Advertisement
rule
August 07, 2008navbarHomeTV ScheduleFun & GamesWatch Video
rule
Discovery Kids rule
rule
rule
shop now
rule
Discovery Kids
privacy policy
rule
site search
rule
 
Crocfiles
Fun and Games

printer friendly version
Present
Aussie Glossie
small text
large text

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M|N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

O

Ocker: An unsophisticated person.
Offsider: An assistant, helper.
Oldies: Parents. ("I'll have to ask my oldies.")
O.S.: Overseas. ("He's gone O.S.")
Outback: Interior of Australia.
Oz: Australia!

P

Pash: A long passionate kiss; hence "pashing on."
Piece of piss: Easy task.
Pig's arse!: I don't agree with you.
Piker: Someone who doesn't want to fit in with others socially, leaves parties early.
Piss: Beer. Hence "hit the piss," "sink some piss."
Plonk: Cheap wine.
Pokies: Poker machines, fruit machines.
Polly: Politician.
Pom, pommy: An Englishman.
Pommy's towel, as dry as a: Very dry — based on the canard that Poms bathe about once a month.
Port: Suitcase (portmanteau).
Postie: Postman, mailman.
Pot: 285-ml beer glass in Queensland.
Pozzy: Position. ("Get a good pozzy at the football stadium.")
Prezzy: Present, gift.

Q

Quid, make a: Earn a living. ("Are you making a quid?")
Quid, not the full: Of low IQ.

R

Rack off: Push off! Get lost! Get out of here! Also, "Rack off, hairy legs!"
Raw prawn, to come the: To put one on, to be generally disagreeable.
Reckon!: You bet! Absolutely!
Rego: Vehicle registration.
Rellie: Family relative.
Ridgy-didge: Original, genuine.
Right: OK. ("She'll be right, mate.")
Ripper: Great, fantastic. ("It was a ripper party.")
Rip snorter: Great, fantastic. ("It was a rip snorter of a party.")
Rollie: A cigarette that you roll yourself.
Roo: Kangaroo.
Ropeable: Very angry.
Rort: Cheating, fiddling, defrauding (expenses, the system etc.). Usually used of politicians.
Rotten: Drunk. ("I went out last night and got rotten.")
Rubbish (verb): To criticize.


previous
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8
next

Pictures: PhotoDisc/Getty One |

By visiting this site, you agree to the terms and conditions
of our Visitor Agreement. Please read. Privacy Policy.
ATTENTION! We recently updated our privacy policy. The changes are effective as of Tuesday, October 30, 2007.
To see the new policy, click here. Questions? See the policy for the contact information.

Copyright © 2008 Discovery Communications, LLC.

The leading global real-world media and entertainment company.

 
Advertisement