Chris and Rob Townsend's Aussie Slang Glossary

AUSSIE SLANG
Words and Phrases
D through I

Dinky-di Aussie Swagman

D&M	Deep and Meaningful
Dag, You're a	Derogatory comment about someone;
Dag	clumps of wool/dung on sheep's behind
(Lazy) Damper	Simple, unleavened bread cooked in the coals of a campfire
Date	anus
Dead set	Without a doubt
Didgeridoo (dij-er-re-do)	Aboriginal musical instrument made from a hollow log
Digger	Australian soldier
Dill	Fool
Dingo	A native Australian dog
Dingo, You are a	"You are a cunning, bad person."
(Fair) Dinkum	reliable, genuine, honest, true
Dinky-di (pronounced dinky-die)	totally reliable, genuine, honest, true
Dob	To inform (on someone)
Dobber	Person who informs on another
Docket	Bill, receipt
Doco	Documentary
Dodgy	Unreliable, risky; cunning, underhanded;
Dog and bone	Telephone
Donger	Penis
Donk	Car, boat or motorbike engine
Doover	Something you don't know the name of
Drongo	Idiot, someone that is stupid
Drop off the perch	Die
Dropped your bundle	Lost control of the situation; finding it hard to cope with things;
Dropped your guts	You have farted
Drover	Sheep herder
Drum	Good information
Duff, Up the	Pregnant
Dunny	toilet (room), frequently an outhouse;
Durry	Cigarette
Earbashing, Getting a good	Someone talked to you for a long time.
Ensuite	Bedroom with bathroom attached
Esky	Cooler

Face fungus	Man's beard
Fag	Cigarette
Fair crack of the whip!	Give me fair treatment/a fair chance.
Fair dink?	Really?
Fair dinkum	Honest, true, genuine, real
Fair suck of the sav	Giving someone an equal chance (sav is a savaloy a type of sausage)
Fair go	Give me a fair chance (to explain)
Fall over	Fall down (person)
Fanny	Vagina
Fella	Person (Black fella, White fella)
Flake	Shark meat used in Fish and Chip shops
Flaked out	Laid down for a rest, exhausted
Flaming thing	Darned thing (can't remember a flaming thing)
Flash	smart-looking; gaudy, showy, or vulgar
Flat chat	Moving or doing something very fast
Flick, Give it the	To throw away
Flicks, Go to	Go to the Movies
(pie) Floater	Meat pie floating on a thick pea puree (tastes better than it sounds)
Footy	Rugby (Australian Rules Football)
Fossick	Hunt around, search
Fossicking	Hunting for gemstones, etc
Fringe	Bangs (hair)
Front someone	Confront someone
Full as a boot	Drunk
Fungus face	Man with a beard

Galah	Loud, rude person
Garbo	Garbage collector
Gasbag	Windbag, someone who talks alot
G'day	Hello, friendly welcome
G'day you old bastard!	Affectionate greeting, term of endearment
Gibber	A large rock
Give it away	Give up on something
Go, Have a	Try it, take a chance
Goer, It's a	Something that will definitely occur
Good oh!	Okay
Good oil, The	To tell the truth about something
Good on ya, Mate!	"Well done, friend!"
Goog, Full as a	Drunk
Grazier	Sheep or cattle rancher (very big)
Grizzle	Complaining person
Grog	Alcohol
Grot, You are a	You are very dirty, untidy
Grouse	Something is great, wonderful
Grub, Dirty	Messy eater or dirty person (child)
Grub, Hop into the	Start eating food
Guffing off	Someone who is acting lazy
Gum or gum tree	Eucalyptus tree
Gun	Best person
Gurgler	Drain
Gurgler/plughole, Down the	Something has failed, down the drain
Gutzer	Plan that does not work out
Gutzer, To come a	To fall over and hurt yourself

Hang right, It doesn't	It doesn't seem right.
Happy as Larry	Extremely overjoyed
Head down, arse up	Work hard
Heap	large amount ("heap of money")
Heart starter	Morning's first drink after big night out
Hit the toe!	Scram! Beat it! Get out of here!
Hoik	Throw
Holy-dooly	Expression of surprise
Hoon	Show-off with limited intelligence
Hooray	Goodbye
Humpy	Bush dwelling of cheap construction
Idiot Box	Television Set