Australia: The Slang Down Under
The slang language from Australia. Slang is usually the poetry of the common lot and the Aussies are an uncommonly poetic lot!
- 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 Odor
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.
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