Aussie slang dictionary
S(hr)imp on the barbie!?! / JMJ
Adlay - Pig Latin for "lad," refers to the same subculture of 'eshays'.
Ambo - ambulance
Ankle biter - small child
Arc up - to lose one's temper
Arvo - afternoon
Bah - bro
Barbey/barbie - barbecue
Beauty - an item of high quality
Bloody oath - yes/true
Bob's your uncle - said to conclude a set of simple instructions or when a successful result is within reach/yes, easy
Bogan - an uncouth or unsophisticated person regarded as being of low social status.
Boofhead - a bit of a thickheaded/fool/idiot
Bottle-O - Liquor shop
Brekkie, brekky - breakfast
Bunning's - Warehouse is an Australian household hardware and garden centre chain.
Calm your farm - relax or calm down
Chuck - Do/give
Chuck a U-ey - to make a U-turn while driving
Chunder - vomit/throw up
Cold one - cold beer
- A term of endearment (LOL) and also a derogatory term. Combinations include; .
Devo - to be devastated or upset about something.
Dodgy - spoiled/bad/sketchy
Eshay/eshays/eshay bah - Australian lad, equivalent to a British chav/ or used as the word 'cool' or 'hell yeah'
Esky - a cooler box
Everyone and their mum - a LOT of people
Ey - a way to end a sentence
Fah - Another expression of surprise/disbelief (like, wow)
Footy - abbreviation of the word Football (Soccer, Australian Rules Football, Rugby League)
Gee/gees on/gee up - cheer on, encourage or egg someone on
Goon sack - 'Goon' being Australian slang for cheap and cheer
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