Australian Slang

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Aussie salute : brushing away flies with the hand
Bail out : depart often angrily
Bail (somebody) up : to corner somebody physically
Barrack : to cheer on
Big-note oneself : brag, boast
Blue : fight/argue
Blow in the bag : have a breathalyzer test
Bog in : tuck in, commence eating
Bot : to scrounge
Burl : have a go
Captain Cook : look ("let's have a Captain Cook")
Chuck a Uey : do a u turn
Dob in : to inform on somebody
Drum : tip-off
Dummy, spit the : get very upset at something
Earbashing : nagging
Face, off one's : drunk
Flat out : busy
Flick : to dump your partner
Flick it on : to sell something soon after buying it
Flog : to sell / steal
Fossicking : search / rummage
Game : up for it
Get up somebody : to rebuke somebody
Gobful, give a : to abuse verbally
Grinning like a shot fox : very happy, smugly satisfied
Knock : to put down / criticise
Lair it up : to behave in a brash and vulgar manner
Lend of, to have a : to take advantage of someone
Lizard drinking, flat out like a : very busy
Lob in : drop in to see someone
Muster : round up sheep or cattle
Naughty, have a : have sex
Nuddy, in the : naked
Pash : passionate kiss
Perve : looking lustfully at the opposite sex
Pommy shower : using deodorant instead of taking a shower
Plate : bring your own / some food (often to a BBQ)
Rack off : get lost!
Rage on : to continue partying
Rapt : pleased
Rock up : to turn up, arrive
Root : have sex
Rooted : tired
Ropeable : very angry
Rort : Cheating, defrauding
Rubbish, to : to criticize
Session, to have : go out drinking
Shankys's pony : to travel on foot
Shoot through : to leave
Sickie, throw a : have a day off due to illness
Skite : boast, brag
Smoko, have a : take a break
Spewin : very angry
Spit the dummy : get very upset at something
Sprung : caught doing something
Squizz : to look
Sunbake : sunbathe
Technicolor yawn : to be sick
Tee-up : to set up (an appointment)
Waggin' school : playing truant
Walkabout : wander off
Whinge : complain
Whiteant : to criticising competitors products
Wobbly, throw a : go mad
Veg out : relax in front of the TV
Yabber : talk a lot
Yakka : work (noun)
Yewy : u-turn in traffic
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