This page gathers the 2,044 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Australia” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 1 of 21: from “-a” to “beef”.
- -a suffix Pronunciation spelling of -er (the colloquial clipping suffix).
- -ie suffix Forms colloquial clippings (often functioning as familiarizers), truncating the root to a single stressed syllable.
- -z suffix Forms nicknames, especially of personal names.
- 0-100 noun A performance measure for automobiles, that measures elapsed time. The time taken for an automobile that starts from a standing start, and…
- 18C noun The section of the Racial Discrimination Act that makes it an offence to "offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate" a person of a certain…
- a dime a dozen adj So common as to be practically or almost worthless.
- ab noun A halal snack pack consisting of doner meat topped with chips, tomato sauce, chilli sauce, barbecue sauce, and garlic sauce.
- abalone noun An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
- abo noun An Aboriginal person.
- abolition noun The ending of convict transportation.
- absolute unit noun An exceptionally large or stout person.
- ac noun Companion of the Order of Australia.
- acca noun An academic.
- acceptance noun A list of horses accepted as starters in a race.
- accommodation noun Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to travellers in hotels or on cruise ships, or students, etc.
- adlay noun an eshay
- aerodrome noun Any area of land or water used for aircraft operation, regardless of facilities.
- afghan noun A type of iced chocolate biscuit, sometimes containing cornflakes and topped with a walnut.
- after dark noun A bookmaker's clerk.
- afternoon tea noun A small meal or snack eaten between lunch and dinner (supper); a period of time set aside for this purpose, taken as a break from work or…
- aggro adj Angry.
- agisted adj That has been put out to pasture (of an animal), especially on hired land not belonging to the animal's owner.
- agri-food noun The business of producing food agriculturally (as opposed to through hunting, fishing, gathering, and so on); food so produced.
- air marshal noun A military rank between that of air vice-marshal and air chief marshal, equivalent to an army lieutenant general.
- Akubra noun A brand of Australian hat, especially a broad-brimmed model similar to a fedora, traditionally worn by Australian stockmen.
- alco noun An alcoholic.
- alf noun An uncultured Australian.
- all out adv Altogether; by far.
- Alsatian noun A German shepherd dog.
- aluminium foil noun A very thin, pliable, easily torn sheet of aluminium used for cooking, packaging, cosmetics, and insulation.
- amber noun The intermediate light in a set of three traffic lights, which when illuminated indicates that drivers should stop when safe to do so. See…
- amenity block noun A building at a park, campground, caravan park, or holiday park containing multiple facilities for use by patrons such as toilets, showers…
- and that phrase And the others; used after a name to denote the friends or social group of that person.
- anglo noun An Anglo-Australian (as opposed to Australians of Mediterranean or Middle Eastern background)
- Anglo-Australian noun An Australian of English ancestry.
- annual ryegrass noun Lolium rigidum which considered a noxious weed in Australia
- anti-detriment adj Being or relating to a refund of the contributions tax paid within a taxed superannuation account, in the event of a member's death.
- apartment noun A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.
- apples adj Nice, fine.
- apricot noun A testicle.
- arsey adj Lucky.
- art union noun A raffle run to raise money for a charity.
- as adv Used to intensify an adjective; very much; extremely.
- ash verb To hit the end off (a burning cigar or cigarette).
- Asian noun A person from or with ancestry in East or Southeast Asia, occasionally South Asia.
- asparagus roll noun A finger food made by rolling a spear of asparagus in a slice of buttered bread with the crust cut off.
- assigned servant noun A convict assigned to work as a servant for a free settler (either a male or female convict, and either a male or female settler).
- associate's degree noun An academic degree awarded after the equivalent of approximately two years of college education, usually by a community college.
- at a pinch prep_phrase by a small margin or amount
- auntie noun Term of familiarity or respect for a middle-aged or elderly woman.
- Aussie salute noun The act of waving a hand in front of the face to flick away flies (particularly bush flies, Musca vetustissima).
- Australiana noun A pizza topped with bacon and pineapple (or sometimes ham), eggs, and often also onion.
- autogas noun Synonym of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
- automobile noun A type of motor vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of…
- avo noun apprehended violence order, a court order used to protect someone from violence or harassment.
- award noun A negotiated set of employment conditions and minimum wages for a particular trade or industry; an industrial award.
- awesome adj Excellent, exciting, remarkable.
- b noun Bastard.
- B-double noun A truck and trailer combination consisting of a prime mover coupled to two trailers without the use of a dolly-converter with a drawbar…
- babbling brook noun A cook, especially a cook working in the Australian outback or in military service.
- bach verb To live as a bachelor; (chiefly of a man) to live without women, and do one's own cooking, housekeeping etc.
- backblock noun A remote tract of land in the interior; hence (in plural) sparsely populated country far from major cities and lacking conveniences common…
- backhoe noun Ellipsis of backhoe loader: A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted digging bucket. The tractor…
- backyard noun A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.
- bag verb To criticise sarcastically.
- bag out verb to criticise someone
- bagman noun A person who collects, transports, or distributes illicit money, especially for the purpose of bribery, extortion, or the making of other…
- bags verb To reserve for oneself.
- bail noun A frame to restrain a cow during milking or feeding.
- bail up verb To apply a bail to (a cow); to trap or corner.
- bake noun Any of various baked dishes resembling casserole.
- band-aid noun An adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the skin in order to temporarily cover a small wound.
- bandicoot verb To steal growing root vegetables from a garden by digging the vegetable out but leaving the tops undisturbed.
- bang on prep Exactly at
- banger noun A sausage.
- bangtail muster noun A muster of cattle, for counting and any of various other purposes, during which any animals not previously counted are bangtailed, treated…
- banker noun A watercourse filled from bank to bank.
- barbecue stopper noun A topic of conversation which is controversial and of contemporary significance. Hence, a social gaffe.
- barbie noun A barbecue (apparatus for grilling).
- bardie noun The edible larva of an insect.
- bare-bellied adj Of a sheep, having little or no wool on its belly, therefore requiring less time to shear.
- barney verb To argue, to quarrel.
- barra noun A barramundi.
- barrack verb To cheer for or support a team.
- barracking noun The act of cheering for or supporting a team.
- barramundi noun Either of two fish, Scleropages leichardti and S. jardinii, of the family Osteoglossidae.
- base hospital noun A hospital serving as a central facility in a large rural region.
- bastard mahogany noun Any of various eucalypts with hard wood, especially Eucalyptus botryoides.
- bat deep verb To have significant depth of talent.
- bathers noun A swimsuit; a bathing costume.
- bathroom noun A lavatory: a room containing a toilet and (typically but not necessarily) a bathtub.
- battered sav noun A saveloy that has been coated in batter and deep fried.
- battle axe noun An allotment of land at the rear of another property, with a long, narrow strip of land connecting it to the roadway.
- battler noun An itinerant worker or unemployed person.
- beach hut noun A small, single-room building above high-water mark on a beach that is used for changing into swimming clothes, for recreation, or for…
- bear noun A koala (bear).
- beat noun An area frequented by gay men in search of sexual activity. See gay beat.
- beat up noun An artificially or disingenuously manufactured alarm or outcry, especially one agitated by or through the media.
- beaut adj Beautiful, splendid.
- beef verb To sing or speak loudly; to cry out.