Can also be "bonza" or "beaut. Better than a ham sandwich. Better than a kick up the backside. Something that is better than nothing. Even if you are paid peanuts -- a pay rate that usually attracts monkeys -- it's better than a kick up the backside.
You'd prefer a "fair whack. Buckley's chance. William Buckley was Australia's very own Robinson Crusoe, a man who escaped a convict ship during the first attempt to settle Melbourne in Three decades later, colonials returned to find a tattooed, two-meter tall, long-bearded man with half Aboriginal children who spoke tribal tongue. He picked up English within days. They soon realized it was Buckley, who was given a pardon and used as a peacemaker between whites and blacks.
Buckley's local knowledge led settlers to indigenous tribes throughout modern-day Victoria. He advocated cooperation with Aboriginals. After the s decade of indigenous slaughter saw locals massacred, it was said that he had "Buckley's chance" of making peace.
Buckley spent the latter part of his life as a poor loner in Tasmania. There was a concerted lobby for the government to give him a pension for his service to the colony. Once again, he had "Buckley's.
Pull the wool over your eyes. Similar to "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse and chase the jockey," this one derives from the bush. A history of "earning a buck" around woolsheds meant people had to give an honest day's work "eight hours' work, eight hours' play and eight bob a day" chanted the union movement. Australians had to be genuine with each other so they could all get their "fair share" of "spuds" potatoes.
If someone is being a little "sheepy," dishonest, or "spinning a yarn," they are trying to "pull the wool over your eyes. Dog's eye. There's much conjecture about what really goes inside the national staple, a meat pie. Is it beef? The important thing is that it rhymes. So when you're having a pie, it's looking back at you, in a canine kind of way. It's a dog's eye. Could that really be the runny meat filling? Often used to refer to the British, or anyone who doesn't play fair.
The last Australian to be shot by an English firing squad in the Boer War, Breaker Morant, famously shouted his last words: "Shoot straight, you bastards!
During the infamous Bodyline cricket series, English captain, Douglas Jardine, walked into the Australian dressing room to complain about being called a bastard.
An Australian cricketer supposedly asked his team: "Which one of you bastards called this bastard a bastard? In politics, a third party, the Australian Democrats, was formed in the s to "keep the bastards honest. Toads, banana benders, cockies, sandgropers, crow eaters.
These are favorite ways Aussies disparage those who live elsewhere. Tropical Queensland has many more bananas and cane toads than people, so they're branded banana benders or cane toads. Queenslanders get their own back, calling Sydneysiders cockroaches in honor of the omnipresent, nuclear-immune pest found around the harbor city.
South Australians -- particularly early settlers -- partake in the delicacy of crow eating, while Western Australians spend their lives groping sand sandgropers. Ocker, yobbo. The loudmouth who's a larrikin, who likes the sound of his own voice, is a yobbo -- often a bit of a troublemaker.
A yobbo typically has a deep Australian twang to his accent, in which case he's an "ocker. Put a sock in it. Tells somebody to "shut up. Throw a shrimp on the barbie. In a regression to stereotype, Paul Hogan introduced the world to this phrase and in the process invited countless tourists to come over.
Indeed, rooted denotes tiredness. Agree that rooted can mean tiredness. It can be used for anything that is broken or worn out. Bloody tyres rooted etc. Rooted can be — tired, knackered, buggered, fucked as in rooted Barrack, root for your team — a little obscure but certainly usable and used.
Is a phrase that has nothing at all to do with what bicycle, bus,Uber or train you plan on taking to get there, or go home! You got it arse about you drongo — A stubby holder is to prevent your hands from warming the beer. Mongrel can also refer to an erection. Wear check etcher longer ray? Very informative article.
This is something really helpful. A real aussie would know that we laugh at people who wear any kind of footwear on the beach yes this includes thongs. First off, to ensure all those using the English-language dialect understands, here are a few pointers. Come over here for a minute. But never got chance to be station in Australia. I have a lot of mates that thought me a lot about Australia and its culture.
Now out of the Military and yrs young, I still speak Aussie than anything. What Americans consider shrimp we call prawns, to us shrimp are really small prawns or that you are very short. In the late 19th century when the English Lord Roberts created the London police, the recruits were given a silver shilling, 12 pennies, similar to 10 cents today, but a lot of money then. A short form of Robert is Bob or Bobby. Perhaps due to our shared British heritage and hearing these terms on TV. I bet if we put all these slang words into a sentence, people would think we were talking another language!
Most of the slang is slang but most Aussie slang has 2 translations and only one is given. Also most of the information is wrong. Thanks so much! I have to do a project for school about Australia, and this helps a lot! Stories traded over a Furphy water tank and if it sounds outrageous or exaggerated, came to be known as a furphy. I love your very comprehensive list. Aussie slang varies from state to state, so not every one will agree on some definitions. I have often heard and used, howyagoin.
A rhetorical greeting, similar to hello, not a question. One of my all time favourites. It means very thirsty. Keep up the good work. I recently visited the Furphy museum in Shepparton, which is fascinating. Few noticeable exclusions..
And Going Off. The word rooting or rooted around comes from way back and went off the boil back in the It may have been used behind the scenes, as people were not so outspoken they had more respect for people around them.
Maggot bag — meat pie Leper in a sleeping bag — chiko roll Dead horse -tomato sauce Ankle biter — small child Dodgy — not quite right True blue — genuinely Australian Up yourself — stuck up. Some of these phrases are still part of the vernacular. Some of them used to be, but would never be pronounced with a straight face by anyone under Hi Stephen, thanks for your input. This list has been put together by some of our Australian staff located all around Australia.
Dodgey — a bit rough. Dunny budgie — blowflies. Sanger — sandwich. Shark biscuit — kids at the beach. Squizz — having a gander. Gander — Having a Squizz. Stretcher case — Drunk. Shaggers back — Too much rooting. If the person is Nerdy or Geeky we say either, a dag is, well, normally a person who looks like a dag! You forgot Mate. Suggestion: inclusion of the word, flog?? Extremely versatile word for your vocab. Flogged or flogging came from early convict times, where men and women were flogged as punishment.
A sport team can be flogged, beaten or loses a game by a large difference in score. To say someone needs a good flogging, means they need to be punished or taught a lesson. To quote more Aussie slang, a wank.
Thanks for the word,. Know all of these and use them in my own language much to the amusement of my non Australian friends and colleagues. A Walker and Turner. Few more I use Kip and ky — bed and food Razoos — money Seven pints in the gallon — someone who is not all there Dad and Dave — shave.
Funny how they can be so apt and funny, but normal back then! It is an abbreviation as such, and not a full word. Not offensive, but explanatory……Bit hard to stay feminine with Aussie slang for a Sheila! Bloody funny accent that was! As in, Dawn was really good at her job. Preferably amusing? Or ducks nuts! His sayings were never ending. I actually like making up a lot of sayings myself, which most workmates and friends find funny.
It would be bonzer to keep the Ocka Slang going! Some of these are also used in various other English speaking countries as well with the same or very similar meanings. And some have very different meanings for the same word or expression. I guess it depends on ur age. Login , Register , Login instantly with Facebook. Google has been penalizing this site in its search rankings for years and a Google employee lied about it. Since they have almost killed this site, I am going to start releasing details on Monday August 17 of my conversation with the Google employee who told me about the penalty in secret.
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