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| Sack | bed eg. gotta hit the sack |
| Sacked | fired from work |
| Saltie | saltwater crocodile |
great
Australian Salute |
swatting flies |
| Sandgroper | someone who lives in Western Australia (very sandy state) |
| Sandshoes | joggers; sneakers; trainers |
| Sandwich short of a picnic | short on brains |
| Sanger | sandwich |
| Scab | abusive term for non-union worker |
| Scallops | fried potato cakes (Queensland and Canberra) |
| Scarce as hen's teeth | extremely rare |
| Scarce as rocking horse shit | something very rare |
| Schnozz | nose |
| School | group of drinkers, each of whom
buys a round |
| Schooner | large beer glass (New South Wales and South Australia) |
| Scone | head |
| Scorcher | swelteringly hot day |
| Scrounge | to get something for free |
| Scrubber | you're of poor quality and don't keep yourself clean |
| Scrub-up well | dressed up better than usual |
| Scungy | dirty; unattractive; very small portion |
| Search me! | I have no idea |
| Septic tank | yank (rhyming slang); an American |
| Servo | service station for cars |
| Settlers alarm clock | kookaburra |
| Shack | simple dwelling; house |
| Shag | fuck |
| Shank's pony | going some where by foot |
Shark |
used car salesman |
| Shark biscuit | new surfers |
| She’ll be right!; She’ll be apples | this means everything will be fine |
| Sheila | female |
| Shellacking | complete defeat |
| Shirty | upset or angry |
| Shivoo | rowdy party |
| Shonky | unreliable; a very suspect deal |
| Shoot through | leave |
| Shoot through like a bondi tram | leave very quickly submitted by Roy Austin |
| Short and curlies | pubic hair (when someone states they’ve got you by the short and curlies - you're in a bad or very uncomfortable position |
| Short arms long pockets | someone will not part with is money |
| Shot through like a Bondi tram | departed hastily |
| Shout | buying alcohol for the members of your group at a pub – Australians usually take it in turns to buy a round |
| Shove off! | get lost! |
| wouldn't Shout in a shark attack | won’t take a turn buying the drinks in a bar; will not shout his round |
| Show you the ropes | show you how to do a job |
| Shuteye | sleep |
| Sickie | taking time off work , with the reason of sickness, but you are well, and just going fishing or something you do in good health |
Silly
Season |
Christmas holiday's |
| Singlet | under shirt or tanktop |
| Sink a few | have several beers |
| Sit on a beer | take a long time to drink a beer |
| Six pack short of a case | short on brains |
| cheap Skate | miser; someone will not spend money |
| Skedaddle | leave; flee |
| Skewhiff | askew; muddled |
| Skite | person that boasts or brags about their personal accomplishments |
| Sky pilot | clergyman |
| Slab | pack of 24 cans of beer |
| Slacker | lazy, irresponsible person |
| going for a Slash | a man is going to urinate |
| Slippery-dip | kids slide |
| Slog | hard work |
| Sloppy joe | a fleecy sweater |
| Slow as a wet weekend | tediously slow and boring |
| Slug | penis submitted by Skiddy |
| Slugo's | mens bather's (speedo's) |
| Smashed | drunk |
| Smoko | morning tea; smoke break (smoking is banned from most places in Australia) |
| Snag | sausage (chuck another snag on the barbie!); Sensitive New Age Guy; hidden problem |
| Snag short of a barby | short on brains |
| lower than a Snake's armpit | someone very underhanded |
| Snake gully | any rustic outpost |
| Snakey |  upset; cranky |
| Snapping log | crocodile |
| Snuff it | die; expire |
| your a big Sook! | your are very sensitive, and upset over nothing |
| Soup strainer | moustache |
| you can't turn a Sow's ear into a Silk purse | you can't make ugly beautiful |
| call a Spade a Spade | telling something like it really is |
| Sparky | electrician |
| Speedo's | swimming constume |
| Spewing | vomiting; throwing a tantrum because something didn't go your way |
| Spieler | conman; smooth talker |
| Spinebashing | sleeping |
| Spit the dummy | lose your temper |
| Spitting chips | enraged |
| Sponger | someone who borrows constantly |
| good Sport | someone who is good about losing |
| up the Spout | pregnant |
| Sprung! | caught doing something you shouldn’t be doing! |
| Spud | potato |
| Spun out | surprised and amazed |
| Spunky | someone is sexy; good looking; attractive in some way |
| Square off | get ready for a fight |
| Square up | apologise or make good |
| Squatter | someone who lives on land or in a house with out permission |
| Squib out | you are backing out of something; chickening out |
| have a Squiz at | have a look at |
| Stacked | large breasted women |
| Starkers | naked |
| Steak and kidney | Sydney (rhyming slang) |
| Stick in the mud | name for someone is stopping you from doing something you want to |
| dick Stickers | men’s bather's |
| Stickybeak; Stick your bib in | someone who can’t mind their own business; nosy |
| Still kicking | alive (barely) |
| Stinger | Box Jellyfish |
| Stinker | boiling hot day |
| Stirrer | someone who causes trouble |
| Stoked | happy, excited, elated, overjoyed submitted by Hoppy |
| Stone the crows! | shocked exclamation |
| Stoney broke | penniless |
| Stormstick | umbrella |
| Strapped for cash | short of money |
| Strewth! | shock at something |
| Strides | trousers |
| Stroppy | someone in a bad mood, and being difficult |
| Stubby; stubbie | small bottle of beer; a pair of mens shorts |
| Stuck around | someone is staying somewhere (hanging around) |
| don't give a Stuff | don't care |
| Stuffed | very tired |
| pull up Stumps | move home; change address |
| Suck it and See | going to try do something that you think is going to be trouble but may not be |
| Suss | suspicious |
| Suss it out | check something out |
| Swag | canvas bag or cover that you keep all your belongings and bedroll in to protect it from the weather when camping out |
| you look pretty Swank | dressed expensively; or very stylishly |
| no Sweat | no worries |
| Sweet Fanny Adams | zilch; none; nothing |
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