills was the designer and original manufacturer of the rotary clothes-line.
 * heaps - a lot; very. To "give someone heaps" is to pour mockery and/or abuse on them.
 * heaps good- South Australian term to mean "very good". Often used in place of "very" or "lots".
 * hooly dooley - a term used when something out of the ordinary happens, an exclamation of surprise; similar "good heavens", "my goodness", "good grief", "holy moly", etc.
 * hoon - to drive fast, loudly, and irresponsibly, or one who does so.
 * hooroo - goodbye
 * hottie - hot water bottle
 * how ya gahn - how have you been/how are you doing
 * humpy - small Aboriginal shelter, or any temporary outdoor shelter

I

 * idiot box – a television set

J

 * jet – to go somewhere in a hurry
 * jaded- feeling hungover or suffering the after effects of drugs
 * jangers- a tablet of the drug ecstasy

K

 * kangaroos loose in the top paddock - intellectually inadequate
 * ken oath - contraction of "fucking oath"
 * kero - kerosene
 * kick on – partying on after a discotheque or night club has finished, usually involving more drinking and/or drug taking
 * kindie - kindergarten
 * knackered – tired, exhausted
 * knock - to criticise
 * knock back - (noun) refusal, (transitive verb) refuse
 * knock up
 * make pregnant (from the U.S.)
 * wake up in the morning (from the U.K.)
 * hit on the side (or back) of the head
 * knocked up - (adjectival expression) tired or winded from physical exertion.

L

 * lend of, to have a - to take advantage of somebody's gullibility, to have someone on ("He's having a lend of you.")
 * light globe – an incandescent light bulb; globe is no longer commonly used in this sense outside Australia; bulb is sometimes also heard in Australia.
 * lingo – language or dialect
 * lippy - lipstick
 * lob or lob in - drop in to see someone
 * London to a brick - absolute certainty for example "It's London to a brick that taxes won't go down."
 * long paddock - the side of the road where livestock is grazed during droughts
 * lunch box, open one's - to fart
 * lurk - illegal or underhanded racket

M

 * manchester – household linen
 * mangkin - a common, often Western Australian expression used to describe the behaviour of someone on drugs, usually magic mushrooms, which are native to Western Australia
 * mate's rates - cheaper than usual for a friend
 * matilda - swagman's bedding, sleeping roll
 * metho - methylated spirits
 * Mickey Mouse - excellent, very good; inconsequential, frivolous, not very good. Whether it has the positive or negative meaning depends on context and where you are in Australia
 * milk bar - a shop where milk-shakes and other refreshments can be bought. In Victoria and New South Wales is a local shop where basic groceries such as bread, milk, and other everyday household goods can also be bought. Known as a deli in South Australia and Western Australia and as a corner shop in Queensland (also a "convenience store") and Tasmania. (In States other than SA and WA, "deli" retains the usual international usage of delicatessen.)
 * moll – Used to describe a person or persons who have perpetrated an act, spoken words, or generally just 'done something' to annoy the user of this word. 'Moll' can be attributed to both males and females - "God she annoys me. She's such a moll."    Usually mistakenly written as 'mole'. Can also be used to describe a slut.
 * mountain oysters - bull's testicles after castration, sometimes cooked on a barbie, often eaten by the drover's dog
 * mozz or to put the mozz on - jinx
 * mozzie - mosquito
 * mungin' - to eat voraciously; to perform oral sex, for example, "I was mungin' on her."
 * munted – either broken, mangled or state of inebriation, generally from drugs
 * muntyhead – one who likes to get munted
 * muster - round up sheep or cattle

N

 * nah - no. "nah, im too busy"
 * natio - nationality
 * nasho - National Service (compulsory military service)
 * nature strip (or verge in Western Australia) – a lawn or plantation in the road reserve between the property boundary and the street
 * no drama - same as no worries
 * no sweat - same as no worries
 * no worries or nurries – you're welcome; no problem; that's all right; expression of forgiveness or reassurance; etc.
 * nong (or ning-nong) - an idiot
 * noon – as opposed to the British English midday; also used in American English
 * norks - breasts
 * not the full quid - not bright intellectually
 * no wuckin' furries – a spoonerism of no fuckin' worries, has the same usage as no worries. Used where the original version might be regarded as offensive. Sometimes shortened to no wuckers.
 * nut out - hammer out; work out

O

 * occy strap - Elastic strap with hooks on the ends for securing items. (Short for octopus strap.)
 * okey-dokey – OK
 * on ya bike – as in get on your bike. A way to tell someone to leave - "Off you go, on ya bike."
 * onya - a congratulatory term, short for "(good) on you".
 * op shop - opportunity shop, thrift store, place where second hand goods are sold.

P

 * paddock - see 'long paddock'
 * paro/parro - drunk
 * pearler – an excellent example of something (e.g. mate, that new car of yours is a pearler.).
 * perv - short for pervert ("That old fella's a bit of a perv") it can also mean having a look, often but not always, at a member of the desired sex.
 * pez – something of poor value or perceived to be less worthy than others; someone who acts in a negative way; derived from peasant
 * piece of piss - easy task
 * pig's arse – I don't agree with you
 * pinged – caught doing something wrong, esp. by an umpire in the game of Australian rules football when penalised for holding the ball.
 * pink slip, get the - get the sack (from the colour of the termination form)
 * piss - beer
 * pissed - drunk (the American use of 'pissed' to mean angry is known, however).
 * pissed off – angry.
 * pissing into the wind - futile efforts. A task or undertaking with little or no chance of success; something not worth doing.
 * piss in the woods - simple, easy
 * piss-fart around – to waste time
 * piss off – to get lost; to leave
 * piss-weak or piss-poor – weak; ineffectual; pathetic; unfair: a general purpose negative
 * pissing down – raining heavy
 * pissing myself laughing - to be greatly amused. figurative.
 * pokies - poker machines, fruit machines, gambling slot machines; also known as "mincers" for the way they chew your money up
 * Poof, poofter - homosexual, gay man
 * poofteenth - a minuscule amount, a smidgen
 * "poo tickets" - toilet paper
 * porcelain bus, driving the - vomiting into a toilet (due to excess consumption of alcohol)
 * porker - a lie, "he's tellin porkers" or "its just porkers"
 * port – any form of hand luggage, especially a school bag, only used in Queensland and to some extent in New South Wales; from portmanteau
 * pov or povo – cheap looking; from poverty
 * pozzy - position
 * preggers, preggo - pregnant
 * prezzy - present, gift

Q

 * quack - a doctor. "I have to visit the quack."
 * quid, make a - earn a living
 * quid, not the full - of low IQ; quid is slang for a pound, £1 became $2 when Australia converted to decimal currency

R

 * rack off - push off! get lost! get out of here! also "rack off hairy legs!".
 * rage - party
 * rage on - to continue partying - "we raged on until 3am"
 * rapt - pleased, delighted
 * ratshit – broken, not working properly; extremely drunk
 * raw prawn, to come the' 'Unpalatable'. - Apparently first dictionaried in 'The Australian Pocket Oxford Dictionary', 1976. A raw prawn is less edible than a cooked one.. Also 'Don't come the raw prawn with me.' 'don't try to hoodwink me'. Can also be used to describe someone's behavior "You're carrying on like a raw prawn"
 * reckon - to think, to believe, to have the opinion. Depending on context, it could be more or less confident, implying maybe or definitely. ("It's hot, don't you reckon?" "Mate, I reckon it's bloody hot!")
 * rego - vehicle registration
 * ridgy-didge - original, genuine
 * righto - okay or that's right. Can also be said as rightio.
 * right, that'd be - Accepting bad news as inevitable. ("I went fishing but caught nothing." "Yeah, that'd be right.")
 * rip snorter - great, fantastic, excellent
 * ripper - (n) something that is excellent, great, fantastic; similar to beauty; for example, "You little ripper." (an exclamation of delight or as a reaction to good news); possibly from rippa - Japanese (りっぱ), meaning splendid, fine or elegant possibly through contact with Japanese pearl divers living in Australia during the late 19th Century
 * the ripper's - the stripper's
 * rock up - to turn up, to arrive
 * root - slang term for sex
 * ropeable - very angry
 * rort - (verb or noun) cheating, fiddling, defrauding (expenses, the system etc.); a scam, especially the exploitation of rules or laws; used mostly to describe the actions of politicians. (Also lurk as a noun.)
 * rough as guts - (adj) rough, bumpy, of poor quality
 * rubbish - (verb) to criticise

S

 * sanga - sandwich
 * satched - to be extremely wet, usually from being caught in the rain; from saturated
 * scab
 * to take something with no direct recompense, somewhat like bum or cadge (UK),
 * to dob someone in
 * a union worker who goes to work when the company is on strike
 * a non-union worker that breaks picket lines to work when the normal workers are on strike
 * one who is tight with money or possessions
 * scrag
 * an unattractive woman. A rough or unkempt woman, e.g. "She's a scrag moll"
 * holding someone back by the neck or garment. To wring someone's neck.
 * scrag fight - a fight between two women, usually physical.
 * scratchie - instant lottery ticket
 * sealed road – a road covered in bitumen, equivalent to paved road in British English.
 * servo - service station (i.e. petrol station / gas station)
 * shame or shame job – based on Aboriginal culture, where shame is a major factor, the word and phrase has been adapted in to general English in areas with a large Aboriginal population. As in "oh shame job man" and "shame, shame". Usually used by school-aged children.
 * sheila - woman.
 * she'll be right - it will be okay, it'll turn out all right; a general pacifier
 * sheltershed, lunch shed, weather shed or undercover area – in most States a simple detached building for the protection of school children from hostile weather
 * sherbet - beer. As in "going to the pub for a couple of sherbets"
 * shirty - polite version of shitty or pissed off, commonly when the person is getting angry or upset over something trivial, something against their plans or is being contradicted. ie "Don't get all shirty at me just because you bought the wrong beer"
 * shitfaced - inebriated.
 * shit-hot – exclamation, excellent, talented "He's a shit-hot BMXer".
 * shits - can be used in several expressions including: shits me (or more strongly shits me to tears) and gives me the shits all meaning a combination of "annoys me" and "makes me angry."
 * shout – to treat someone or to pay for something, especially a round of drinks
 * showbag - full of shit, coming from the showbags sold at the Sydney & Melbourne Easter Shows, the Brisbane RNA Show, and other agricultural shows throughout the country.
 * shower in a can - deodorant, particularly when used in lieu of actual bathing.
 * shonky – poorly made, of low quality; dishonest, dubious, underhanded;
 * shoot through - to leave
 * shot - abandoning some venture one has become sick of, "I'm shot of this, let's shoot through"
 * shotgun - to 'bags' something, to claim ownership. "I shotgun the front seat". May be used on its own as an exclamation, if the context is obvious.
 * sick – very good; usually intensified in the phrase fully sick
 * sickie – a day of absence from work due to feigned illness. To "chuck a sickie" or "Pull a sickie" is to partake in such a day.
 * skite - boast, brag
 * slapper - easy or loose female
 * slaughtered - either extremely tired or drunk
 * sledge - to insult members of the opposing team in a sports match, usually cricket
 * sleepout - house verandah converted to a bedroom
 * slurry - a promiscuous young woman, similar to slut or skank. Can be used affectionately among close friends "Come over here, you slurry".
 * snag - a sausage
 * spare – very angry or upset e.g. "He went spare."
 * spew - vomit
 * spewin – (short for spewing) angry/disappointed eg. "I can't believe I missed the footy last night, I was spewin!".
 * spiffy, pretty spiffy - great, excellent
 * spit the dummy – get very upset at something, to throw a temper tantrum; in reference to a baby who becomes so angry, that he spits the dummy out of his mouth
 * spruik – to promote or sell something; cf. British flog
 * sprung - caught doing something wrong
 * squiz – a look, as in "Take a squiz at the new house."
 * standover - using intimidation or threat of violence to coerce others into submission or compliance eg. 'Chopper Read had a notorious career as a standover man'
 * station - a big farm/grazing property
 * steak - a story irrelevant to the current line of conversation.
 * stellar - good, pleasing, thanks
 * sticking out like dog's balls - very obvious
 * stickybeak – to nose around
 * stiff cheddar – tough luck
 * stoked - very pleased
 * strewth! - exclamation, mild oath. Abbreviation of "God's truth" ("Strewth, that Chris is a bonzer bloke.")
 * strike! - exclamation. Abbreviation of "strike a light!"
 * Strine or Strayan – Australian spoken English. From the Broad Australian pronunciation of "Australian". is an alternative. In the same vein, Straya is an attempt to express the pronunciation of "Australia".
 * stuffed – exhausted, tired
 * stuffed, I'll be - expression of surprise
 * stung - hung over; disappointed
 * sunbake - sunbathe
 * super – short for superannuation, the Australian term for a private retirement pension, equates to the US 401k
 * suss
 * suspicious; suspect
 * to figure something out, to uncover something/someone
 * to have something worked out, to have a plan
 * swag - rolled up bedding etc. carried by a swagman
 * sweet – fine, good
 * swimmers – abbr. of swimming trunks. bathing trunks, see 'Boardies', 'Togs'

T

 * ta - thank you, derived from infant speech
 * take the piss, making fun of (cf. taking the mickey)
 * tall poppy syndrome - the attitude taken by common people of resenting those who, due to social, political or economic reasons act egotistical and flaunt their success without humility; the tendency to criticise these people
 * tea - evening meal, dinner
 * technicolour yawn, to have a - to vomit
 * tee-up - to set up (an appointment)
 * tickets, to have on oneself - to have a high opinion of oneself
 * tight - thrifty with money
 * tinny
 * small aluminium boat
 * a can of beer
 * tinny, tin-arsed - lucky
 * Tits on a bull, as useful as - Something completely useless, can be used in relation to a person "Darren, you're about as useful as tits on a bull"
 * toey
 * on edge, nervous, anxious, keyed up (the original sense, from the idea of fidgeting on one's toes)
 * horny (by extension)
 * togs - swimming costume, bathers
 * too right – definitely; that is correct
 * tracky dacks - tracksuit pants
 * troppo, gone - to have escaped to a state of tropical madness; to have lost the veneer of civilisation after spending too long in the tropics
 * true blue - completely loyal to a person or belief
 * tuckerbox, tucker box - lunch box, lunch pail
 * turps - turpentine, alcoholic drink
 * two up - a gambling game played by flipping two coins simultaneously

U

 * U-ey (chuck a U-ey, hang a U-ey) - perform a U-turn in a vehicle
 * un-Australian – considered to be an example of unacceptable behaviour or policy in Australia or undertaken by Australians particularly when it violates cultural or traditional values, rarely used outside of politics or current affairs shows
 * unco - clumsy, uncoordinated
 * uni - university
 * unit - flat, apartment
 * up oneself - have a high opinion of oneself
 * up somebody, get - to rebuke somebody
 * up the duff - pregnant (i.e., my sheila's up the duff)

V

 * veg out - relax in front of the TV (like a vegetable) - not uniquely Australian.
 * Veggies - Short for vegetables.

W

 * wag – to skip school or work to do something else on someone else's time; to play truant
 * walkabout - meaning to take a journey of significant duration with no specific destination. Originally a reference to the migration of indigenous Australians living a traditional hunter-gatherer lifestyle. Hence it's gone walkabout meaning it's lost, it can't be found.
 * wing - to pass(?), to give(?); to undertake a task unprepared, to ad lib - "Have you prepared a speech? Nah, I'll just wing it."
 * What do you think this is, bush week? - disbelieving response to someone you think is trying to con you. Predominately used in Queensland. eg. "The car's in a great condition." (obviously it's not)  "What do you think this is, bush week?"
 * Whatever you reckon - a dismissive to indicate that a person is lying or talking rubbish. Sometimes shortened to "whatever", or (particular in states on the east coast) further shortened to "evz", co-existing with American usage and meaning of the same term.
 * whinge - complain; similar to crying, but more commonly used for adults. In particular a "whinger" is someone who disagrees in an annoying fashion.
 * whiteant - (verb) to criticise something to deter somebody from buying it. A car dealer might whiteant another dealer's cars or a real estate salesman might whiteant another agent's property
 * wrap one's laughing gear - to eat something. Often used in the context of offering food to someone; "Here, wrap your laughing gear round this"
 * wobbly - excitable behaviour. To vocally and emotionally express dissatisfaction or disappointment. ("I complained about the food and the waiter threw a wobbly.")
 * wog
 * flu or trivial illness
 * a term to describe Australians of Southern European descent.

Y

 * yabber - talk (a lot)
 * yakka - (noun) usually preceded by hard, (hard) work; also the grasstree Xanthorrhoea.
 * yarn - (verb) to talk
 * yeah-no/yeah-nah - non-commital expression with various applications, including: denotation of conclusion of cursory difference(s) of opinion between speakers ("yeah-nah, he's a top bloke at the end of the day"), and/or perceived escalations of discord ("yeah-nah, I can, however, see where you're coming from")
 * youse – you (plural)pronounced like the English word 'Use'. eg: 'can youse come over here?' 'how are youse?'

Body parts

 * arse – as elsewhere in English, slang for buttocks (sometimes also the anus). American English spelling of ass is also in use.
 * Boomer - penis
 * bot – either the buttocks (an abbreviation of bottom), or to ask for an object (without any obligation to return), as in "can I bot a cigarette?". (Compare bum.)
 * bum – shares both meanings of bot (see above). Can also mean someone who is lazy.
 * to be lazy or unproductive, similar to bludge ("I bummed around home all day"). "A bum" is usually a lazy, unproductive and often cheap person (commonly used in the term "uni bum", i.e. a university student). Not usually a homeless person, as in the North American usage of bum, but the term "homeless bum" is gaining popularity.
 * cans - breasts
 * choppers - teeth
 * clacker - anus. (From Latin cloaca meaning sewer, which is also the single orifice of birds and monotremes (platypus and echidna) used both for reproduction and for the elimination of body wastes.)
 * cock - penis. Can also be used as an insult "He's a cock". Also cock-head.
 * date - anus: popularised by comedians Roy and H.G. Date-roll can be substituted for toilet paper
 * dial - the face
 * donger or donga – penis
 * doodle - penis (childish)
 * fanny – vulva (childish). (Sometimes refers solely to the vagina, but commonly used for female genitalia in general.) Has the same meaning as in British English — unlike in North America, where it means buttocks. (The item known to Americans as a "fanny pack" is a "bum bag" in Australia.)
 * family jewels - testicles
 * wedding tackle - male genitals (not used for children)
 * junk - penis and scrotum
 * freckle - anus
 * headlights - women's nipples (generally when erect). The term high beam is sometimes used.. e.g her headlights are on high beam
 * jugs – breasts
 * knockers – breasts
 * laughin' gear - mouth
 * mappa Tassie - a woman's pubic area; from "map of Tasmania"
 * moot – a vagina (rhymes with foot)
 * muffin-tops - hips
 * norks – breasts
 * nuts - testicles
 * old fella - penis
 * pie-hole - mouth
 * snag - penis
 * snoz - nose
 * schlong - penis
 * ticker - the heart
 * tool – penis; also used as a general insult e.g. Mate, you're a tool.
 * tuck-shop lady arms - flabby arms, usually found on elderly woman
 * wad - a vagina
 * wang – a male's member or genitalia
 * willy – penis (childish)

Money

 * big bickies - a large sum of money, expensive, well-remunerated
 * exy - expensive
 * he hasn't got a brass razoo - he's very poor
 * zack - sixpence (5 cents)
 * monkey - $500
 * gorilla - $1,000

Banknotes
Nicknames for Australian banknotes, derived from their colour:
 * pink lady, prawn, piglet or bacon - a five dollar note
 * blue swimmer, Banjo, heeler or blueberry – a ten dollar note
 * lobster or red lobster - a twenty dollar note
 * pineapple – a fifty dollar note
 * grey nurse - an old one hundred dollar note (no longer used since introduction of green polymer $100 note in 1996)
 * Granny Smith, Melba, avocado, watermelon, Peppermint, Kermit or treefrog - a one hundred dollar note

Wikipedia

 * Australian English
 * Australian English word use
 * List of English words of Australian Aboriginal origin
 * List of Australian place names of Aboriginal origin

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