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Ah, Australia — the land of marine reserves and vegemite, where people use “barbie” to refer to “barbecue,” and everyone tries their hardest to make words as short and fun as possible. But Australian slang doesn’t stop here. If you’ve been lucky enough to visit the country (or have one of your friends from Down Under visit you), you’ve probably noticed that Australians have their own way of speaking.

Understanding Australian slang can be difficult at first, especially if you’re not a native English speaker. After all, Aussie slang reflects the country’s unique culture, history, and personality — a mix of British, Irish, and First Nations influences with a dash of the Australian humor and sarcasm that we absolutely love. The country gave birth to unique words that make it sound like everyone is talking in code, and while some of these terms are so common they’ve made their way into mainstream English (“selfie,” “no worries”), others remain exclusively Aussie-isms. 

Learning Australian idioms can be tough for anyone who isn’t actually from Down Under, but have no fear — we’ve got your back! We’ve done some research and come up with an authentic Aussie slang word list so that next time someone drops “she’ll be right” or “g’day” into a conversation, you’ll know exactly what they’re talking about. And if you happen to be in Oz yourself, we promise this list will come in handy when chatting with locals. Ready to learn how to speak like an Aussie?

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84 Australian Slang Words To Help You Finally Get What Your Aussie Friends Are Talking About “Banana bender”

Meaning: someone from Queensland.

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“Crikey”

Meaning: an expression of surprise and amazement.

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“Bogan”

Meaning: someone who is not well-educated or well-mannered.

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84 Australian Slang Words To Help You Finally Get What Your Aussie Friends Are Talking About “Dob”

Meaning: to incriminate someone for a wrongdoing.

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“Dunny”

Meaning: an outdoor toilet.

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“Flat out like a lizard drinking”

Meaning: as fast as possible.

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84 Australian Slang Words To Help You Finally Get What Your Aussie Friends Are Talking About “The ant’s pants”

Meaning: something exceptional.

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“Dinkum”

Meaning: trustworthy, authentic, genuine.

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“Akubra”

Meaning: a type of hat worn by farmers and cattlemen.

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84 Australian Slang Words To Help You Finally Get What Your Aussie Friends Are Talking About “Billabong”

Meaning: when a branch of a river forms a pool or lagoon, usually made by water flowing from the main stream following a flood.

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“Earbash”

Meaning: to talk too much to someone, overwhelming them with a lot of words.

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“Fair suck of the sauce bottle”

Meaning: used to implore someone to be more reasonable and fair.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nope. The meaning is correct, but there are two similar expressions for this, which the above mashes together. It's 'fair suck of the sav" (short for saveloy sausage), or "fair shake of the sauce bottle". Don't ask why. We're a unique lot down here.

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84 Australian Slang Words To Help You Finally Get What Your Aussie Friends Are Talking About “King-hit”

Meaning: a sudden knock-out punch.

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“A dog’s breakfast”

Meaning: something chaotic or not done well.

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“Laughing gear”

Meaning: a person’s mouth.

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84 Australian Slang Words To Help You Finally Get What Your Aussie Friends Are Talking About “Ocker”

Meaning: an uncultured Australian man.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Rarely used to refer to a person, that would be "bogan" If they are going to rip meanings from the net, get them right "also used as an adjective meaning characteristically Australian; uncouth, uncultured, or aggressively boorish in a stereotypically Australian manner."

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“Put a sock in it”

Meaning: used to tell someone to shut up and stop being so loud.

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“Galah”

Meaning: a loud-mouthed idiot, a fool.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Galahs are pretty loud, but very pretty birds too. Search them up - really pretty.

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84 Australian Slang Words To Help You Finally Get What Your Aussie Friends Are Talking About “Have a go, you mug”

Meaning: invite someone to try harder or do better.

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“Dag”

Meaning: a person who doesn’t have much style or character.

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“Chunder”

Meaning: to puke.

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84 Australian Slang Words To Help You Finally Get What Your Aussie Friends Are Talking About “Emu bob”

Meaning: the act or process of picking up rubbish.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And in school, if it got messy, you'd go on an "Emu parade". Everyone would line up and pick up rubbish.

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“Jumbuck”

Meaning: a male sheep.

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Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong, Under the shade of a Coolibah tree, And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled, "You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me", Down came a jumbuck to drink at that billabong, Up jumped the swagging and grabbed him with glee, And he sang as he stowed that jumbuck in his tucker bag, "You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me"

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“Mozzie”

Meaning: a mosquito.

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84 Australian Slang Words To Help You Finally Get What Your Aussie Friends Are Talking About “Rort”

Meaning: to scam someone, a fraudulent practice.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I never realised this was an Aussie specific thing.

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“Fair go”

Meaning: when you want someone to be fair and reasonable in their actions.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A lot of these are also NZ slang. In fact "Fair Go" is even the name of a show in NZ - about being fair and reasonable. It's ingrained to the point where if it seems someone is being ripped off they'll be advised to take it to "Fair Go".

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“Do the Harry”

Meaning: quickly get away from a difficult situation.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The whole Harold Holt situation was wild. The prime minister goes for a swim and disappears, and everyone promptly replaced him and named a swimming pool after him! They never found a body

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84 Australian Slang Words To Help You Finally Get What Your Aussie Friends Are Talking About “Onya bike”

Meaning: “get out of here and stop bothering me.”

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“Gone walkabout”

Meaning: when something has gone walkabout, it means it’s missing, especially because someone has taken it.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Walkabout comes from First Nation's culture, which was a sort of rite of passage for men.

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“Blind Freddy”

Meaning: someone who’s not very observant or quick to notice things.

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84 Australian Slang Words To Help You Finally Get What Your Aussie Friends Are Talking About “Boofhead”

Meaning: someone who is not very smart or acts foolishly.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What I call my dog. She's very cute, but she ain't real smart.

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“Trackie daks”

Meaning: tracksuit trousers.

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“Wowser”

Meaning: a killjoy; someone who openly opposes behaviors they consider immoral and sinful, like drinking alcohol.

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84 Australian Slang Words To Help You Finally Get What Your Aussie Friends Are Talking About “Ripsnorter”

Meaning: something or someone that is intense or extraordinary.

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“Buckley’s chance”

Meaning: something unlikely to happen, no chance of it happening.

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“Cooee”

Meaning: used to get someone’s attention or give a warning.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The translation of it into text doesn't do it justice. It starts off low and then ends high. Sort of cooooE!

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84 Australian Slang Words To Help You Finally Get What Your Aussie Friends Are Talking About “Berley”

Meaning: a bait scattered on the water and used to attract fish.

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“Chook”

Meaning: a chicken.

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“Fremantle doctor”

Meaning: a nice sea breeze that makes it feel cooler on a hot summer day.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Only applies to us who live in Perth. And we usually just call it the doctor

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84 Australian Slang Words To Help You Finally Get What Your Aussie Friends Are Talking About “Furphy”

Meaning: an untrue rumor or story, usually absurd and improbable.

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“Happy as Larry”

Meaning: really happy.

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“Tall poppy”

Meaning: a successful person who attracts envy and hostility.

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84 Australian Slang Words To Help You Finally Get What Your Aussie Friends Are Talking About “She’ll be right”

Meaning: “everything will be okay.”

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“Stubbie”

Meaning: a small beer.

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“Pull the wool over your eyes”

Meaning: to trick someone into believing something that isn’t true.

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84 Australian Slang Words To Help You Finally Get What Your Aussie Friends Are Talking About “Drongo”

Meaning: stupid, idiot.

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“Barbecue stopper”

Meaning: a topic of public interest, especially if it’s about politics.

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“Bikie”

Meaning: a member of a motorcycle gang.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As opposed to biker, which is someone who rides a motorcycle but is not gang affiliated

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84 Australian Slang Words To Help You Finally Get What Your Aussie Friends Are Talking About “Bogey”

Meaning: to swim, to bathe.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Boogie board is the most common use of this I think. But they're often changed to Body Board nowadays.

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“Bonzer”

Meaning: really good, fantastic.

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“Cobber”

Meaning: a friend, a buddy.

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84 Australian Slang Words To Help You Finally Get What Your Aussie Friends Are Talking About “Firie”

Meaning: a firefighter.

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“Flash as a rat with a gold tooth”

Meaning: someone dressed too flashy and showy, usually implies there’s something shady about them and they shouldn’t be trusted.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is often used to refer to dodgy salesmen/real estate agents.

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“Grey nomad”

Meaning: a retired person who travels around Australia in a camper van, caravan, or motor home.

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84 Australian Slang Words To Help You Finally Get What Your Aussie Friends Are Talking About “Neenish tart”

Meaning: a sweet pastry case filled with mock cream and sometimes jam, topped with icing.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love neenish tart, but haven't had one since I became celiac. There is a bakery about 15mins away that does them gluten free, but they have always been sold out when I've gone.

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“Stir the possum”

Meaning: to make things more interesting, to cause excitement or controversy.

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“Stoush”

Meaning: to fight.

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84 Australian Slang Words To Help You Finally Get What Your Aussie Friends Are Talking About “True blue”

Meaning: genuine and loyal.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Another one that is common in other English speaking countries.

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“Better than a ham sandwich”

Meaning: when something is not particularly good or exciting but still better than nothing.

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“Hit the frog and toad”

Meaning: to go away or depart.

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84 Australian Slang Words To Help You Finally Get What Your Aussie Friends Are Talking About “Ambo”

Meaning: an ambulance operator.

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“Anzac biscuit”

Meaning: a type of cookie with oats and golden syrup in it.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah hold up who's the f*****t who called it a cookie, IT IS A BISCUIT, it is LITERALY ILLIGAL TO CALL IT A COOKIE.

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“Barrack for”

Meaning: to cheer for someone, usually by shouting words of encouragement.

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I remember reading a book when I was about 12 or 13 and an American girl came to Oz and wanted to know who someone barracked for, but used the word from home which is root. To root means to have sex with someone, so the other characters were highly amused!

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84 Australian Slang Words To Help You Finally Get What Your Aussie Friends Are Talking About “Big note”

Meaning: showing off one’s wealth.

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“Billy”

Meaning: a container used to boil water or cook over a fire.

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AKA Billycan. Common camping terminology, nothing uniquely Aussie about it.

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“Bingle”

Meaning: a minor crash, a collision.

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84 Australian Slang Words To Help You Finally Get What Your Aussie Friends Are Talking About “Mad as a cut snake”

Meaning: intense anger.

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“Plonk”

Meaning: cheap, low-quality wine.

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Also known as "goon", as in "Goon of Fortune", a game to play with a bunch of mates. Remove the bags from a variety of cheap cask wines and hang the bags on the Hills hoist (revolving clothes line for hanging laundry to dry). Give the clothes line a spin. Drink from the bag nearest you when it stops. You might get dry white, you might get fruity lexia. You will get very pissed, and may fall over. 😂

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“Have a Captain Cook”

Meaning: to take a quick look or glance at someone or something casually and without much attention.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never really realised until it was written out how much of this is cockney sorta.

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84 Australian Slang Words To Help You Finally Get What Your Aussie Friends Are Talking About “What’s the John Dory?”

Meaning: “what’s going on?”

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is cockney rhyming slang: "John Dory" = "Story", as in "What's the story?"

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“Bushman’s handkerchief”

Meaning: when someone uses their hands instead of a tissue or handkerchief to blow their nose.

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Bushman's oyster: recently castrated animal testicle, or snot, depending on the user and location

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“Shoot through like a Bondi tram”

Meaning: to leave quickly or do something fast.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How old is this slang? Bondi doesn't have trams, and hasn't for longer than I've been alive.

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84 Australian Slang Words To Help You Finally Get What Your Aussie Friends Are Talking About “Hip-pocket nerve”

Meaning: an imaginary nerve that gets triggered when demands are made on one’s money.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've never heard it with nerve mentioned, only about something hitting you in the hip pocket, which is where money would be kept.

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“Fit as a mallee bull”

Meaning: strong and healthy.

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“Six of one and half a dozen of the other”

Meaning: when both options are about the same and it doesn’t really matter which one you choose.

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84 Australian Slang Words To Help You Finally Get What Your Aussie Friends Are Talking About “Bandicoot”

Meaning: really unhappy.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm not sure about this one - I've never heard it used like that and a bandicoot is an animal

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#77

“Billycart”

Meaning: a homemade go-kart for kids.

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#78

“Currency lad”

Meaning: a person born in Australia.

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84 Australian Slang Words To Help You Finally Get What Your Aussie Friends Are Talking About “Gilgai”

Meaning: a small lake formed from a depression in the soil surface.

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“Seachange”

Meaning: a major lifestyle change, especially when you move from a city to a seaside town.

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#81

“Dog’s eye”

Meaning: another way to refer to a meat pie.

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84 Australian Slang Words To Help You Finally Get What Your Aussie Friends Are Talking About “Full up to dolly’s wax”

Meaning: when you have eaten enough.

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“Lairy”

Meaning: vulgar and flashily dressed.

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“Blouse”

Meaning: to win a race or competition by a small margin.

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