Australian Lingo!

Some things you need to know before going to Australia. Learn this before going over and you'll be right! No worries mate! ...

Aussie (pron. Ozzie) : Australian
Avos : avocados
Barbie : barbecue (noun)
Bastard : term of endearment
Beaut, beauty : great, fantastic
Bloke : man, guy
Bloody : very (bloody hard yakka)
Bloody oath! : that's certainly true
Bludger : lazy person, layabout, somebody who always relies on other people to do things or lend him things
Brekkie : breakfast
Chuck a sickie : take the day off sick from work when you're perfectly healthy
Dag : a funny person, nerd, goof
Dickhead : see "whacker"
Dipstick : a loser, idiot
Dob (somebody) in : inform on somebody. Hence dobber, a tell-tale
Dunny : outside lavatory
Earbashing : nagging, non-stop chatter
Fair dinkum : true, genuine
G'Day : hello!
Gobsmacked : surprised, astounded
Jackaroo : a male trainee station manager or station hand (a station is a big farm/grazing property)
Jillaroo : a female trainee station manager or station hand
Kindie : kindergarten
Knock : to criticise
Mate : buddy, friend
No worries! : Expression of forgiveness or reassurance (No problem; forget about it; I can do it; Yes, I'll do it)
Pig's arse! : I don't agree with you
Piss : beer. Hence "hit the piss", "sink some piss"
Rack off : push off! get lost! get out of here! also "rack off hairy legs!".
Reckon! : you bet! Absolutely!
Ripper : great, fantastic - "it was a ripper party"
Roo bar : stout bar fixed to the front of a vehicle to protect it against hitting kangaroos (also bull bar)
She'll be right : it'll turn out okay
Spewin' : very angry
Wuss : coward; nervous person or animal
Yewy : u-turn in traffic ("chuck a yewy at the next traffic lights")