Australian Slang
F to J
F
face fungus - hair
on the face
face like a festered
pickle - suffering from acne
face ache - ugly
or irritating person
faggot - a homosexual
man
fair dinkum - genuine;
true
fanny - woman's vagina
fart a crowbar! -
expression of annoyance
farts like a two-stroke
- person with a noisy flatulence problem
fed up to the back teeth
- disgusted
feel crook - feel
unwell
fella - man
fire away - begin
speaking
fire one's mouth off
- talk loudly; tell secrets
fish out of water
- uncomfortable
five o'clock shadow
- growth of stubble on a man's face
FJ - Australia's
most popular and well remembered of the Holden car
flap your gums -
talk alot
flash a brown eye
- expose one's bare backside
flat chat - as fast
as possible
flea bag - infested
with fleas; shabby looking person
flea market - market
where second hand goods are sold
fly the coop - leave
home
flybog - jam
footy - football
fossil - an old person
freckle - the anus
fridge - refrigerator
fried eggs - flat
breasts
frigid digit - sexually
unresponsive penis
from go to whoa -
from start to finish
fuck-wit - stupid
person
full as a boot -
very full; intoxicated
full of beans - energetic
fungus face - man
with a beard
furry undies - woman's
vagina
G
gab - chatter; talk
ga-ga - mad; insane
galah - fool
game as a piss-ant
- very daring
gas-bag - talk at
great length
gastro - stomach
upset
gawk - stare openly
g'day - a greeting
(good day)
Germaine Greer -
ear
get a wriggle on
- hurry up
get nicked - exclamation
of contempt
get on the ball -
be alert
get rooted! - a term
of abuse
get stuffed! - a
term of abuse
get the digit out
- stop wasting time and start work
get the shits - become
upset
get the trots - suffer
from diarrhea
get the wind up -
become anxious
get what for - to
be punished severely
gidday - Australian
greeting
Ginger Meggs - legs
give birth to a politician
- to defecate
give lip - be cheeky
gizmo - something
that the name cannot be remembered
glad rags - best
clothes
go ape shit over
- react with unrestrained emotion
go bung - cease to
operate properly
go crook - become
angry
go like a shower of shit
- with extreme speed
go walkabout - missing
(usually as a result of theft); stroll casually; live a nomadic life (of
the Aborigines)
gob - the mouth
gone to buggery -
disappeared
good monger - excellent
food
grab forty winks
- have a short nap
grab by the balls
- greatly impress someone
graveyard chompers
- false teeth
great Australian adjective
- the word "bloody"
great galloping goannas!
- expression of amazement
grog - alcohol
grub - food
gynie - gynecologist
H
hack the pace - keep
up with
hair like a bush pig's
arse - unmanageable hair
hair of the dog -
a drink taken to cure a hangover
ham and eggs - legs
hammer and tong - to go at full speed, giving everything you have got (eg. to go hammer and tong in a blue would to be fighting with every bit of strength and speed you have)
happy as a bastard on
father's day - unhappy; miserable
happy as a pig in shit
- very happy
have a bo-peep -
have a look
have a burl - attempt
have a gander - have
a look
have a prang - have
a car accident
haven't had this much
fun since Granny got her tits caught in the wringer - alot of fun
hen - fussy woman
hen fruit - eggs
hit the frog and toad
- hit the road; depart
hit the hay - go
to bed
hit the nail on the head
- say the correct thing
honest as the day is
long - very honest
hoof - a foot
hoof it - to walk
hooks - fingers
hottie - rubber hot
water bottle to warm the bed
howzat! - an appeal
for approval (how's that)
humdinger - excellent
husband-beater -
rolling pin; long narrow loaf of bread
hype - a stimulating
experience; over done publicity
I
I
can't for the life of me - under no circumstances
I
kid you not - seriously
ice
- diamonds
idiot
box - television
iffy
- of a suspicious nature
in
a tic - very shortly
in
dire straits - in serious trouble
in
fine feather - full of vitality and spirit
in
good nick - in good condition
in
the know - having inside information
in
the poo - in trouble
in
the raw - naked
in
the shit - in serious trouble
in
the sticks - in remote areas in the bush
in
the year dot - a very long time ago
in
two shakes - a very short time
I've
had it! - expression of complete frustration when one has reached the
end of their tolerance
ivories
- teeth
J
jackeroo
- apprentice worker on a cattle station
jake
- alright
jam
tart - heart; sweetheart
jargon
- nonsense; rubbish
jarmies
- pajamas; night dress
jaw
hit the floor - astonished; shocked
jiffy
- very short time
jiggered
- broken; exhausted
jingoes!
- exclamation of surprise
job
somebody - to hit somebody
joe
- man; bloke
Joe
Blake - snake
jumbuck
- a sheep
jumper
- pullover; long sleeved vest
junk
food - food with very little nutrition
just
a tic - just a moment
just
what the doctor ordered - just what is required
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