Australian slang is colourful, and often funny. Australian slang can also be a complete mystery to most people not born here.
To help you, rather than alphabetize hundreds of words, I divided up the information into three parts: Slang Phrases, Categories, Rhyming Slang. I hope this makes it easier for you to understand and more enjoyable to read.
There is a lot of British and American slang we also use in Australia such as fridge for refrigerator. However, the info listed here, like the rest of our website, is devoted to all things Aussie so some words were not included.
And finally, we’re proud of being a very robust and colourful people. Please understand that this is a family friendly website used by children too, so you may find some of your favourites missing.
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Want to know what a certain slang word means, but don’t know the category? Use our Slang Search to select from over 700 words.
More Interesting Slang
I put the phrase into a sentence to help you understand what it means and how it’s used.
Dog’s eye, rock and lurch, cheese ‘n kisses and other slang words that rhyme.
Lippie, mushie, pollie, rellie, chewie, etc.
Did I missed some good old Aussie words or phrases? I would love to know about them.
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In Games ~ Quiz
Slang by Category
Goog, sanga, floaters, etc.
See also our Aussie recipes.
Quandong, Witchetti Grubs
Alcoholic & non-alcoholic
Pollie, reffo, dill, sook, etc.
Ankle-biter, up the duff, etc.
Cozzies, moleskins, etc.
Shearers Slang NEW
Ringer, Ducks on the Pond, etc.
Top End, Woop Woop, etc.
Bed-sit, besser block, etc.
Uni, kindy, dux, chalkie, etc.
Boot, comby, anchors, etc.
Prang, Shank’s Pony, etc.
Bunyip, jumbuck, etc.
Arvo, Chrissy, yonks, etc.
G’day, hooroo and tingle, etc.
Mates rates, li-lo, Nasho, etc.
Many of these words are about behaviour or feelings.
Military Slang
Dargon, Dixies, Red Tags, Tillie, Zoom Bag, and other Aussie military related words.
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Australian Military Words
Use this Slang Search to select from about 150 military slang. No spelling needed.