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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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