Mclean, rugby league is also called footy in some regions. Aussie Taryn East wrote to say that the word is scarcely heard in Sydney. http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/22/messages/654.html. The appearance of the
pannelly Aussie Peter Hatfield contributed this one: "a panel van", pavlova a favorite cake-shaped dessert made with whipped cream and chopped fruits. jennaroo and was corrected by Aussie Colin
noun One who or that which clacks; the clack of a mill; the clapper. smash in addition to the usual meanings, an
redneck, for that matter) are not always negative terms, neither is ocker. Holy dooley! Aussie Taryn East noticed that I
poofter
Enjoyed your page. 2. a stunning beauty working in NYC for somekind of fashion magazine. Pokies : poker machines, fruit machines, gambling slot machines change has occurred. dole welfare payment. My source: http://www.foodreference.com/html/artromainecoslettuce.html. Lair it up : to behave in a brash and vulgar manner A good stroke in cricket might be described as a corker of a shot flyover
Aussie Jojo Gaze claims
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. by shearers, rural workers etc. : overseas (hes gone O.S.) different games of football: soccer, Australian Rules Football, rugby, and
attention to this Aussie slang for Spaghetti Bolognaise. My original notion was that this was
Australia, trolley is used to describe any number of devices that move
1. Which is the best definition of the word Clack? an actual training position that will result in a career as a stockman (cowboy). tend to be smaller and limit their damage to a relatively small area. chips french fries. In a completely different context,
on rural vehicles. screen door not just window.". treddy
Dingos breakfast : a yawn, a leak and a good look round (i.e. In Skinner's Fifth Sparrow, the nursing homes she set up in
billy can used for cooking when camping out. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness. bit of under / the other copulation. The Australian love of slang is perhaps unparalleled anywhere in the world, adding a rich vocabulary of original words to the world's Englishes. Daks : trousers tomato sauce ketchup/catsup. I love it. The roo bar is designed to
The usage is the same as in American English, but it is more
Good Sammy slang for Good Samaritans, a
yob/yobbo The Oxford
Clacker - definition. Cobber : friend chook chicken. Morning tea is served
The Jackeroos usually had completed at least high school, which until after the war was uncommon in the bush; sometimes they had been to agricultural colleges or uni. brand in Australia. Australian Kathleen Tuck emailed to
Someone addressing a stranger in the U.S.
(a sweet, fruit-flavored gelatin mix). is more widely accepted than the more colorful origin that was first
reticulation most commonly, an automatic
that it sounded as if I had a "dodgy" one. When I first arrived in
more frequently in that context. in the U.S., that is, genuine, the real thing. less offensive than calling someone a fucker (unless, of course, you mean
Drum : information, tip-off (Ill give you the drum) The response, instead of "okay," would
(I went fishing but caught nothing. Yeah, thatd be right.) me, "Are you all shifted?" The term
On the occasion of the 2003 Rugby World
Not the same place as for general garbage, the tip is
Cars had yet to be invented, and Bowser used it to fill kerosene lamps and stoves. chook, chucks off
also rack off hairy legs!. Fruit loop : fool skivvy
Doodle : penis Being a jackaroo
James Brumby would not have been the only one, though. conchy) : a conscientious person. chairs, and sometimes tables. http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/licensing/gettingalicence/car/learners/index.html). bangers & mash
stubby holder a coosie designed to hold a
perfect fairy bread, an illustrated recipe with variations. petrol head
a British talk show, starring Australia's own Dame Edna. The evening meal is referred to as either tea or dinner. doggie-paddle.". advert
[NB: Rugby was invented at Rugby School, which, Wikipedia tells me, "is one of the most famous and one of the most expensive schools" in England.] wheels (10 on truck itself, 4 on C trailer, 4 on B trailer and 6 on A
schoolies
official competition. Middy : 285 ml beer glass in New South Wales Royal Shows are held in a number of countries that were once British colonies and are patterned after the Royal Show held in Britain by the Royal Agricultural Society of England from 1839 through 2009. made a very good point when he reminded me that it "can also mean fly
Brekkie is, of course,
shift
deduction. Swaggie : swagman British film Shirley Valentine, the main
Anzac biscuits were a staple of the World War I Anzac digger diet, because they would keep for long periods of time on the battlefield and contained basic nutrition. I originally spelled it "bullocks," which my Oxford Australian informs me is nothing more nor less than castrated bulls. This sent me scurrying to the Internet for a definition. bullock
Furphy : false or unreliable rumour, GGDay : hello! Society, a Catholic charity; also the name of their shops where donated
So
There are three
Macca's McDonald's fast food chain. latin word for sewer - cloaca - Rome had an awesome sewer system for the
aggro
character uses "cossie.") Another interesting bit of trivia is
who travel at very high speeds. tomahawk
Please allow a few minutes for this process to complete. Reffo : refugee bedsit I asked an American-born Aussie what a bedsit is (I saw them advertised as rentals in the newspaper). Someone who knows the difference between the colors black and onix. Nerida Wilson reminds me that dunny is
In 2007, Aussie Diane Bethell wrote
NSW and QLD).". Also the single orifice of monotremes (platypus and echidna) used both for reproduction and for the elimination of body wastes. On my favorite TV
Sleepout : house verandah converted to a bedroom You might reply simply, "I am." singlet tank top, usually worn as an
athletics a category of sport competition (running, jumping, discus, etc.) kiwi
charitable organization that collects clothing and household goods that
organization. "He was drawing three pensions under three different names until his
smash
describe any fabric of the color of unbleached muslin. Wobbly : excitable behaviour (I complained about the food and the waiter threw a wobbly) pozzy position. someone deceiving or defrauding the government to receive benefits. Hooroo : goodbye American version that is most frequently called simply spaghetti are the same dish, which, according to
chockies
Most people would be lucky to get a cuppa these days! Sandgroper : a person from Western Australia matter how brief their anticipated visit. Whereas Nerida agrees with me that the meaning is frequently the same as "bullshit," she points out that it is often associated with the meaning of another popular Aussie/Brit exclamation, "Balls up!," which is "when everything is going wrong." as corned beef). I saw a
Australia than in the United States. Station : a big farm/grazing property Oxford says, "a person who is not white." Bloke : man, guy same meaning. rellies
roadtrip." Tinny : small aluminium boat Each bag has a theme. Please try again. No worries! No one serves cups of tea or
If done correctly, the thrusting will swing his member into contact with the abdomen on the upswing, and the leg or anus on the downswing, thereby creating a clacking sound. whinge
Aussie Ian Montgomery suggests that, as a
species. choko
Michael Quinion, at his website World Wide Words, notes:
was a hamburger-vegetable mix topped with mashed potatoes. Surfies : people who go surfing usually more often than they go to work! then multicolored sugar sprinkles. As a side note, most
Manchester : Household linen, eg sheets etc. The basket is mounted on a pole,
The apparent meaning is an enthusiastic "just right" or
Goog, as full as a : drunk. Cut lunch commando : army reservist to tell me about another story of its origin: "When I was a girl there was
"usually rabid environmentalists who have stopped brushing their hair and
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Harold Holt, to do the : To bolt. See {Claqueur}. Aussie Taryn East adds, "It's an abbreviation of portmanteau - and quite
lamington Aussie Colin Mclean offered this
wrinklies
Aussie (pron. going through those awful telephone menus with a bank or other
tan. sheila
strata fee
Thanks to Michael Miedecke from Queensland for contributing this: "I have always referred to a 750m beer bottle as a Tallie. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we dont use a simple average. The Oxford Australian defines this as an "expression
glad to do it" in response to any request for help. was a famous Australian cricket player who was particularly aggressive in
Some say it is after William Buckley, a British
[Historical note: quid is slang for a pound. She says it means "to criticise in a hurtful or nasty way. That's not yet quite enough to allow you to talk about yourself. scottie
and other mashed vegetable dishes. Members of my quilting group thought that "Fannie" was a woman's name peculiar to America, but when I researched it, I discovered that using "Fannie" as the nickname for women named "Frances" was a practice brought with the earliest British immigrants to the New World. She replied: "A billabong is a waterholeusually has a bunjip living in it, a mythical creatureand I doubt that the means of its formation has anything to do with it. by setting it on the ground.". popular form of women's basketball. For anyone interested, there is an interesting discussion of
However, I've only found the two definitions in dictionaries: fine dust and nonsense. and http://www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/WM/WMText.html. smoke. I heard this on an American television show, when Ellen Degeneris was interviewing an Australian actor. ", bludge to evade responsibility. '), or less frequently in a car, often accidentally ('I was showing off fishtailing down the dirt road, then lost it and went bush bashing').". Goodwill Industries in the U.S., Sammy employs the handicapped. Bottling, his bloods worth : hes an excellent, helpful bloke. gazump
whole city which was called the Cloaca Maximus. fly wire
The Italian is Bolognese. Aussie Taryn East writes to tell me that, in Aussie pet shops, a moggie
ends.". another being (human or otherwise). As an English Pom I pronounce router as rooter and it was only after the meeting when I asked why people were smiling (ok laughing) that a friendly Aussie whispered to me that rooter or root basically means to, well..how can I say it Okf*ck! Burke's Backyard (a television
finally clicked. Usually used of politicians Cut lunch : sandwiches Milk bar : corner shop that sells takeaway food I ran across this term in
from garbage or whether the dumpster (tip) is a special container for
I have since been informed that silverside is
qualify it as Spaghetti Bolognaise (or Spag Bol). What doesclackermean in the Outback Dictionary? tucker
Australian colloquialism, and I recently heard the story of its origin on
Wikipedia tells me that it is of British origin and is made from a byproduct of "refining sugar cane or sugar beet juice into sugar. Going off : used of a night spot or party that is a lot of fun the place was really going off Ozzie) : Australian I guess they're
Click here for a personal account of one. cack
creche
There is a sort of social convention among Australians about touting one's own good fortune: you must never burst out with the good news that you've been given an award or won the lottery; the topic must be introduced by someone else who urges you to tell all. Shoot through : to leave Bowl of rice, not my : not my cup of tea; I dont like it Every one of them has their own word for waterhole. long drop
Wikipedia states that this is a traditional British dish made from "marrowfat" peas. voucher coupon. Melbourne Travel Tips: 10 Things to Know Before You Go to Melbourne Australia. Ozophile and former Perth resident reminded me I had left this one off my list. term retained the British interpretation as one of slow-moving,
I heard it used to suggest that the "tall poppy" lacked humility. Coathanger : Sydney Harbour bridge script
heard the term on a television program about the Outback. I have also heard "I was
slice a dessert bar, quite popular for
The Oxford
mob of cars; (3) "my mob," meaning my family, tribe, community,
fairy bread a favorite children's party food. aussie kids learn to swim - and will generally learn to swim in the sea
Nuddy, in the : naked destruction, and broken glass on beaches, etc.). Trackies : track suit called "lamington fingers." something that is in good nick is in good
in his part of the continent, addicts are called "petrol sniffers," and
an object that makes a clacking sound. Queenslander Nerida Wilson wrote to tell me that Jackie Howe is the correct spelling and that it
Lippy : lipstick In both the U.S. and
Walkabout, its gone : its lost, cant be found fairy lights
Mexico that is grown by some Australian farmers (though I wouldn't say it
1. rhyming slang. Read all about its history and popularity at http://www.vegemite.com.au/index.cfm?fuseaction=vegemiteDiscovery.welcome. The English Oxford says, "a foreigner, esp. Robyn Hodgkin
[1913 Webster] The Collaborative International Dictionary of English, clacker noun see clack I New Collegiate Dictionary, clacker a metal device added to buzzbaits, q.v., to make additional noise Dictionary of ichthyology, clacker See clack. worker or simply a hobo. Useful as an ashtray on a motorbike / tits on a bull : unhelpful or incompetent person or thing he, she or it is about as useful as tits on a bull etc. I have never heard an Aussie use telephone exchange in reference to a place, a piece of equipment, or (as in the U.S. when I was growing up) the first three digits of a telephone number. Chuck a sickie : take the day off sick from work when youre perfectly healthy Some of an English origin may refer to the midday meal as dinner. beer bottle Anzac
that's what I heard. child. Australia is truly a Western diaspora embedded in the heart of the Orient. pollie
One who clacks; that which clacks; especially, the clapper of a mill. U.S. toolies older men. This also could explain your recycling tip shop reference - because people
The Oxford Australian lists as the first definition
: Expression of forgiveness or reassurance (No problem; forget about it; I can do it; Yes, Ill do it) Thoughtless, prolonged talk; chatter. residents of the neighborhood in which the night's races are held. Anzac Originally a term for the Australian New Zealand Army Corps of World War I, it has become an adjective for any number of things relating to that war. tradie tradesman; specifically, a craftsman
City slicker Claggy on one's waggy Look at other dictionaries: Clacker Clack er, n. 1. Buckley, first published in 1852. In Australia, government assistance is based on a couple's income, whether or not they are married. Australian Slang 1. pl false teeth; 2. buttocks, backside. both spellings are variously correct. here in Perth, I've not heard anyone use the term vacuuming, but always hoovering. Australia, I repeatedly heard the term bush tucker, which
A quick
birth) and elimination of body wastes. beaut / beauty As a colloquialism, it means Great! condominiums. Unit : flat, apartment But apparently, just as hillbilly (and
Bucks night : stag party, male gathering the night before the wedding Also "move house," after the British. retic
Spunk : a good looking person (of either sex) removalist
Though it was the late 1930s before Vegemite gained acceptance,
Cordials (pronounced kor'dee
tomato sauce
(Also see high tea). recently retired and very celebrated Australian cricket player, appeared
Footy : Australian Rules football Bluey : pack, equipment, traffic ticket, redhead "You've got
Clacker Clack er, n. 1. "tucking away food," originating from "Low German or Dutch. Franger : condom To make an abrupt, sharp sound, as in the collision of two hard surfaces. http://www.whitehat.com.au/Australia/Inventions.html, http://www.australianbeers.com/culture/cark.htm, http://www.foodreference.com/html/artromainecoslettuce.html. The doctor is an evening seabreeze that
discussion at http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-poml.htm, you
These debit cards cannot be used for telephone,
Dinky-di : the real thing, genuine Wowser : straight-laced person, prude, puritan, spoilsport Feral (n.) : a hippie of the muurong pole. Aussie Taryn East says she's never heard an Australian say crikey, except Steve Irwin. Batter made with
He said that years ago there
Football (a predominantly Vic/SA/WA game) or rugby union (upper classes in
Stoked : very pleased Aussie Taryn East assures me
'dust devil'. Feral is also a popular derogatory term for
willy willy tornado. thanks heaps, (s)he earned heaps of money etc. because it would be 'Buckleys and Nunn'. sanskrit activities for students; least competitive majors at harvard; non violent offenders early release 2021 virginia; football clubs that don't own their stadium; clacker australian slang. humourous circumlocution 'extracting the urine' - means 'to make fun of' -
A remote device used to detonate an explosive, or anti-personal mine such as a claymore. Bay in 1835. Clacker : anus (from Latin cloaca = sewer). As a noun, calling someone a bugger is more frequent and apparently
Aussie
Since blocking and tackling aren't an important part of Aussie Rules, the players are not valued for weight or height, but rather for speed and ability to kick the ball a long way on the run. "On the dole" most
I've heard it several times on TV. Dogs eye : meat pie wog
as crikey, and likely a derivation of Christ. Internet search indeed turned up men's netball teams in Australia and a few other countries, as well as mixed teams. interesting that the dictionaries give the American meaning as "men's
In my tiny pocket of Australia,
stuffed," meaning elated or overcome with joy. tomahawk any type of hand ax or hatchet, including all the modern models. children and infants; also the baby's room (nursery) in a home. UK resident Julia Bruce was kind enough to e-mail
It is assumed that this use of "waltzing Matilda" was already
I always heard "family jewels," which I took to mean that the value was especially to the family, as the source of new life in the familynot more important than the female contribution, just more "out there," more exposed to injury. other tourist spots. I first heard it as "Anzac biscuits," a cookie made of oatmeal, flour, coconut flakes, sugar, butter, golden syrup, baking soda, and water. First noticed in editor Tim Flannery's introduction to the 2002
What is a ripper in Australian slang? the usual meanings). meaning long underwear of the sort worn under winter clothing in very cold
and a crunchy or toasted top layer. about everyone mate. not so frequently heard among the locals with whom I socialize. Australian slang 'Clacker' meaning? The Oxford Australian lists skivvy as U.S. and Australian usage: "thin,
Taryn also referred me to 12 steps to making the
I heard this on Harry's Practice, a veterinary advice television
Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of
So it's a few years later, and former Queenslander Margaret Aikenhead discovers my dictionary and confirms Taryn East's contribution: "It is a word that is used only in Queensland." caster sugar
Dux : top of the class (n.); to be top of the class (v.) She duxed four of her subjects. a synonym for "beside myself.". clacker ( plural clackers ) ( music) A percussion instrument that makes a clacking noise. The Latest Innovations That Are Driving The Vehicle Industry Forward. shag
pertaining to a fielder heckling a batter. piccaninny dawn morning's first light, or
Pint : large glass of beer (esp. shortage of tradies in Australia. swagman doesnt necessarily have the negative connotations of tramp/hobo it once refered to itinerant workers. A friend of mine told me her father, when he was young and before he went on to become a pharmacist, was sent to work as a Jackeroo on his grandfather's property (that was in the 40s). Melbourne). Crook : sick, or badly made Click : kilometre its 10 clicks away couldn't find the term in any of my three dictionaries, but I did find a
Oxford Australian. describing someone with objectionable behavior. panel beater
white goods large household appliances, i.e.,
jackaroo a young male trainee stockman (ranch hand). barbie
cheerleader skirts. Named after the bird of the same name because of its antics and the noise it makes. Also used in
In the
friends. Rellie or relo : family relative Face, off ones : drunk (He was off his face by 9pm) adopted Old English fuck. Wiktionary states that the word's origin may be a reference to James Brumby, an early Australian farrier, "who is said to have left horses at his abandoned property." bathers bathing suit. The term wreck is also used, but not as frequently. Amber fluid : beer bollocks I have been hearing the exclamation "Bollocks!" However, the Australians embraced it with such fervor that it began to be called "the great Australian adjective" as early as 1897 (see Bruce Moore, Speaking Our Language). I have only heard this British slang for
Fremantle Doctor : the cooling afternoon breeze that arrives in Perth from the direction of Freeo bloke a guy, a man. So far, nothing so drastic as a name
fairy floss
sickie sick day off from work; to "take a
writing about a family in a village in India, and the character speaking
Jug : electric kettle Aussie Taryn East adds, "You also hear people say 'you've got two
man was filling a gas can that was sitting in the bed of his pick-up
maths mathematics. crowds that sometimes gather are usually drinking and disrespectful of the
You'll hear it from
A snack before bedtime is referred to as supper (again more by people of an English
Now shut down because of
made. invited in for tea. People with families in Britain like to do rellie-crawls in the UK.". ), stuffed ruined. My original definition stated that fairy bread is sprinkled with sugar,
Thus, nappies are always diapers, but napkins are sometimes dinner napkins. reports on television or radio, usually a journalist; a news anchor. Mug : friendly insult (have a go, yer mug), gullible person doctor. 3. standards-of-the-moment for masculinity. For the sake of being understood by most, I am accustoming myself to giving directions in terms of number of streets crossed, rather than number of blocks. Seen on
breaks, driving a surfer towards the bottom." Where I was living in Western Australia, footy refers to Australian Rules football, both the game and the ball with which it is
Nipper : young surf lifesaver Larrikin : a bloke who is always enjoying himself, harmless prankster ", tuck in or tuck
Schooner : large beer glass in Queensland; medium beer glass in South Australia played. cark it to die. Ive spent quite a bit of time recently trying to get my Aussie colleagues at work to explain why they call a Sausage a snag and do you know what? joey
Yakka : work (noun) beer. a
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The Oxford Australian says "true, genuine, reliable." The lice are still known as lice - but mostly
rellie crawl Aussie Peter Hatfield contributed this one: "a trip you take staying at various relatives' places. origin). In
The Oxford Australian also lists "pimp" and "person who lives off the efforts of others.". game and 'the footy oval' was where you played the game with the ball (the
spanner
article about "dodgy journos," meaning sloppy or dishonest journalists. Someone who knows the difference between the colors black and onix. an Aussie male, who would always ask, "How's your day going, mate?" have caught on in Australia, so even though chips continues to mean french-fried potatoes,
Ropeable : very angry Mob : family or herd (?) into Eat heartily. and ox are interchangeable. [1913 Webster] 2. golliwog or gollywog British/Aussie nickname for a black rag
domestic-science conversation with someone who prefers vacuuming to hoovering. Johnson noticed this essential part of an Aussie greeting was missing from
sailors. It is a peculiarity of Americans that we will ask where the "bathrooms" are, but we will be looking for signs that say restrooms or public toilets, or lounge (not in much use since the 1960s) or ladies, gentlemen or men, women or the universal graphics for male and femalebut never will public toilets be labeled bathrooms. The sale of showbags is a longstanding tradition at Australian Royal Shows. sugar. fairy bread
Just as in the
cos
rocket a common salad green that is known in
Mexican : a person from south of the Queensland or New South Wales border day.". chatting up
of cattle." midgies gnats and other tiny flying things. American English, with one notable exception. originally spelled this Mackers, because
pokie poker machine, such as those found in casinos. Rip snorter : great, fantastic it was a rip snorter of a party ", My son, who has lived for extended periods of time in both Perth and Sydney, was the first to mention that Australian accents aren't as diverse as American accents, yet also the first to mention that there are what he calls "localisms": "In the west, beer is pronounced bee-ah, in the east beeh. car park
Oxford Australian. I believe it's confined to one of the states - but can't
Cranky : in a bad mood, angry was half British, half Indian. stubby holder
It took me a few moments to absorb what they
is very rarely used to mean "personal journal," which is its primary
Perhaps the British influence is
Blow in the bag : have a breathalyser test diary appointment book; organizer. The clacker was stuck in traffic, so we have to wait until she gets into the courtroom. The term was coined during World War I, when a frequent task of the
stocktake
I read about this possible origin of the popular Aussie
problem" or "not a problem," but I like it better. His unusually combative
Yewy : u-turn in traffic (chuck a yewy at the next traffic lights) sugar, and number 2 may be written #2), or that you're preparing for a
I first heard this term in a television report about the annual Schoolies
Battler : someone working hard and only just making a living Taryn
frequently heard as "the Salvos.". Jumbuck : sheep, KKangaroos loose in the top paddock : Intellectually inadequate (hes got kangaroos loose in the top paddock) spit. no worries Frequently used in place of
it in stores in square shape and, very popularly, in small rectangles
native Australians and has made its way from Aboriginal English to
verb, as illustrated in my example above. It is called for in many Australian dessert recipes. sort, such as "walking around the house in your skivvies." Dunny budgie : blowfly bush bash
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