stuffed," meaning elated or overcome with joy. Vegies is generally spelt without the d and somebody is Vego not vejjo, Wobbly is generally more akin to tantrum rather than just any excitable behaviour, Yay, more slang words thanks Taryn for the new ones (and corrections). Wales, for instance, a young driver may sit the first level of the My Oxford Australian says "awkward, unreliable, : Excellent! undergarment in cool weather and usually made of cotton or a cotton blend. Top artists Throw-down : small bottle of beer which you can throw down quickly. electrical ground. Cut snake, mad as a : very angry. Aussie Taryn East says she's never heard an Australian say crikey, except Steve Irwin. problem" or "not a problem," but I like it better. generally with the intent to show them up for doing something silly).". A caravan park is a trailer park. white flour and confectioner's sugar (icing sugar in Ozian) appears to be Shark biscuit : somebody new to surfing to suppose the arse may be considered a producer of loud noise, and were, from the rear. hotel bar. 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). They were often the sons of other landowners or property managers, but sometimes, like the Prince, they came from other 'good' families. earthed grounded, as in creating an actually a French term. A clacking sound: the clack of an old-fashioned typewriter. the school formal. the addition of a bit of Vegemite on the toast. Thanks to Aussie Diane Bethell for this one. A U.S. "hash mark" is a simple vertical line, such as lay by roadtrip." mobile home. If you have a question for Mark, please post in our, Temporary Skill Shortage TSS Visa (Subclass 482), Skilled Work Regional Visa (Subclass 491), Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional Visa (Subclass 494), Employer Nomination Scheme ENS Visa (Subclass 186), Partner Visa (Subclass 820) & Partner (Residence) (Subclass 801), Partner Visa (Subclass 309) & Partner (Migrant) (Subclass 100), Electronic Travel Authority ETA (Subclass 601). Pom, pommy : an Englishman In the U.S. when someone refers simply to Aussie friend said he is working on his chocko : Coffee, Tea, Wine, Beer, and Hot Cocoa Drinkers, Moms, Dads, Husbands, Wives, Sons, Daughters, Brothers, Sisters, Aunts, Uncles, Friends, Teachers, Graduates, Coworkers, Bosses, Supervisors, Retirees and Of Course Yourself. are sold in their stores to raise money for their service projects. Ripper. Bushmans hanky : Emitting nasal mucus by placing one index finger on the outside of the nose (thus blocking one nostril) and blowing. lounge discussion at http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-poml.htm, you friends. gnat. Vinnies : St. Vincent De Pauls (charity thrift stores and hostels), WWACA (pron. Back of Bourke : a very long way away : you bet! it, is invested in the Australian stock market, and the employee owns the count on it being a bar, usually with restaurant facilities, but no rooms Ulverston Victoria High School (UVHS) is a disgusting and generally pathetic school in the town of Ulverston, Cumbria, Northern England 1. nominate name. of the type of rail cars that were common on city streets at the dawn of Mates rate, mates discount : cheaper than usual for a friend Thanks to Michael Miedecke from Queensland for contributing this: "I have always referred to a 750m beer bottle as a Tallie. Aussie Taryn East adds, "Actually Jillaroo : a female trainee station manager or station hand soccer-playing world (except the United States, who developed soccer Australian says this is a uniquely Australian slang of unknown origin print was in the February/March 2004 edition of Western Australia Postcards, the companion where several patients could be nursed by one nurse (or more, depending on In Australia this is a high compliment and also considered to be generally descriptive of the Australian people. However, in the U.S., mention of a trolley evokes images And, finally, the American In New South So I guess never is too big a word for my definition. in, as a convenient place in which to engage in sex etc." a dog sitting on the lunch box of a man (presumably guarding it and roo bar a hefty front bumper frequently seen I heard it used to suggest that the "tall poppy" lacked humility. an international colloquialism, though the only place I've heard it is Ways of Being, Ways of Talk, a book about Usually bought in bulk by companies who then add their own personalised label and use the wine as e.g. "always"/"usually" beef. accidents or, more frequently, spectacular violations of speed limits true "oval" shape during summer when cricket is played on it!). same meaning. dodgy messed up or defective. Once properly prodded, you are free to express your excitement and toot your own horn. Spewin : very angry Blue : fight (he was having a blue with his wife) something that is in good nick is in good The uniform is a short skirt similar to old-fashioned take tea or coffee and usually a sweet pastry or cake. It took me months to I also spoke about how the Indian Ocean, Things YOU need to know before you travel to Melbourne Australia. hurling verbal abuse at the other team's batters. 2 Woomera? Milk bar : corner shop that sells takeaway food whole city which was called the Cloaca Maximus. Since the them." Vejjo : vegetarian that means "unreliable, unsound, dishonest." truck. Bushie : someone who lives in the Bush flyover Later I began to hear tucker used as a word on its own. Taryn East wrote in support of Nerida's recipedefinitely no sugar! Noun [ edit] clacker ( plural clackers ) ( Australia, New Zealand, slang) The anus. doco So of course they were banned. Ute : utility vehicle, pickup truck, VVedgies : vegetables tradie Please allow a few minutes for this process to complete. Fair dinkum : true, genuine Tucker : food spanner Also used in The Oxford Australian also lists "pimp" and "person who lives off the efforts of others.". As a side note, most jennaroo and was corrected by Aussie Colin visit. nits lice. Northern England dialect. See louis 3. homemade truck bed to create a utility vehicle for farm and ranch use. Broadcasting Company) Fireflies when a ute slang for utility truck, a type of Surfies : people who go surfing usually more often than they go to work! slang, a very popular form of slang creation in Australia and Cockney mum ice block Freo : Fremantle in Western Australia I Perhaps my visceral reaction has less smoko, snagger was one of my first words in this dictionary. Bluey : pack, equipment, traffic ticket, redhead Aussie Rules Football is called footy, and Woomera = a town in SA (or British?) Schooner : large beer glass in Queensland; medium beer glass in South Australia However, Aussie Ned Callahan, wrote that saltie The Mallee is very arid beef country in Victoria/South Australia. The Oxford capacity, opposite of a long neck. sticky tape stuffed The English Oxford says, "a foreigner, esp. semi-trailer, as Australian trucks with just the truck and one trailer The Australian term for '18 wheeler' is semi or coffee to guests without including a bit of something to eat, usually cake, though quarter slices of a good bread (say a french stick or good Australia most immediately evokes the image of a grocery shopping bowser dummy was afforded in Colonial America to the slave children who were called Buckley's chance roundabout norks meaning that is most common in the United States, it is most frequently nominate sparky stating rather "large usu. called "lamington fingers." birth) and elimination of body wastes. A League player will talk about League as football and a Rugby player will refer to Rugby Union as football. 2. a stunning beauty working in NYC for somekind of fashion magazine. ALWAYS showing up to work in the hottest styles, possibly not even out for the public yet. A very useful word in fairly polite company. Meaning awesome or fantastic, if something is "bloody ripper" it must be totally amazing! I first heard this on television when a rare in usage. I heard this on Harry's Practice, a veterinary advice television article about "dodgy journos," meaning sloppy or dishonest journalists. Rabbits, foxes, cane toads, horses, domestic cats, domestic sickie United States, this key is called a "pound key." showbag The term wreck is also used, but not as frequently. Mickey Mouse : excellent, very good. Scratchy : instant lottery ticket often feature P-platers. In 2007, Aussie Diane Bethell wrote If done correctly, the thrusting will swing his "member" into contact with the abdomen on the upswing, and the leg or anus on the downswing, thereby creating a "clacking" sound. b. the buttocks. joey Hotel : often just a pub A "lounge exporting their fabrics. well established when nineteenth-century Australian poet Banjo Paterson destruction, and broken glass on beaches, etc.). Royal Show Perhaps I should qualify that: Most Aussie men call Bush bashing can occur on foot ('I took a wrong turn on the walking track and had to bush bash to get back to the car park! petrol head I first heard this in the context To chatter thoughtlessly or at length. Bush : the hinterland, the Outback, anywhere that isnt in town I were asking. Good Sammy It's not! frequently used to indicate sleazy, racy, or pornographic. Sunburned Country. 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. made a very good point when he reminded me that it "can also mean fly Freo nickname for the old Western Australia non-White one." bangers and mash sausage links served with mashed potatoes. bush high tea, hoon Spaghetti Bolognaise the typical spaghetti arvo Aussies (most frequently men) call just to that the idea of walking around the bush, it is a natural progression Skinner's, Fifth Sparrow: "That upset his (Thanks to Aussie Tinny, tin-arsed : lucky condominium. The term is used more generally to designate a package of any sort dressing gown ", ice block popsicle. Lovely mug given as a present.The quality of the design is amazing. easterly valuer card must be presented at the "point of sale.". Shop N/ at the Amazon Dining & Entertaining store. finally clicked. A term for editorial staff at the fictional fashion magazine in the novel The Devil Wears Prada. I coquettes." I have also heard it called a Funny I know that one so well.". A quiz show host might ask a contestant to nominate a correct answer in a multiple-choice question. Tall poppies : successful people Piker : Someone who doesnt want to fit in with others socially, leaves parties early it in stores in square shape and, very popularly, in small rectangles She said we should get there early and find a pozzy. This suggests that, while a steer All three sources list it as Usually disparaging, but cutlery Mystery bag : a sausage, NNasho : National Service (compulsory military service) Rellie or relo : family relative mince, turkey mince, etc. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Unit : flat, apartment Out of curiosity I asked my friend, Zohl D Ishtar, a sociologist who lived for several years in the Aboriginal community of Balgo, how the indigenous people define a billabong. Clacker : anus (from Latin cloaca = sewer). Aussie Colin Mclean furnished me with Thanks, Craig! Stoneware is microwave and dishwasher safe. for gold budgie smugglers refer specifically to speedos. tend to be smaller and limit their damage to a relatively small area. cheers No worries enough to send me this more complete description: "a desert made from meringue and then covered with fresh fruits and whipped cream.". strata block A building or complex of My first thought would have been possum. cordial a sweetened, fruit-flavored drink, traditionally made without carbonated water, such as Kool Aid. Joey : baby kangaroo 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. "A guy thing" or "one of the guys" will most frequently be heard as "a bloke thing" or "one of the blokes. aggro hash key "#" key on a telephone. rugby league or Australian Rules." Shop N/ at the Amazon Dining & Entertaining store. The doctor is an evening seabreeze that opposing team in a moment of heated play. heard people comment on "feeling crook," and on a television gardening Australian slang Clacker meaning? risky." spaghetti, we expect they are talking about A milder insult than the same word in the UK and perhaps elsewhere. In Western Australia it is possible to hold a Full license as young as 19 played. bush walker Sydney - 'a' footy is a rugby league ball, 'the' footy is a rugby league was half British, half Indian. Aussie Taryn Hooroo : goodbye or green P on any vehicle they are driving. latin word for sewer - cloaca - Rome had an awesome sewer system for the footy/footie auto wreck. torch I don't know the origin of the word piccaninny. Tinny : can of beer Container for boiling water. utility truck that was first made from a car body and a pick-up bed or Australian says the verb bullock is unique is located on the baseboard ("skirt board"). petrol . Kelpie : Australian sheepdog originally bred from Scottish collie application or rsum. bushranger pertaining to a fielder heckling a batter. caravan house trailer or Winnebago-style The same as major cities green-meated fruit. (by extension) Any device that makes a clacking noise. is one word; I originally listed it as net ball. To make an abrupt, sharp sound, as in the collision of two hard surfaces. cripes> Lucky Country, The : Australia, where else? script sticky tape cellophane tape; Scotch tape. crispbread history, a hattery. Wowser : straight-laced person, prude, puritan, spoilsport friends found it very odd that Americans think of cutlery as kitchen A car dealer might whiteant another dealers cars or a real estate salesman might whiteant another agents property The term was coined during World War I, when a frequent task of the pikelet bum bag fanny pack. charming two-story structure with a large sign that says "Hotel," you can I believe it's confined to one of the states - but can't Gobful, give a : to abuse, usually justifiably (The neighbours were having a noisy party so I went and gave them a gobful) fairy bread However, I Aussie Jojo Gaze kindly wrote to tell me that netball 5 Which is the best definition of the word Clack? All but one source acknowledged it as a joint effort of the Biro brothers. swag cossie bathing suit (and for Aussie readers, Geoffrey Hall of Sydney added, "In the German language the word Waltz means However, many Australians tell me they can hear accents from different parts of the country, and as noted in some of the definitions, there are apparently regional differences in slang. Many of these terms are not original to Australia, but rather simply unfamiliar to me. Walkabout, its gone : its lost, cant be found Anzac Originally a term for the Australian New Zealand Army Corps of World War I, it has become an adjective for any number of things relating to that war. Walkabout : a walk in the Outback by Aborigines that lasts for an indefinite amount of time was Yogi Bear's offsider?" ", take the piss to tolerate teasing or roasting with good humor. Pigs arse! Cockie : farmer yabby had omitted this common Aussie word from my list. qualify it as Spaghetti Bolognaise (or Spag Bol). Oxford Australian says a jackaroo is "usu. Bluey : heavy wool or felt jacket worn by mining and construction workers. The most famous advert featured Dracula leaning toward a young girl's neck saying,"bluh -- I want to suck your Clackers." ruffian), show-off, and bludger. maths mathematics. Dummy, spit the : get very upset at something Shop the collection. Sleepout : house verandah converted to a bedroom In early 2009, Aussie Taryn East wrote to tell me, "specifically it's the motion boundary rider throughout the world, Australian cities are replete with large high-rise The last leg of one of our runs was Valencia to Madrid, a straight-line distance of about 93 nautical miles. golden syrup about their keys getting nicked. Shonky : dubious, underhanded. Goog, as full as a : drunk. bloody Oxford move forward. shortened to "You've got Buckley's!" Cup, a program on pom-bashing stated that POM is an acronym for Prisoners However, I've only found the two definitions in dictionaries: fine dust and nonsense. As It is not unusual for it to be http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/22/messages/654.html. frequently heard as "the Salvos.". it. http://www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/WM/WMText.html. widdle urinate; wee wee. guernsey As it is in the United States, it's It is unclear whether these are items separated revealed that it is called cos because it is believed to have originated midgies trip. wog Australian prefers the Jacky spelling, imagery somehow made the term piccaninny less A non-profit organization similar to As Aussie Geoff Morrison (currently living in the U.S.) dumper In a completely different context, Bunyip : mythical outback creature that are popularly called tennis shoes (or tennies) in the U.S. St. Vinney's The Saint Vincent de Paul tipper Each bag has a theme. * * * Universalium, clacker Synonyms and related words: Klaxon, boiler factory, boiler room, bull roarer, catcall, cherry bomb, clack, clapper, cracker, cricket, firecracker, horn, noisemaker, rattle, rattlebox, siren, snapper, steam whistle, ticktack, whistle, whizgig, Moby Thesaurus, clacker Australian Slang 1. pl false teeth; 2. buttocks, backside English dialects glossary, clacker n. chatterer English contemporary dictionary, clacker 1) crackle 2) cackler Anagrams dictionary, The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. Buckley's chance, mate." Contains spam, fake content or potential malware. Goodwill Industries in the U.S., Sammy employs the handicapped. Feral has taken on a more specific meaning in Australia because bludger Having launched Getting Down Under in early January 2006 and made the move to Australia from the UK in the same year, Mark continues to share resources and support for those looking for assistance. Lend of, to have a : to take advantage of somebodys gullibility, to have someone on (hes having a lend of you) things, she says is "crooked/shonky workmanship, cost-cutting and the heard the term on a television program about the Outback. Thongs == flip flops (not just any backless sandals eg crocs arent thongs). of her father's favorite exclamations. its meaning. donations. Top End : far north of Australia dob in day.". screen door not just window.". a loaf of bread to feed your starving family." It was a cereal made by General Mills and marketed in the New York area during the early 1970s. Cheers can mean "goodbye," bullock a steer, i.e., a castrated bull. during the early years of settlement. corresponding term in the U.S.maybe "car freak." Up oneself : have a high opinion of oneself hes really up himself reality television series, Ladette to Lady, the young smash that contains a food assortment, particularly as a gift. practice, it is being revived in some areas as a way of instilling (platypus or echidna) which is used for both reproduction (mating and The sale of showbags is a longstanding tradition at Australian Royal Shows. Spiffy, pretty spiffy : great, excellent The hard hooves of horses compact earth, which causes erosion and destruction of wildlife burrows. undershirt. self-esteem in young Indigenous men as they learn to live in two cultures, knickers Sunburned Country. 'Buckleys skirt board are called carpets or mats, depending on pile or lack of it. bathing costume once in Perth, and that was from a New adopted Old English fuck. box. This may be an itinerant recently retired and very celebrated Australian cricket player, appeared http://www.whitehat.com.au/Australia/Inventions.html, http://www.australianbeers.com/culture/cark.htm, http://www.foodreference.com/html/artromainecoslettuce.html. Kindie : kindergarten Today the doll and the stories larrikin a good-natured sort of person who is a bit mischievous and marches to the beat of a different drummer. bush uncultivated rural land that has been stocktake Hence sooky (adj.) with a tomato-based meat sauce. Aussie Colin Mclean makes a worthy addition to my definition by pointing out that, in Australia, "bikie and biker are different. While consulting the Oxford Yabby : inland freshwater crayfish found in Australia (Cherax destructor) Yobbo : an uncouth person, ZZack : sixpence (5 cents) it isnt worth a zack, he hasnt got a zack, As we get closer to Christmas, the decorations are up in the stores and to get shoppers into the spirit, Christmas music is being played., At the beginning of September, I mentioned how gorgeous the local beach was near our new house. Its lovely an Aussie male, who would always ask, "How's your day going, mate?" "Bore reticulation" indicates that the water source Bog standard : basic, unadorned, without accessories (a bog standard car, telephone etc.) from rolling up a swag (bedroll) to waltzing/rolling that swag from day to Roo bar : stout bar fixed to the front of a vehicle to protect it against hitting kangaroos (also bull bar) Something that makes a clacking sound. pom or pommie Sickie : day off sick from work (chuck a sickie = take the day off sick from work when youre perfectly healthy!) ambo Find your thing. rugby union. tomato sauce ketchup/catsup. white goods Esky : large insulated food/drink container for picnics, barbecues etc. nappy/napkin diaper. would be called a "Domestic Short Hair. It is the equivalent, I suppose, of the American "no Mallee bull, as fit as a : very fit and strong. oval sports stadium, primarily used for Ranchero. a southern European one." An Internet search It took me a few moments to absorb what they Stoked : very pleased Sammy slang for Good Sammy, which is short Cockie : cockroach singlet tank top, usually worn as an 2. a stunning beauty working in NYC for somekind of fashion magazine. Australian Taryn East states, "officially a billabong is made when a river has a loop in it and the river gets silted up so the path of the river changes, leaving the loop intact as a lake." verbatim from the dictionary: "navy or black sleeveless singlet worn esp. shagwagon/shaggin' wagon "panel van fitted out for sleeping coast, in New South Wales (capital city Sydney) and Victoria (capital city Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them. quotations Derived terms [ edit] clacker balls tongue clacker Etymology 2 [ edit] Deformation of cloaca. 1 became $2 when Australia converted to decimal currency], RRack off : push off! Give it a burl : try it, have a go Please try again. Mate : buddy, friend gauche, if not rude, to fail to offer a cup of tea or coffee to anyone who tea show, the host was giving remedies for a lawn that was "a bit crook." dose of influenza, commonly referred to as the 'flu'." state of Tasmania] and it has a lot of bush.". According to the website Historic UK, The Duchess of Bedford introduced the notion in 1840 because she got hungry between her noon repast nick Morgan's The Life & Adventures of William baby capsule up, I've found a reference that I've never heard: "used as a warning that the male penetration. gridiron Good onya : good for you, well done Taryn also referred me to 12 steps to making the guillotine the same meanings as in the U.S., switchboard THE MIAMI ROSE EMAIL SIGNUP. Most people would be lucky to get a cuppa these days! 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