A blue is a fight, dispute or row. You can bung on a blue, stack on a blue or turn on a blue. The slang word has been around since the 1940s and is used to refer to everything from fisticuffs at the pub to a brawl on the footy field.
To-do, set to, scrap, stand-up fight, slugfest, free-for-all, punch-up, dust-up, fistfight, fisticuffs, shindig, mother of all battles, battle royal. The Irish use the word donnybrook, among others.
Aggro: means angry, aggressive or something that may cause aggravation. “I hope my housemate cleaned up their dirty dishes because I don't want to get aggro.”
Deadly (ded-lee) / Great
A term chiefly used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people meaning awesome or wicked. Other Australian (and perhaps slightly more bogan) colloquialisms that express the same sentiment include ripper, bonza, grouse and heaps good.
The OED has the verb as Australian and New Zealand slang from 1955 (the quotations use blueing and blued), and a noun blue as Australian and New Zealand slang (an argument, quarrel, fight, brawl) from 1944 which they suggest may be from to turn the air blue, meaning to swear.
turps: on the turps
Drinking heavily. Turps is an abbreviation of turpentine, and is recorded in Australian English from the 1860s with the meaning 'alcoholic liquor'. It alludes to the use of spirits such as turps and methylated spirits by down-and-out alcoholics.
Used to describe a person who is acting like a baby. Someone who is pouting with little reason. Additional Information. Stop acting like a "Sookie lala"
Skip. Term of endearment used by Australians of European origin (chiefly Greek and Italian) referring to white Australians, based on Skippy the Bush Kangaroo.
A phrase with a bit more of a fluid motion to it is to give someone the flick. This also means to dismiss, sack or send someone packing and has been Aussie slang since at least the 1980s.
If someone is angry, you could say they've 'gone crook'. Crook can also be used to describe a criminal. Cuppa: if someone asks for a cuppa, they want a cup of tea. Cut snake (Mad as a): this is an extremely Australian way to say that someone is very angry.
Digger is a military slang term for primarily infantry soldiers from Australia and New Zealand.
'Digger' was a colloquial name applied to Australia and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) personnel that developed during the war (although the term was already applied to miners back in Australia and New Zealand).
an angry, rough, noisy fight, especially one engaged in under the influence of alcohol: The wild, free-for-all western brawl in the saloon lasts two full minutes and constitutes the movie's opening scene. Slang.
A squabble is a fight but not necessarily a serious one. When we squabble, we have a little argument, probably about something not too important.
On this page you'll find 13 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to fistfight, such as: brawl, fisticuffs, run-in, scuffle, skirmish, and slugfest.
Bunji: Aboriginal English for mate.
If you say “no” with an extra syllable or two, chances are you are actually saying naur, an Australian-ism defined by its listeners, not its speakers, which continues to be one of the internet's favourite jokes.
Yeah nah is a commonly used Australian phrase and colloquialism. The phrase yeah nah means 'no', but it allows the speaker or writer to ease into their response so as to not come across as too outspoken, or brash.
Bloody has always been a very common part of Australian speech and has not been considered profane there for some time. The word was dubbed "the Australian adjective" by The Bulletin on 18 August 1894.
Let's start with the most common, most well-known, and most quintessentially Australian slang term for girls: Sheila. While everywhere else in the English-speaking world, Sheila is a specific person's name, in Australia it can be used to refer to any woman or girl.
(lɑ di dɑ ) also lah-di-dah. adjective. If you describe someone as la-di-da, you mean that they have an upper-class way of behaving, which you think seems unnatural and is only done to impress people. [old-fashioned, disapproval]
If you have a lot of moolah, you're rich — you have plenty of cash. Moolah is a slang term that means "money."
Term meaning: Do you get it or understand what I am saying.
Doris (plural Dorises) (Britain, slang) One's girlfriend, wife or significant other.