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 21 of 21: from “wog” to “zucchini”.
- wog verb (Of soldiers stationed abroad) to sell something, especially illicit or stolen goods, to the local inhabitants.
- wogspeak noun The type of English spoken by people of Southern European, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, or Eastern European ancestry.
- wombat noun A slow and stupid person; a dullard.
- women's business noun Subjects which women generally prefer to discuss amongst themselves rather than with men.
- wongi noun Manilkara kauki, a plant in the family Sapotaceae, found in tropical Asia and northern Queensland, Australia.
- wonky adj Feeble, shaky or rickety.
- wonky hole noun A type of undersea hole or spring on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, out of which emanates fresh water that has flowed underground…
- woodbine noun A British soldier.
- wooden spoon noun An ironic prize for finishing last in a competition.
- woolly woofter noun A male homosexual; poofter.
- woomera noun A traditional spearthrower, consisting of a stick with a hooked end, used by First Nations Australians.
- wowser noun One with strong moral views against excessive consumption of alcohol, gambling, pornography, etc., who seeks to promulgate those views.
- wreck verb To dismantle wrecked vehicles or other objects, to reclaim any useful parts.
- wrecker noun A person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts.
- writ noun A document ordering that an election be conducted.
- wurley noun An Australian indigenous shelter made from small branches with the leaves still attached.
- yabby noun Any of various freshwater crayfish, typically of the genus Cherax, valued as food, especially Cherax destructor of southeastern Australia.
- yabby pump noun A large hand-operated syringe-like suction pump, made of metal tubing with a rubber plunger, used to harvest ghost shrimp (prototypically…
- yacca noun Any of the various Australian perennial flowering plants of the genus Xanthorrhoea.
- yah adv Yes.
- yakka noun Work.
- yandy verb To separate (grain or pieces of mineral) by shaking in a special shallow dish
- yank noun Someone from the United States.
- Yank tank noun A large American car.
- yard noun The property surrounding one's house, typically dominated by one's lawn.
- yardie noun A yard of ale.
- yeah, nah intj A polite expression of either agreement or disagreement (clarified by following speech): can be used to denote conclusion of cursory…
- yeah, no intj Used sarcastically to answer "no" to a question where the negative answer should have been obvious.
- yellow adj Of mixed Aboriginal and Caucasian ancestry.
- yellow box noun Any of various eucalyptus trees, especially Eucalyptus melliodora of southeastern Australia.
- yellow gum noun Any of various plants of eastern Australia, especially Xanthorrhoea resinosa and Eucalyptus leucoxylon; also (obsolete) the resin itself.
- yellow pine noun A tree of the species Podocarpus elatus, of Australia.
- yellowbelly noun A golden perch (Macquaria ambigua).
- yessum contraction Alternative form of yes.
- you beauty phrase A general exclamation of happiness and joy.
- your guys' pron Possessive of you guys.
- yuletide noun The period of southern winter in the middle of the year, sometimes celebrated in the colder, snowy regions of Australia with allusions to…
- Z car noun An official government car, especially a Comcar.
- zack noun Sixpence.
- zhoosh verb To tweak, finesse or improve (something); to make more appealing or exciting. Usually with up.
- ziff noun A beard.
- zipper noun A zip fastener.
- zombie noun Marijuana, or similar drugs.
- zucchini noun A courgette; a variety of squash, Cucurbita pepo, which bears edible fruit.