Aussies' Thread o' Strine (with help from Tino)

OK guys!! A lot of you i know get confused 'bout me strine! So i'm gonna educate ya's. OK?

Here's lesson one! Strine words 101!
First letter! A!!!




A




act the goat
to behave foolishly.
after dark
shark (rhyming slang).
aggro
aggressive.
akubra
wide brimmed felt hat used for protection from sun and weather.
Albany Doctor
refreshing afternoon sea breeze in southern Western Australia.
alone like a country dunny
alone; lonely; abandoned.
all behind in Melbourne
pertaining to a large posterior (Western Australian expression).
all froth and no beer
superficial; silly.
all laired up
dressed in your best clothes; flashily dressed.
all over the place like a mad woman's breakfast
in a state of chaos.
all piss and wind
boastful; full of shit.
all wool and a yard wide
authentic and totally trustworthy.
alley up
to pay back a debt.
alligator
a horse.
amber fluid
beer.
amen snorter
clergyman.
ankle - biter
toddler; small child.
Apple Isle
Tasmania.
apples
ok; all right (eg: she'll be apples).
argue the toss
to dispute a decision.
around the twist
insane.
arse around
to fool around.
arse off
to depart; to leave.
arsed out
dismissed; fired from current job.
arse - licker
sycophant; yes-man (also called a boot - licker)
arse - up
to make a mess of things; to fall over.
arsehole
despicable person (eg: He's a real arsehole).
arseholes!!
an exclamation meaning "nonsense".
arvo
afternoon.
as long as your arse points to the ground
indefinitely.
as much chance as pushing shit up hill
not a chance at all.
Aussie battler
an ordinary Australian trying to make ends meet.
Aussie salute
the flapping away of ever - persistent flies from one's face.
Australian as meat pie
typically or authentically Australian.
autumn leaf
a jockey who continually falls off.
'ave a go, ya mug!!!
cricket fans' cry to a slow batsman (also used in other sports).
away with the pixies/birdies
day dreaming; intoxicated; in another world.
axle grease
money.

Now fa B!

B 1




backdoor bandit
derogatory term for homosexual a man.
back o' Bourke
remote areas of outback Australia.
bag of fruit
suit (rhyming slang).
bagman
swagman; tramp.
bagman's gazette
mythical source of bush rumours.
bald as a bandicoot
having no hair.
ball and chain
wife (also known as trouble and strife).
balls up
to mess up; a real mix up; chaotic state of affairs.
Banana - bender
Queenslander.
Bananaland
Queensland.
bandicoot gunyah
makeshift bushman's shelter.
bangs like a dunny door in the wind
a promiscuous woman..
banjo
frying pan; shoulder of mutton (an old sheep).
barbie/barby
barbecue (BBQ).
Barcoo Buster
westerly wind in outback Queensland.
Barcoo rot
festering skin disease.
Barcoo spew
illness accompanied by attacks of vomiting.
bark on the lawn
to vomit outside.
barley!
word used to call for a truce (sometimes referred to as barlese!).
barmy as a bandicoot
insane.
barney
loud altercation; physical struggle; fight.
barrack for
to support vocally (usually associated with a sporting team).
bastard
most unpleasant person; affectionate name for a mate (eg: What have you been up to, you "old bastard"?).
bastard from the bush
rustic individual.
bash
wild party.
bash (someone's) ear
to talk at length to a boring degree.
bat the breeze
to talk idly.
bathers
swimming costume/suit; cozzies.
bats
crazy.
battler
a person struggling to survive
Bazzaland
Australia.
beat the living daylights/shit out of
administer a violent thrashing.
beaut
extremely good; an expression of approval.
beauty!; beaudy!
.exclamation of approval
Beecham's Pill
dill; idiot (rhyming slang).
beef
complaint; to complain.
been around
to be sexually experienced.
beer gut
bulging stomach (mans) often associated with heavy drinking.
bee's dick
smallest possible (eg: You've got a bee's dick of a chance of winning the lottery).
bee's knees
the best.
beg yours?
would you mind repeating that?.
belly flop/belly buster/belly whacker
a painful failed dive in which one's stomach (belly) hits the water first.
Belyando spew
shearer's illness thought to be caused by bad cooking and conditions.
bend the elbow
to drink alcohol; to drink excessively (eg: I hear he bends the elbow a bit).
bender
wild drinking spree.
bent as a scrub tick
crazy; foolish.
berko
crazy; furious.
bet like the Watsons
to bet extravagantly or foolishly.
bet your boots on
to be absolutely sure about something.
better than a poke up the arse/in the eye with a burnt stick
not as bad as all that; an admission that things could be worse.
bewdy!
expression of jubilation.
bib in/to stick your bib in
to interfere.
Bible basher
clergyman; religious fanatic.
bickie
biscuit (aka cookie XD)
biddy
woman; old woman (derogatory).
big bickies
large amount of money.
big note yourself
attempt to inflate your importance.
big city
the city.
billabong
a watering hole or creek.
billies/billy lids
kids (rhyming slang - also referred to as tin lids).
billy
a tin can used for brewing tea over a campfire
Billy Bluegum
koala bear.
billyo
with great speed or gusto (eg: The old car goes like billyo).
bin
prison.
binge
drinking spree.
bingle
minor motor accident.
bite your bum
shut up; get lost.
bities
collective term for spiders, bull ants, snakes, scorpions etc.
bitser
a mongrel.
Black Stump
a non existent place in the outback (eg: It's out somewhere this side of the Black Stump).
black taxi
a Commonwealth government car.
bleeder
fellow; bloke (derogatory).
bleeding oath
expression of unqualified agreement.
blind
very drunk.
block
a carton of beer (called a 'slab' in some states)
bloke
fellow; man
blood n blister
sister (rhyming slang).
bloodhouse
rough pub.
bloody
known as the great Aussie adjective, because of its frequent use.
bloody oath!
exclamation of agreement.
bloody - minded
uncooperative; stubborn.

AHAHA a dictionary? XD!

still not finished B yet XD

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You have too much slang xDDD

still on B baby!!!

WHOA THIS IS COOL. *A*

"BITE YOUR BUM" PFFT LOLOL.
I'ma start saying that to my sister. :D

thanks^^ if people want i'll do the whole alphabet

B continued..........


blotto
drunk/pissed.
blow a fuse
to lose one's temper.
blow in the bag
take a breathalyser test.
blowie
blowfly.
blow - in
an uninvited guest (and usually unwelcome).
blow through
to leave; to depart without paying.
bludge
to live off someone else; to let someone else to do your work.
bludger
someone who bludges.
blue
fight or argument; mistake, nickname for a redhead.
blue - flier
a fast kangaroo.
blue - nosed wowser
killjoy; teatotaller (non - drinker).
blue - tongue
shearers' term for a shed hand; unskilled worker.
blues
police. (also a nickname for the AFL footy team Carlton)
Bluestone college
Pentridge Prison.
bluey
a summons issued by police; cattle dog (blue heeler); rolled up blanket (as used by swagmen).
bob
shilling (pre - decimal coin equivalent to ten cents).
bobby dazzler
excellence of a person or thing (eg: He's a real bobby dazzler).
Bob's your uncle
an expression indicating everything is fine. (bob is my uncle)
bob's worth/two bob's worth
opinion; point of view (eg: She put in her two bob's worth).
bodgie
a member of a male subculture of the 50's similar to Britains Teddyboys; also means inferior or unskilled..
bogan
a young lout.
bog house
toilet
bog roll
toilet paper (also called 'date roll').
boil the billy
put the kettle on to make a cup of tea or coffee.

bonkers
crazy.
bonzer/bonza
excellent.
boo - boo
error.
booby
a foolish person; frightened.
bookie
bookmaker.
boomer
anything excessively large; huge lie; a large male kangaroo.
boomerang
a dishonoured cheque.
boots and all
wholeheartedly.
booze artist
heavy drinker.
booze bus
police vehicle used to apply random breathalyser tests to drivers
boozer
heavy drinker; local pub.
booze - up
wild party, with plenty of alcohol.
bore the pants off (someone)
to be excessively boring.
[u]bosker
excellent.
boss cocky
farmer who employs labour and works himself; an employer.
Buckley's
very little chance (eg: you've got buckley's chance of winning the lottery).
budgie
a small native Australian parrot (budgerigar) (parakeet for you yanks)
buffer
an elderly man.
buffin' the muffin'
having sexual intercourse.
Bugger
sometimes used as an expression on endearment (e.g the poor bugger)
bugger about
to mess around; to work ineffectually.
bugger all
very little; nothing.
bugger off!
go away!
buggered if I know
I have no idea; phrase indicating one is bemused about something.
buggerlugs
irreverent, but sometimes affectionate, way of referring to an individual (eg: Buggerlugs here wants to go home).
bugle
nose.

Finally C!!

cactus
dead; ruined; spoiled.
cake hole
mouth.
camp as a row of tents
a homosexual male.
Captain Cook
to have a look (rhyming slang).
cark it
to die.
car'n!
come on! (eg: Car'n the Blues... used for barracking for a sports team)
chateau de cardboard
cask of wine (An Australian invention).
cheap drunk
one who becomes drunk quickly.
chew the fat
to chat; natter.
chewie on your boot!
an Australian Rules football catcall inciting the footballer to miss when going for a goal.
chippie
carpenter.
chock-a-block/chockers
full up; filled to capacity.
choof off
to depart; leave.
chook
chicken; hen.
Chookas!
Good Luck!
choppers
teeth.
chuck a wobbly
to throw a tantrum.
chuck a U-ie
to make a U-turn while driving.
chuck up
to vomit
chunder
to vomit.
chunderous
nauseating.
cockatoo
a person posted to keep lookout during illegal activities (eg: a two up game).
cockatoo weather
fine by day, rain at night.
cockie/cocky
small farmer; cockatoo; cockroach.
cocky's joy
golden syrup (An Australian spread similar to maple syrup).
coffin nail
a cigarette.
cold and dark as a bushman's grave
very cold and gloomy.
cold enough to freeze the balls of a brass monkey
extremely cold.
coldie
a can of chilled beer.
colonial oath!
an emphatic agreement
come a cropper
to fall heavily; to have a setback.
comic guts
stomach or guts (rhyming slang).
compo
workers' compensation
conchie
conscientious objector.
cooee!/cooey!
greeting or call.
cook the books
to illegally falsify accounts or records.
coot
fellow, usually qualified by 'silly'.
cop it sweet
to be lucky.
cossie
swimming costume. (also spelt cozzie)
Crikey!
An exclamtion most popularised by Steve Irwin
cuppa
cup of tea.

D!!!!!!!!!!

dag
eccentric, scruffy person; a bit of a 'character'; poop stuck to a sheeps butt.
daggy
someone with the attributes of a dag.
daisy cutter
term for a ball that is thrown or kicked very low.
daks
trousers.
damper
bushman's bread baked in hot ashes of a campfire.
dander
anger (rhyming slang).
dark on
angry about.
Darling shower
dust storm.
Darwin pyjamas
no pyjamas (eg: You'll have to sleep in your Darwin pyjamas).
dead to the world
in a deep sleep, possibly alcohol indused.
dead but won't lie down
a persistent person.
dead horse
sauce (rhyming slang).
dead marine
an empty beer bottle.
deep sinker
a long glass of beer.
didn't come down in the last shower
shrewd; quick witted.
digger
gold miner; Australian or New Zealand returned serviceman.
dill
idiot.
dilly
dotty; idiotic.
dingo
wild Australian dog; despicable person.
dingo's breakfast
no breakfast at all.
dingy
small aluminium boat. (Also referred to as a "tinny")
dink/double dink
to carry a passenger on a bicycle with only one seat.
dinky di
really; true; honest (eg: A dinky di aussie).
dinkum
genuine; real.
dinkum oil
inside information; true.
dipstick
crazy, despicable person.
doesn't know if he's/she's Martha or Arthur
someone who is stupid or in a state of confusion.
doesn't miss a trick
a very alert person.
dog - box
an old fashioned train with no corridors.
dog stiffener/dogger
a professional dingo hunter.
dog's breakfast
a state of chaos.
dog's disease
World War II slang for malaria.
dog's eye
meat pie (rhyming slang).
dole bludger
someone who allegedly prefers the unemployment benefit to paid employment.
Down Under
Australia.
drongo
an idiot (derived from an ungainly Australian racehorse of the 1920's called Drongo, famous for coming last).
dropkick
a despicable or disliked person.
drover's dog
a complaining term meaning anyone at all (eg: A drover's dog could have done that).
drown some worms
to go fishing.
dunny
toilet.
dunny brush
'flat top' haircut.
dunny driver
a plunber.
dusting
trashing; beating.
dust up
a fight or brawl.

Yay letter E!

earbasher
someone who talks excessively; a bore.
earwig
eavesdropper; to eavesdrop.
el cheapo
cheap and nasty; a cost cutting individual.
Emma Chisit?
how much is that? (an example of 'Strine" or Australian pronunciation).
emu's breakfast
an expression meaning 'a drink and a good look around'.
Emunow this is how you pronuce emu 'eeem-u' not 'e-moo' simpsons always make me laugh and groan at that one >_<
Enzed
New Zealand.
esky
portable drink/food cooler.
every bastard and his dog
absolutely everyone.
eye's on, hands off
alright to look, but not to touch.
extra grouse
really good; excellent.


Wow....so short.... F now!

face like a chook's arse
a miserable expression.
face like a yard of tripe
a miserable expression.
fair dinkum
genuine; real.
fair go!
asking for fair treatment.
fair suck of the sauce!
be fair!.
fair suck of the sav!
be fair!.
fan - bloody - tastic
an exclamation of jubilation.
fang carpenter
dentist.
far gone
beyond repair; madly in love; drunk.
fizzer
failure; fiasco.
fizzle out
to fade out; to come to a disappointing end.
floater
meat pie in a bowl of peas or gravy (a South Australian recipe).
footy
football (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football)
for crying out loud
an expression of annoyance.
for fun and fancy to please old Nancy
a sarcastic answer to 'Why are you doing that?'.
fossick
to dig for gold.
fossick around
to poke around; to look for something.
fox
a term for a drinking partner who leaves before paying for a round of drinks.
freebie
To get something for nothing.
Fremantle doctor
the refreshing sea breeze that blows into Fremantle and Perth on a hot afternoon.
fried eggs
breasts (usually said of small ones).
full as a fairy's phone book
intoxicated; bloated.
full as a fat woman's sock
intoxicated; bloated.
full as a goog
intoxicated; bloated.
full as a state school (public school)
intoxicated; bloated.
full as a tick
intoxicated; bloated.
full of beans
energetic.
full up to pussy's bow
to have eaten one's fill; bloated.
furphy
unfounded rumour; a lie.
further back than Walla Walla
way beyond schedule; last by a long way.

I should have continued this... i never got passed F *shakes head* didnt even start on the insults or the rhyming slang or anything. shame aussie shame