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More Australiana Ya Might Need

emotional song this for us aussies hope you enjoy whilst Reading the slang



air dinkum. Really genuine. i.e. he is fair dinkum   
fang it. This has a few slang meanings, but usually means either (1) to exert force so someone will lend or give you something, or (2) to appropriate what's not yours.
footy. Rugby league (NSW/QLD) Aussie Rules (VIC,SA,WA,TAS)
furphy. Rumor, false story.
g'day,  Fairly common daytime (sometimes even nighttime) greeting, as in G'day mate.   
gee-gees. Horses, often applied to horse racing.
go. Chance or turn, as in Give me a go, or Give the bloke a fair go, matey. Also way, as This is the go.
good guts. Accurate information (which could cause someone's downfall).
goodie. Something nice, as in a bag of goodies.
greenie. An environmentalist. Sometimes used deprecatingly.
grog. Alcohol. beer, spirits.
grouse. Very good, as in grouse shiela.
gum. Eucalypt.
half your luck. Would you believe it? -- this means "congratulations" or "best wishes". I think it evolved from the saying "I wish I had half your luck" or "I'd be happy if I had half your luck."   
hard yacka. . Hard work.
Harry Lime . Time
hassle. v. Give problems, complications or aggravations, as in Don't hassle me, mate.
hassles. n. Problems, complications, aggravations, as in I got into a lot of hassles, or Spare me the hassles.
homestead. Main residence on a sheep or cattle station (ranch or farm).
Hot chips. Cooked potato chips
Joe Blake. Rhyming slang for snake.   
john. Toilet.
jumbuck. Sheep.
king brown. Mulga snake.   
larry. A hoe with a hole in the centre for mixing cement .
loo. Toilet.
make a good fist. to do (a task) well.   
mate. Anyone's a mate, especially when you're trying to strike some kind of rapport, as in the greeting G'day mate. 
middy. A middle-sized (285ml) glass, usually of beer. Also see schooner.
mug. A fool, one easily duped.
nong. Fool, idiot.   
ocker. True Australian workingman; boorish, uncouth.
ol' man. Father.
onkus. Bad, unacceptable
open slather. Free-for-all, anything goes.
Oz. Australia or Australian
pants. Trousers  
relos   Relatives
roo. Kangaroo
servo. Car service station     
slab. A crate of 24 beers. See box and crate
smoko. A break from work in the morning or afternoon, tea break, smoke break
snag. sausage
soccer.  English football
strewth.  Statement of exclamation
Stubbies.  A brand of workman’s shorts
stubby.  375mL bottle of beer
swagman.  Bushman or nomadic bush traveler
TAB. Betting shop    
thong.  G-String
thongs.  Sandles or flip-flops
too right.  I agree
Top End.  The Northern Territory
tucker.  Food
union.  Union Rugby   
ute. Small truck, short for utility truck.
undies. Underwear
VB. Victoria Bitter, a great beer.   
walkabout. a period of wandering, usually in reference to Aborigines. Also someone who does so. 
Water hole Pub
XXXX. (Pronounced fourex.) A Queensland beer. XXXX is the actual name on the label.   
yobbo. Loutish, surly youth.
You right mate. Are you OK?
 
 

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