Australian Slang
K to O
K
k
- kilometer
kafuffle
- commotion
kanakas
- testicles
kanga
- kangaroo
kangaroo
hop - jerky movement of a car due to a mis-used clutch
kaput
- broken; ruined
keen
as mustard - very enthusiastic
keep
your shirt on - stay calm
kero
- kerosine
kick
in the arse - a severe scolding; a severe set back
kick
in the teeth - a severe set back
kill
a snake - urinate
King
Dick - somebody with a very high opinion of themselves
King
Richard the Third - turd; shit
kisser
- the mouth
kiss
of life - mouth to mouth resuscitation
klicks
- kilometers
knackered
- tired; exhausted
knee
high to a grasshopper - short
knife
- betray
knock
back - refuse; eat or drink fast
knock
it off! - stop it!
knock
it on the head - put a stop to it
knuckle
sandwich - a punch in the mouth
konk
- nose
L
laid-back
- relaxed; informal
lairy
- flashy
lark
- amusing incident
laughing
gear - the mouth
laughing
jackass - kookaburra
lay
an egg - to defecate
lay
in the hay - have sexual intercourse
lead
foot - a fast reckless driver
left
in the lurch - abandoned in a time of need
left
on the shelf - deserted by friends in a time of need
left
out in the cold - not informed
leg
opener - alcohol
let
alone - not to mention
let
rip - fart
lid
- a hat
lift
a finger - help in any way
like
a chook with it's head cut off - flustered
like
a cut snake - extremely active
like
a fart in a bottle - agitated
like
a greasy stick up a dog's arse - very easily
like
a mad woman's breakfast - very messy; all over the place
like
a one-armed taxi-driver with crabs - very busy
like
a pick-pocket at a nudist camp - confused
like
a pimple on a pumpkin - very obvious
like
a stunned mullet - bewildered
like
a ton of bricks - with great force
like
a two-bob watch - unreliable
like
an old maid's pram - empty
like
buggery - greatly; no way!
lingo
- language
lip
- cheek; back-chat
liquid
amber - beer
little
boys - cocktail sausages
local
rag - newspaper specified to a certain area
lollipop
lady/man - person who supervises school crossings
long
in the tooth - old
loo
- toilet
looker
- very attractive person
Lucky
Country - Australia
lug
- ear; fool; carry
M
mad
as a cut snake - insane
mad
as a meat axe - extremely angry
maggies
- magpies
make
a blue - make a huge mistake
make
a botch of - mess up
make
a proper galah of - make a complete fool of
make
a quid - earn a living
make
do - cope
make
eyes at - flirt with
make
it snappy - hurry up!
make
sheep eyes at - give adoring looks
make
the feathers fly - cause a commotion
make
tracks - depart
make
waves - cause trouble
malarky
- foolish talk
mangy
- shabby
mash
- mashed potatoes
mate
- friend; pal; buddy
matilda
- a swag
metho
- methylated spirits
Mickey
Mouse - wonderful; excellent
miffed / mift
- annoyed; offended
miffy
- easily upset
misery
guts - constant complainer
missus
- wife
mob
- any number of people
mollycoddle
- pamper; make a fuss over
molly
dooker - left handed
monger
- food; tucker
monkey
suit - dinner suit
moo
- silly woman
moo
juice - milk
mop
- the hair
mozzie
- mosquito
muddie
- Queensland mud crab
mug
- the face
munga
- food
mushie
- mushroom
N
nastie
- pastie
NBG
- no bloody good
nebraska
- toilet
neddies
- racing horses
nellie
- cheap red wine
Nellie
Bligh - fly; eye
New
Australian - migrant to Australia
nick
- state; condition
niggly
- angry; bad tempered
nipper
- young child
nippy
- cold
Noah's
Ark - shark
noggin
- the head
nong
- silly person
nozzle
- the nose
nudge
the turps - to drink alcohol to excess
nulla-nulla
- an Aboriginal weapon
nut
chokers - men's underwear
O
ocker
- anything typically Australian
oil
slick - a Greek person
oinker
- a policeman
old
bomb - dilapidated car
old
chook - disliked woman
on
for young and old - commotion
on
the blower - on the telephone
on
the dole - receiving social security benefits whilst unemployed
optic
nerve - perve
out
of whack - disorderly
Oz
- Australia; Australian
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