| 'L' |
| Lady
blamey |
A
drinking glass made from the bottom half of a beer bottle |
| Lady
muck |
A
woman who portrays the flair of high society, but is really only stuck up
herself |
| Lady's
waist |
A 5
oz. glass of beer |
| Lair |
A
flashily dressed and uncouthly mannered young man |
| Lair
up -to- |
To
dress up |
| Lairise |
To
dress or act as a lair |
| Lairy |
Vulgar
in manners; flashily dressed |
Lamb
down -to- |
To spend money lavishly on drink |
| Lambing
down
shop |
An
outback public house |
| Lame
brained |
Being
stupid |
| Lamington |
A
sponge cake, coated in chocolate and grated coconut |
| Lamplighter |
A type
of cicada |
| Lane |
A
stock route which has fences on each side |
| Lannet |
A kip
with a slot cut in it to hold a double headed or double tailed penny |
| Larrikin |
A
street tough or hoodlum; a boisterous youth |
| Larry
-happy as- |
Completely
happy or contented |
| Lash
at -have a- |
To
make an attempt at some task or activity |
| Lav |
An
outdoor toilet |
| Lavvy |
An
outdoor toilet |
| Leanaway |
A
drunkard |
| Leatherneck |
A
station rouseabout |
| Legpull |
A
deception or hoax |
| Lemony |
Angry
or irritable |
| Leprosy |
Cabbage |
| Leslie |
A
lesbian |
| Lezo |
A
lesbian |
| Line
up -to- |
To
organise or arrange something eg "I've lined up one more bloke to
help us" |
| Ling |
A
stench |
| Lippie |
Lipstick |
| Liquid
-amber- |
Beer |
| Lizard |
A
musterer of sheep |
| Loaf
-to- |
To
do nothing |
Lob
in -to- |
To arrive at a place
unannounced |
Lochinvar
-the- |
An
old time term for catching lubras to work gold and, of course,
to perform other services |
| Log
-a- |
Any
person regarded contemptuously for his lack of ability, brains and energy |
| Lollies |
Candy |
| Lolly |
A
sweet; anything extremely simple to do or understand; a trickster's victim; one who is
timid or half hearted |
| Lolly
water |
Any
soft drink |
| Long
neck -a- |
A
large bottle of beer |
| Long
paddock -the- |
The
open road |
| Long
sleever -a- |
A
large drink of beer |
| Long
stopper -a- |
A
look out man |
| Longtail |
Treacle |
| Loo
-the- |
Woolloomooloo
in Sydney |
| Loppy |
A
station rouseabout |
| Lousy |
Mean |
| Lowheel |
A
prostitute; a deadbeat |
| Lube |
A
drink of beer |
Lubra |
A young woman |
| Lucky
Country -the- |
Australia |
| Lug
someone's ear |
To
borrow money from someone |
| Lugs |
Ears |
| Lunatic
soup |
Cheap
wine |
| Lurk |
A
dodge; a scheme; a racket |
| Lurk
-on a good- |
Being
onto a good thing; having a good job |
| Lyre
Bird -bit of a- |
A
person who is prone to tell lies |
