| 'O' |
| Ocker |
An
uncultured person |
| Oddie |
A
halfpenny |
| Off
one's |
Used
in many phrases to indicate stupidity or eccentricity, eg "off one's cadoova";
"off one's pannikin"; "off one's tile"; "off one's top";
"off one's saucer" |
| Off
one's bike -get- |
To
become violently angry |
Off the land
-live- |
Used of a swagman's method of existence. Ironically, not only in
contrast with authentic living "on the land" but in reference to what tramps
extracted from homesteads |
| Offsider |
A
friend; a follower; a partner; a hanger on |
| Oil |
Information;
the true facts; an accurate tip |
| Oil up
-to- |
To
advise; to tip off |
Old chum |
An experienced bushman, miner, settler or worker in Australia |
| Old
Country -the- |
Britain |
| Old
dart -the- |
Britain |
| Old
man |
Mature;
adult; extremely strong, as in "old man kangaroo"; "old man koala";
"old man possum"…. also "old man southerly" a strong southerly
wind |
| Old
thing |
A meal
of damper and mutton |
| Oldies |
Parents |
| On |
Used
for "at" or "in" when applied to a goldfield. A miner was always on
Bendigo, on Ballarat, etc., never at or in those places |
| On
about |
What
do you mean eg "what are you on about" |
| On at
-to be- |
To
scold at; to reprove at; to nag at |
| On
one's pat |
Alone |
| On the
outer |
To be
penniless or unwanted |
| On the
sheep's back |
A
phrase often applied to the Australian economy |
| On the
tiger |
To be
engaged in a hard drinking bout |
| On
ya -good- |
Well
done |
| Oner |
An
amusing or eccentric person. Pronounced "wunner" |
| Onkey |
Stinking |
| Onkus |
All
wrong, incorrect; out of order |
| Oodle |
Money |
| Oodles |
Plenty
of; lots of |
| Ooroo |
Goodbye |
| Oozle
-to- |
To
steal |
| OP
-an- |
A
borrowed cigarette |
| Oscar |
Money |
| OT
-the- |
The
Overland Telegraph line running across central Australia from Adelaide to Darwin, opened
in 1872 |
| Our
harbour |
Port
Jackson in New South Wales |
| Out of
the wool |
Said
of sheep that have just been shorn |
| Out
-to- |
To
dismiss; to reject; to suspend |
| Out to
it |
Dead
drunk; asleep |
| Outback |
The
remote parts of Australia |
| Outhouse
-the- |
The
toilet |
| Outrun |
A
sheep run at a considerable distance from the head station |
Outside
-the- |
Unsettled districts in the interior or bush |
| Outstation |
A
sheep or cattle station remote from the head station |
Over the board |
To be in charge of a woolshed at shearing time |
| Over
the fence |
It's
to much; it's unreasonable; it's unfair |
Overland
-going- |
To travel overland; to drive stock across country |
| Overlander |
A
stockman |
| Oy |
An
Australian call of the bush; also used to cheer on another Australian
competing in a competition eg "Aussie Aussie Aussie, OY OY OY" |
| Oz |
Australia |
