Idioms/Slang

[Andre]

Aussie:

Grog or piss is alcohol.

Ya is you, like: good on ya mate.

Fanny is a vagina.

Thongs are footwear flipflops.

smoko is morning tea

Give us a tingle = give me a ring on the phone.

Howzitgarn is what you would hear but they are saying 'how is it going?' which equals goodday.

You right? Sometimes Implies they are fuckwit.

You right there? is for kind service.

ooroo or catch ya, is see ya later.

dunny is the shitter. Im off to the dunny.
wheres the dunny?

A pot is a mid size glass of beer down south.

Bundy. Aussie dark rum.

Anything you can shorten and put an O on the end or an ie on the end is usally used instead of the full word.
Ciggie =cigarette
Compo = workers compensation
The rellies are the relatives
garbo =garbage collector
deli = delicatessen
chewie= chewing gum
hottie= hot water bottle
footy =football Aussie rules
coldie =cold can of beer
sickie= sick leave
cracked a fat is a hard on.
cuppa= cup of tea or a coffee.
a slash = have a piss
back one out = a shit
a root = quick sex
polly=politician
sheila= woman old term unused these days in the cities, except for way in the outback by old guys.
mutt =dog
a buck = a dollar
red back= 20 dollars
blowie =blowfly
noah= shark.
flatty is a fish.
barrra is a fish
Flathead and barramundy. couta is short for a barracuda.
skip is the roo. kangaroo
waggin can be truant like waggin school or chin waggin=talkin.
joeys are snakes short for joe blake.
scrub is bush, scrubber is a whore.
"Oh goin get fucked "! Is a term of amazement.
"hey ya old cunt " can be a term of endearment.
the olds =the parents
the bus =the car,if theres no real bus around at the time.
dacks =trousers
dacking someone is sneaking up behind them and ripping their trousers down in public its getting rarer these days used to be a past time with the young.
Magies and black and white birds that have a go at your head for a couple of months of the year. magpies.
A Ute is a small pick up. short for utility.
divi van= police car, divisional van.
prang=an accident
tucker=food
clobber =clothing
rug up=dress for cold
cark it =die
bodgey=poor quality or bad work
crack onto=pick up a girl.
im crook = I feel sick.
A blue=a fight.
Bluey is someone with red hair.
buckleys =no hope in hell. as "yeah right, ya got fuckin buckleys ".
Mug or gob can be mouth,smack in the mug/gob.
Mug can be someone whos easily fooled:hes a mug.
nuts /balls
a splash=a surf or a swim
Arvo =later in the day.
Ron, later on
yonks =a long time ago.