As
Used in the context of “sick as,” “sweet as,” or from this novel “high as” is simply a shortening of “as fuck.”
Bin Chicken
An Ibis, often seen scrounging around in garbage bins, or dumps.
Bonnet
The hood of a car
Boot
The trunk of a car
Bowser
Fuel pump
Breaky/ Brekky
Short for breakfast
Bush Tucker
Foraged food
Came Down in the Last Shower
Naive or gullible (on account of being young)
Chockas
Full of. Short for “Chock-a-block.”
Choice
Good stuff, excellent, etc.
Chook
Chicken
Chucking a Uey
Doing a u-turn
Chunder
To vomit, disgorge.
Cuppa
Short for “Cup of” indicating any kind of warm beverage. (tea, coffee, etc.)
Dag
A sweet natured person who can be naïve. A nicer version of ditzy. A golden retriever.
Done a Runner
Run away
Dunny
Toilet
Durry
A cigarette
Fair Dinkum
Honest, true, real.
Fang it
“Step on it” “Cheese it” “Get a move on” GO FAST!
Flossy
An affectionate nickname for a woman you don’t know or if you forget their name. Used to mean prostitute… Don’t look into it too hard…
Hoon/hooned/hooning
Being uncouth and reckless, especially while driving.
Jandals
Thongs or flip-flops
Knick
To steal
Knob
Literally penis, figuratively idiot
Kombucha Girl
A meme originating in 2019 to express the decision making process of whether or not you like something.
Loo
Toilet
Maggoted
Drunk
Munted
Also means drunk but can also mean “fucked”
Ocker
A very strong australian accent or to be very Australian
Problem for Ron
Contraction of “Problem for later on”
Rat's Tail
A hair style, mostly common in men and accompanied by a shaved head. Like a pony tail but rat sized.
Settle Petal
Calm down.
Sheila
Female person
She'll Be Right
Everything will be okay, everything will work out
Skittle
To hit, normally with a vehicle
Shit Fight
Mess… a bad one.
Sook
Noun or verb. Being sad, or doing a sad.
Woop-woop
Middle of nowhere, a place that is a far distance from anything.
Yeah, Nah
No
Yeah, Nah, Yeah
Yes
Yeah, Nah, Yeah, Nah, Yeah
Well, that’s Australian and highly contextual. Sometimes kombucha girl.
