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Celebrating The Things That Make Australia Unique
Australian Slang Phrases >> Page 1 Page 2 Page 3
- Ow-yar-goin
- Meaning: how are you?
Example: How are you going?
- Pat malone
- Meaning: you are on your own, alone.
Example: If you do that you are on pat malone.
- Pigs bum
- Meaning: that's wrong, or incorrect.
Example: Pigs bum, you're not smarter than me.
- Play sillybuggers
- Meaning: messing around, wasting time.
Example: Stop playing sillybuggers and finish your homework.
- Pull ya head in
- Meaning: I don't want to listen to you so shut up.
Example: Pull ya head in, you don't know what you're talking about.
- Put a snag on the barbie
- Meaning: a sausage cooked on a barbeque. That's what real Aussies cook.
Example: Come on over and we'll put a few snags on the barbie.
- Rack off
- Meaning: leave, you're not wanted here.
Example: Rack off, you idiot.
- Rat bag
- Meaning: mild insult.
Example: Where you been you old rat bag!
- Ridgie didge
- Meaning: true or genuine article
Example: Ridgie didge! It's true, it really is gold.
- She'll be apples!
- Meaning: everything will be okay; giving someone assurance
Example: It's OK mate. She'll be apples!
- Shut ya gob
- Meaning: be quiet.
Example: Aw shut ya gob or I'll hit you.
- Stunned mullet
- Meaning: surprised, bewildered, uncomprehending
Example: When she said no, he looked like a stunned mullet.
- Taking a sickie
- Meaning: taking time off work when not really sick
Example: I am taking a sickie and going fishing.
- This arvo
- Meaning: this afternoon.
Example: I'm going to sleep now and this arvo we'll go to the club.
- Turn it up
- Meaning: stop what your saying or doing as its not right
Example: Turn it up, you're making it worse.
- You are a galah
- Meaning: loud, rudely behaved person.
Example: Keep quiet you big galah.
- You dirty grub
- Meaning: dirty eater or dirty child.
Example: You dirty grub. Go change your clothes.
- You little beauty, that's beaut, you bewdy
- Meaning: excited approval, something has gone really well.
Example: You little beauty. I won the lottery. Reply - That's beaut mate.
- Your shout
- Meaning: your turn to buy the drinks
Example: Bill, it's your shout.
- 50 k's south of Woop Woop
- Meaning: in the middle of nowhere
Example: He wants
to go camping 50 k's south of Woop Woop.
(You can use any number for the distance.)
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