| 'A' |
| Ablution
block |
Shower/toilet
block at a camping ground |
| Ace
-that's- |
That
is excellent |
| Aerial
ping pong |
Australian
rules football |
| Aggro
-to be- |
To
be upset or aggravated |
| Agots |
Testicles |
| Alberts |
Toe or
foot rags worn by tramps or swagmen of low degree |
| Alf
-to be an- |
To
be a stupid person |
| All
Blacks |
New
Zealand Rugby Union footballers |
| All
laired up |
Flashily
dressed, dressed for some special occasion |
| All
upper |
A
punter who bets "all up" on a number of horse or greyhound races |
| All
wet |
Silly,
foolish |
| Alley |
A
two-up school |
| Also
ran |
A
person who is a failure |
| Amber
fluid |
Beer |
| Amster |
A
trickster's confederate, a side-showman's decoy |
| Animal |
A
contemptuous term for an objectionable person |
| Ankle
biter |
A
young child |
| Ant's
pants -that is- |
That
is top fashion |
| Anzac |
A
member of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps in World War I |
| Apple
eater |
Anyone
who lives in Tasmania |
| Apple
Island |
Tasmania |
| Apples
-she'll be- |
Don't
worry, everything will be ok |
| Apron |
The
neck fold of a merino ram |
| Argue
the toss |
To
dispute an order or a decision |
| Arm
pit -that place is an- |
That
place is terrible |
| Aroo |
Goodbye |
| Arse
about face |
Something
is back to front |
| Arse
over tit -he went- |
He
fell over |
| Arsey |
Lucky |
| Art
Union |
A
lottery in which the prizes are in kind, not money |
| Artichoke |
A
debauched old woman |
| Artist |
One
who indulges in excesses, eg "bull artist" "booze
artist" |
| Arvo |
Afternoon |
| Auntie
-don’t be an- |
Don't
be stupid or silly |
| Aussie |
An
Australian |
| Aussie
rules |
The
type of football known as Australian Rules |
| Aussieland |
Australia |
| Australian
rules |
A code
of football developed in the 1850s |
| Australian
terrier |
A type
of terrier first given recognition in 1909 |
| Australites |
Small,
smooth lumps of black glass, presumably meteorites |
| Australorp |
The
utility type of Black Orpington fowl |
| AV
Jennings marriage -ones- |
Refers
to ones first marriage. |
| Awkward
as a
Chow on a bike |
Extremely
awkward in behaviour. Chow = Chinaman |
| Awning
over the toy shop -the- |
The
male beer belly |
|
Axle Grease |
An endearing name for
Vegemite |
| Ay
-?- |
I
didn't hear what you said. Can you please repeat it? |
