Australian Slang
Perhaps it is not a language, per se, but understanding a culture's slang is always a good thing. So, the next time you make friends with an Aussie, remember the following slang terms and maybe you'll be able to truly understand the meaning of their words.

all wet:
silly, foolish

brush:
a girl or young woman

combo:
a white man who lives with an aboriginal female.

Whence to combo and comboing

galah:
a fool, a crass idiot (pronounced go-LAH)

gay:
a trickster's victim

half-rinsed:
drunk

king dick:
a boss, leader

kiwi:
a New Zealander

lemony:
angry, irritable

mossie or mozzie:
mosquito

smoodge:
to make love to; to kiss; to flatter

snoozer:
a young child

teddy bear:
a flashily dressed and exhibitionistic person

tickle the peter:
to rob a cash register or till

uni:
a university

wax borer:
a person who talks drearily and at length

yabber:
to talk, chatter, gabble

From A Dictionary of Australian Slang by Sidney J. Baker.
Note: This book was originally published in 1959 and most recently reprinted in 1988. Some of these terms may have evolved over the years and may no longer be used.

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