verb. (intr, adverb; usually imperative) Australian and NZ slang to go away; depart.
10. Rack off. This is one of many not-so-nice Australian slang insults. “Rack off” is very similar to “get lost.” It essentially means that the person speaking wants someone to go away, though it can also just be a general show of displeasure with another person.
Rack off is a rude way of asking someone to leave or go away. It's generally used as a slang. This is a phrase used in the absence of the phrases such as f*** off or piss off.
Dag is an Australian and New Zealand slang term, also daggy (adjective). In Australia, it is often used as an affectionate insult for someone who is, or is perceived to be, unfashionable, lacking self-consciousness about their appearance and/or with poor social skills yet affable and amusing.
Cozzie – swimming costume • Cranky – in a bad mood, angry • Crook – sick, or badly made • Cut lunch – sandwiches • Dag – a funny person • Daks – trousers • Dinkum, fair dinkum – true, real, genuine • Dipstick – a loser, idiot • Down Under – Australia and New Zealand • Dunny – outside toilet • Earbashing – nagging • ...
Sheila = Girl
Yes, that is the Australian slang for girl.
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).
If you're feeling unwell, you could say you are crook. If someone is angry, you could say they've 'gone crook'.
For instance, the Jim-brits or Jimmy Britts, shortened to “the jimmies,” is Australian rhyming slang for diarrhoea; “Jimmy” (or “Jimmy Grant”) is an immigrant, so not only is this a deft expression, it is also a neat insult of the Australians' traditional enemy.
Yeah nah yeah = yes.
Contributor's comments: The word "bubs" was short for "babies".
While some Australian speakers would pronounce “no” as a diphthong, starting on “oh” as in dog and ending on “oo” as in put, others begin with an unstressed “a” (the sound at the end of the word “sofa”), then move to the “oh” and then “oo”.
Swaggie: swagman. Swagman: tramp, hobo.
an expression denoting that something's fantastic: How was your birthday party? Grouse!
“Bags Not” is a uniquely Kiwi term. It's said when someone wants to get out of doing something – usually a chore that's not much fun, like doing the dishes or taking the rubbish to the gate. If you yell out “Bags Not” before anyone else, you could avoid getting chosen for the task.
Chook comes from British dialect chuck(y) 'a chicken; a fowl' which is a variant of chick. Chook is the common term for the live bird, although chook raffles, held in Australian clubs and pubs, have ready-to-cook chooks as prizes.
“Mate” is a popular word for friend. And while it's used in other English-speaking countries around the world, it has a special connection to Australia. In the past, mate has been used to address men, but it can be gender-neutral. In Australia, you'll also hear mate used in an ironic sense.
To describe the temperature, when it is cold you can use words such as 'freezing', 'chilly' and 'nippy'. "I went to Melbourne for the weekend. It was freezing!" "It's a bit chilly outside."
Canadian maple whisky, fresh ginger and a touch of raspberry liqueur make for a well-balanced libation that's sure to be a hit among fans of both sweet and savoury drinks. If you have any whisky left over, it's delicious on its own over ice.
It's "good evening", or the non-time specific "g'day". Contributor's comments: I grew up in Brisbane, and have never, heard 'Goodnight' as a greeting.
PS: Binky – a spontaneous, ecstatic jump for joy, performing by rabbits.
In an interview on Triple J radio, Koby Abberton pointed out that "Bra" is a reference to the gang's suburb, Maroubra, and partly after the street slang for brother. Some members of the gang tattoo "My Brother's Keeper" across the front of their chest, "Bra Boys" and Maroubra's postcode "2035" on their backs.
Stunner. To start off with a really good all-rounder, “stunner” is a common one that you can use. Most commonly, stunner is used to describe a person—often not to their face. So, someone who is particularly attractive would be a stunner: “I met this total stunner the other night,” for example.