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 17 of 21: from “she-oak” to “sod”.
- she-oak noun Any of various trees and shrubs of the family Casuarinaceae growing in Australasia and parts of Asia.
- shell-like noun The ear.
- sherbet noun An alcoholic drink, especially beer.
- shicer noun A worthless thing or person, especially a swindler.
- shield fern noun Sticherus spp.
- shifter noun A spanner with an adjustable jaw size.
- shinplaster noun An essentially worthless note of paper money.
- shiralee noun A type of swag that when rolled up resembles a leg of mutton, carried over the shoulder, usually with another load on the chest to balance…
- shire noun An outer suburban or rural local government area which elects its own council.
- shirtfront verb To confront in a threatening manner.
- shit verb To annoy.
- shit off verb to annoy
- shitty noun The western striped grunter, Helotes octolineatus.
- shoey noun The drinking of an alcoholic beverage out of a shoe, especially as a celebratory act.
- shonk noun Alternative form of shonky (“a dishonest person”).
- shonky adj Of poor or dubious quality, shoddy, unreliable; deviously dishonest, fraudulent.
- shoot through verb To leave, to disappear.
- shot noun A vaccination; an injection for the purpose of vaccination.
- shottie noun A shotgun.
- shout noun A round of drinks in a pub; the turn to pay the shot or scot; an act of paying for a round of drinks.
- show noun An agricultural exhibition.
- shower noun A shower of shit.
- shypoo noun Second-rate liquor; beer.
- sick noun Vomit.
- side noun A sports team.
- sign noun Physical evidence left by an animal.
- silver wattle noun Any of various shrubs of the genus Acacia having silvery foliage, especially Acacia dealbata of southeastern Australia and Tasmania.
- silvergrass noun Any of various annual or perennial grasses of the family Poaceae, including Aristida contorta (mulga grass) and the introduced European…
- silverside noun Corned beef made with this type of meat.
- sin bin noun Synonym of fuck truck: A panel van with a mattress in the back.
- sing verb In traditional Aboriginal culture, to direct a supernatural influence on (a person or thing), usually malign; to curse.
- singles noun Synonym of tubulars.
- singlet noun A sleeveless buttonless shirt with a low-cut neck.
- sit verb To take, to undergo or complete (an examination or test).
- sit down verb In Aboriginal use, to live or stay at (a place).
- sit-down money noun Welfare or social security, including unemployment benefits, especially such welfare paid to Aboriginal people.
- skeg noun A surfer; a person who leads a surfing lifestyle.
- sketchy adj Disturbing, or indicating possible danger.
- skimpy noun A barmaid who wears little clothing.
- skin noun A subgroup of Australian aboriginal people.
- skip noun An Australian of Anglo-Celtic descent.
- skite verb To boast.
- skivvy noun A close-fitting, long-sleeved T-shirt with a rolled collar.
- skol verb To drink the entire contents of a drinking vessel without pausing.
- skyrocket noun A pocket.
- slab noun A carton containing 24 cans (chiefly of beer).
- slag noun A prostitute or promiscuous woman; a slut.
- slagginess noun The condition of being slaggy, or sluttish.
- slaggy adj Resembling or characteristic of a slag; slutty, promiscuous.
- slant noun A crime committed for the purpose of being apprehended and transported to a major settlement.
- slate pencil noun A hard, grey coloured, aniseed flavoured, sugar-based confectionery in the shape of a rod or stick.
- slater noun Any terrestrial isopod crustacean of the genus Porcellio and allied genera; a woodlouse.
- sledge verb To verbally insult or abuse an opponent in order to distract them (considered unsportsmanlike).
- sleepout noun A veranda or other outbuilding used as a sleeping area.
- sleepy noun Shingleback.
- slice noun Any of a class of heavy cakes or desserts made in a tray and cut out into squarish slices.
- slide noun Removable rank insignia worn on epaulettes of army uniform.
- sling off verb To criticise or mock
- sling over verb To abandon (something); to stop (an activity) or to stop trying at (an activity); to dump (something).
- slingshot noun A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.
- slip lane noun A short one-way lane allowing traffic to turn onto the cross street at an intersection without entering the intersection.
- slipper verb To spank with a plimsoll as corporal punishment.
- slog noun A long, tedious walk or march.
- slushy noun A kitchen helper.
- smashie noun Any type of alcoholic drink, especially a beer, ordered with the intention of becoming heavily intoxicated.
- SMIDSY phrase Sorry mate, I didn′t see you.
- smoke-talk noun The traditional Aboriginal use of smoke to send messages; smoke-signalling.
- smoking ceremony noun An ancient custom among Indigenous Australians that involves burning various native plants to produce smoke, performed at major events…
- smoko noun A cigarette break from work or military duty; a brief cessation of work to have a smoke, or (more generally) to take a small rest, snack…
- smoodge verb To act in an ingratiating manner; to fawn.
- snack box noun Synonym of halal snack pack.
- snag noun A sausage.
- snagger noun The slowest shearer in the shearing shed; an inexpert or poor shearer.
- snake verb To steal slyly.
- snake vine noun Tinospora smilacina
- snap intj "I've got one the same!", "Me too!"
- snapper noun The fish Chrysophrys auratus, especially an adult of the species.
- snappy gum noun Any of various eucalypts having brittle timber, including Eucalyptus brevifolia, Eucalyptus haemastoma and Eucalyptus rossii.
- snarl up noun A traffic jam.
- snavel verb To snatch.
- sneaker noun An athletic shoe with a soft, rubber sole. A trainer.
- snedging noun Sniffing the saddles of women's bicycles, or seats on which they have been sitting, for sexual gratification.
- sneezeweed noun A plant of the genus Centipeda; either of the species Centipeda cunninghami or Centipeda minima, which induce sneezing and are known as a…
- snib noun A latch or fastening for a door, window etc.
- snig verb To drag a log along the ground by means of a chain fastened at one end.
- snog noun A passionate kiss.
- snotty noun The lion's mane jellyfish, which secretes a mucus that can foul fishing nets.
- snouted adj in trouble, out of favour.
- snow daisy noun Any of various perennial herbs chiefly of the genus Celmisia, especially Celmisia asteliifolia, growing in high ground in southeastern…
- snow gum noun Any of various eucalypts associated with snowy areas, especially Eucalyptus pauciflora, a flowering shrub of southeastern Australia and…
- snowberry noun Australian crabapple (Schizomeria ovata)
- snowdrop verb To steal clothing (especially women's underwear) from a clothesline.
- snowgrass noun Any of various grasses of high-country areas of southeastern Australia (including Tasmania), especially perennials of the genus Poa.
- soak noun A low-lying depression that fills with water after rain.
- soap dodger noun An Englishman; a Briton; a person of British descent. Supposedly borne from the historical canard that the English only bathe once a year.
- soap tree noun A tree, Alphitonia excelsa, whose leaves are used as soap.
- soccer noun Association football.
- soccer football noun Synonym of association football.
- soccer player noun One who plays soccer, especially professional soccer.
- sod adj Sodden; incompletely risen.