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Australian slang and colloquialisms tend to change over time, and what may have been popular in the past is now no longer in use. Also some words and phrases may be in use in particular regions and not in others. So this glossary is more of an aid to understanding particular colloquialisms and instances of jargon and less of something to learn and use as some terms may not be current.
One , as in the great One . In Australian slang, to give someone the big A is to fire someone off the hands.
Adrians . Rhyming slang for drunkard. From the name of tennis player Adrian Quist. Quist rhymes with pissed off, therefore drunk.
agro . Aggravation, annoyance, belligerence, aggressiveness, aggression. Much of the Australian slang produces contractions of words with an “o” at the end.
fairy tale . Insubstantial, hare-brained, nothing in your dreams.
Al Capone . Rhyme slang for telephone.
ant pants . Someone or something considered the latest in style, novelty, or intelligence.
apples , as they will be apples . In Australian slang, she will be apples, it just means that everything will be fine.
apples and pears . Rhyming slang for stairs. To knock down the apples and pears is to go down the stairs. Sometimes shortened to just blocks .
Arvo . Late. Another contraction of Australian slang.
Australian . Australian.
Australian greeting . Moving the hand to ward off or ward off flies, particularly from the face.
avagoodweegend . Have a good weekend.
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