| 'H' |
Had
it -to have- |
To
have been killed, destroyed, consumed, rendered ineffectual |
| Haff
squarie |
A
prostitute |
| Hairy
goat -run like a- |
To
perform badly in a race |
| Half
cut |
Silly;
stupid; drunk |
| Half
pie |
Worthless |
| Half
rinsed |
Drunk |
| Half
your luck |
"Congratulations"
with an envious undertone |
| Halfbred
sheep |
A
sheep by a longwool ram from a merino ewe |
| Hang
on a tick |
Please
wait for a minute |
| Hang
up a horse |
To
hitch a horse to a post |
| Happy
as Larry |
Extremely
happy or contented |
| Hard
case |
An
amusing or eccentric person; a daredevil; a survivor |
| Hard
hitter |
A
bowler hat |
| Hard
word on -put the- |
To ask
for a loan; a masculine request to a woman for her favours |
| Hard
yakka |
Hard
work |
|
Harpin - I am going for a- |
To urinate |
| Hasn't
Buckley's |
Used
in reference to a person who has little or no chance of success |
| Hasn't
the bolter's |
Used
in reference to a person who has little or no chance of success |
Haste |
Look out (mainly used in criminal jargon) |
| Hatful
of worms -silly as a- |
Extremely
silly or stupid |
| Hatracks |
Thin
or scrawny cattle or horses |
| Hatter |
A
person who lives alone |
| Have a
chunder |
The
delicate act of regurgitation |
| Hawkesburies |
The
shivers or shakes |
| Hayburner |
A
useless horse |
| Head |
A
professional two-up gambler; a long sentence prisoner |
| Head
them -to- |
To
play two-up |
| Heads
on em like mice |
A
phrase used to express awe at any strong combination |
|
Heaps |
A lot |
| Heart
-the- |
The
central areas of Australia |
| Heifer
dust |
Nonsense;
bullshit |
| Hide
-you've got a- |
Being
impudent or cheeky |
| Hit
the hay -to- |
T
go to bed |
| Hit
the sack -to- |
To
go to bed |
| Hive
off |
To
depart |
| Hock |
A
homosexual male |
| Hoist |
To
strike someone with the fist; to steal or souvenir |
| Hold |
To be
in funds; to be financial |
| Hold
your horses |
Hold
on; not so fast |
| Holding |
In
funds |
| Hole |
A
pool; billabong; water hole |
| Holey
dollar |
A
large silver coin out of which a dump was punched |
| Holls |
Holidays |
| Holy
dooly |
An
expression of surprise |
| Home
-a- |
A
britain
(Originally used affectionately, now often used ironically) |
Home on the pig's back |
Easily completed |
| Homey |
A
Briton; a migrant from Home |
| Honest
to dinkum |
True;
vouched for |
| Honeypot |
A
method of jumping into water with the hands clasped round the knees |
| Honk
-you- |
You
stink |
| Hook
one's bait |
To
depart |
| Hoon |
A
show off |
| Hooray |
Goodbye |
| Hooroo |
Goodbye |
| Hoot |
Money;
ready cash |
| Hop
-a- |
A
policeman |
| Hop
into |
To
attack; make short work of a person or task |
Hospital sheep |
Sick sheep that are placed alone |
Hostile
-go- |
Angry; annoyed; express anger or annoyance at a person |
Hot |
Well in health; good; proficient at; excessive; unreasonable;
stinking |
Hot cack |
Good; excellent |
| Hot
to trot |
Ready
to go |
Hottie |
A tall, rather
dubious or
hot story |
| Howya
going |
May I
enquire about your welfare |
| Howzat |
A
single word used to ask "How was that" |
Hoyts
-the man outside- |
A mythical person alleged to create rumours |
| Hum |
To
borrow; scrounge |
| Humdinger
-it's a- |
"It's
great"; "It's excellent" |
| Hummer |
A
borrower; a scrounger |
| Hump |
To
shoulder or carry |
| Humpy |
Any
small hut or shack |
| Hungerfine |
An
ultra fine type of wool caused by starvation |
| Hungry
-to be- |
"To
be selfish"; "To be mean" |
| Huntaway |
A
sheepdog which drives sheep forward when mustering |
| Hurrah
-on the- |
A boss
or ganger shouting at and rushing his men is said to work on the hurrah |
Hut
keep |
To look after a hut or living quarters in the bush or on a
station |
