Slang
If ya wanna get ya noggin around the Aussie lingo I use in my ripper billablog, don’t get ya knickers in a knot, have a gander at the list below to shed some light! Translation: If you want to understand the Australian slang I use in my excellent blog, don’t get flustered, have a look at the list below for the translation…
A leg up: help, aid.
Babylons: boobs, breasts.
Berko: to go berserk.
Big smoke: a big city.
Bitsa: bits of this and bits of that, commonly used for dogs of an unknown breed.
Blow fly: type of fly renowned for it’s large eyes.
Blubbering: crying.
Bugger: expletive used to mean dissatisfaction (eg damn, bother).
Bugger-all: next to nothing, not much at all.
Buggered: broken, stuffed
Bundy Rums:Bundaberg Rum is a rum distilled in a Queensland town called Bundaberg. Particularly popular with those from Queensland (including yours truly).
Burly: a concoction of bits of fish and fish carcasses (usually thrown in the ocean) to attract fish when fishing.
Bush basher: old, beaten up car. Usually unregistered and driven around paddocks on farms. Generally not in good shape mechanically or aesthetically.
Chicken shit: scared.
Chook: chicken.
Coming a cropper: falling over.
Cuppa: means “cup of”.
D word: divorce.
Esky: chilly bin, cooler, insulated container for food or drinks.
Flogging a dead horse: wasting your time, doing something without any chance of success.
Going postal: losing your mind, going crazy.
Kinda: short for kind of.
Loonies: crazy people.
Mooching:living off someone else’s earnings (usually parents).
Nibblies:hors d’oeuvres, snacks, finger food.
Nick: to steal.
Olds: parents.
Pear shaped: gone wrong.
Plumber’s crack: when pants are worn so low the top of your butt crack shows. A trait common with plumbers and other tradespeople.
Quiet ones: alcoholic beverages. Usually beer.
Reckon: by my reckoning, believe, think.
Shocker: something terrible or shocking (warning: this word has an entirely different, R rated meaning in Canada. Use with extreme caution outside Australia! Yes, I have first hand experience – pardon the pun).
Sparrow’s fart: very, very early. Dawn.
Ticker: heart.
Undies: underpants, underwear.
When the chips are down: when everything has gone wrong (or pear shaped!).
Wizz Fizz: candy in the form of powder that fizzes in your mouth.
