Aussie Slang & Lingo
Australian slang and Aussie lingo decoded — meanings, examples, and origins for the words and sayings you won’t find in a standard dictionary.
484 words
Australia.
Awesome; really impressive
A hard-working person who struggles to get by.
See you again; goodbye
The hood of a car.
Friendly term of address for anyone
Overwhelmed with work
to make romantic advances toward someone
A chat or gossip.
A sweater or jersey
Great, cool, excellent
One's wife or girlfriend.
Mature content — open to view.
Bad luck; that's unfortunate
Buy drinks for everyone present.
An exclamation of delight.
Australian slang for a plumber.
To cook a sausage on the barbecue.
fake, joking, or pathetic
The remote inland interior.
Mock-Australian 'no' for dramatic emphasis.
avocado
No way; that's not true
Broken; busted
Men's underwear.
Very angry or bitterly disappointed.
a trip to buy McDonald's
a charity / thrift shop
To die or break down (as in 'cark it').
Genuine; real; for real
Berserk; wildly angry.
A present / gift.
Breakfast — Australian and British diminutive slang.
A meat pie (rhyming slang).
Well done, friend.
A reckless driver / hooligan.
Sunglasses — Australian (and British) diminutive slang.
to inform on / report someone
Tag combining 'eh' and 'bro'
flannelette shirt