Budgie smugglers – men's swim suit, briefs or speedos. Cactus – dead or no longer functioning, as in 'I had to get a new car as my old one was cactus'. Cane toad – someone from Queensland.
Australians often use the word “cactus” to mean something that isn't working – a car that won't start, for example.
cactus + -ed. Australian colloquialism may have originated as a result of the Australian prickly pear plague in the early 20th century, which overran farmland, making it unusable.
5. Sheila = Girl. Yes, that is the Australian slang for girl.
Bloke is a slang term for a common man in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
Stunner. Meaning: (Noun) This is a common term used to describe a person that looks stunningly beautiful.
Probably the most common example of this is “fella,” or “my fella”. You're probably familiar with the term “fella” meaning man. But in Australian slang, it can also be a slang term specifically for someone's boyfriend.
Norks. Meaning: (Noun) A strictly Australian term, derived from the advertisement for Norco, a dairy company in Australia.
Contributor's comments: The meaning of Bubs I grew up with is a baby, or quite often the youngest member of the family is called "bubs" from an older sibling.
ankle-biter – a small or young child.
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Underdaks, also called underchunders or underdungers, is a colloquial name for your underpants. Daks are trousers, therefore underdaks must logically be underwear.
'bit on the nose' - Smelly. 'bloke' - Man. 'bloody galah' - Silly person; fool.
Bogan. (Noun) An uncouth or uncultured person, usually. See also: feral, ratbag, reptile, bevan etc. “I can't understand that bogan's broad Australian accent.”
In the tradition of Hanakotoba, the cactus was associated with lust and attraction. So, giving a cactus as a gift could be like telling them they're hot or giving them a love letter! Your significant other will love this gift!
It is a Native American belief that gifting a cactus is a way of telling someone that you care for them as it represents warmth, protection, and motherly love.
Ol' man - father. Oldies - parents.
preggo (adj.)
"pregnant," Australian slang, 1951, from pregnant (adj.
Verb. (Australia, slang, dated) To kiss and cuddle; to canoodle.
So Moomba effectively means 'up your bum'. A widely circulated story has it that Bill Onus, a former president of the Australian Aborigines League, suggested the name to the festival organisers as a cheeky joke.
Australians use a couple of other colloquial words for a hen's egg. The Australian English word googie or goog is an informal term that dates from the 1880s. It derives from British dialect goggy, a child's word for an egg. A closer parallel to the jocular bum nut, however, is the word cackleberry.
Pash (pash) / Kiss
An indelicate description of kissing passionately, hence the name. Pashing typically leads to two things: pash rash (red marks around the lips caused by excessive kissing), and/or rooting (the crass Australian term for the birds and the bees).
Like the equivalent Australian term of “mate”, “bro” can be applied to all manner of people, with the difference in meaning only distinguishable by tone. There's “good to see you bro”, which should be taken as a friendly greeting.