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Australian English, from arvo to servo: the words Aussies use every day. 745 words and meanings, most familiar first.

Word	Meaning
pinky noun	The Australasian snapper or pink snapper (Chrysophrys auratus).
tick noun	A mark (✓) made to indicate agreement, correctness or acknowledgement.
resume noun	A summary or account of education and employment experiences and qualifications; a curriculum vitae (often for presentation to a potential future employer when applying for a job).
bugger noun	A foolish or worthless person or thing; a despicable person.
pumpkin noun	Any of a number of cultivars from the genus Cucurbita; known in the US as winter squash.
casual noun	A worker who is only working for a company occasionally, not as its permanent employee.
pigeon noun	A weak or useless person.
jelly noun	A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set, known as "jello" in North America.
rug noun	A (usually thick) piece of fabric used for warmth (especially on a bed); a blanket.
bake noun	Any of various baked dishes resembling casserole.
devon noun	A type of processed meat sausage.
tray noun	The platform of a truck that supports the load to be hauled.
cheque noun	A draft directing a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.
stack noun	A fall or crash, a prang.
yah adverb	Yes.
federation adjective	Of an architectural style popular around the time of federation.
grill verb	To cook food under the element of a stove or only under the top element of an oven – (US) broil, (cooking) salamander.
heel noun	A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
coconut noun	A black person considered to have overly assimilated to white culture, a black race traitor.
crook adjective	Bad, unsatisfactory, not up to standard.
mint adjective	Attractive; beautiful; handsome.
bollocks noun	The testicles (sometimes used in the singular)
fag noun	A cigarette.
dodge adjective	Dodgy.
runner noun	A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners.
tramp noun	A long walk, possibly of more than one day, in a scenic or wilderness area.
rooster noun	A male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) or other gallinaceous bird.
banker noun	A railway locomotive that can be attached to the rear of a train to assist it in climbing an incline.
fritz noun	A type of processed meat sausage; devon
loading noun	A hourly pay rate given to a casual employee which is higher than the equivalent full-time or part-time employee's rate, usually paid to compensate for a lack of benefits such as sick leave or annual leave.
rates noun	Taxes, usually on property, levied by local government.
licence noun	Standard spelling of license.
fang verb	To drive, ride, etc. at high speed or recklessly.
yum adjective	Delicious.
pike verb	Often followed by on or out: to quit or back out of a promise.
geek noun	A look.
kindergarten noun	An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school.
tailor noun	The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
verge noun	The grassy area between the footpath and the street; a tree lawn; a grassed strip running alongside either side of an outback road.
crust noun	The top or bottom slice of a loaf of bread; The end piece of a loaf; The heel.
reef noun	A large vein of auriferous quartz; hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore.
regional adjective	Of a state or other geographic area, those parts which are not metropolitan, but are somewhat densely populated and usually contain a number of significant towns.
caravan noun	A furnished vehicle towed behind a car, etc., and used as a dwelling when stationary.
cheeky adjective	Indulged in.
jumper noun	A woollen sweater or pullover.
sod noun	A damper (bread) which has failed to rise, remaining a flat lump.
loo noun	A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
freeway noun	A highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic running in two directions on one separate carriageway each
der interjection	Disdainful indication that something is obvious.
daft adjective	Foolish, silly, stupid.
soak noun	A low-lying depression that fills with water after rain.
cadet noun	A participant in a cadetship.
cracker noun	A fine, great thing or person (crackerjack).
mischief noun	Casual and/or flirtatious sexual acts.
cove noun	A friend; a mate.
lair noun	A person who dresses in a showy but tasteless manner and behaves in a vulgar and conceited way; a show-off.
cork verb	To injure through a blow; to induce a haematoma.
boob noun	A prison; jail.
tit noun	An idiot; a fool.
dart noun	A cigarette.
zipper noun	A zip fastener.
acceptance noun	A list of horses accepted as starters in a race.
twat noun	A contemptible and stupid person, idiot.
melon noun	A member of the Green Party, or similar environmental group.
poof noun	A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
slater noun	Any terrestrial isopod crustacean of the genus Porcellio and allied genera; a woodlouse.
jab noun	A vaccination, whether or not delivered via conventional injection.
golly verb	To spit; to force up phlegm from one's throat.
premier noun	The leader of a state or provincial government and cabinet.
squirt noun	A small child.
kip noun	A piece of flat wood used to throw the coins in a game of two-up.
motorbike noun	A motorcycle.
coaster noun	An itinerant person who shirks work but still seeks food and lodging; a loafer, a sundowner.
kylie noun	A boomerang.
muck verb	To vomit.

Word	Meaning
digger noun	An Australian soldier.
goon noun	A wine flagon or cask.
canary noun	A yellow sticker applied by the police to a vehicle to indicate it is unroadworthy.
pong noun	A stench, a bad smell.
verbal verb	To induce into fabricating a confession.
git noun	A silly, incompetent, stupid, or annoying person (usually a man).
grub noun	A dirty person.
hedgehog noun	A type of chocolate cake (or slice), somewhat similar to an American brownie.
tram noun	A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).
sprung adjective	Caught doing something illegal or against the rules.
para adjective	Very drunk
runners noun	Running shoes, sneakers, trainers
mush noun	The face.
sedan noun	An automobile designed in a configuration with separate compartments for engine space, driver/passenger space and luggage space.
pinkie noun	A bilby.
bonnet noun	The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car; a hood.
matilda noun	A bundle of possessions, often tied up in a sack; a swag.
fortnight noun	A period of 2 weeks.
geezer noun	A male person.
combo noun	A Caucasian man who marries or has a sexual relationship with an Aboriginal woman; a Caucasian man who lives among Aboriginal people and adopts Aboriginal culture
spat noun	A piece of bodywork that covers the upper portions of the rear tyres of a car.
trooper noun	A mounted policeman.
brownie noun	A tall, long-necked beer bottle, made from brown coloured glass.
inquire verb	To ask (about something).
dodgy adjective	Evasive and shifty.
enquiry noun	A question.
cot noun	A bed for infants or small children, with high, often slatted, often moveable sides.
sparky noun	An electrician.
fetus noun	An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.
trolley noun	A cart or shopping cart; a shopping trolley.
gob noun	The mouth.
toot noun	A toilet.
cider noun	An alcoholic, often sparkling (carbonated) beverage made from fermented apples; hard cider; apple cider
slag verb	To spit.
hoop noun	A jockey.
slab noun	A carton containing 24 cans (chiefly of beer).
thong noun	An item of footwear, usually of rubber, secured by two straps which join to pass between the big toe and its neighbour.
trot noun	A run of luck or fortune.
sook noun	A poddy calf.
carton noun	A cardboard box that holds (usually 24) beer bottles or cans.
uni noun	University.
muster noun	A roundup of livestock for inspection, branding, drenching, shearing etc.
interstate adjective	Of, or relating to two or more states.
slipper verb	To spank with a plimsoll as corporal punishment.
cheerio interjection	Goodbye, an interjection said upon parting.
marla noun	The rufous hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes hirsutus, a small desert marsupial of Australia.
rooted adjective	Broken, damaged, non-functional.
snag noun	A sausage.
ringer noun	The champion shearer of a shearing shed.
reconciliation noun	The process of systemically atoning for the crimes and broken promises that a nation has historically committed against indigenous people.
milkshake noun	A thin beverage, similar to the above, but with no ice cream or significantly less of it.
sledge noun	An instance of sledging.
trough noun	A rectangular container used for washing or rinsing clothes.
seagull verb	To run in the back line rather than concentrate on primary positional duties in open play.
cobbler noun	A sheep left to the end to be sheared (for example, because its wool is filthy, or because it is difficult to catch).
flake noun	The meat of the gummy shark.
bot verb	To ask for and be given something with the direct intention of exploiting the thing’s usefulness, almost exclusively with cigarettes.
barrister noun	A lawyer with the right to speak and argue as an advocate in higher lawcourts.
duff verb	To alter the branding of stolen cattle; to steal cattle.
bub noun	A baby.
fluff noun	A fart.
commie noun	A Holden Commodore.
eggplant noun	The plant Solanum melongena.
ruddy adjective	A mild intensifier, expressing irritation.
septic noun	An American, a Yank.
mono noun	A bicycle or motorcycle trick where the front wheel is lifted off the ground while riding
corky noun	A deep bruise, usually on the leg or buttock, caused by a blow; a haematoma.
perch noun	Johnius belangerii, Macquaria ambigua, Macquaria colonorum, Macquaria novemaculeata, Nemadactylus macropterus
mongrel noun	A thuggish, obnoxious, or contemptible person; (often preceded by "poor") a pitiable person.
spunk noun	An attractive person (normally male).
dink noun	A ride on the crossbar or handlebars of a bicycle.
cooker noun	A person who makes or uses illicit drugs, especially methamphetamine or cannabis.
stroller noun	A seat or chair on wheels, pushed by somebody walking behind it, typically used for transporting babies and young children.
lolly noun	Any confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a sweet, a piece of candy.
overalls noun	Loose-fitting pants with supporting cross-straps and a panel of material in the chest (called a bib), often associated with farm work.

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