How to blend in with the Aussies: Step 1 - Get Yourself a Patrol.

[SkeeveC]

Hey everybody! Just moved from the U.S. to Alice Springs a few months ago and figured if I really wanted to experience life as an Australian resident, I needed to get my hands on a 4x4. Having never owned an off-road vehicle, I didn't know what I was looking for but an '89 GQ (4.2L petrol) practically landed in my lap. Now I find that there is quite a loyal following for these vehicles which makes me even more pleased to be a Patrol owner. Hopefully, I learn a bit about off-roading before I go off and get myself stuck somewhere!

Glad to have found this forum!

[Bigrig]

G'day mate and welcome aboard. Heaps of great information, great people and great laughs to be found on here mate, so don't be shy and join in to make the most of it.

Enjoy!

[Silver]

G'day SkeeveC, welcome to the forum and to Patroling :-) Nice landscape in the centre, love the reds and blue sky

[Clunk]

g'day mate and welcome aboard........... glad that you've gone and got yourself a Trol mate and good to have you here. Would love to seems some pics of your new toy if you're able.

[Grizzly]

Good on ya mate and welcome. You're well on your way to becoming an Aussie.

Rule number 1 is to always make sure you keep a well stocked esky of stubbies close by :cheers:

[SkeeveC]

Grizzly - I'm still learning how to speak Aussie! I know I keep the beer cool in the esky but what the heck are "stubbies"? :)

[YNOT]

Welcome to the forum mate.

Tony

[Clunk]

Grizzly - I'm still learning how to speak Aussie! I know I keep the beer cool in the esky but what the heck are "stubbies"? :)

bottles of grog mate

[SkeeveC]

Hahaha! Of course. Thanks, Clunk71. And thanks for not making fun of me for not knowing that. Now I can appear more knowledgeable with my mates!

[YNOT]

Grizzly - I'm still learning how to speak Aussie! I know I keep the beer cool in the esky but what the heck are "stubbies"? :)

We may need to write/find a Aussie slang translation guide for you.

Stubbie = 375ml beer in glass bottle
Tinnie = 375ml beer in aluminium can (Tinny can also be an aluminium boat)
Tallie/longneck/Darwin stubbie = 750ml beer in glass bottle
What we call our beer glass sizes varies from state to state.

Tony

[Ade]

Welcome on board mate..congratulation on the Trol.

[Clunk]

Hahaha! Of course. Thanks, Clunk71. And thanks for not making fun of me for not knowing that. Now I can appear more knowledgeable with my mates!

No worries mate, would never take the mick (well not too much anyway)!!!!!! We've all had to start somewhere and my learning began 8 years ago!!!!! hahahahaha

and 4wd'n just a year ago

[SkeeveC]

Excellent, Tony! I'm getting smarter by the minute thanks to you guys.

Yeah, if you find a translation guide, let me know! Otherwise, I think I'll have to go see if the souvenir shop in town has one.

[YNOT]

Dictionary of Australian Slang
A

Aggro - abbreviation for aggravated, aggressive, aggression.
Ankle biter - a small or young child.
Arvo - afternoon.
Av-a-go-yer-mug - a phrase used to encourage someone to put more effort into something.
Aussie - an Australian.

B

Bangers - sausages.
Barney - an argument, fight.
Beano / Beanfeast - a festivity, celebration.
Beanie - a small close fitting knitted cap often with a pom pom on top.
Big smoke - the city.
Billabong - a waterhole.
Billy - a container, usually makeshift, for boiling water or tea; a receptacle used for smoking marijuana.
Bloody hell - a term of amazement or surprise.
Bloke - a man.
Bludger - a lazy person who evades responsibilities, often applied to one who collects the dole and doesn't try to find work.
Blue - to fight, a dispute; depressed in spirits; a mistake; .
Bluey - a nickname for a red-headed person; a breed of Australian work dog.
Bonza - excellent, attractive, pleasing.
Bottlo - a Bottle shop or Liquor store.
Budgie smugglers - mens brief bathers.
Bush telegraph / bush wire - unofficial communication network by which rumours are spread.
Bushwhacker - one who lives in the bush.
Bushwacked - extremely fatigued or exhausted.
Bush week - a fictitious week when country people come to town; a time of year when stupid things happen.
Bushytailed - full of health and good spirits.
Bust - to apprehend for an illegal activity; to go bankrupt; a police raid.
Butt - the buttocks, bottom.

C

Cakehole - mouth.
Can-do - capable and obliging.
Centralia - the inland region of Australia.
Champers - champagne.
Chinwag - a chat, conversation.
Chook - a chicken.
Cobber - a mate, friend.
Cockeyed - twisted or slanted to one side; foolish, absurd.
Codger - a bloke, fellow, especially elderly and a little odd.
Compo - compensation for injury; workers compensation.
Corker - something striking or astonishing; something very good of its kind.
Crapper - toilet.
Creepy-crawley - an insect.
Crook - sick, disabled, bad inferior; a thief; to get angry.
Crown Jewels - the testicles.
Cut up - to cause distress to; to criticise severley.

D

Dacks - pants
Dag - a person with little or no dress sense, uncouth.
Date - buttocks; a date roll is a roll of toilet paper.
Dick stickers - mens brief style bathers.
Digger - an Australian soldier, especially one who served in World War I.
Ding - a dent or damaged section of a car, bike, surfboard, etc.
Dinkum / dinki-di - true, honest, genuine.
Dog and bone - phone, rhyming slang.
Down the road - term indicating distance but no particular distance, it could be a few hundred metres but may be a few hundred miles.
Drongo - slow-witted or stupid person.
Dunny - an outside toilet, lavatory.

E

Earbash - to talk incessantly, someone who talks too much.

F

Fair dinkum - real, genuine, true.
Few sandwiches short of a picnic - slow witted, not all together.
Footy - rugby league.
Fridge - the refrigerator.
Full as a boot - intoxicated.
Full of it - someone is full of it if they are a liar.

G

G'day, gidday - a greeting meaning good day.
Gee-whiz - an expression indicating astonishment.
Get stuffed - go away.
Get the shits - to become angry, upset or short tempered.
Gnarly - difficult, awkward; terrific, excellent.
Go a meal or drink - could eat a meal or have a drink.
Go for broke - to risk all ones capital.
Greenie - deprecatory term for an environmentalist.
Grog / booze - alcohol. beer, spirits.
Grommet - an idiot; a young surfer
Grouse - very good.
Grub - food.

H

Hack it - to tolerate something or to keep up.
Hair of the dog - an alcoholic drink taken to relieve a hangover.
Half your luck - an expression often indicating envy of one's goodwill can also be a congratulatory remark or best wishes blessing.
Hard yacka - hard work.
Hassle - to give problems, complications or aggravations.
Homestead - main residence on a sheep or cattle station (ranch or farm).
Hooroo - goodbye.

I

In the shit - in serious trouble.

J

Jingoes - exclamation of surprise.
Joe Blake - snake (rhyming slang).
John - toilet.
Jumbuck - a sheep.

K

Kick in - contribute money to something.
Knock off - to steal something; a counterfeit product.

L

Lag - to inform on someone.
Lair - flashily dressed young man of brash or vulgar behaviour.
Larrikin - a lout, a mischievous young chap.
Laughing gear - mouth.
Loo - toilet.

M

Mad as a cut snake - crazy.
Mate - usually a friend or acquaintance but anyone can be a mate.
Middy - a middle-sized (285ml) glass of beer.
Mug - a fool, one easily duped.

N

Nong - a fool, idiot.
Noah / noah's ark - a shark (rhyming slang).

O

Ocker - the uncultivated Australian workingman; boorish, uncouth.
Ol' cheese - mother.
Ol' man - father.
Oldies - parents.
On a good lurk - on to a good thing.
On ya mate - usually means well done but often used sarcastically.
Open slather - free-for-all, anything goes.
Oz - Australia.

P

Piker - someone who doesn't want to do something especially within a group.
Pissed - drunk.
Pissed off - disgruntled, fed up.
Plonk - any alcoholic liquor, especially cheap wine.
Poddy-dodger - a cattle rustler, one who steals unbranded calves.
Pollie / polly - a politician.
Pommie / Pom - English person (usually whinging pom).
Prawn - a shrimp.
Pub - a hotel, short for public house. Usually taken to mean the bar or drinking area in a hotel.

R

Rack off - go away, get lost.
Rag - a newspaper or a woman who sleeps around.
Ratbag - rascal, rogue.
Ripper / rip snorter - great, terrific.
Roo - short for kangaroo.

S

Sandshoes - casual footwear, joggers.
Sanga - a sandwich or sausage.
Schooner - a large-sized (425ml) glass of beer.
Scrub up - dress up.
Seppo / Septic tank - an American (rhyming slang for yank).
Servo - a petrol / service / gas station.
Sheila - girl, woman.
She'll be apples - all is well (rhyming slang).
Shout - buy or pay for; a round of drinks in the pub.
Skite - boast, brag.
Slab - a carton of 24 beer cans.
Slugo's - mens brief style bathers.
Smoko - a break from work to indulge in chit-chat and a cigarette
Spine bashing - resting, loafing.
Spit the dummy - get very upset about something.
Sport - used as a term of address usually between males like mate.
Squib - to behave in a cowardly manner or to back down.
Stickybeak - to pry or meddle; one who pries or meddles.
Strine - Australian English.
Struth - an exclamation expressing surprise or verification.
Stubby - a small bottle of beer.
Sunnies - a pair of sunglasses.
Swag - a large number or unspecified number.

T

Ta / tar - thanks.
Tart - once meaning 'sweet heart' but now a derogatory word for a woman.
Tee up - to organise something.
Thingy / thingo / thingummyjig - any thing that doesn't have a precise name.
Tightarse - someone who wont buy a drink or wont part with money.
Tinnie - a can of beer.
True blue - genuine.
Tucker - food.

U

Uee - a U turn.
Up a gum tree - in difficulties, stranded.
Up shit creek - in trouble (often without a paddle indicating serious trouble).
Ute - small truck, short for utility truck.

V

VB - Victoria Bitter, a beer.

W

Walkabout - a period of wandering, usually in reference to Aborigines.
Walloper - one who thrashes someone. Also a Police officer.
Wally - someone who keeps making mistakes.
Wanker - one who masturbates; a person who is full of themself, egotistical.
Waxxy / wax head - a surfer.
Wedding tackle - a penis.
Westie - someone from Sydney's western suburbs, often used derogatorily to mean uneducated and/or uncultured. Also someone who acts like a westie.
What-da-ya-know - an expression of surprise; a friendly phrase used to open a conversation.
Wombat - a simple minded person.
Wog - a derogatory term for a foreigner, especially one of Mediterranean or Middle Eastern extraction.

X

XXXX - a Queensland beer brand (pronounced four ex).

Y

Yarn - a story.
Yobbo - loutish, surly youth.
Yonks - a long period of time.

Tony

[Clunk]

Excellent, Tony! I'm getting smarter by the minute thanks to you guys.

Yeah, if you find a translation guide, let me know! Otherwise, I think I'll have to go see if the souvenir shop in town has one.
this might help ya!!!!
http://www.aussieslang.org/

[Clunk]

Bloody hell Tony, you're quick off the mark tonight mate!!!!!!! lol

[Finly Owner]

Dictionary of Australian Slang
A

Aggro - abbreviation for aggravated, aggressive, aggression.
Ankle biter - a small or young child.
Arvo - afternoon.
Av-a-go-yer-mug - a phrase used to encourage someone to put more effort into something.
Aussie - an Australian.

B

Bangers - sausages.
Barney - an argument, fight.
Beano / Beanfeast - a festivity, celebration.
Beanie - a small close fitting knitted cap often with a pom pom on top.
Big smoke - the city.
Billabong - a waterhole.
Billy - a container, usually makeshift, for boiling water or tea; a receptacle used for smoking marijuana.
Bloke - a man.
Bludger - a lazy person who evades responsibilities, often applied to one who collects the dole and doesn't try to find work.
Blue - to fight, a dispute; depressed in spirits; a mistake; .
Bluey - a nickname for a red-headed person; a breed of Australian work dog.
Bonza - excellent, attractive, pleasing.
Bottlo - a Bottle shop or Liquor store.
Bush telegraph / bush wire - unofficial communication network by which rumours are spread.
Bushwhacker - one who lives in the bush.
Bushwacked - extremely fatigued or exhausted.
Bush week - a fictitious week when country people come to town; a time of year when stupid things happen.
Bushytailed - full of health and good spirits.
Bust - to apprehend for an illegal activity; to go bankrupt; a police raid.
Butt - the buttocks, bottom.

C

Cakehole - mouth.
Can-do - capable and obliging.
Centralia - the inland region of Australia.
Champers - champagne.
Chinwag - a chat, conversation.
Chook - a chicken.
Cobber - a mate, friend.
Cockeyed - twisted or slanted to one side; foolish, absurd.
Codger - a bloke, fellow, especially elderly and a little odd.
Compo - compensation for injury; workers compensation.
Corker - something striking or astonishing; something very good of its kind.
Crapper - toilet.
Creepy-crawley - an insect.
Crook - sick, disabled, bad inferior; a thief; to get angry.
Crown Jewels - the testicles.
Cut up - to cause distress to; to criticise severley.

D

Dag - a person with little or no dress sense, uncouth.
Date - buttocks; a date roll is a roll of toilet paper.
Dick stickers - mens brief style bathers.
Digger - an Australian soldier, especially one who served in World War I.
Ding - a dent or damaged section of a car, bike, surfboard, etc.
Dinkum / dinki-di - true, honest, genuine.
Down the road - term indicating distance but no particular distance, it could be a few hundred metres but may be a few hundred miles.
Drongo - slow-witted or stupid person.
Dunny - an outside toilet, lavatory.

E

Earbash - to talk incessantly, someone who talks too much.

F

Fair dinkum - real, genuine, true.
Few sandwiches short of a picnic - slow witted, not all together.
Footy - rugby league.
Fridge - the refrigerator.
Full as a boot - intoxicated.
Full of it - someone is full of it if they are a liar.

G

G'day, gidday - a greeting meaning good day.
Gee-whiz - an expression indicating astonishment.
Get stuffed - go away.
Get the shits - to become angry, upset or short tempered.
Gnarly - difficult, awkward; terrific, excellent.
Go a meal or drink - could eat a meal or have a drink.
Go for broke - to risk all ones capital.
Greenie - deprecatory term for an environmentalist.
Grog / booze - alcohol. beer, spirits.
Grommet - an idiot; a young surfer
Grouse - very good.
Grub - food.

H

Hack it - to tolerate something or to keep up.
Hair of the dog - an alcoholic drink taken to relieve a hangover.
Half your luck - an expression often indicating envy of one's goodwill can also be a congratulatory remark or best wishes blessing.
Hard yacka - hard work.
Hassle - to give problems, complications or aggravations.
Homestead - main residence on a sheep or cattle station (ranch or farm).
Hooroo - goodbye.

I

In the shit - in serious trouble.

J

Jingoes - exclamation of surprise.
Joe Blake - snake (rhyming slang).
John - toilet.
Jumbuck - a sheep.

K

Kick in - contribute money to something.
Knock off - to steal something; a counterfeit product.

L

Lag - to inform on someone.
Lair - flashily dressed young man of brash or vulgar behaviour.
Larrikin - a lout, a mischievous young chap.
Laughing gear - mouth.
Loo - toilet.

M

Mad as a cut snake - crazy.
Mate - usually a friend or acquaintance but anyone can be a mate.
Middy - a middle-sized (285ml) glass of beer.
Mug - a fool, one easily duped.

N

Nong - a fool, idiot.
Noah / noah's ark - a shark (rhyming slang).

O

Ocker - the uncultivated Australian workingman; boorish, uncouth.
Ol' cheese - mother.
Ol' man - father.
Oldies - parents.
On a good lurk - on to a good thing.
On ya mate - usually means well done but often used sarcastically.
Open slather - free-for-all, anything goes.
Oz - Australia.

P

Piker - someone who doesn't want to do something especially within a group.
Pissed - drunk.
Pissed off - disgruntled, fed up.
Plonk - any alcoholic liquor, especially cheap wine.
Poddy-dodger - a cattle rustler, one who steals unbranded calves.
Pollie / polly - a politician.
Pommie / Pom - English person (usually whinging pom).
Prawn - a shrimp.
Pub - a hotel, short for public house. Usually taken to mean the bar or drinking area in a hotel.

R

Rack off - go away, get lost.
Rag - a newspaper or a woman who sleeps around.
Ratbag - rascal, rogue.
Ripper / rip snorter - great, terrific.
Roo - short for kangaroo.

S

Sandshoes - casual footwear, joggers.
Sanga - a sandwich or sausage.
Schooner - a large-sized (425ml) glass of beer.
Scrub up - dress up.
Seppo / Septic tank - an American (rhyming slang for yank).
Servo - a petrol / service / gas station.
Sheila - girl, woman.
She'll be apples - all is well (rhyming slang).
Shout - buy or pay for; a round of drinks in the pub.
Skite - boast, brag.
Slab - a carton of 24 beer cans.
Slugo's - mens brief style bathers.
Smoko - a break from work to indulge in chit-chat and a cigarette
Spine bashing - resting, loafing.
Spit the dummy - get very upset about something.
Sport - used as a term of address usually between males like mate.
Squib - to behave in a cowardly manner or to back down.
Stickybeak - to pry or meddle; one who pries or meddles.
Strine - Australian English.
Struth - an exclamation expressing surprise or verification.
Stubby - a small bottle of beer.
Sunnies - a pair of sunglasses.
Swag - a large number or unspecified number.

T

Ta / tar - thanks.
Tart - once meaning 'sweet heart' but now a derogatory word for a woman.
Tee up - to organise something.
Thingy / thingo / thingummyjig - any thing that doesn't have a precise name.
Tightarse - someone who wont buy a drink or wont part with money.
Tinnie - a can of beer.
True blue - genuine.
Tucker - food.

U

Uee - a U turn.
Up a gum tree - in difficulties, stranded.
Up shit creek - in trouble (often without a paddle indicating serious trouble).
Ute - small truck, short for utility truck.

V

VB - Victoria Bitter, a beer.

W

Walkabout - a period of wandering, usually in reference to Aborigines.
Walloper - one who thrashes someone.
Wally - someone who keeps making mistakes.
Wanker - one who masturbates; a person who is full of themself, egotistical.
Waxxy / wax head - a surfer.
Wedding tackle - a penis.
Westie - someone from Sydney's western suburbs, often used derogatorily to mean uneducated and/or uncultured. Also someone who acts like a westie.
What-da-ya-know - an expression of surprise; a friendly phrase used to open a conversation.
Wombat - a simple minded person.
Wog - a derogatory term for a foreigner, especially one of Mediterranean or Middle Eastern extraction.

X

XXXX - a Queensland beer brand (pronounced four ex).

Y

Yarn - a story.
Yobbo - loutish, surly youth.
Yonks - a long period of time.

TonyNow where did you find that?

Tim

[YNOT]

Bloody hell Tony, you're quick off the mark tonight mate!!!!!!! lol

Bloody hell = a term of amazement or surprise.

Tony

[Finly Owner]

Hi and welcome to Nissans Nut House SkeveC


Tim

[YNOT]

Now where did you find that?

Tim

Here; http://australiatravelsearch.com.au/trc/slang.html

Tony

[nowoolies]

g`day mate
welcome on board
heaps of laughs and bucket loads of info here enjoy
nowoolies
Paul
p:s piccies we luv piccies
hope this give`s you a idea on aussie life style and STUBBIES hahahahahahaha
this is a video
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j424/nowoolies/th_PubDrive-1.jpg (http://s1085.photobucket.com/albums/j424/nowoolies/?action=view&current=PubDrive-1.mp4)

[SkeeveC]

Outstanding, mate. Thanks! I'm all set...if I can memorize that guide. I think I'll start by concentrating on "stubbie", "tinnie" and "tallie". :)

[SkeeveC]

Hahaha!!! Thanks for the video clip, Nowoolies. Too funny. :) I'll have to get some pics to post.

[nowoolies]

Outstanding, mate. Thanks! I'm all set...if I can memorize that guide. I think I'll start by concentrating on "stubbie", "tinnie" and "tallie". :)

nowoolies blue she`ll be allright on the night ....hay hahahahahahahahahahah

[Clunk]

Outstanding, mate. Thanks! I'm all set...if I can memorize that guide. I think I'll start by concentrating on "stubbie", "tinnie" and "tallie". :)

just print off a copy and keep it down your dacks mate, pull it out when needed, just make sure that's all your gonna be pulling out when your in public though!!!!! hahahahaha

[nowoolies]

Hahaha!!! Thanks for the video clip, Nowoolies. Too funny. :) I'll have to get some pics to post.

thats a must on here ..piccies we luv piccies and the odd video lol

[Clunk]

Bloody hell = a term of amazement or surprise.

Tony

smart arse!!!!!!!!! hahahaha

[AB]

Welcome to the forum mate, feel free to ask any questions and join in the conversations.

[growler2058]

G'day mate welcome aboard, gotta good mob here full of great info and advice

[Maxhead]

G'Day cobba, welcome to the forum.
Join is some banter and she'll be apples mate.

[Dhuck]

Welcome to the forum mate.

[Sir Roofy]

welcome aboard mate enjoy your stay
keep an eye out for the wrigglers on a warm night

[timbar]

G'day Mate - Welcome aboard join in when you are ready and have fun mate plenty to do see and if u have any problems just ask and im sure u will get an answer !! Bucket loads of usefull information here plenty to read so join in meet the great bunch of guys and girls on our wonderful forum !!

You will not be disapointed !!


ENJOY and WELCOME


Tim

[rkinsey]

G'day SkeeveC.

Welcome to Australia and the forum.

To help you out, here is a link to a list of words and phrases from the Australian Vocabulary. http://www.koalanet.com.au/australian-slang.html

Cheers,

Rob

[macca]

G'day Skeeve
Welcome Patrol buddy, looking forward to photos from your "new home tracks" great spots out around The Alice.
From the states to the outback, guess it depends on where you came from. Just starting out on the 4b stuff you have an awesome backyard to learn in.
Macca

[wildgu6]

G'day buddy, welcome aboard this crazy ride.
Great bunch around here mate, great advice, heaps of knowledge & experience and some great laughs too,
Feel free to join in where ever you find interesting mate,

Welcome to Oz & welcome aboard the madest forum around buddy.Enjoy the ride

Cheers Pete

[falcon]

And I thought it was called a chilly bin so there you go

[YNOT]

And I thought it was called a chilly bin so there you go

Chilly bin is a Kiwi term, we call them eskies.

Tony

[SkeeveC]

Alright, mate. I haven't a clue what most of you have been saying and it takes a while to look it all up in my Aussie-to-American guide but the tone of the messages sound friendly so I figure "she'll be apples" and I'll "ave a go" at posting a picture.

Is it bad form to post pictures in the Introduction thread?

[growler2058]

Go you hardest chief or get yourself a members rides thread goin

[SkeeveC]

Here we go. Hopefully, this works. Should be two pics attached to this post. First one is me and my mates piling into the Trol to head to the pub. Second one is a bit more embarrassing. I got stalled in a water crossing near Ross River Resort. I quickly learned one of the rules of 4x4's and water is to keep the RPM's up when the water goes up over the tail pipe! Got a quick recovery from a friend in another Patrol.

[growler2058]

Very good mate, so i spose you blokes all shop at the same joint hahahahahahahha

[Silver]

Very good mate, so i spose you blokes all shop at the same joint hahahahahahahha

nah, looking at the clobber (clothes Steve) and the antics, I think they are auditioning for the transitional 5th Wiggle. Half way between the blue one and red one - the purple Wiggle.

[WhiteGU]

Feck - welcoming one new friend to our midst is one thing, but identical septuplets......that could be stretching the friendship a bit :animierte-smilies-f

Dunno if a bloke can afford to shout a round if you can multiply like that :cheers:

Don't miss the transport museum at the Alice either - it's a great place to while away 5 or 6 hours, and that's if you don't read too many of the books and picture captions.

Cheers and welcome to Aus and the forum and Patrolling :smile:

[WhiteGU]

Hey skeeve, thats you in each pose in that photo isnt it? Either that or youve got 6 other identical brothers!

Or are u speedy gonzales and can be in 7 places at once? LOL!

Fixed it for you.......

[DX grunt]

Welcome to OZ, and glad to have you and your truck.

Here’s a few websites to help you learn Australian. Lol

If you need more help, just Google, Aussie Slang, and there’s more info

http://www.aussieslang.org/

http://www.koalanet.com.au/australian-slang.html

http://australiatravelsearch.com.au/trc/slang.html

Take care out there.

Rossco

[SkeeveC]

Thanks, everyone for all the welcomes, humorous replies, and wonderful examples of just how colorful and amazing the Aussie language is!!! :)