Murder Down Under (A Darcy Sweet Cozy Mystery Book 17) (13 page)

Glossary of Australian Slang

 

Back of Bourke - a very long way away.

In a Jiff - in a minute, very soon.

Vaca - pronounced vay-kay - vacation, holiday.

Stellar - outstanding.

Senior Sergeant - ranking officer in the Australian police force.

Roos - Kangaroos

Keen - very interested/interesting.

Real Crank - a crazy person.

Favs – favourites.

A few clicks - a few kilometres(miles).

Mobile phone - cell phone.

Strewth - exclamation, mild oath.

Nipper – child.

Right as rain - satisfactory, comfortable, well.

Bonza - most excellent, cool, great etc.

Spiffy - great, excellent.

Fair dinkum - true, genuine.

Dipstick - a loser, idiot.

Fossick - search, rummage.

Good oil - useful information, a good idea, the truth.

Old biddy - old woman.

Bloke – man.

Noggin – head.

Too right – definitely.

Got crook - was ill.

A goner - person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery or rescue.

Drongo – idiot.

Down in the dumps - sad, unhappy.

Pav - Pavlova - a dessert consisting of a meringue base or shell filled with whipped cream and fruit.

The Sarge - nickname for Sergeant.

Brekkie – breakfast.

Spit the Dummy - a sudden display of anger or frustration; to lose one's temper.

Give you a ring - Call on the telephone.

Back of beyond - a remote place.

Delish – delicious.

Deadset - true, the truth.

Fella – man.

Pull the wool over someone's eyes - to deceive someone.

Bugger - used as a term of abuse, especially for a man or used to express annoyance or anger.

Bunyip - the bunyip, or kianpraty, is a large mythical creature from Aboriginal mythology, said to lurk in swamps, billabongs, creeks, riverbeds, and waterholes.

Drop bear - a dropbear or drop bear is a fictitious Australian marsupial.

To string along - to keep someone waiting or in a state of uncertainty.

Bonkers - crazy.

Sheila – a woman.

Ratbag - trouble maker or someone causing havok.

Bugger off - go away, leave a person alone.

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