Australian Slangs – People

People:

• Mate – Anybody at all, typically used only to refer to men, used as an informal address for strangers (“G’day, mate”), as a name placeholder for friends, and as a term for friends in general (“Invite your mates around”).
• Love – Similar to ‘mate’ but used for women. Or from a woman to male. Depending on context can ether be + or – eg, “Now listen here love” “what shall it be love” “want a drink love”
• Drongo – Light-hearted insult, silly or dim-witted
• Aussie – Australian – pronounced Ozzy
• Relo/Rellies – Relative, as in member of the family.
• Ankle biter : small child
• Bogan – ‘White/Black trash’, a vulgar and uncouth person.
• Brickie – Bricklayer.
• Sparkie – Electrician.
• Chippie – Carpenter.
• Bikie – Member of a motorbike gang; biker for motorcyclists in general
• Cockie – Farmer. Generally who has a large land hold.
• Dag – Nerd, unfashionable person, goof light-hearted friendly insult.
• Figjam – Proud and boastful person, abbreviated form of ‘fuck I’m good, just ask me’.
• Battler – Working family member. Someone who never seems to catch a break but always try’s that little harder than most every step forwards sees them two steps back.
• Smackie – Smackhead, as in, a heroin addict.
• Ocker – A crude, uncultured Aussie.
• Banana Benders – Queenslanders
• Sheep Shagger – A New Zealander
• Sandgropers – Western Australians
• Mexicans – Anyone from the next state south (not often used) Is used by people that live in New South Wales/Queensland when referring to someone that lives in Victoria/New South Wales.
• Yank – An American
• Kiwi – A New Zealander
• Pom/Pommy – An Englishman (Is an insult if used by anyone but an Aussie). Prisoner Of Mother England.
• Scabber – Someone who scabs
• Bluey, Ranga(derived from Orangutan) – Person with red hair.
• Bushie – Someone from a rural area, whom generally lives off/with the land eating what they catch, raise, grow gather & utilise all around them in a innovative manor like hanging the exhaust up with a coat hanger or posting a shed or shack with trees.
• Digger – Soldier.
• Clown – A fool.
• Peanut – A fool.
• Cobber – friend, mate.

Eating and Drinking:

• Grab a feed – Get something to eat
• Nosebag – Takeaway from a restaurant
• Bludge – To be lazy, especially when there is specific work to be done
• Grog – alcoholic drink, likely beer
• Plonk – Cheap low-quality wine
• Goon – Plonk in a cask
• Tucker – Food

Cursing:

• Bugger – Damn – a common expression of disappointment, not offensive to most.
• Drongo – an idiot or a fool (a type of bird)
• Bloody bastard – someone you can’t stand
• Wanker – Someone who is full of themselves, a dislikeable person, a dickhead
• Knob – A cocky fool