Australia: The Slang Down Under

1. I'll light the Nelly McGuire.
- Light the fire.

2. I got here on my Mad Mike.
- Bike.

3. Give us a Mick Jagger!
- A beer.

4. I'm up the apple and pears.
- Upstairs.

5. Come over 'ere and 'ave an optic at this.
- Look.

6. Time for me to nut and bolt.
- Hurry away.

7. I'd better ask me cheese'n'kisses first.
- Ask the wife.

8. Don't forget that Septic Tank's in town.
- Septic Tank : Yank

9. How are ya, me ol' china?
- How are you, my friend?

10. Go home to the ball and chain.
- Wife.

11. He's a bit whiffy under the Warwick's
- Warwick : Warwick Farm (Arm) : Underarm Odour

12. Drinking with Pat Malone
- Drinking alone.

13. I'll go and have a Captain Cook.
- Have a look.

14. Another beer? Na, better hit the frog 'n toad.
- Road.

15. Play the goanna.
- Piano.

16. Gotta shoot some nuns.
- Nun + habit = rabbit.

17. Watch out for the Edgar Brit.
- Shit.

18. A David Gower.
- A Shower.

19. Fairies Muff!
- Fair enough.

20. Put your hands in your skyrocket mate, it's your Wally Grout.
- Put your hands in your pocket mate, it's your shout.

21. Shite and tolley balls.
- Shit and shit.

22. Trick cyclist
- Psychiatrist.

23. I'm on the Al Capone.
- I'm on the phone.

24. Trouble and strife and billy lids.
- Wife and kids.

25. Arh, stick your head up your Kyber Pass.
- Arse.

26. I'm off to the rub a dub, dub.
- Pub

27. Do you want some Mary Lee?
- Want any tea?

28. Up ya Bundy!
- Up your Bum!

29. Right through the Georgie Moore.
- Door.

30. I told him a real Porky pie.
- Lie.

31. He has no JT (jam tart).
- Has no heart, no commitment.

32. She's got the tom-tits with me.
- Got the shits, irritated.

33. He's having a Barry Crocker.
- A Shocker. A bad time

34. Had to do the Harold Holt out of there.
- A Bolt. Run.

35. I've got to catch the Bread & Jam.
- Tram.

36. Couldn't organize a piss-up in a brewery.
- Can't organize anything.

37. He's just a two-bob drongo!
- He's a worthless idiot.

38. Ya bloody galah!
- You slow witted one.

39. He's got a few roos loose in the top paddock.
- Off in the head.

40. You funcking reak sunshine!
- Smell awful.

41. If his brain was made of electricity, he'd be a walking blackout.
- Dim brained.

42. That was a cockeye bob!
- A sudden storm.

43. Gunna char some mystery bags.
- Barbecue sausages.

44. Flat out like a lizard drinking.
- Working hard.

45. Strike me bloody handsome!
- Give me a break.

46. Gotta get up Dawn's crack.
- Arise early. (crack of dawn)

47. Ten thousand sheep short of a top paddock.
- Dim-witted.

48. Toss a tiger on the carpet.
- Vomit

49. Go back to taws.
- Start at the beginning.

50. Dunking the doughnut.
- A woman going for a swim.

51. You've got some face fungus.
- Needs a shave.

52. Who's rootin' this cat? Your just holdin' the tail.
- You don't know enough to comment.

53. Take a shuftee
- Take a look.

54. How's your bum for grabs.
- Pleased to meet you.

55. It'd be quicker to train a choko vine.
- Untrainable personality.

56. Hold back your brumbies mate!
- Calm down.

57. You look like a pox doctor's clerk.
- Badly dressed.

58. Could I bludge a fag?
- Can I have a cigarette?

59. Hard cheese mate!
- Bad luck mate!

60. He's feeling pretty snakey today.
- In a lousy mood.

61. Had a blue.
- Had a fight.

62. Time to go to the soapy sapple.
- Chapel.

63. Man's not a camel.
- I'd like a beer.

64. It's an embuggerance.
- Unnecessary interruption.

65. Happy as a pig in shit.
- Feeling terrific.

66. Stiff cheddar!
- Bad luck

67. Doesn't mind a shandy on a warm day.
- Would like a drink.

68. Smile on your face like a carpet snake in a chook pen.
- Livid.

69. After all the rain it's still only half way up the ducks.
- After everything, we're still where we were.

70. It's a wigwam for a Goose's bridle.
- Mind your own business.

71. Gee liggedy!
- An expression of wonderment over something grand or foul.

72. Jahbindi 'n' begorrah!
- An expression of wonderment over something grand or foul.