AUSTRALIAN GENTLEMAN and
BRITISH GENTLEMAN

G'day mate!
Pleased to make your acquaintance.

You little ripper!
Words of praise fail me.

Rack off!
Your presence is no longer required.

Fair dinkum.
Of course I am telling the truth.

Pull ya head in.
You may be correct in your assertion, but please speak no further.

Wanna rage ?
Would you like to drink large amounts of alcohol until we both drop?

You drango...
You rather dim-witted chap...

Your shout!
Your turn next to buy the drinks, dear boy!

Go on...
I am not entirely convinced you know what you are talking about.

Whatdayawant?
Might I enquire about your needs?

You pong...
Dear me, we do smell, don't we?

Howya going?
May I inquire about your well-being?

Give it a go, ya mug !
Are you perhaps incapable of performing this task?

Couldn't resist
Act - Pretending to be something you're not

Bag - Refers to a lady who is not particularly pleasant.

Barbie (Barbeque) - Like a cook out. Many people get together for a 'Barbie' in the warmer months. They are usually BYO (Bring your own) meat and drinks.

Barney - A fight or scuffle.

Beaut - Very good. Excellent.

Billy - Used for making tea in, usually over a campfire. The best billies are the old ones. They make better tea.

Black Stump - Out towards the horizon. A long way away.

Block - Block has a few meanings but the more Aussie one is your head.

Bloke - A person - usually a male.

Bludge - Not doing anything or getting things of others.

Blue - A blue can be a fight or the nickname of someone with red hair.

Booze - Alcohol, usually beer.

Bush - Bush refers to somewhere in the country or away from the city.

Chuck - Chuck has a few meanings. It can mean to throw or to put in.

Conk - To hit someone.

Cow - As well as being the animal that gives us milk it also means anything that is difficult.

Crook - Not feeling well or not going well.

Dag - A bit of a fool or not very well presented.

Dinkum - Genuine or honest.

Dob In - To tell (an authority) on someone.

Dunny - A toilet.

Fair Go - Give some a chance or an opportunity to do something.

Galah - A fool or a silly person.

Gidday - A greeting. It is the Aussie way of saying good day.

Grouse - Means excellent.

Gutzer - Some plans don't work out or to have an accident.

Hooly-Dooly - An expression of surprise.

Jakeroo or Jillaroo - A farm hand, usually on a cattle station (very large farms).

Kick - To share or join in.

Knackers - testicles (also `love spuds', 'nuts' or 'nads')

Lollies - Candy or sweets.

Mate - This usually means a friend but it can be used to talk about or to anyone - even a total stranger.

Mug - Either a fool or your face.

Owyergoin - A greeting. How are you going? Often used with 'Gidday' and 'Mate'.

Pester - Annoy or bother someone.

Piss - alcohol, usually beer.

Pub - Any hotel. A favourite meeting place of many Australians.

Quack - A doctor, especially if they are not very good.

Ratbag - Someone who does not behave properly.

Raw Prawn - A lie or a con job.

Sack - To be fired from a job.

Scrub - Can be the same as the bush or mean areas in the country where there are not many trees.

Shiela - Female or woman Shirty - To get upset or angry.

Shoot Through - To leave or disappear.

Shout - Pay for someone else.

Skite - To boast.

Sport - A more general way of referring to someone rather than a mate.

Strewth - An exclamation, often of surprise.

Thongs - Rubber sandals.

Togs - A set of clothes. More often used to refer to a swimming costume.

Tucker - Food. Australian schools call their canteens a 'tuckshop.'

Winge - Complain and carry on unnecessarily.

Wog - An illness such as the flu.

Yakker - Work - usually hard work.