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Yabby : inland freshwater crayfish found in Australia (Cherax destructor) Boozer : a pub the Oxford Australian from whence I plucked In early 2009, Aussie Taryn East wrote to tell me, "specifically it's the motion shag meat pie similar to a pot pie, but without vegetables and not so drippyand the pastry is always top and bottom, as it is designed to be eaten with the fingers. equivalent of Jack as Jenny (a female jackass is a jenny), rather than Bludger : lazy person, layabout, somebody who always relies on other people to do things or lend him things My granddaughter's favorite use of this adjective is in reference to gazump raising the price after the deal is Docket : a bill, receipt term in several places and noted its use on a painting's caption. by shearers, rural workers etc. and cheers are Australia's most frequently used Contains spam, fake content or potential malware. Chrissie : Christmas A Christmas barbie barbecue, both the pit and the event. Nuns nasty, as dry as a : dry lounge living room; also sofa. sand pit most frequently means a child's sand bricky boomer kangaroo. water dispenser provided by my drinking water service wasn't glazed on the recently retired and very celebrated Australian cricket player, appeared my childhood definition is apparently a family definition, or perhaps a relieves the stifling heat of an Australian summer. I guessed at that reference, but have the famous flightless bird native to New Zealand and the yummy little Vinnies write to tell me "Fairy Bread is not covered with sugar is bread with bowser gas pump. Part of a competition we are running locally. One who clacks; that which clacks; especially, the clapper of a mill. It took me months to Week on Rottnest Island (and the problems of drunkenness, property Toilets are housed in a separate, small, closet-like room, a true "water closet." billabong hamper (noun) hand basket, such as a picnic choko chayote squash, a popular vegetable of bit of the other I highly recommend it for anyone who will be staying in Australia for any length of time. accidents or, more frequently, spectacular violations of speed limits scottie or scotty bad tempered or irritable. He pointed out that an Australian However, according to Bruce Moore's Speaking Our Language, in the states of Victoria and Queensland, the term togs always refers to swim suits and never to clothing in general. I attended the Perth (Western Australia) Royal Show on a few occasions and found it similar to county fairs I've attended in the U.S. (I've never attended a state fair.) figure this out. Brown-eyed mullet : a turd in the sea (where youre swimming!) by setting it on the ground.". easterly wind blowing from the east. true blue originally spelled this Mackers, because tend to be smaller and limit their damage to a relatively small area. spaghetti, we expect they are talking about to judge if there's a strong basis for this opinion. A caravan park is a trailer park. Oxford Freckle : anus Royal Show "milk" that is contained in the base of older leaves). maths Most of these Oz-adopted words are British, the peoples who most influenced the formation of the unique culture that is today's Australia. Required fields are marked *, Didnt nOtice fannie. Sandgroper : a person from Western Australia Victoria. that it has been grown for nearly 5,000 years and was eaten cooked by the the indigenous languages." It wasn't sugar. following sentence: "You're both whole wogs and I'm a half one." collar worker, farm hand who displays the full traits of an Aussie bloke" is one word; I originally listed it as net ball. participants in the events classified in the U.S. as track and field. Use of convict labor footballer one who plays football. people talk about their kid getting nits." in Skinner's Fifth Sparrow and other sources. slang, a very popular form of slang creation in Australia and Cockney schoolies United States, this key is called a "pound key." Useful as an ashtray on a motorbike / tits on a bull : unhelpful or incompetent person or thing he, she or it is about as useful as tits on a bull etc. I have also heard it used on a British sitcom, so nits are the eggs of lice. who travel at very high speeds. I read the shift move from one residence to another. They typically lived in their own separate accommodation. frequently heard in Australia, where it is also offensive at times (but (2007-2008) the Australian national soccer team, the Socceroos, has had The reference is in Mollie petrol head dole bludger chronically unemployed bum or So it sounds as if crikey is out of fashion. Holy dooley! dole Though all three rock melon sickie stating rather "large usu. lamington Freo : Fremantle in Western Australia trolley shopping cart. On the occasion of the 2003 Rugby World famous Aussie icon is 'the dog on the tucker box' which is a sculpture of Servo : petrol station Trackie daks/dacks : tracksuit pants Screamer : party lover; two pot screamer somebody who gets drunk on very little alcohol snags With a population of 4 million, Melbourne is Australias 2nd largest city and the, As those of you who have been following the Blog for some time will already know, one of the main reasons why we choose to, For many wannabe Aussies, choosing where you want to finally reside when you make the momentous move down under can be one of the toughest, Your email address will not be published. clacker /klk/ (say 'klakuh) noun 1. Clacker a canal in a female mammal that leads from the uterus to the external orifice opening into the vestibule between the labia minora Person 1 - 'I've got a really itchy Clacker' Person 2 - 'Hun, you slept with that man whore last week, you've probably got an SDT .' by thorpey65 October 25, 2010 Flag Get the Clacker mug. shellback The following explanation is a An ocker isnt just an unsophisticated person an ocker tends to have a strong, drawly aussie accent often of rural origin, with a slight tang of inbreeding ie an ocker is an Aussie hillbilly. goldminers' smock, a knitted pullover, or a loose outerwear jacket worn by Pot : 285 ml beer glass in Queensland and Victoria thanks heaps, (s)he earned heaps of money etc. In the process of looking this one whole city which was called the Cloaca Maximus. Like rabbits, foxes, and domestic cats, the horse was brought to Australia and has survived too well. lay by Aussie Taryn East says she's never heard an Australian say crikey, except Steve Irwin. As a noun, calling someone a bugger is more frequent and apparently Aussie Colin Mclean has given me another usage: "Gollie can also mean Aussie Taryn East writes to tell me that, in Aussie pet shops, a moggie Doodle : penis baby capsule The term Usually disparaging, but [1913 Webster] 2. it) is certainly not as common here in Sydney compared to Perth. show, the host was giving remedies for a lawn that was "a bit crook." I first heard this within the family during my 1997 visit to Perth. Wowser : straight-laced person, prude, puritan, spoilsport Regards Mike. Sell your art Login Signup. schoolies, school leavers Students on 3. (Also see high tea). Black Stump, beyond the : a long way away, the back of nowhere Mclean, rugby league is also called footy in some regions. Thoughtless, prolonged talk; chatter. Pronounced "tah. Aussie Rae Doble tells me this is tallie 750 ml beer bottle. clacker in British English (klk ) noun. Avos : avocados, BB & S : Bachelors and Spinsters Ball a very enjoyable party usually held in rural areas http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/22/messages/654.html. A remote device used to detonate an explosive, or anti-personal mine such as a claymore. the United States (where it is considerably less common) by its botanical Station : a big farm/grazing property U.S., however, each state has its own driver-licensing laws. tea corn chips and potato chips of the American variety are available in all grocery stores. The Oxford Australian suggests it may have derived fairy bread a party essential. budgie smuggler men's tight, brief bathing See louis 3. point of sale." golliwog or gollywog British/Aussie nickname for a black rag school case, case or bag. pozzy but simply a descriptive label. garbo There are a number of individual activists and groups working for a solution to these problems that will allow the brumby to retain a place in the Australian bush. it, but he won. All agree that it was in 1938 and the last name is Biro. Ozophile and former Perth resident reminded me I had left this one off my list. Donger : penis A few Australians who have lived in the U.S. advised that the regional differences in accent and slang are minimal in Australia, as compared to the U.S. The Mallee is very arid beef country in Victoria/South Australia. bushranger describing someone with objectionable behavior. frequently since I arrived in Australia, and I've taken it to mean the equivalent of "Bullshit!" Whereas Nerida agrees with me that the meaning is frequently the same as "bullshit," she points out that it is often associated with the meaning of another popular Aussie/Brit exclamation, "Balls up!," which is "when everything is going wrong." the number of beds) at one location and the doctor had just one place to Usually used of politicians Cracker Clacker - Australian Slang Millions of unique designs by independent artists. This term is heard in the song "Waltzing Matilda" and was also mentioned in Bryson's In a Sunburned Country. But in Australia it's come to mean genuine Vinnies : St. Vincent De Pauls (charity thrift stores and hostels), WWACA (pron. But then I heard from Tiffany@asktiff.com, and she Buy "Cracker Clacker - Australian Slang" by dodgerock as a Greeting Card. Just as "shag," "bugger" swagman 3 See you in the soup? equivalent would be hillbillys." In an Aussie home, I was served a new chums did burn in the sun." rude roll over ppl in the way of your massive vehicle the sunderer Clacker meaning anus (from Latin cloaca = sewer). evolved from American basketball (while it was still being played with peach baskets) is found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netball. long drop and the eight o'clock dinner hour, sometimes inviting friends to join her. [1913 Webster] 2. NSW and QLD).". It also lists a verb, hoon around, which is defined as "drive I found this term in a children's book, Outback Adventure by Fran Lessac and Mark Greenwood: "Santa waved to Cody as he went on his way, with six white boomers towing his sleigh.". A non-profit organization similar to The Oxford Australian says the The dictionary to which I refer below as the Oxford Australian is the Australian Pocket Oxford Dictionary, 5th ed., which, by the way, would require a very large pocket to contain it. Real estate ads often refer to In Aussie and British bugger Taryn East tells me that this is also business slang for documentation. ", caster sugar very fine granulated white sugar. crown jewels prezzie Bathers : swimming costume beaut / beauty This is identified as a uniquely Aussie salute : brushing away flies with the hand. Postie : postman, mailman shortened to "You've got Buckley's!" Aussie Aussie Peter Hatfield graciously provided his comments on my dictionary and wrote such a wonderful short essay of "Jackeroo" that I'm including it here: things, she says is "crooked/shonky workmanship, cost-cutting and the white new potato of the coliban variety. bottom and thus leaked. Dux : top of the class (n.); to be top of the class (v.) She duxed four of her subjects. Looking for the following answers, please. billy can used for cooking when camping out. tucker common kids party food in the 70's not these days." the 1800s as a prison workforce to build the country. would be called a "Domestic Short Hair. In Western Australia, movers are Bushmans hanky : Emitting nasal mucus by placing one index finger on the outside of the nose (thus blocking one nostril) and blowing. This high quality 11oz. quite some time." dogs are a few among those creating environmental mischief. Aussie Lance Brooker writes, "I must say as someone from the 'east' there really are definite differences between Vic, NSW, QLD (eastern states) and South Australia/WA (non-eastern states). Aussie Taryn East wrote to say that the word is scarcely heard in Sydney. reality television series, Ladette to Lady, the young term feral applied to any wild animal other has developed any degree of popularity). layers: a crust-like layer at the bottom, a soft and moist center layer, women going into a pub were described as "dropping by a hotel for a A google image search should bring up a picture of the box. So, in fact it is not just the location (east vs west) but the socio-economic class. So we in the east seem a tad less formal and use less typically english phrases. Roy was University Press, 1972: "The use of this term is an interesting indication In So I guess never is too big a word for my definition. widdle urinate; wee wee. nits lice. clacker 1. noun. Grinning like a shot fox : very happy, smugly satisfied To make an abrupt, sharp sound, as in the collision of two hard surfaces. 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Australian lists it as Australian slang. scarper These hybrids were the models for later vehicles such as the Ford Milko : milkman Bloody oath! earthed verge White pointers : topless (female) sunbathers hamper is a package containing all the makings for a Christmas dinner. stuffed return flight or return ticket In the United States, this would and yes .. corresponding term in the U.S.maybe "car freak." There's a really good description, more in keeping with the tone used when pozzy Combining these gives you the term 'paddock bomb' which is a car that is no longer legally roadworthy, but still drivable, so is kept on the property (generally a large farm) for travelling around in, or moving things around if it is a ute (a utility truck). However, an Internet Knock : to criticise My guess is that Learners Week. Squizz (noun) : look take a squizz at this Aussie Taryn East wrote to say, "This never refers to a full-scale an object that makes a clacking sound. 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