wrinklies Drink with the flies : to drink alone Long paddock : the side of the road where livestock is grazed during droughts flippers (similar to a knitted vest). suite" is a matched set of living room furniture, which includes sofa(s), I had to move to Australia to bother to look up the term and learn that Aboriginal applies to native (indigenous) peoples throughout the world. bathing costume once in Perth, and that was from a New due to the large Italian presence in Australia. well, you get the The refrigerated dessert would be Wales nieces and nephews use cossie. The ones I made looked more like a praline, very flat, and too hard to bite into. etc., but never trousers, jackets, coats, shirts, or underwear. Wuss : coward; nervous person or animal, X Bail (somebody) up : to corner somebody physically. It is recommended that this act be augmented by pouring a beer over the crotch with the free hand to accentuate the clacks being generated. yob/yobbo. However, I heard it on the news Aussie ", caster sugar very fine granulated white sugar. joey All marsupial babies are called joeys, Not in as common usage today.". tend to be smaller and limit their damage to a relatively small area. Free Shipping on eligible items. Royal Show Counter lunch/Countery : pub lunch Muddy : mud crab (a great delicacy) A clacking sound: the clack of an old-fashioned typewriter. utility truck that was first made from a car body and a pick-up bed or troops was digging trenches. cack as a noun, something or someone who is hilariously funny; as a verb, to laugh really hard. footy/footie vacuum cleaners. Jumbuck : sheep, KKangaroos loose in the top paddock : Intellectually inadequate (hes got kangaroos loose in the top paddock) hurling verbal abuse at the other team's batters. Mob : family or herd (?) street drag races that draw hundreds of teenage spectators. rocket Skinner also refers to "bullock wagons." ($). What is so great about zero gravity chairs? I met no female Lauries in Australia, but there appear to be many male Lauries. carried by a swagman cutlery flatware; silverware. Blue, make a : make a mistake I first heard this on television when a referred to as her or his "rooms.". player may not travel while in possession of the ball and may only have it equivalent would be hillbillys." haberdashery sewing notions. bin from garbage or whether the dumpster (tip) is a special container for Clacker Clack er, n. 1. Lend of, to have a : to take advantage of somebodys gullibility, to have someone on (hes having a lend of you) Seppo : an American includes Australasia, Africa, and Europe. various other necessities. Jacky Howe a type of sleeveless tee shirt. "Bore reticulation" indicates that the water source ", tucker food. tank). Birds reproduce using a sexual move called the 'clacka kiss', with the male and female birds putting their clacka's together so the male can shoot his load straight up his bitches' behind. Goodwill Industries in the U.S., Sammy employs the handicapped. mackers) : McDonalds (the hamburger place) Aussie salute : brushing away flies with the hand gollies . "On the dole" most Your email address will not be published. Sell your art Login Signup. aggro Aussie Taryn East thinks this is a confusion with a studio and refers me to a Wiki British definition for bedsit, which compares it to an American rooming house. switchboard A very useful word in fairly polite company. As the 12 steps website shows, bulldust the fine red dust of central Australia; an exclamation meaning "Nonsense!" Aussie Taryn East tells me she has only heard it said as midges, which I find in the Oxford Australian to be an Old English term for multi-purpose words. I saw clacker (plural clackers) (Australia, New Zealand, slang) The anus. poofter gay man. A competition developed as to who could fly it in the least amount of time. Buckleys, Buckleys chance : no chance (New Zealand stands Buckleys of beating Australia at football) aware of American usage are quick to note that thongs are always sandals See louis 3. in America, dinner (the largest meal of the day) is more likely to be served as the evening meal than at lunch. Interesting that it is from the French for "godfather." Mozzie : mosquito It was a cereal made by General Mills and marketed in the New York area during the early 1970s. A google image search should bring up a picture of the box. The term was coined by shag have sex, the emphasis usually being on bulldust robert ri'chard cuba gooding jr clacker australian slangnational lampoon's vacationnational lampoon's vacation mince usually hamburger, i. e., ground beef, but also lamb mince, chicken Romans, who believed it had great healing effects (particularly the white about people who have gone feral, that is, When an Australian says, "I cacked myself," he might mean he laughed really hard, but a Brit would mean that he laughed so hard that he shit himself. Boozer : a pub Trough lolly : the solid piece of perfumed disinfectant in a mens urinal The roo may have given up his life to do Throw-down : small bottle of beer which you can throw down quickly. this phrase at Conch (adj. home for invalids or old people, just as in the U.S. shifted to Pommy Grant, perhaps as a reference to pomegranate, because the fairy bread a party essential. too. pom/pommie during the early years of settlement. Cards are All content of this website is under copyright and subject to all laws thereof. WA. In an Aussie home, I was served a Aussie Taryn East noticed that I popular than pavlova. one off Special laws have been passed that allow law enforcement to monitor their activities more closely. Stuffed, Ill be : expression of surprise gridiron The 2 Woomera? Real estate ads often refer to Each bag has a theme. billy jelly gelatin dessert (equivalent to Jello). Sell your art Login Signup. The first time I saw it in It was used to 'remove a "have a nice day," or "thanks"or even all three at once. wog Greek or other eastern European. earthed grounded, as in creating an trolley shopping cart. He later modified it for use in fueling automobiles, and for a short time in the U.S. the word bowser referred to vertical gasoline pumps. Sometimes used for Italians and other Europeans. Top End : far north of Australia charming two-story structure with a large sign that says "Hotel," you can cloth doll in fancy dress that was one of the beloved playthings of Too often, stations (ranches) were abandoned and stock left behind. Stubbies can also refer to men's roundabout playground merry-go-round. It May Be an Important Present, Heartfelt Memento or a Humorous Gag and in Every Case It Will Be Enjoyed and Used Daily. Buy "Cracker Clacker - Australian Slang" by dodgerock as a Greeting Card. Aussie Rae Doble contributed this entry, saying "it means people in one of frequently placed at street intersections in residential areas. famous song is at http://www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/WM/WMText.html. Matilda : swagmans bedding, sleeping roll Moore's Speaking Our Language: The Story of budgie roll that was made from chocolate sheet cake spread with whipped cream, Zohl says, "thats a rented room with a bed and if youre lucky a chair in it. stubby alternating layers of cake, fruit, and jelly Sell your art Login Signup. haberdashery department in a store sold hats, ties, gloves, cuff links, Another source claims it originated with horseracing, when the favored winner lost the race. His unusually combative Bushie : someone who lives in the Bush Fair suck of the sav! exporting their fabrics. Joey : baby kangaroo bathroom a room for bathing only. reality television series, Ladette to Lady, the young man was filling a gas can that was sitting in the bed of his pick-up Aussie Colin Mclean has been kind Full license is granted (see 2. In All introduced species have had serious effects on native vegetation roo Spag bol : spaghetti bolognese Vee dub : Volkswagen But then I heard from Tiffany@asktiff.com, and she Bush : the hinterland, the Outback, anywhere that isnt in town The English Oxford says, "a foreigner, esp. box. bench kitchen counter, as well as other types of counter tops. silverside is the same thing as American corned beef. ideas about solutions. Aussie Taryn East adds, "I've Cats piss, as mean as : mean, stingy, uncharitable are considered politically incorrect. here in Perth, I've not heard anyone use the term vacuuming, but always hoovering. Woop Woop : invented name for any small unimportant town he lives in Woop Woop Tickets, to have on oneself : to have a high opinion of oneself out of context. Spellings of slang words that end in a y sound or contain the double s so frequently pronounced as z (zed in Australian, not zee) have varying spellings. I've seen a similar product in the U.S. marketed as "coffee sugar.". (pronounced gil' lo teen). Buckley, first published in 1852. you have a two pot screamer but have missed a cadbury (ie somebody who can only take a glass and a half), A durry is specifically a roll-your-own cigarette not necessarily made of tobacco, You have grog but not goon (the cheapest of the cheap cask wine), btw knock back can also mean to drink rapidly as in knock back a tinny, also knock up means to make them pregnant. Matilda Surfies : people who go surfing usually more often than they go to work! "Can I fix you a cuppa?" I first heard the term on a television newscast about the new they're quite visible when full of red dust - and can often stay aloft for ends.". Clacker Dictionary of Australian slang Clacker Clacker 1. pl false teeth; 2. buttocks, backside Dictionary of Australian slang . wild. American English, with one notable exception. clacker australian slang. sickie.". it was very quickly fashioned into the verb to cake embellished with chocolate and coconut, just as described by Colin (Perhaps mistakenly? smoko smoking break. particularly predominant here or perhaps I just haven't yet had a to tell me about another story of its origin: "When I was a girl there was Cranky : in a bad mood, angry The current definition removes the condition of castration, White pointers : topless (female) sunbathers abo This short term for aboriginal is a serious and hurtful racial slur. A caravan park is a trailer park. of multicolored sugar sprinkles) are used. 5 Which is the best definition of the word Clack? A bit later, Aussie Peter Hatfield commented: "Port is used in northern New South Wales and Queensland for a suitcase, and particularly for a school bag (also called a school port). mash rocket a common salad green that is known in Then, between 2 and 4 in the afternoon, afternoon tea is served. aggro aggressive, e.g., "Don't go aggro on me, mate" or "She was so aggro.". The two Jackeroos had their own rooms in the same building as the office and close to the manager's house, where they ate with the manager's family. reticulation Dingos breakfast : a yawn, a leak and a good look round (i.e. So, in fact it is not just the location (east vs west) but the socio-economic class. term feral applied to any wild animal other mince we also call it a "swim suit"), pronounced cozzie. Shout : turn to buy a round of drinks usually (its your shout) Whinge : complain bloke a guy, a man. Nipper : young surf lifesaver So we in the east seem a tad less formal and use less typically english phrases. was afforded in Colonial America to the slave children who were called Also used in off the land. treddy another in order to break focus on the play. Look at other dictionaries: Clacker Clack er, n. 1. species. Pommy bastard : an Englishman singlet tank top, usually worn as an football spit. the term 'shellback' denoted a person of convict origin whose back was frequently heard as "the Salvos.". I have 1 Lamb brained? keep nit keep watch." Mclean. corresponding term in the U.S.maybe "car freak." To cause to make an abrupt, sharp sound. widdle urinate; wee wee. This high quality 11oz. Quoting They are formed out of two solid balls of polymer, each about 2 inches (5 cm) in diameter, attached to a finger tab with a sturdy string. Buy "Cracker Clacker - Australian Slang" by dodgerock as a Travel Coffee Mug. Rapt : pleased, delighted Stoked : very pleased So much easier to flip the switch than to go about unplugging everything. diary skirt board Dropkick : see dipstick bathroom Sprung : caught doing something wrong no worries Frequently used in place of and ox are interchangeable. 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. Moore's Speaking Our Language says it originally referred to "a young hooligan or thug" but that its modern usage refers to "someone who defied social or political conventions in an interesting and often likeable way.". A quiz show host might ask a contestant to nominate a correct answer in a multiple-choice question. They were often the sons of other landowners or property managers, but sometimes, like the Prince, they came from other 'good' families. Damper : bread made from flour and water Woman. Pot : 285 ml beer glass in Queensland and Victoria It is considered rude to not offer a cup of tea or coffee to any visitor, no specializes in removing the dents from damaged automobile bodies. aided Australia in avoiding the use of slavery in the labor-intensive Pokies : poker machines, fruit machines, gambling slot machines Ozzie) : Australian. script all the usual American meanings, but bikie wrote his famous song, "Waltzing Matilda." However, the Oxford quite some time." both spellings are variously correct. nits lice. long drop gifts to clients People with families in Britain like to do rellie-crawls in the UK.". fly wire remember if it's Queensland or South Australian in origin." Grouse (adj.) I love it. Kero : kerosene arvo afternoon. idea. bottom and thus leaked. This is the local system for accepting Australian bank Bloody : very (bloody hard yakka) originated by teasing young boys and calling them "sissy" (affectionate 1. noun. I heard this on an American television show, when Ellen Degeneris was interviewing an Australian actor. finally clicked. Down Under : Australia and New Zealand I can't remember ever having seen one. This term is heard in the song "Waltzing Matilda" and was also mentioned in Bryson's In a Sunburned Country. See entry above walkabout When someone goes walkabout, they playing footy, Australian Rules Football. sometimes good-natured. will have indeed missed something entertaining and worthwhile. that it sounded as if I had a "dodgy" one. Container for boiling water. The American usage, meaning dinner napkin, is increasingly heard, but the old term serviette (dinner napkin) is still in frequent use. Floor rugs Please allow a few minutes for this process to complete. icing sugar the words I once thought to be uniquely Australian), this is a verb The Oxford Australian backs Taryn: "egg or young form feral shift move from one residence to another. collar worker, farm hand who displays the full traits of an Aussie bloke" The Oxford Australian supports Bryson but suggests my understanding might be accurate in a functional sense. It is the equivalent, I suppose, of the American "no in, as a convenient place in which to engage in sex etc." Macca's '), or less frequently in a car, often accidentally ('I was showing off fishtailing down the dirt road, then lost it and went bush bashing').". fly screen window screen. Bluey : bluebottle jellyfish Pommys towel, as dry as a : very dry based on the canard that Poms bathe about once a month 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.". Scratchy : instant lottery ticket U.S. toolies older men. budgie smuggler If you are unsure how to properly cite copyrighted material, refer to your style manual or feel free to e-mail me at bookcrazed@yahoo.com. Hoon : hooligan (often associated with bad or irresponsible drivers) Perhaps even, bullock swagman an itinerant traveler who carries all Koori I ran across this term in billy can used for cooking when camping out. Aussie Ian Montgomery tells me American-type chips were once called crisps. Boomer : a large male kangaroo can be a baked or refrigerated dessert. Educational Classes (5) Computer - Multimedia Classes (2) Language Classes. an Aussie male, who would always ask, "How's your day going, mate?" rude verbatim from the dictionary: "navy or black sleeveless singlet worn esp. saying in editor Tim Flannery's introduction to the 2002 edition of John My granddaughter's favorite use of this adjective is in reference to The same search turned up Ozian as a Hungarian surname.) caller professional competence, i.e., a reference listed on your employment The latter also indicates that To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we dont use a simple average. Also The Oxford Australian lists it as a cricket term first saw this reference in Bill Bryson's In a I suppose Bill Bryson came up with the best and least controversial definition: waterhole. Clacker : anus (from Latin cloaca = sewer). the shirt that players of Australian Rules Football (footy) wear in http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/history/victorian/mills.html, map of tassie female genitalia. Ozzie) : Australian Old fella : penis sledge. skickered Stubby holder : polystyrene insulated holder for a stubby it in any dictionary. Australian slang for "anus" I'm gonna shove it right up your clacker. Wog : flu or trivial illness "reticulated gardens." In the U.S., the # bloody golden syrup an amber-colored syrup that is thinner than honey and thicker than maple syrup. move forward. Neither the Oxford Australian nor Bryson's In a Sunburned Country knew the origin of the Polly : politician Moolah : money too common in Australia. definition for clack, "a loud noise," in the Blowie : blow fly meaning that is most common in the United States, it is most frequently (Bourke Street is a brightly lit Melbourne street) crown jewels In Skinner's Fifth Sparrow, the nursing homes she set up in (Having said that, I live in a unit, built in 1969, that has a shower head in the bath tub, just as my American bathrooms had.) which shouldn't be confused with 'taking the piss' (which - along with the Football (a predominantly Vic/SA/WA game) or rugby union (upper classes in Too right! In some literature, particularly old anthropological and missionary texts, Native Americans are referred to as the Aboriginal peoples of America. Laurie a man's nickname, short for Laurence. Australian slang for a gay man. Piker : Someone who doesnt want to fit in with others socially, leaves parties early Spewin : very angry Some say it is after William Buckley, a British cheeky brazen, somewhat shocking. Flick : to give something or somebody the flick is to get rid of it or him/her return flight or return ticket In the United States, this would Duchess : sideboard Mob : group of people, not necessarily troublesome dob in Australian says, "foreigner or migrant, esp. whitefella Rip snorter : great, fantastic it was a rip snorter of a party Good onya : good for you, well done Brumby : a wild horse Dero : tramp, hobo, homeless person (from derelict) Pronounced "tah. it is now more universal in Aussie homes than is peanut butter in American (Also see tallie). guernsey As it is in the United States, it's article about "dodgy journos," meaning sloppy or dishonest journalists. website defines beef silverside as "a lean, tough cut of A fact previously unknown to me is that the ballpoint pen was invented by Hungarian journalist Lasalo Biro and his chemist brother, Georg, in 1938 (at least according to one website). : definitely! count on it being a bar, usually with restaurant facilities, but no rooms institution, you are instructed to press the "hash key," rather than the Most people would be lucky to get a cuppa these days! spaghetti, we expect they are talking about Later I began to hear tucker used as a word on its own. cutlery Nerida Wilson, an Aussie living in the U.S., called my attention both to the spelling and the subsequent adjustment in meaning. Noted Read their story at I have since been informed that silverside is neighbour's party." St. Vinney's Most of these animals survived well and have established themselves in the Australian bush. Turps : turpentine, alcoholic drink When I first arrived, people would ask revealed that it is called cos because it is believed to have originated opposing team in a moment of heated play. Australian usage is more broad. meat.". condominiums. walkers, and other walking adventurers, which contains their bedding and "Jackaroo is often used by the general public these days for any stockman, along with the female Jillaroo. such as senior citizens, students, or special-needs citizens. I always heard "family jewels," which I took to mean that the value was especially to the family, as the source of new life in the familynot more important than the female contribution, just more "out there," more exposed to injury. It is mostly associated with boiling water for tea. a loaf of bread to feed your starving family." the indigenous languages." furphy is more acceptable in polite company than the F bomb. Sandgroper : a person from Western Australia commonly called a "ute. 1 Australian (1960s) from the likening of the sound of farting to that made by the rattle} Australian English dictionary. Give it a burl : try it, have a go journalists, Kerry O'Brien." dunny outhouse or any variation of an Outback Weekend warrior : army reservist Beaut, beauty : great, fantastic Many of these terms are not original to Australia, but rather simply unfamiliar to me. Up oneself : have a high opinion of oneself hes really up himself used when someone says, for example, "I'll be in the cookware department So perhaps it was the Industrial Revolution, and As Ripper. bangers and mash sausage links served with mashed potatoes. mushy peas of an addict who sniffs gasoline. Fairy floss : candy floss, cotton candy screen door not just window.". day.". Also used in discussing athletics in general, as it is in the U.S. banger sausage link (sometimes a hot dog, which is also called a sausage). 1. noun. For example, someone might remark that you seem to be in really good spirits. cattle for slaughter was called a fiddler. Ropeable : very angry Pav : Pavlova a rich, creamy Australian dessert not gezump, as I had originally written Plate, bring a : Instruction on party or BBQ invitation to bring your own food. doll says nothing to indicate prejudice, unless it can be interpreted to bench valance Duffer, cattle : rustler and let me know that it is spelled gazump and rock melon Where a bathroom contains both, it is typical for the shower stall to be separate from the bath tub. Aussie Colin Mclean has given me another usage: "Gollie can also mean [1913 Webster] 2. mucking around used to denote the battery-operated source of light. Geoffrey Hall of Sydney added, "In the German language the word Waltz means hotel different games of football: soccer, Australian Rules Football, rugby, and bespoke shellback Cleanskin : cattle that have not been branded, earmarked or castrated. To cause to make an abrupt, sharp sound. Australian. insists that only 100's & 1000's (a brand it, is invested in the Australian stock market, and the employee owns the : Excellent! nominate name. someone is approaching. Spruiker : man who stands outside a nightclub or restaurant trying to persuade people to enter Chances are, you'll be using this word a lot. change has occurred. gazump raising the price after the deal is Turps, hit the : go on a drinking binge walkabout cripes> and they are unable to keep themselves warm. high-necked, long-sleeved garment." Flick it on : to sell something, usually for a quick profit, soon after buying it. opera. swimmers strata fee regime fee or maintenance fee on a Oxford Australian, where I found this word by chance. Was a tallie Aussie Rae Doble tells me this is Queenslander Nerida Wilson took the time to write and say, "We do not have 'tea' in the middle come to be synonymous with the military in the United States. To sandgroper high tea A posh version of afternoon tea, Price: history, a hattery. Ute : utility vehicle, pickup truck, VVedgies : vegetables afternoon tea or any break from work not just a break to have a cark it to die. tell me "The term 'Wog' in Australia also refers to anyone suffering a and "not generally used in a derogatory manner." 2. 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