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Australian "slang" terms


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Really funny ;):ilikeit::ilikeit::ilikeit:

Ace! :

Excellent! Very good!

Arvo :

afternoon

Amber fluid :

beer

Aussie :

Australian

Beaut, beauty :

great, fantastic

Big Mobs :

loads, a lot of

Bloody :

very

Bloody oath! :

that's certainly true

Blue :

argument/mistake

Bodgy :

poor quality

Bonzer :

great, ripper

Bottler :

something excellent

Bottling :

his blood's worth:

he's an excellent, helpful bloke

Buckley's chance :

(you've got)

no chance

Bull dust :

rubbish

Cactus :

dead, broken

Cark it :

to die, stop working

Chocka :

full up

Click :

kilometre - "it's 20 clicks away"

Come a gutser :

a bad mistake or have an accident

Come good :

turn out ok

Cooee, not within :

figuratively a long way away

Cost big bikkies :

expensive

Crack a fat :

get an erection

Cream, to :

defeat by a large margin

Cut snake :

(mad as a)

very angry

Dead dingo's donger :

(as dry as a)

dry

Deadset :

true / the truth

Dingo's breakfast :

no breakfast

Dinkum / fair dinkum :

true, real, genuine

Dinky-di :

the real thing, genuine

Docket :

a bill, receipt

Doco :

documentary

Drink with the flies :

to drink alone

Dunny rat :

(cunning as a)

very cunning

Exy :

expensive

Fair dinkum :

true, genuine

Fair go :

a chance / break

Fair suck of the sav! :

exclamation of wonder, awe, disbelief

Furphy :

rumour

G'Day :

hello!

Give it a burl :

try it, have a go

Give it away :

give up

Going off :

good fun

Good oil :

useful information, a good idea, the truth

Good onya :

well done

Grouse :

great, terrific

Heaps :

a lot

Iffy :

dodgy

It's gone walkabout :

it's lost, can't be found

Kangaroos loose

in the top paddock :

Intellectually inadequate

Kick the bucket :

to die

Knock back :

refuse

London to a brick :

absolute certainty

Lunch :

(who opened their?)

OK, who farted?

Mate's rate :

cheaper than usual for a friend

Mate's discount :

cheaper than usual for a friend

No worries! :

no problem / its okay

Nun's nasty :

(as dry as a)

very dry

Piece of piss :

easy task

Pig's arse! :

I don't agree

Plate, bring a :

Instruction to bring a plate of food to a party

Pozzy :

position

Quid, make a :

earn a living

Rack off :

get lost! get out of here!

Reckon! :

for sure

Ridgy-didge :

original, genuine

Right :

okay

Ripper :

Great

Rooted :

ruined, broken

She'll be apples :

It'll be alright

She'll be right :

it'll be okay

Sparrows fart :

dawn

Strewth :

exclamation

Stoked :

very pleased

Stuffed, I'll be :

expression of surprise

Too right :

definitely

Turps, hit the :

go on a drinking binge

Zack, not worth a :

not worth anything

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A few of my Aussie collegues use the term "k*k" often nowadays. Like in "this is k*k" or "he is talking k*k". They pronounce it "khek". I dont know how they got hold of that word :ilikeit: but they like it ;)

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