Couldn't fight his way out of a wet paper bag - A weak person. Up to the apricots - Male having sexual intercourse. 'Bruce dobbed in his mate for selling drugs. Jaffle - Toasted sandwich with sealed edges.
Bun in the oven - Pregnant. Piece of cake - Easy task. From south of the border). Gone on someone - To be in love. Hair like a bush pig's arse - Untidy hair. Cry of accomplishment Crossword Clue NYT. Squatter - Someone living on private property without permission. Gargle - To have a drink. 'The goanna went like the clappers when he saw the dingo. Cove - Old slang for Bloke, man etc.
Sanga / sanger - Sandwich. Booze-up - A party with more alcohol than food. Short and curlies - Pubic hair. Camp as a row of tents - Homosexual male. Cactus - Spoiled or ruined. Also a blue-heeler cattle dog or a person with red hair. Swaggie / Swagman - Someone who travels the country usually on foot looking for work. Go down the gurgler - Business or venture failure. Razoo (doesn't have a brass) - Broke, destitute.. Reckon - Estimate or guess. Heebie-jeebies / screaming heebie-jeebies - To be frightened or repulsed. 'The company went belly up. King ping - Leader of something. Drink with the flies - Drink alone (due mostly to unpopularity.
Grumble bum - A complainer. "The cops turned up and Bruce bolted. Dull as a month of Sundays - Very boring. W. Wacker - Crazy person. Chiack - Make fun of but with good humour. Originally I just sat down and put a few Aussie slang terms together thinking it would help those from other countires. Cultural cringe - Refers to Australians who think Australian things are not good enough compared to things from other countries. Puffed - Out of breath. Lower than a snake's belly - The worst kind of person. Knocked up - Pregnant. Cheater squares are indicated with a + sign.
Strine - Aussie English. Cockroach - Queensland expression for people from New South Wales. Shortstop Jeter Crossword Clue. Piece of piss - Easy task (as above). You might check their crossings: Abbr Crossword Clue NYT. Ring-in - A substitute. Off like a bride's nightie - Leave suddenly. Also used and more derogatory 'wee wee'. So low he could parachute out of the belly of a snake - Someone with no morals. Blue-flier - Kangaroo. Stuck-up - Conceited. Bluey - A rolled up blanket (swag).
Quid - Originally one pound sterling, now one dollar. "Judy just went bonkers. Or, perhaps you want to take a rewind back in time. We will quickly check and the add it in the "discovered on" mention. Can be anywhere bigger than where you are now. Chilly Crossword Clue NYT. Fruit cake / loop - Stupid person. Going to see a man about a dog - Said when you don't want to reveal where you are going.
Doesn't miss a trick - Alert to every opportunity. You are more likely to hear good old Aussie sayings out in bush towns than you are in the major cities. B. S. - Short for 'bullshit'. Badger box - Small hut or dwelling. 'Come on mate, give it a nudge. Keen as mustard - Very enthusiastic.
Ripsnorter - Very good. Carpet grub - Small child usually a toddler. For men the name Blue or Bluey is often used. Map of Tassie - Woman's pubic hair. Outback - Remote areas. Hybrid beverage in a Bloody Caesar cocktail Crossword Clue NYT. This is thankfully less apparent today.
Wallaby track - Wandering the outback in search of work. Bloody - Known as the great Australian adjective. For one Crossword Clue NYT. Hard'n - Hard one (caused by constipation). Dorothy Dixer - A question, prepared in advance, to make the person questioned look good. Chuck a wobbly / spaz - A temper tantrum. Bike (the town) - Woman with no morals who has sex with anyone. 'If I don't get that promotion I will be spitting chips. Cabbage patcher - Someone from the state of Victoria. Slag - A woman with no morals. The word originally meant 'pimp'.
Once over (give it the) - Check something out. On a good wicket - Doing well often with little effort. Piss up - Party with lots of alcohol. Shit house - Very bad also toilet. Bloody oath - Unqualified agreement. Scrub - Low bushy outback. Away with the pixies / fairies - Day dreaming. "Here's $20, now that should square us up.
Flat chat - Going as fast as possible. I have tried to include only slang that is in common use today and that a. majority of Australians would know. Good name for a firefighter? Like a one-legged man at an arse-kicking party - Out of place. 'Did you see that sheila? Usually in conversation as in; 'He really dropped a clanger. Slag off at - To speak contemptuously of someone or something. Smackers / smackeroos - Money. To have the trots - Diarrhoea. Drum (the) - The truth.