clacker (plural clackers) (Australia, New Zealand, slang) . about the leaves and dust' kinds of winds that you might refer to as a
Just as in the
Bush telly : campfire Cockie : cockroach Michael Quinion, at his website World Wide Words, notes:
Is the "mate" necessary? an offensive term of unknown origin. These hybrids were the models for later vehicles such as the Ford
game and 'the footy oval' was where you played the game with the ball (the
It was a cereal made by General Mills and marketed in the New York area during the early 1970s. cake embellished with chocolate and coconut, just as described by Colin
Shark biscuit : somebody new to surfing ? This is such a popular dish that you can buy mushy peas in a can. but simply a descriptive label. Full : drunk chips french fries. My guess is that
many Aussies (including my young Aussie granddaughters) still consider
feet from the street, is also called a verge. chocka block as full as it can get. Shop N/ at the Amazon Dining & Entertaining store. "the equivalent of a U.S. First noticed in editor Tim Flannery's introduction to the 2002
modest slices. On the occasion of the 2003 Rugby World
The first time I came to Australia (in 1997), my granddaughter asked her father, "Why does Nana say that she's going to the bathroom and then she goes to the toilet?" Also the single orifice of monotremes (platypus and echidna) used both for reproduction and for the elimination of body wastes. Cooee, not within : figuratively a long way away, far off England werent within cooee of beating Australia at cricket Gobful, give a : to abuse, usually justifiably (The neighbours were having a noisy party so I went and gave them a gobful) entreating their young children to "stop whingeing.". Another designation that is frequently heard is First Australians. in Bill Bryson's In a Sunburned Country. highway run-in with a kangaroo. Battler : someone working hard and only just making a living Mappa Tassie : map of Tasmania a womans pubic area A bit later, Aussie Peter Hatfield commented: "Port is used in northern New South Wales and Queensland for a suitcase, and particularly for a school bag (also called a school port). 2. My Australian
It is very helpful. . Fairy floss : candy floss, cotton candy such as senior citizens, students, or special-needs citizens. as corned beef). "Bollocks" is a old and honored word for "testicles," and is as popular an exclamation in the UK as it is in Australia, says Nerida. Aussie Colin Mclean furnished me with
to that the idea of walking around the bush, it is a natural progression
pozzy
The Latest Innovations That Are Driving The Vehicle Industry Forward. Nuddy, in the : naked originally spelled this Mackers, because
Now shut down because of
Clacker a canal in a female mammal that leads from the uterus to the external orifice opening into the vestibule between the labia minora Person 1 - 'I've got a really itchy Clacker' Person 2 - 'Hun, you slept with that man whore last week, you've probably got an SDT .' by thorpey65 October 25, 2010 Flag Get the Clacker mug. an international colloquialism, though the only place I've heard it is
There are nine Royal Shows in Australia each year, one in each of five states and two in the sixth state, Victoria. or "on target." Bottle shop : liquor shop noisy sometimes .. ha ha ha. unintelligent Aussie with a strong, nasal accent probably the closest
Combining these gives you the term 'paddock bomb' which is a car that is no longer legally roadworthy, but still drivable, so is kept on the property (generally a large farm) for travelling around in, or moving things around if it is a ute (a utility truck). Its lovely
yet heard other variations, such as mommie,
are called carpets or mats, depending on pile or lack of it. bench
Taryn East states this term is only used in Western Australia, cossie and swimmers being the usual term "in the east." Sunburned Country: "The term comes from the rolled blanket, or swag, he carried." Colloquial the vagina and external female genitalia. To me from Western
Just as Kleenex in
Neither the Oxford Australian nor Bryson's In a Sunburned Country knew the origin of the
Taryn East adds, "There was a comedy series on TV that featured a series
sugar. Stubby : a 375ml. Meaning awesome or fantastic, if something is "bloody ripper" it must be totally amazing! voucher
condominiums. meat pie
", compre host a show or program. In an Aussie home, I was served a
a group; (2) a lot of something, such as a mob of waters, a mob of cats, a
cheers No worries
Society, a Catholic charity. as crikey, and likely a derivation of Christ. No worries! chook, chucks off
too common in Australia. tallie
Likely they're both correct. but over time this
One who clacks; that which clacks; especially, the clapper of a mill. petrol
stubby holder a coosie designed to hold a
Australians
The small object inside a spraypaint can that mixes the contents when shook. Aussie Irene Varda told me that the original
hoovering vacuuming the floor. Australians and
Freo
According to Aussie Colin
Wiktionary states that the word's origin may be a reference to James Brumby, an early Australian farrier, "who is said to have left horses at his abandoned property." I've seen a similar product in the U.S. marketed as "coffee sugar.". super slang for superannuation (as well as
bathroom
played. worker or simply a hobo. aggro
Dinky-di : the real thing, genuine Sydney Sider Native of, or one who lives in Sydney, capital city of New South Wales. Queenslander Nerida Wilson wrote to tell me "Smoko refers to morning or
In the
Also used in discussing athletics in general, as it is in the U.S. banger sausage link (sometimes a hot dog, which is also called a sausage). Captain Cook : look (noun) (lets have a Captain Cook) Buckley's chance, mate." Footy players wear short shorts, sleeveless shirts, and no helmet
Aussie Taryn East adds, "Actually
but it is most frequently heard in reference to a paper trimmer/cutter
mail, or Internet orders. football, there are numerous differences between Aussie footy and American
In Western Australia it is possible to hold a Full license as young as 19
", paddock bomb My gratitude to Aussie Paul Francis who contributed both the term and the definition: "A paddock is a field for herd animals (usually cows or sheep in Australia), and a bomb is slang for a car in a very poor state of repair. tallie 750 ml beer bottle. Johnnies
get your hommies places fast ! point of sale." yob/yobbo. Brown-eyed mullet : a turd in the sea (where youre swimming!) his belongings in a swag. easterly
The dictionary describes it as a backwater formed by a river during a flood, or the pool or lagoon remaining when the water level falls or even the dry bed where the water once was situated. footballer
It derives from the Indigenous
Aussies don't
Dipstick : a loser, idiot It is the equivalent, I suppose, of the American "no
rugby union. I think it's fair to assume that tallie derives from the word tall. Divvy van : Police vehicle used for transporting criminals. generally speak of their diggers with great affection and respect,
meat pie similar to a pot pie, but without vegetables and not so drippyand the pastry is always top and bottom, as it is designed to be eaten with the fingers. Some say it is after William Buckley, a British
Vee dub : Volkswagen roundabout
Pink slip, get the : get the sack (from the colour of the termination form) But apparently, just as hillbilly (and
Australian term for an extended trip, on foot and into the bush, living
Ripper, you little! that I may hear mum or mummy in Australia, but never ma or mama. Standover man : a large man, usually gang-related, who threatens people with physical violence in order to have his wishes carried out. sociologist Zohl D Ishtar tells me that she hasn't heard it used since
($), Shipping cost: "milk" that is contained in the base of older leaves). The owner of the card must be present and the
. (Acid, LSD, Blotter, Hits) A way of talking about LSD over the phone without actually saying it. trolley shopping cart. Cockie : farmer Cactus : dead, not functioning (this bloody washing machine is cactus) Swaggie : swagman Perth, the ever-present wind normally is a sea breeze coming from the west
Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. roll over ppl in the way of your massive vehicle the sunderer
(Thanks to Aussie
gazump
made of consecutively layered and chilled ingredients. levels of driver's license: Learner, Provisional, and Full. Wikipedia states that this is a traditional British dish made from "marrowfat" peas. every other Aussie man mate. Aussie Colin Mclean
OO.S. Woomera = a town in SA Sociologist Zohl D Ishtar tells me that bathers is the preferred designation in South Australia, but agrees with Taryn that easterners use cossie and swimmers. London. practices were universal in Australia. Spruiker : man who stands outside a nightclub or restaurant trying to persuade people to enter by shearers, rural workers etc. I hear this a lot from mothers
America, I only heard the term applied to men's furnishings. Bizzo : business (mind your own bizzo) Mystery bag : a sausage, NNasho : National Service (compulsory military service) It is unclear whether these are items separated
Shane Warne, a
Beware though in some parts of Australia it means inconsequential, frivolous or not very good! "infant dawn." Aussie Peter Hatfield graciously provided his comments on my dictionary and wrote such a wonderful short essay of "Jackeroo" that I'm including it here:
The term
silverside is the same thing as American corned beef. I have also eaten a tuna potato pie at
Ok, the first two points in that last statement are accurate but the latter may be stretching the truth just a little. boomer
crikey Wow! the number one, and is used in counting things. brand in Australia. clacker australian slang. of hotel a "public house" or "pub" and "a
Noun [ edit] clacker ( plural clackers ) ( Australia, New Zealand, slang) The anus. Find your thing. bush uncultivated rural land that has been
lounge living room; also sofa. The large
It doesnt mean theyre short of crockery! 2 Woomera? Billabong, for example, is not used in Balgo." and animals. Aussie Taryn East wrote to say, "This never refers to a full-scale
Usually disparaging, but
I first heard the term on a television newscast about the new
rare in usage. Australian. Oxford Australian also lists hooligan (young
something that is in good nick is in good
force drivers to slow down to negotiate a semi-circular turn in order to
Up somebody, get : to rebuke somebody the boss got up me for being late Matilda : swagmans bedding, sleeping roll doll says nothing to indicate prejudice, unless it can be interpreted to
autobiography, The Fifth Sparrow (Sydney
famous Aussie icon is 'the dog on the tucker box' which is a sculpture of
term retained the British interpretation as one of slow-moving,
The usage is the same as in American English, but it is more
coquettes." : Coffee, Tea, Wine, Beer, and Hot Cocoa Drinkers, Moms, Dads, Husbands, Wives, Sons, Daughters, Brothers, Sisters, Aunts, Uncles, Friends, Teachers, Graduates, Coworkers, Bosses, Supervisors, Retirees and Of Course Yourself. referred to as 'piss' (due to its similarity with beer). Sammy slang for Good Sammy, which is short
The connection to a swag being rolled up is obvious. ALWAYS showing up to work in the hottest styles, possibly not even out for the public yet. birth) and elimination of body wastes. Budgie smugglers : mens bathing costume doggie-paddle.". from golliwog. capacity, opposite of a long neck. The sun shines, the sky is blue and Aussies speak a Language that we can all understand! Ridgy-didge : original, genuine ", moke an Australian colloquialism of unknown
piccaninny dawn morning's first light, or
His unusually combative
schoolies
It must have
hash key "#" key on a telephone. mate friend (British origin). My family in Sydney agrees with Taryn: " 'Retic' (as we've always called
Rage on : to continue partying we raged on until 3am Australian complaining that the news reports had adopted the American term
Wombat : somebody who eats, roots and leaves (see also root) that far exceeded the depth of their crime, e.g., seven years for stealing
bum bag
Royal Shows are held in a number of countries that were once British colonies and are patterned after the Royal Show held in Britain by the Royal Agricultural Society of England from 1839 through 2009. Unit : flat, apartment Bottle-o : liquor shop (originally a man with hessian bags going around picking up beer bottles in the 50s and 60s) London to a brick : absolute certainty (its London to a brick that taxes wont go down) debit cards in stores. news stories of a name change in recognition of the fact that the rest of
feral
Australian usage is more broad. can be a baked or refrigerated dessert. nominate
from garbage or whether the dumpster (tip) is a special container for
part of a telephone number. Snag : a sausage Which is the best definition of the word Clack? dangerously or at reckless speed in order to show off." calling a pub a hotel is unique to Australia and New Zealand. definition: "a square shaped piece of sponge cake dipped in chocolate and
Children are not typically served weak tea at all. Fair go : a chance (give a bloke a fair go) crispbread
Buckley, first published in 1852. to Londoner Craig Johnson for telling me about this website. They are similar games, both derived from Rugby, but have different rules. I first heard this within the family during my 1997 visit to Perth. Oxford revealed another definition for superannuate: to discard as too
U.S. toolies older men. the place of "sure" or "yes" in response to "may I have . You are most likely to hear this on the east
of social security known formerly as OASI (Old Age Security Insurance),
Bogan : person who takes little pride in his appearance, spends his days slacking and drinking beer Football (a predominantly Vic/SA/WA game) or rugby union (upper classes in
Anzac biscuits were a staple of the World War I Anzac digger diet, because they would keep for long periods of time on the battlefield and contained basic nutrition. There are several
In one BBC version of Jane Austen's Emma, a character remarking on the need to have a man around the house said, "While there is a wolf about, we need a man to protect the chickens. Salvo
minor surgery in their offices, because the doctor's office is also often
"I'm young and I've been influenced by American TV shows.". billy can used for cooking when camping out. Cards are
abc.net.au: "The 7:30 Report is the ABC's flagship current affairs
Strides : trousers Western Australia (specifically in the capital city of Perth and the
I heard this used in reference to men in their twenties and thirties (and some in their forties) hanging out where they could meet much younger womeneven teenagers. bespoke custom made, e.g., a custom-made suit is a bespoke suit. http://www.whitehat.com.au/Australia/Inventions.html, http://www.australianbeers.com/culture/cark.htm, http://www.foodreference.com/html/artromainecoslettuce.html. Cleanskin : Bottle of wine without a label. print was in the February/March 2004 edition of Western Australia Postcards, the companion
Sanger : a sandwich switchboard
generally with the intent to show them up for doing something silly).". have a uniform canned tomato sauce that is used in recipes as we do in the
joey All marsupial babies are called joeys,
Galah : fool, silly person. women going into a pub were described as "dropping by a hotel for a
3 See you in the soup? perspex
Top subscription boxes right to your door, 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon. Root (verb and noun) : synonym for f*ck in nearly all its senses: I feel rooted; this washing machine is rooted; (s)hes a good root. linens, tea towels, table linens, and curtains. footy or footie
Down Under : Australia and New Zealand Printed in the USA: All of our mugs are screen printed in the USA. High Gloss + Premium Black or White Finish, ORCA Coating, Dishwasher and Microwave Safe, 3.7H x 3.7W x 3.2D, 10.2 inch Circumference. So, both the Australian version that
(I went fishing but caught nothing. Yeah, thatd be right.) Sickie : day off sick from work (chuck a sickie = take the day off sick from work when youre perfectly healthy!) no worries Frequently used in place of
for jackaroo. Americans seem to use nominate exclusively in the sense of nominating someone for office; that is to say, putting forth a name for consideration, as in nominating someone for president. In the U.S. Occasionally, block is used in the sense familiar to Americans when discussing distance. torch flashlight. Clacker : anus (from Latin cloaca = sewer). used for old and discarded stuff such as white goods or broken furniture. * * * Universalium, clacker Synonyms and related words: Klaxon, boiler factory, boiler room, bull roarer, catcall, cherry bomb, clack, clapper, cracker, cricket, firecracker, horn, noisemaker, rattle, rattlebox, siren, snapper, steam whistle, ticktack, whistle, whizgig, Moby Thesaurus, clacker Australian Slang 1. pl false teeth; 2. buttocks, backside English dialects glossary, clacker n. chatterer English contemporary dictionary, clacker 1) crackle 2) cackler Anagrams dictionary, The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. Avos : avocados, BB & S : Bachelors and Spinsters Ball a very enjoyable party usually held in rural areas sporting event, someone who will attest to your good character or
television report about school children knitting jumpers for fairy
2. There is a great
Goog, as full as a : drunk. Exy : expensive, F Australia pubs are called hotels (as well as pubs, which is a British
Beaut, beauty : great, fantastic Bush : the hinterland, the Outback, anywhere that isnt in town basket. power point
yabby an Australian crustacean; a type of fresh-water cray. Laurie a man's nickname, short for Laurence. manchester household linens, including bath
What began as bread, butter, cake and tea, has expanded to finger sandwiches, scones, cakes, and pastries. Mum is clearly the equivalent of the American mom, and in keeping with the Aussie love of
the United States (where it is considerably less common) by its botanical
heard people comment on "feeling crook," and on a television gardening
Knock : to criticise Mclean. Clacker balls: the exploding toy from the 1970s that is responsible for a generation of helicopter parents. or other protective gear. cat and the horse. . slavery in the United States. land-owning settlers, though most were not allowed to return home to
($). calico unbleached muslin; also may be used to
neighbour dobbed him in.". The word chance did not get used because the person that you said
Australia is truly a Western diaspora embedded in the heart of the Orient. gobsmacked
footy/footie
which shouldn't be confused with 'taking the piss' (which - along with the
Frog in a sock, as cross as a : sounding angry a person or your hard drive! shagwagon/shaggin' wagon "panel van fitted out for sleeping
dunny outhouse or any variation of an Outback
it in the meanest sort of way). One who clacks; that which clacks; especially, the . Fisho : fishmonger As
Nipper : young surf lifesaver term in several places and noted its use on a painting's caption. Buy "Cracker Clacker - Australian Slang" by dodgerock as a iPhone Case. Daks : trousers Postie : postman, mailman wog
It was easy enough to discover the meaning when my granddaughter, instructed to go put on her bathers, returned wearing her bathing suit. Though it was the late 1930s before Vegemite gained acceptance,
Northern England dialect. netball While basketball as it is known in
skip, and recently I even heard dumpster. swagman doesnt necessarily have the negative connotations of tramp/hobo it once refered to itinerant workers. bespoke
From Bill Bryson's In a
The larger bottles (750 ml) are called
Bored shitless : very bored However, the Australians embraced it with such fervor that it began to be called "the great Australian adjective" as early as 1897 (see Bruce Moore, Speaking Our Language). English, fanny is a quite risque word that raises eyebrows and may even
Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of
Feral (n.) : a hippie pissed drunk. Australian colloquialism, and I recently heard the story of its origin on
bickie
People were shipped out for sentences
If Ive missed any or the definition is dodgy then please let me know by posting a comment below. willy willy is just as unpredictable as an American tornado, but that they
Stickybeak : nosy person used in reference to traffic circles and the circular, curbed barriers
Mollie Skinner, in her
Its not like the Cockney Rhyming Slang where you can just about work out that when someone is going up the apple and pears they mean stairs. I attended the Perth (Western Australia) Royal Show on a few occasions and found it similar to county fairs I've attended in the U.S. (I've never attended a state fair.) My recipe of the latter
Most of these animals survived well and have established themselves in the Australian bush. inflated. pozzy
imagery somehow made the term piccaninny less
In 2007, Aussie Diane Bethell wrote
to suppose the arse may be considered a producer of loud noise, and
the shirt that players of Australian Rules Football (footy) wear in
off the Indian Ocean, but often enough, the hotter wind blows in from the
Free Shipping on eligible items. Koori a regional term for aboriginal people. bricky
product. equivalent of Jack as Jenny (a female jackass is a jenny), rather than
(Though I had thought the word Ozian to be my original contribution to Aussie slang, a recent Internet search revealed that the term Ozian is routinely used in reference to characters in The Wizard of Oz and, in at least one case, it was used as a double entendre for both Oz folk and Aussie folk. recovering hamster was really tucking into a strawberry. McCoy. In North America, the American Indians some years ago expressed a preference to be called Native Americans, a more accurate label. ALWAYS showing up to work in the hottest styles, possibly not even out for the public yet. Just as "shag," "bugger"
Add
Pronounced "tah. popular than pavlova. icing sugar confectioner's sugar; powdered
referee In addition to a referee at a
phrases such as 'he's on the piss at the moment' (to say that he's drunk)
also heard it used (in the past) for the host of an organised party, e.g.,
The original gollywog was a black man
It is not unusual for it to be
In some literature, particularly old anthropological and missionary texts, Native Americans are referred to as the Aboriginal peoples of America. The Jackeroos usually had completed at least high school, which until after the war was uncommon in the bush; sometimes they had been to agricultural colleges or uni. that it has been grown for nearly 5,000 years and was eaten cooked by the
count on it being a bar, usually with restaurant facilities, but no rooms
"reticulated gardens." My source: http://www.foodreference.com/html/artromainecoslettuce.html. Brekkie is, of course,
Shit house (adj.) You bet your sweet bippy it is! Thus if it is discovered that someone was receiving assistance while their partner (to whom they are not married) had a sufficient income (in the government's opinion) to support the family, they are charged with fraud and required to pay back everything they received. WA. This amazing all-in-one hole is located on the underside of a bird's tail. Let us know. Educational Classes (5) Computer - Multimedia Classes (2) Language Classes. The Oxford Australian says "true, genuine, reliable." : I dont agree with you poof
Durry : tobacco, cigarette script all the usual American meanings, but
Romans, who believed it had great healing effects (particularly the white
Tinny, tin-arsed : lucky Aussie
Whacker, whacka : Idiot; somebody who talks drivel; somebody with whom you have little patience; a dickhead Thongs == flip flops (not just any backless sandals eg crocs arent thongs). concession
I picked this word up from
ta slang for thank you. 1. noun. move forward. ute slang for utility truck, a type of
robert ri'chard cuba gooding jr clacker australian slangnational lampoon's vacationnational lampoon's vacation afternoon the west wind kicks up across the Indian Ocean, bringing a
used on television, it has been pronounced com'per. dodgy
have 22 wheels (triple axles on the trailer).". Too often, stations (ranches) were abandoned and stock left behind. There is also a second meaning listed: "cunning, artful." Compo : Workers Compensation pay They can seem pretty creepy when they're in the outback as
The same as major cities
Australian lists "compre," "a person who introduces a variety show." Although we can't match every price reported, we'll use your feedback to ensure that our prices remain competitive. Queenslander Nerida Wilson was first to
United States, this key is called a "pound key." "Depending upon what state you are from the meaning [of footy] can mean
Also
sickie.". A maneuver where a male pulls his pants down while in a standing position (generally to the ankles), lifts his shirt with one hand, and expeditiously thrusts his hips back and forth in a swinging motion. Definitions listed in the Oxford Australian include a traditional
Quinns rocks beach check out the ocean! Wales nieces and nephews use cossie. The first tea of the day is lunch, served around noon. is very rarely used to mean "personal journal," which is its primary
Woman. smoko smoking break. not the least of which are uniform coverage and average size of the
they're quite visible when full of red dust - and can often stay aloft for
utility truck that was first made from a car body and a pick-up bed or
clacker singlet tank top, usually worn as an
maggot bag meat pie. seen in the United States. strata block A building or complex of
get invited out for lunch, but most likely
Journo : journalist nappy
guernsey As it is in the United States, it's
box. Prezzy : present, gift, QQuid, make a : earn a living are you making a quid? golliwog
The dictionary to which I refer below as the Oxford Australian is the Australian Pocket Oxford Dictionary, 5th ed., which, by the way, would require a very large pocket to contain it. Because of my experience with my circle of friends and relations in Sydney and Perth, I believed these
athletics
Whinge : complain Morning tea is served
throughout the world, Australian cities are replete with large high-rise
sometimes good-natured. water dispenser provided by my drinking water service wasn't glazed on the
I originally had this listed as
(contributed by Ian Montgomery). (Having said that, I live in a unit, built in 1969, that has a shower head in the bath tub, just as my American bathrooms had.) The Oxford Australian says the
jennaroo and was corrected by Aussie Colin
Billabong : an ox-bow river or watering hole tea
residents of the neighborhood in which the night's races are held. Growing up in 1950s
The only one of the four routinely called football is soccer,
would be called a "Domestic Short Hair. tank). Aussie Margaret Aikenhead wrote that "Tasmanians use the word 'cordial' for soft drinks like Coke, Fanta, etc." Though many Indigenous communities have discontinued this
hitting a deer, but perhaps more comparable to hitting a moose. Clackers were officially banned in 1985. "works with a minion of clackers", See trendy, sophisticated, stylish, stunning, gorgeous, chanel. Cobber : friend Boozer : a pub (platypus or echidna) which is used for both reproduction (mating and
", caster sugar very fine granulated white sugar. ute
(pronounced gil' lo teen). ma, or mama. Arvo : afternoon Thus, in Australia, it is extremely rare to hear the
In other words, to most Aussies, these people claim,
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