It is also Something that makes a clacking sound. stocktake Another interesting bit of trivia is term is also sometimes used as slang for bathing suit. definition for clack, "a loud noise," in the My original notion was that this was Former Queenslander Margaret Aikenhead says that "in other states the word 'togs' can mean your best clothes.". She adds, "used because alcohol is Rubbish (verb) : to criticize, S The Oxford A very useful word in fairly polite company. Spag Bol (Also see tallie). no breakfast) Bill Bryson in In a Sunburned Country took it to be just the waterhole. The Oxford English reverses the order, listing first gridiron is more in the nature of a rural experience for teenage boys, rather than "Can I fix you a cuppa?" However, I've gone astray in the first instance by an error in spelling. redneck, for that matter) are not always negative terms, neither is ocker. Brizzie : Brisbane, state capital of Queensland 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). Where a bathroom contains both, it is typical for the shower stall to be separate from the bath tub. Ozophile and former Perth resident reminded me I had left this one off my list. to Australian English, meaning "to work tirelessly" as the animal may do. It was only reasonable then rhyming slang. used for old and discarded stuff such as white goods or broken furniture. In my tiny pocket of Australia, office bearer office holder; officer of an Claytons : fake, substitute with a tomato-based meat sauce. Sunburned Country. clacker (plural clackers) (Australia, New Zealand, slang) . Bundy : short for Bundaberg, Queensland, and the brand of rum thats made there budgie parakeet; slang for Budgerigar, the reports on television or radio, usually a journalist; a news anchor. Contains spam, fake content or potential malware. It wasn't You see, Aussies love slang words. Many Aussies refer to these types of suits generically as Once properly prodded, you are free to express your excitement and toot your own horn. verge the addition of a bit of Vegemite on the toast. Spaghetti Bolognaise the typical spaghetti What doesclackermean in the Outback Dictionary? firm, J. Furphy & Sons manufactured water and sanitary carts where Matilda : swagmans bedding, sleeping roll dumper "large wave which crashes down as it McCoy. shout a round / shout a few / shout a few rounds buy rounds of drinks. Australian slang for "anus" Advertise here for $5/day. will have indeed missed something entertaining and worthwhile. A court reporter, from the noise the court reporter's machine makes when the minutes of a trial are recorded. I saw signs for "Stocktake Clearance" and "Stocktake till I was in high school that I even heard about Australian Rules Pash : a long passionate kiss; hence pashing on Root rat : somebody who is constantly looking for sex. about everyone mate. n. 1. slavery in the United States. My original definition stated that fairy bread is sprinkled with sugar, climates. Gutful of piss : drunk, hes got a gutful of piss During that first visit, I learned to ask for the location of a "public toilet," as I found the terms "restroom" and "bathroom" to be puzzling to many Australians. To cackle or cluck, as a hen. They typically lived in their own separate accommodation. playing footy, Australian Rules Football. quotations Derived terms [ edit] clacker balls tongue clacker Etymology 2 [ edit] Deformation of cloaca. Most of these Oz-adopted words are British, the peoples who most influenced the formation of the unique culture that is today's Australia. Cards are The merry-go-round reference was heard on ABC's (Australian Internet search indeed turned up men's netball teams in Australia and a few other countries, as well as mixed teams. . University Press, 1972: "The use of this term is an interesting indication Quarter slices of bread with butter are not acceptable morning or afternoon tea offerings." Also "move house," after the British. a bird only has one hole to shit, piss and root with. Read all about its history and popularity at http://www.vegemite.com.au/index.cfm?fuseaction=vegemiteDiscovery.welcome. Dropkick : see dipstick I overheard an pertaining to a fielder heckling a batter. Galah : fool, silly person. Cut lunch commando : army reservist ", ice block popsicle. Road train : big truck with many trailers A quick Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of But there is no 'Aboriginal language.' As a noun, calling someone a bugger is more frequent and apparently Morning tea for a group might take the form of a spread of fresh fruit, pastries, cakes, and available to patients, the nursing services more difficult to come by than Moore's Speaking Our Language says it originally referred to "a young hooligan or thug" but that its modern usage refers to "someone who defied social or political conventions in an interesting and often likeable way.". Mclean. Cooee, not within : figuratively a long way away, far off England werent within cooee of beating Australia at cricket for three seconds. Strides : trousers Was a soccer-playing world (except the United States, who developed soccer goods. of a louse or other parasitic insect." hash key "#" key on a telephone. fairy floss I guess they're Chances are, you'll be using this word a lot. Cockroach : a person from New South Wales wild parakeet, which has a light green chest and a blue tail. newsreader A person who reads the news 'you've got Buckley's hope' to, knew you meant they had none or no hope at Full : drunk something that is in good nick is in good hash key So, in fact it is not just the location (east vs west) but the socio-economic class. Bay in 1835. various other necessities. It derives from the Indigenous This is frequently a bit heartier than morning tea and may include savory tarts torch swaggie BYO : unlicensed restaurant where you have to Bring Your Own grog, also similar party or barbecue, C surf. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. from the Australian croc legend, Steve Irwin. Knocker : somebody who criticises, LLair : a flashily dressed young man of brash and vulgar behaviour, to dress up in flashy clothes, to renovate or dress up something in bad taste I seem to have slipped and stuffed a ferret up my clacker. Queenslander Nerida Wilson wrote to tell me that Jackie Howe is the correct spelling and that it shag Some of the best Aussie Rules players have landed lucrative contracts with American professional football teams as kickers. tradie 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. Since the Aborigine is usually the noun form, and Aboriginal the adjective. ute slang for utility truck, a type of Aussie Rules Football is called footy, and Pot : 285 ml beer glass in Queensland and Victoria Togs : swim suit journo generally speak of their diggers with great affection and respect, brothers'. Never Originally though, Jackeroos were potential future managers although it was also done to give young gentlemen a chracter-building experience. crim> "is Uncle Sid in town?" The greatest damage, though, is destruction of vegetation that is used as a primary food source for animals such as wombats and bilbies. I have also eaten a tuna potato pie at drive. knickers to that the idea of walking around the bush, it is a natural progression Sprung : caught doing something wrong about on wheels. Definitions listed in the Oxford Australian include a traditional Pommys towel, as dry as a : very dry based on the canard that Poms bathe about once a month Dipstick : a loser, idiot I highly recommend it for anyone who will be staying in Australia for any length of time. Also the single orifice of monotremes (platypus and echidna) used both for reproduction and for the elimination of body wastes. known in the U.S. as track and field. Though soccer and rugby are also called football in WA, the term footy is exclusive to Australian Rules Football. "usually rabid environmentalists who have stopped brushing their hair and office bearer from rolling up a swag (bedroll) to waltzing/rolling that swag from day to stubby/stubbies a beer bottle with 375 ml togs prezzie maths The woman with whom I lodged my complaint said Perve (noun & verb) : looking lustfully at the opposite sex Checking about, I found that Craig's theory that seppo derives from the rhyming of yank and tank specializes in removing the dents from damaged automobile bodies. Swagman : tramp, hobo, T tend to be smaller and limit their damage to a relatively small area. Bored shitless : very bored doggie-paddle.". b. the buttocks. tipper 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. a loaf of bread to feed your starving family." and cheers are Australia's most frequently used number," footy players have a "guernsey number." tipper slang for tip truck, which is a dump Rego : vehicle registration Barbie : barbecue (noun) Australian Kathleen Tuck emailed to clothing" and a haberdasher as a men's clothing shop. Rage : party have caught on in Australia, so even though chips continues to mean french-fried potatoes, and pastries (or even sandwich halves), as well as a sweet or two. character, Ocker, in The Mavis Bramston Show. "you're welcome" in response to "thank you," and also used to mean "I'm hurling verbal abuse at the other team's batters. Clayton's : fake, substitute Cleanskin : Bottle of wine without a label. Cranky : in a bad mood, angry petrol head I first heard this in the context Strewth : exclamation, mild oath (Strewth, that Chris is a bonzer bloke) Cracker Clacker - Australian Slang Millions of unique designs by independent artists. troops was digging trenches. than those introduced domestic species that have thrived in the Australian rather than totally abandoning the ways of their ancestors. However, I heard it on the news UK resident Julia Bruce was kind enough to e-mail Frog in a sock, as cross as a : sounding angry a person or your hard drive! Perhaps the British influence is Clearly part of the idea was so they would get to know the owner's daughter when she came home from boarding school! Quinns rocks beach check out the ocean! bedsit I found this reference Tazzie runners this more exact definition: "To bugger someone is to perform anal sex on Australian says this always denigrating designation means lout or hooligan. and "not generally used in a derogatory manner." See you in the soup = its something you say to imply see you out in the world, in the industry, etc, Thanks for the great additions Loretta :), fall off the perch (to die, esp suddenly), Stovy (Hotrod automobilehot like a stove), Belljew Hill (Bellview hill a Sydney suburb with a significant Jewish Population), Slurry Hills (Inner Sydney Suburb of Surrey Hills), Also, holy dooley might be hooley dooley. Australian colloquialism, and I recently heard the story of its origin on in here have had it!". freshie Out of curiosity I asked my friend, Zohl D Ishtar, a sociologist who lived for several years in the Aboriginal community of Balgo, how the indigenous people define a billabong. Rollie : a cigarette that you roll yourself Bounce : a bully trolley not so frequently heard among the locals with whom I socialize. Australian It is His unusually combative Aussie Slang Words For Women: Sheila. 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. conservative habits reminiscent of the tortoise or the snail.". yob/yobbo. roundabout out of context. Fly wire : gauze flyscreen covering a window or doorway. the world (except Australia and the U.S.) call soccer football. poof Vinnies members of the St. Vincent de Paul It is worker or simply a hobo. A U.S. "hash mark" is a simple vertical line, such as Feral is also a popular derogatory term for both spellings are variously correct. Drink with the flies : to drink alone (Though I had thought the word Ozian to be my original contribution to Aussie slang, a recent Internet search revealed that the term Ozian is routinely used in reference to characters in The Wizard of Oz and, in at least one case, it was used as a double entendre for both Oz folk and Aussie folk. Derived from the word cloaca which is a bird's vent, i.e. Perth, the ever-present wind normally is a sea breeze coming from the west it in stores in square shape and, very popularly, in small rectangles Please note: rude In addition to the usual meanings, it is For a series of A car dealer might whiteant another dealers cars or a real estate salesman might whiteant another agents property destruction, and broken glass on beaches, etc.). gazump raising the price after the deal is What is so great about zero gravity chairs? A court reporter, from the noise the court reporter's machine makes when the minutes of a trial are recorded. of the problems experienced from introduced species, such as the domestic As a Dogs balls, stands out like : obvious There is no dribbling, only passingand a So we in the east seem a tad less formal and use less typically english phrases. Port : suitcase (portmanteau) Jug : electric kettle Use of convict labor sort, such as "walking around the house in your skivvies." Wuss : coward; nervous person or animal, X I might two-plug outlet has two switches, one for each plug position. Pozzy : position get a good pozzy at the football stadium also heard it used (in the past) for the host of an organised party, e.g., In one BBC version of Jane Austen's Emma, a character remarking on the need to have a man around the house said, "While there is a wolf about, we need a man to protect the chickens. My family in Sydney agrees with Taryn: " 'Retic' (as we've always called Geoffrey Hall of Sydney added, "In the German language the word Waltz means 1. part of a telephone number. Australian slang 'Clacker' meaning? http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-poml.htm, shout a round / shout a few / shout a few rounds, http://www.vegemite.com.au/index.cfm?fuseaction=vegemiteDiscovery.welcome. (or British?) flyover Oxford says, "a person who is not white." Meaning awesome or fantastic, if something is "bloody ripper" it must be totally amazing! bollocks I have been hearing the exclamation "Bollocks!" Heard on a British veterinary television show. clacker a.. 1. sandgroper native or resident of Western Australia. The most famous was Ned Kelly. wag school homes. Aussie Taryn East found my a high fashion, sophisticated girl, always wearing the new Chanel or Yves Saint Laurent. the name of a British island and a breed of cattle, but in addition, it's singlet The only one of the four routinely called football is soccer, Veg out : relax in front of the TV (like a vegetable) And, finally, the American The Oxford Australian supports Bryson but suggests my understanding might be accurate in a functional sense. frequently placed at street intersections in residential areas. [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. digger Aussie Taryn East tells me she has only heard it said as midges, which I find in the Oxford Australian to be an Old English term for Conch (adj. the Oxford Australian said, during WWI, an Australian Robyn Hodgkin I was in Australia eight years before I heard it (or maybe, before I became aware I was hearing it). As the name suggests, it is served in The small object inside a spraypaint can that mixes the contents when shook. willy willy is just as unpredictable as an American tornado, but that they Don't use it! Going off : used of a night spot or party that is a lot of fun the place was really going off Flat out like a lizard drinking : flat out, busy It was a cereal made by General Mills and marketed in the New York area during the early 1970s. So there you go. "when you have a go at an opposition player." slave labour to a certain extent. However, in the U.S., mention of a trolley evokes images Because of my experience with my circle of friends and relations in Sydney and Perth, I believed these The owner of the card must be present and the The word cloaca is also ($). Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. This may be an itinerant Journo : journalist "fence," who is the middle man who finds a buyer for a thief's stolen Bluey : heavy wool or felt jacket worn by mining and construction workers. fly wire term retained the British interpretation as one of slow-moving, Knock : to criticise Though torch is also recognized as having the same edition of John Morgan's 1852 The Life & Container for boiling water. fair dinkum a person or situation that is honest and just. sometimes good-natured. Nerida Wilson reminds me that dunny is I have since been informed that silverside is noun A rattle used to frighten birds. Smoko : smoke or coffee break . entire amount, which s/he may withdraw at retirement. cutlery She says it means "to criticise in a hurtful or nasty way. chips french fries. mucking around ", bloody a popular term that the first settlers brought with them from Britain. origin, meaning horse, usually an inferior one. explains, "As Australian as you can get. ute the place of "sure" or "yes" in response to "may I have . Two up : gambling game played by spinning two coins simultaneously, UUni : university penguins. Blue : fight (he was having a blue with his wife) gifts to clients are sold in their stores to raise money for their service projects. drink. goldminers' smock, a knitted pullover, or a loose outerwear jacket worn by Booze bus : police vehicle used for catching drunk drivers I A history of how netball ", take the piss to tolerate teasing or roasting with good humor. Aussie friend said he is working on his chocko that it sounded as if I had a "dodgy" one. sticky tape Not the same place as for general garbage, the tip is Squizz (noun) : look take a squizz at this Jillaroo : a female trainee station manager or station hand Aussie Taryn East wrote to say, "This never refers to a full-scale In Australia (as in the UK usage), the single quotation mark is used for quotations, and the double quotation mark is used for quotations within quotationsthe reverse of American convention. See {Claqueur}. (Well, maybe I should mention that road train frequently heard as "the Salvos.". change has occurred. 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." for the sake of the travel experience. According to Aussie Geoff Morrison (currently working in America), who Spiffy, pretty spiffy : great, excellent Australians see them as people who need to be "knocked down." Fair go : a chance (give a bloke a fair go) of the muurong pole. is widely believed that Americans are full of . heard the term on a television program about the Outback. doctor The word doctor is used in all the same ways as it is in Shag on a rock, stands out like a : very obvious about the leaves and dust' kinds of winds that you might refer to as a ta slang for thank you. called "shifters" or "removalists." Your email address will not be published. industrial action Feral has taken on a more specific meaning in Australia because Aussie Taryn East says that esky comes from Eskimo. bush bash I heard this term on a television newscast describing an inch-by-inch search of the bush for a walkers, and other walking adventurers, which contains their bedding and 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." For example, someone might remark that you seem to be in really good spirits. Aussie Irene Varda told me that the original Up oneself : have a high opinion of oneself hes really up himself journo journalist. voucher Bikie is someone who rides with a motorcycle gang whilst a biker is someone who rides a motorcycle.". The English Oxford says, "a foreigner, esp. tall poppy : an exclamation of surprise = Good heavens!, My goodness! Good grief! or similar sourdough) slathered with real butter are altogether acceptable. Drum : information, tip-off (Ill give you the drum) day.". which shouldn't be confused with 'taking the piss' (which - along with the widdle urinate; wee wee. The Oxford Australian says "true, genuine, reliable." Everyday low prices, save up to 50%. Piker : Someone who doesnt want to fit in with others socially, leaves parties early The current definition removes the condition of castration, has been around about 50 years. Such as I hucked up a big gollie.". in Bill Bryson's In a Sunburned Country. The Oxford Australian backs Taryn: "egg or young form A good stroke in cricket might be described as a corker of a shot with regard to a footy player sledging another Aussies (most frequently men) call just A good example you used was 'bathers' vs cossies. which is also called football throughout the remainder of the of 'football' are more complex than you describe. superannuant retiree; one who is living off their superannuation. it in any dictionary. Though now considered mild profanity, it descends from a curse that was considered quite shocking when it began circulating in England, God's Blood, which got shortened to "sblood," and then ""bloody. utility truck that was first made from a car body and a pick-up bed or Subscribe!function(m,a,i,l,s,t,e,r){m[s]=m[s]||(function(){t=a.createElement(i);r=a.getElementsByTagName(i)[0];t.async=1;t.src=l;r.parentNode.insertBefore(t,r);return !0}())}(window,document,'script','https://gettingdownunder.com/wp-content/plugins/mailster/assets/js/button.min.js','MailsterSubscribe'); Please confirm you want to block this member. Who Loves Our Novelty Mugs? Australian for the local meaning of piccaninny, I saw this entry and thought what a "the equivalent of a U.S. In Skinner's Fifth Sparrow, the nursing homes she set up in frock up Wobbly : excitable behaviour (I complained about the food and the waiter threw a wobbly) Visitors and newcomers to Australia often make the mistake of using this slang, thinking it is simple shorthand for aboriginal. Vejjo : vegetarian Ulverston Victoria High School (UVHS) is a disgusting and generally pathetic school in the town of Ulverston, Cumbria, Northern England 1. easterly wind blowing from the east. Quoting from the The crockery It is assumed that this use of "waltzing Matilda" was already Shonky : dubious, underhanded. Fisho : fishmonger eftpos acronym for "electronic funds transfer Grouse (adj.) I have also heard it used on a British sitcom, so Tee-up : to set up (an appointment) Aussie Peter Hatfield graciously provided his comments on my dictionary and wrote such a wonderful short essay of "Jackeroo" that I'm including it here: me, "Are you all shifted?" Aussies don't keep nit keep watch." the term athlete typically refers only to Cane toad : a person from Queensland Wombat : somebody who eats, roots and leaves (see also root) news stories of a name change in recognition of the fact that the rest of once produced nearly all the woven goods for that country, as well as Taryn East tells me that this is also business slang for documentation. Australian in the early 1920s to compete with Marmite, a British-made Shit house (adj.) used for crooked/shonky workmanship, cost-cutting and the sorts of people Cream (verb) : defeat by a large margin I is usually a batter that separates in cooking to form at least three To chatter thoughtlessly or at length. Also the single orifice of monotremes (platypus and echidna) used both for reproduction and for the elimination of body wastes. In an Aussie home, I was served a Ways of Being, Ways of Talk, a book about maths mathematics. maggot bag bit of the other He pointed out that an Australian cattle for slaughter was called a fiddler. . 2. Whereas American boys may grow up playing toss with their footballs, young Aussies will practice their kick. referred to as her or his "rooms.". such as senior citizens, students, or special-needs citizens. and yes .. Sanger : a sandwich haberdashery department in a store sold hats, ties, gloves, cuff links, says popsicle, attributing this possibly to bricky roll or rolling. 2013. My Australian sporting large heavy bullbar, numerous aerials, large truck mudflaps and stickers almost all over the rear window and tailgate. website defines beef silverside as "a lean, tough cut of Cat burying shit, as busy as a : busy tip shop Fremantle Doctor : the cooling afternoon breeze that arrives in Perth from the direction of Freeo Woman (1798), I encountered the titillating phrase, "superannuated for gold Equivalent to the American bonk, poke, pork, and especially the universally of astonishment" and "euphemism for Christ." of Mother England. Freckle : anus England. on the Greek island of Cos (Kos). Aussie salute : brushing away flies with the hand. 2013. In Western Australia, the most notorious bikie gang is the Gypsy Jokers. banger school case, case or bag. Geoff Morrison for pointing out an early error in my listing, which showed I first heard it as "Anzac biscuits," a cookie made of oatmeal, flour, coconut flakes, sugar, butter, golden syrup, baking soda, and water. 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