澳洲英语俚语

澳洲英语

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澳洲俚语

A

Ace! : Excellent! Very good!

Aerial pingpong: Australian Rules football

Amber fluid: beer

Ankle biter: small child

Apples

，

she?ll be: It?ll be alright

Arvo: afternoon

Aussie (pron. Ozzie): Australian

Aussie salute: brushing away flies with the hand

Avos: avocados

B

B & S: Bachelors? and Spinsters? Ball

- a very enjoyable party usually held in rural areas

Back of Bourke: a very long way away

Bail out: depart

，

usually angrily

Bail (somebody) up: to corner somebody physically

Barbie: barbecue (noun)

Banana bender: a person from Queensland

Barrack: to cheer on (football team etc.)

Bastard: term of endearment

Battler: someone working hard and only just making a living

Beaut

，

beauty: great

，

fantastic

Big-note oneself: brag

，

boast

Bikkie: biscuit (also

Billabong: an ox-bow river or watering hole

Billy: large tin can used to boil water over a campfire for tea

Bities: biting insects

Bitzer: mongrel dog (bits of this and bits of that)

Bizzo: business (

Black Stump

，

beyond the: a long way away

，

the back of nowhere

Bloke: man

，

guy

Bloody: very (bloody hard yakka)

Bloody oath!: that?s certainly true

Blow in the bag: have a breathalyzer test

Blowie: blow fly

Bludger: lazy person

，

layabout

，

somebody who always relies on other people to do things

or lend him things

Blue: fight (

Blue

，

make a: make a mistake

Bluey: pack

，

equipment

，

traffic ticket

，

redhead

Bluey: blue cattle dog (named after its subtle markings) which is an excellent working dog.

Everyone?s favourite all

-Aussie dog.

Bodgy: of inferior quality

Bog in: commence eating

，

to attack food with enthusiasm

Bondi cigar: see

Bonzer: great

，

ripper

Boogie board: a hybrid

，

half- sized surf board

Boomer: a large male kangaroo

Booze bus: police vehicle used for catching drunk drivers

Boozer: a pub

Bored shitless: very bored

Bottle-o: liquor shop

Bottle shop: liquor shop

Bottler: something excellent

Bottling

，

his blood?s worth: he?s an excellent

，

helpful bloke.

Bourke Street

，

he doesn?t know Christmas from: he?s a bit slow in the head. (Bourke

Street is a brightly lit Melbourne street)

Brass razoo

，

he hasn?t got a: he?s very poor

Brekkie: breakfast

Brickie: bricklayer

Brizzie: Brisbane

，

state capital of Queensland

Brown-e

yed mullet: a turd in the sea (where you?re swimming!)

Brumby: a wild horse

Buckley?s

，

Buckley?s chance: no chance (

Australia at football

Brick shit house

，

built like a: big strong bloke

Buck?s night: stag party

，

male gathering the night before the wedding

Bull bar: stout bar fixed to the front of a vehicle to protect it against hitting kangaroos

Bundy: short for Bundaberg

，

Queensland

，

and the brand of rum that?s made there

Bunyip: mythical outback creature

Bush: the hinterland

，

the Outback

，

anywhere that isn?t in town

Bushie: someone who lives in the Bush

Bushranger: highwayman

，

outlaw

Bush telly: campfire

B.Y.O.: unlicensed restaurant where you have to Bring Your Own grog

，

also similar party

or barbecue

C

Cactus: dead

，

not functioning (

Captain Cook: look (noun) (

Cark it: to die

，

cease functioning

Cat burying shit

，

as busy as a: busy

Cat?s piss

，

as mean as: mean

，

stingy

，

uncharitable

Chewie: chewing gum

Chokkie: chocolate

Chook: a chicken

Chrissie: Christmas

Christmas: see Bourke Street

Chuck a sickie: take the day off sick from work when you?re perfectly healthy

Chunder: vomit

Clayton?s: fake

，

substitute

Click: kilometre -

y

Clucky: feeling broody or maternal

Cobber: friend

Cockie: farmer. Also a cockatoo

Cockroach: a person from New South Wales

Coldie: a beer

Come a gutser: make a bad mistake

，

have an accident

Compo: Workers? Compensation pay

Cooee

，

not within: figuratively a long way away

，

far off -

England weren?t within cooee

of beating Australia at cricket

Cook (noun): One?s wife

Corroboree: an aboriginal dance festival

Counter lunch: pub lunch

Cozzie: swimming costume

Cranky: in a bad mood

，

angry

Crack a fat: get an erection

Cream (verb): defeat by a large margin

Crook: sick

，

or badly made

Crow eater: a person from South Australia

Cut lunch: sandwiches

Cut snake

，

mad as a: very angry

D

Dag: a funny person

，

nerd

，

goof

Daks: trousers

Damper: bread made from flour and water

Date: arse[hole] (

Dead dingo?s donger

，

as dry as a : dry

Deadset: true

，

the truth

Dero: tramp

，

hobo

，

homeless person (from

Digger: a soldier

Dill: an idiot

Dingo?s breakfast: a yawn

，

a leak and a good look round (i.e. no breakfast)

Dinkum

，

fair dinkum: true

，

real

，

genuine (

Dinky- di: the real thing

，

genuine

Dipstick: a loser

，

idiot

Dob (somebody) in: inform on somebody. Hence dobber

，

a tell-tale

Docket: a bill

，

receipt

Doco: documentary

Dog: unattractive woman

Dog?s balls

，

stands out like: obvious

Dole bludger: Somebody on social assistance when unjustified

Donger: penis

Doodle: penis

Doozey: something very pleasant

，

significant

，

large

Down Under: Australia and New Zealand

Drink with the flies: to drink alone

Drongo: a dope

，

stupid person

Drum: information

，

tip-

off (

Duchess: sideboard

Duffer

，

cattle: rustler

Dummy

，

spit the: get very upset at something

Dunny: outside lavatory

Dunny budgie: blowfly

Dunny rat

，

cunning as a: very cunning

Durry: cigarette

E

Earbashing: nagging

，

non-stop chatter

Esky: large insulated food/drink container for picnics

，

barbecues etc.

Exy: expensive

F

Face

，

off one?s: drunk (

Fair dinkum: true

，

genuine

Fair go: a chance (

Fair suck of the sav!: exclamation of wonder

，

awe

，

disbelief (see also

Fairy floss: candy floss

，

cotton candy

Figjam:

f

themselves.

Fisho: fishmonger

Flake: shark?s flesh (sold in fish & chips shops)

Flick: to give something or somebody the flick is to get rid of it or him/her

Flick it on: to sell something

，

usually for a quick profit

，

soon after buying it.

Fly wire: gauze flyscreen covering a window or doorway.

Footy: Australian Rules football

Fossicking: searching

，

rummaging (

Franger: condom

Freckle: anus

Frog in a sock

，

as cross as a: sounding angry - a person or your hard drive!

Fruit loop: fool

Full: drunk

G

Galah: fool

，

named after the bird of the same name which flies south in the winter - a

bloody silly thing to do in the Southern Hemisphere

Garbo

，

garbologist: municipal garbage collector

G?Day: hello!

Give it a burl: try it

，

have a go

Gobful

，

give a: to abuse

，

usually justifiably (

so I went and gave them a gobful

Going off: used of a night spot or party that is a lot of fun -

Good oil: useful information

，

a good idea

，

the truth

Good onya: good for you

，

well done

Goog

，

as full as a: drunk.

meaning an egg.

Greenie: environmentalist

Grinning like a shot fox: very happy

，

smugly satisfied

Grog: liquor

，

beer (

，

you bludger

Grouse (adj.): great

，

terrific

，

very good

Grundies: undies

，

underwear (from Reg Grundy

，

a television person)

Gutful of piss: drunk

，

Gyno: gynaecologist

H

Handle: beer glass with a handle

Heaps: a lot

，

e.g.

，

Hoon: hooligan

Hooroo: goodbye (? Don Burke)

Hotel: often just a pub

Hottie: hot water bottle

I

Icy pole

，

ice block: popsicle

，

lollypop

J

Jackaroo: a male station hand (a station is a big farm/grazing property)

Jillaroo: a female station hand

Joey: baby kangaroo

Journo: journalist

Jumbuck: sheep

K

Kangaroos loose in the top paddock: Intellectually inadequate (

in the top paddock

Kelpie: Australian sheepdog originally bred from Scottish collie

Kero: kerosene

Kindie: kindergarten

Knock: to criticise

Knock back: refusal (noun)

，

refuse (transitive verb)

Knocker: somebody who criticises

L

Lair: a flashily dressed young man of brash and vulgar behaviour

，

to dress up in flashy

clothes

，

to renovate or dress up something in bad taste

Lair it up: to behave in a brash and vulgar manner

Larrikin: a bloke who is always enjoying himself

，

harmless prankster

Lend of

，

to have a: to take advantage of somebody?s gullibility

，

to have someone on

(

Lippy: lipstick

Liquid laugh: vomit

Lizard drinking

，

flat out like a: flat out

，

busy

Lob

，

lob in: drop in to see someone (

Lollies: sweets

，

candy

London to a brick: absolute certainty (

Loo: toilet

Lucky Country

，

The: Australia

，

where else?

Lunch

，

who opened their?: OK

，

who farted?

Lurk: illegal or underhanded racket

M

Maccas (pron.

Mallee bull

，

as fit as a: very fit and strong. The Mallee is very arid beef country in NSW/SA.

Mappa Tassie: map of Tasmania -

a woman?s pubic area

Mate: buddy

，

friend

Mate?s rate

，

mate?s discount: cheaper than usual for a

Metho: methylated spirits

Mexican: a person from south of the (Queensland) border

Mickey Mouse: excellent

，

very good. Beware though - in some parts of Australia it means

inconsequential

，

frivolous or not very good!

Middy: 285 ml beer glass in New South Wales

Milk bar: corner shop that sells takeaway food

Milko: milkman

Mob: group of people

，

not necessarily troublesome

Mob: family or herd (?) of kangaroos

Mongrel: despicable person

Mozzie: mosquito

Muddy: mud crab (a great delicacy)

Mug: friendly insult (

，

yer mug

，

gullible person

Mull: grass (the kind you smoke)

Muster: round up sheep or cattle

N

Nasho: National Service (compulsory military service)

Naughty

，

have a: have sex

Never Never: the Outback

，

centre of Australia

Nipper: young surf lifesaver

No-

hoper: somebody who?ll never do well

Not the full quid: not bright intellectually

No worries!: Expression of forgiveness or reassurance (No problem; forget about it; I can

do it; Yes

，

I?ll do it)

Nuddy

，

in the: naked

Nun?s nasty

，

as dry as a: dry

O

Ocker: an unsophisticated person

Offsider: an assistant

，

helper

Oldies: parents -

O.S.: overseas (

Outback: interior of Australia

Oz: Australia!

P

Pash: a long passionate kiss; hence

Pav: Pavlova - a rich

，

creamy Australian dessert

Perve (noun & verb): looking lustfully at the opposite sex

Piece of piss: easy task

Pig?s arse!: I don?t agree

with you

Piker: Someone who doesn?t want to fit in with others socially

，

leaves parties early

Piss: beer. Hence

，

Plate

，

bring a: Instruction on party or BBQ invitation to bring your own food. It doesn?t

mean they?re short of

crockery!

Plonk: cheap wine

Pokies: poker machines

，

fruit machines

，

gambling slot machines

Polly: politician

Pom

，

pommy: an Englishman

Pommy bastard: an Englishman

Pommy shower: using deodorant instead of taking a shower

Pommy?s towel

，

as dry as a: very dry - based on the canard that Poms bathe about once

a month

Port: suitcase (portmanteau)

Postie: postman

，

mailman

Pot: 285 ml beer glass in Queensland

Pozzy: position - get a good pozzy at the football stadium

Prezzy: present

，

gift

Q

Quid

，

make a: earn a living -

Quid

，

not the full: of low IQ

R

Rack off: push off! get lost! get out of here! also

Rage: party

Rage on: to continue partying -

Rapt: pleased

，

delighted

Ratbag: mild insult

Raw prawn

，

to come the: to bullshit

，

to be generally disagreeable

Reckon!: you bet! Absolutely!

Reffo: refugee

Rego: vehicle registration

Rellie: family relative