History UsefulNotes / AustralianSlang

* ''Scab'' - Apart from the traditional usages for blood clots after injury and people who cross union picket lines, in Australia it also means to get something for free by asking or by hanging around until you get what you want. Example, "Can I scab a ciggy off ya mate?" Means asking your friend for a free cigarette, while "I thought you'd hang around to scab dinner" would mean the person has stuck around long enough that the person making or getting dinner is going to get the scab some as well as their own.

* ''Yeah Nah'' - Its original usage was to sum up a person's opinion in an argument or discussion in two words (typical of the Aussie's preference for laziness) by saying 'Yes I hear you but no I don't agree.' Now it's just become a standard response to almost any question.

* ''Barrack'' - Support, or as Americans say, "root for". Apparently, in the UK, the word "barrack" means "to insult or abuse"... something which someone who barracks for a team is likely to do to the opposition. Nothing to do with UsefulNotes/BarackObama.

* ''Shit-stirrer,'' - Troublemaker; the best analogy might be "{{troll}}" (in the internet sense). Also used in the UK with the same meaning.

Foreigners are notorious for assuming New Zealanders and Australians are the same people. In fact, using most of this slang in New Zealand will earn you a derisive snort. Particularly thong, which New Zealanders call a jandal.

* ''''Bludger'' - A [[TheSlacker slacker]], layabout, or someone who's just being lazy. 'Dole bludger' refers to ones on welfare. (no relation to ''Literature/HarryPotter'')
* ''Bogan,'' - The Aussie term for the urban/suburban redneck/white trash; he may wear ripped jeans, have a mullet, hold a stubbie or bong, drink large quantities of cheap, shitty beer (particularly Foster's, Victoria Bitter, and XXXX Gold), work as an unskilled labourer, drive a big, powerful, old, clapped-out car (Ford Falcon or Holden Commodore only), and use pretty much all the words on this list, the more unfashionable the better. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA8gJoT5yl4&feature=related See here.]] Also quite prone to dropping [[ClusterFBomb Cluster F Bombs]] [[UpToEleven wherever possible]].

* ''Wowser'' - A killjoy or spoilsport, especially of the MoralGuardians type -- also a derogatory term for a teetotaller. Comes from the slogan of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, "We Only Want Social Evils Remedied". Nothing to do with InspectorGadget's CatchPhrase.

* ''Buckley's chance'' (or simply "Buckley's") - No chance, or almost no chance. Comes from either the escaped convict [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Buckley_%28convict%29 William Buckley]], or the now-defunct department store chain Buckley & Nunn.
** Also ''Buckley's and none'' - a supposed two chances (probabilities), being Buckley's chance (meaning a very small chance) or no chance at all.

** Sometimes amplified to ''grotty'', or used to describe a particularly filthy person "you're a grot, mate"

* ''Bogan,'' - The Aussie term for the urban/suburban redneck/white trash; he may wear ripped jeans, have a mullet, hold a stubbie or bong, work as an unskilled labourer, drive a big, powerful, old, clapped-out car (Ford Falcon or Holden Commodore only), and use pretty much all the words on this list, the more unfashionable the better. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA8gJoT5yl4&feature=related See here.]] Also quite prone to dropping [[ClusterFBomb Cluster F Bombs]] [[UpToEleven wherever possible]].

* ''Bludger'' - A [[TheSlacker slacker]], layabout, or someone who's just being lazy. 'Dole bludger' refers to ones on welfare. (no relation to ''Literature/HarryPotter'')

* Boy racer - A young motorist (usually male) driving a vehicle with excessive, obnoxious, and largely cosmetic modifications (i.e. spoilers, hood intakes, loud and often bass-heavy sound setups, wide-bore exhaust tips, excessive lowering and stanced/"hellaflush" tires) who is known for their poor driving etiquette and lack of regard for rules of the road. Also British and New Zealandian slang, where it means the exact same thing.

* ''Cunt'' - Sometimes this means the same as it does in the rest of the world. Often though it's a general (if crude) way of addressing someone, the same as you'd use "mate". If someone is a "sick cunt" it's a compliment, usually because they've done something well. If they're a "mad cunt" they did something really awesome. "Oi cunt" is a standard greeting for one's friends. A "shit cunt" is an undesirable individual.

** An interesting variation is the '[[NouveauRiche Cashed Up Bogan]]', best decribed by the website [[http://thingsboganslike.wordpress.com/ Things Bogans Like]]. Kath and Kim of, well, ''KathAndKim'' are explicitly described as such on their page, which makes sense, seeing as they are.

* ''Aunty'' - TheABC, Australia's state broadcaster.

* ''Ta'' - thank you. Interchangeable with 'cheers'. Also used in BritishEnglish.

* ''Cunt'' - Sometimes this means the same as it does in the rest of the world. Often though it's a general (if crude) way of addressing someone, the same as you'd use "mate". If someone is a "sick cunt" it's a compliment, usually because they've done something well. If they're a "mad cunt" they did something really awesome. "Oi cunt" is a standard greeting for one's friends.

* ''Sex & Bloody Soccer'' - Not a kinky activity, but Australia's other public broadcaster, Creator/{{SBS}}.

** Another possible origin is jeering during The Ashes (The cricket match between Australia and England) making fun of the English's (inevitable) sunburn - their pale skin turns a bright shade of red, similar to a pomegranate.

* ''Cunt'' - Sometimes this means the same as it does in the rest of the world. Often though it's a general (if crude) way of addressing someone, the same as you'd use "mate". If someone is a "sick cunt" it's a compliment, usually because they've done something well. If they're a "mad cunt" they did something really awesome.

** ''Sledge'' - To trash-talk in an unbecoming manner; in proper circles, trash-talk must be witty and urbane, such as "Learn to bowl straight and I might even play the ball," or any funny comeback to an offensive sledge. It becomes sledging when it is simply abuse with no element of class, ie, "You're fat. Why are you so fat?" It is rather subjective. Sometimes can still be a fine art, take this exchange between Pakistani batsman Javed Miandad and Australian bowler Merv Hughes: